I have been a fan of the TW series since Shogun and TW mods since Rome, but I haven't ever been committed to modding myself as it seemed like by the time I got to Rome I was already too late to take up modding it. However, since ETW is just out and I enjoy playing mods so much I figure now is as good as time as ever to start learning and figuring things out.

With that in mind I was wondering what mod tools the community here generally uses and which seem to be the best. Thanks in advance.