Recommend a Mod or Two

[Edratman]

I can speak, because none of the mods are mine. I've been playing games for the past 2 months with all the mods listed. (On a few I switched eras, just to use them, and I've had to make some other adjustments in nation and unit numbers. They are not all compatable as downloaded.)

Modmakers, forgive the spelling, I'm doing this off the top of my head:

Avernium
Arga Dis
Desdardes
Tomb Kings
Ulm Reborn
Kobald
Skaven
Urdheim

I am also using better independents, modified by me to allow commanders at normal gold/resources, the all era mod and my own (terribly unbalanced) Engineer mod.

All of the above mods are very good, both to play and all are strong AI players.

I'm trying to slip the dwarf mod in also, (love the machinery) but there are way too many ID conflicts right now for me to try and address. Mainly, because my larger half's computer died and she is using my computer and the "what-appeared-to-her-as-clutter" organizational system I use inspired her to reorganize my desk. I cannot find my master list of ID numbers and need to slog through each mod manually because I altered many numbers because of conflicts.

I don't recommend a mod rating system. There are just enough *******s out there so that someone will disparge a mod. Then some great, selfless mod maker will get pissed off and stop submitting mods and we will all lose.

[Twan]

In nation mods, my favorite for games with vanilla nations too are Zepath's ones.

For modded nations against modded nations, try warhammer ones, or Amos mods (balanced against his other nations only).

And avoid mine (Greyhawk mod was a too big project, and current version is a mess with lots of unbalances, unfinished national pretenders and some id conflicts I can't find the courage to fix).

[Amos]

Amos mods (balanced against his other nations only).

I changed the balance in my mods so many times that you could try my nations against vanilla nations and find them balanced.

[Amhazair]

A mod no one mentioned yet, despite being so popular that most MP games started on this forum use it, is the worthy heroes mod. (it is incorporated in the new versions of CBM too though)

It's a beautiful little mod adding or improving the heroes of many nations. It doesn't dramatically change playstyles, but it's a worthy addition it in my opinion.