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Mikhal
07-15-2008, 22:47
I've managed to get a few weeks off so that I can finally start an imperial campaign into which i can immerse 24/7. I want to tweak it to make things more realistic, but at the same time not break the game mechanics in any way which would ruin the experience.

1. I'm planning to set the timescale to 0.5 and halve all the event dates and such ( which one would do when customizing the game to accommodate a timescale of 1.0), thus making the game twice as slow. After browsing these boards for a while it appears to me that there are those who enjoy playing on 1.0 timescale without any modding to the event files. As I'm a slower-phased and more patient kind of gamer who enjoys micro-management and peace I assume that I should be fine with these settings too (0.5 timescale with halved dates would be the same as 1.0 with vanilla dates), right?

2. I've heard that M/VH will make things the most realistic, and that with M campaign difficulty I will avoid any psycho-diplomacy, so that's what I'm planning to go with.

lobo76
07-16-2008, 08:29
vanilla is 2 years per turn. You might want to consider just changing to 1.0 per turn instead of 0.5.

Shahed
07-17-2008, 15:03
I think the easiest way to improve diplomacy is to install a mod a la Lands to Conquer, or Broken Crescent. Maybe Stainless Steel, but I haven't played that since ages. You would also want to review the traits and ancillaries because a lot of them can be improved.

TheLastPrivate
07-19-2008, 01:34
battle difficulty in VH
campaign difficulty M or H

VH will turn the cpu into tunnelvision nitwits.

pevergreen
07-19-2008, 05:56
If you want to stay true to the actual game, but have it all fixed, go with Vanilla Mod. Otherwise I sugget Stainless Steel 6.

Ibn-Khaldun
07-19-2008, 20:50
If you want to stay true to the actual game, but have it all fixed, go with Vanilla Mod. Otherwise I sugget Stainless Steel 6.

That version is for the Kingdoms I think..

If he has just the Vanilla game then he should get Stainless Steel 4.1...

Because of the LotR I first started to play SS4.1 and I think this is quite good.. :yes: