Curious about the Vanilla Mod

Greetings all,

I am still rather new to MTW 2 and my interest in learning more about Mods has increased. Many members talk about the "Vanilla Mod" and I am curious about learning more of this mod. I tried searching this forum as well as another site but have had no luck in my search. Perhaps I was looking in the wrong spot or not searching correctly. Could someone please enlighten me about this mod (i.e. what it does, etc.) or point me in the right direction to find out more about it. I would be very grateful to any assistance. Thank you.

Vanilla refers to the absence of mods. That is, the standard game with only patches installed.

"Vanilla" is often used to describe something normal or standard in a certain context. I'm guessing it comes from its use in ice cream, but don't quote me on that.