Sheogorath
07-05-2009, 04:55
A thread for the discussion of mods. DISCUSS.
I recently found the 'Ottoman Realism Mod' over at TWcenter. It's a fun little mod that makes the Ottomans quite a bit more fun to play, although it has some bug issues (Israeyli's have 19 defence, for example).
Mostly it just adds lots of fun units to the Ottomans and makes some changes.
Possibly the biggest change is the addition of Sekban Janissary's. Janissary's with guns, wearing the more 'traditional' Janissary garb, complete with funky headdress. The only issue is, of course, that they have Guards level stats, although they also have Guards level upkeep, so it balances out, really. They don't get bayonets either.
Combined with the Ottoman edition of the Drum and Fife mod and you've got an awesome Ottoman experience. Nothing beats watching your army crushing the infidels to the tune of "Cedin Dedden'.
It also makes many of the Ottoman units red, which is nice. Those elite Janissary's look a little less like they're on their way to a gay techno stripclub and more like they're in for a fight. The leopard patterned vests still need to go, though.
The edition with music is nice as well, although the menu music can get grating after a while.
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The Additional Units Mod (AUM) has its ups and downs. While the additional units are awesome, several conflict or are redundant with units added in the latest patch or the Elite Units DLC (Friekorps, for example). Further, many are given to EVERY faction in the battle menu, such as Cairo Guards.
This results in crowding of the recruiting menus, which can be really annoying, since you cant see unit portraits or prices without mousing over them...and selecting a specific unit card can be quite difficult.
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There's also a nice music mod I found, which replaces ETW's rather bland native soundtrack with some authentic 18th (and 19th) century tunes. The only problem is that it doesn't play nicely with the Ottoman mod's music. Thus the randomly selected marching music can be a little odd sometimes. Still, it is rather amusing to see the Russian army alternating between 'When Johnny Comes Marching Home' and "Cedin Dedden'.
I recently found the 'Ottoman Realism Mod' over at TWcenter. It's a fun little mod that makes the Ottomans quite a bit more fun to play, although it has some bug issues (Israeyli's have 19 defence, for example).
Mostly it just adds lots of fun units to the Ottomans and makes some changes.
Possibly the biggest change is the addition of Sekban Janissary's. Janissary's with guns, wearing the more 'traditional' Janissary garb, complete with funky headdress. The only issue is, of course, that they have Guards level stats, although they also have Guards level upkeep, so it balances out, really. They don't get bayonets either.
Combined with the Ottoman edition of the Drum and Fife mod and you've got an awesome Ottoman experience. Nothing beats watching your army crushing the infidels to the tune of "Cedin Dedden'.
It also makes many of the Ottoman units red, which is nice. Those elite Janissary's look a little less like they're on their way to a gay techno stripclub and more like they're in for a fight. The leopard patterned vests still need to go, though.
The edition with music is nice as well, although the menu music can get grating after a while.
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The Additional Units Mod (AUM) has its ups and downs. While the additional units are awesome, several conflict or are redundant with units added in the latest patch or the Elite Units DLC (Friekorps, for example). Further, many are given to EVERY faction in the battle menu, such as Cairo Guards.
This results in crowding of the recruiting menus, which can be really annoying, since you cant see unit portraits or prices without mousing over them...and selecting a specific unit card can be quite difficult.
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There's also a nice music mod I found, which replaces ETW's rather bland native soundtrack with some authentic 18th (and 19th) century tunes. The only problem is that it doesn't play nicely with the Ottoman mod's music. Thus the randomly selected marching music can be a little odd sometimes. Still, it is rather amusing to see the Russian army alternating between 'When Johnny Comes Marching Home' and "Cedin Dedden'.