What is a Mod or (modding)

[Josephus V]

Just joined this site and game and I'm finishing my first campaign... My Irish vs Mercians in an all out war.

But I keep reading about mod or modding. What is it?

[Big King Sanctaphrax]

Well, the Mod's on the site run things. It stands for moderators. But I'm guessing you're refering to Mods, rather than mods...if that makes sense.

A mod in the TW sense is when a user modifys, or adds to, the game files, to change or enhance the experience. This can involve new campaign maps, new units, and new settings. I would advise that you check out the dungeon, to find out more about mods.

[BalkanTourist]

Hi there http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wave.gif http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wave.gif http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wave.gif
Welcome to the Org You've come to the right place for all yor questions concerning this wonderful game.
A mod is short for modification of the game. You can add new factions, and many other things to increase the game enjoyment and replayability. I am not a great modder but there are several good guys here who'd help youin case you decide you want to try it.

[Tricky Lady]

...and there are sooooo many good mods that I don't even start mentioning them all in this thread... http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/tongue.gif

Perhaps you can take a look in The Dungeon (The Engineers Guild), to find out which mod suits you best.

[Mouzafphaerre]

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Welcome to the ORG http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wave.gif

Let's see... Mod/modding is a bastardisation of modify/modification I believe. While the latter might have its roots in modere http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/gc-book2.gif

Ahem...Sorry. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

Basically, it's modyfying certain aspects of the game to your liking; varies from changing a couple minor things here and there to adding totally new campaigns/units/gameplay values etc.

It's a fun thing but potentially the most frustrating business as well. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/gc-confused.gif

I can't think computer gaming without modding anymore. You see? It's addictive too. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/gc-blush.gif
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[octavian]

and some recomended mods are...... napoleon total war, hellenistic total war, Medieval Total War (commenly known as MEdMod), other mods include middle earth total war, the reconquista (for Multiplayer only i believe) as well as many others, most (if not all) of the mods i just mentioned require a seperate installation of MTW VI for each.
http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/cheers.gif Octavian