Stainless Steel mod..any good?

**Monk** · 04-18-2008, 00:47

I think SS is a very good mod. The current build (5.1 i think) has main menu crashes, but once you get to the campaign map/battle map it's a very stable game. Hopefully those crashes will be addressed in the soon coming 6.0. The A.I is pretty solid from what I remember and the faction list is pretty diverse with Kingdom additions like Ireland in the mix.

It's a mod definitely worth the look if nothing else!

**Zim** · 04-18-2008, 01:00

Stainless Steel is a nice mod with lots of improvements to the regular game, some new units, titles, better AI and AI armies, etc. It's also very stable (like Monk, I have only experienced a crash at a menu, and only one so far). I prefer Broken Crescent, but it looks like Stainless Steel will be used in the new KOTR game and I have to admit it's a great mod.

**lancelot** · 04-18-2008, 01:06

Cheers for the replies.

Would I be correct in assuming that you dont need kingdoms to play the mod BTW?

**Monk** · 04-18-2008, 01:11

I think the mod uses the kingdoms .exe to launch from, so I'm fairly certain you do need the expansion to play it.

edit: But i'm not 100%

**Zim** · 04-18-2008, 05:35

Version 4.1 does not require Kingdoms, but the newer versions do.

**Csargo** · 04-18-2008, 06:21

SS is a good mod from what I have played so far.

**PBI** · 04-18-2008, 12:55

Stainless Steel is a good mod, but is everything supposed to be in German? Not that I mind learning what the German for "scares horses" or "low morale" is, but I'm just wondering whether I've got the wrong version.

I haven't played it for too long yet, but as well as having lots of new units and factions it seems to have some nice new features, such as a simple logistics system: If your armies operate outside your territory for too long, their effectiveness will drop.

Oh, also, on my version, the "late" campaign doesn't seem to work, not sure if anyone else has had this problem.

**lancelot** · 04-18-2008, 19:11

Originally Posted by Zim

Version 4.1 does not require Kingdoms, but the newer versions do.

Ahh nuts!

Are there any mods out there that do port over the crusader units from kingdoms into vanilla then? (sorry I keep asking this question!)

**Zenicetus** · 04-18-2008, 21:54

I could be wrong about this, but I assume any mod that allowed use of Kingdoms units in the vanilla game, would have to use the installed files from the Kingdoms disk to avoid copyright issues. The 3D models and textures belong to CA.