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[Old_King_Coal]

I don't own M2TW so I'm not planning on using it. Also I realize that the factions would be split up but I really don't have the room to include those extra things. I would if I could :(

and I feel that Rome does have a place here since Tarentum is in Italy, also since the map has to be rectangular in shape you need to include all of Italy to have scythia and the Bosphoros. So i feel that Rome is there to stay

[Subotan]

I don't own M2TW so I'm not planning on using it.

You could get it for about a fiver. Srsly, working with RTW now is like being a saddle designer around the time the Model T came out.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Medieval-II-.../dp/B000ENN9AG
http://www.amazon.com/Medieval-II-To.../dp/B000FUONLM

To be fair, you'll probably want Kingdoms, but it's a small price to pay for making a great game. Besides, you'll have to buy it anyway when EBII comes out :D

and I feel that Rome does have a place here since Tarentum is in Italy, also since the map has to be rectangular in shape you need to include all of Italy to have scythia and the Bosphoros. So i feel that Rome is there to stay

The Etruscans/Samnites/Megale Hellas states/Syracuse and Carthage should cover Italy

[Zarax]

You could get it for about a fiver. Srsly, working with RTW now is like being a saddle designer around the time the Model T came out.

Except that if you count the expansions no mod has yet managed to fully use the entire feature set.

[Old_King_Coal]

Srsly, working with RTW now is like being a saddle designer around the time the Model T came out.

I dunno I still like it, I'll probably move on to M2TW someday but for now I'll start off with Rome and get some skills and improve my talents.

[Subotan]

M2TW is essentially RTW with baubles on top. You're only shooting yourself in the foot if you don't use M2TW.

[Ghaust the Moor]

More mods have been made for RTW because it is easier to use. Simple as that. Name one really important mod for M2TW?

[Old_King_Coal]

Ya I agree with Ghaust I looked over the modding guides in M2TWH and they are quite complex. I'm not interested in something that difficult at this point.

[Maion Maroneios]

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[tls5669]

Name one really important mod for M2TW?

Broken Crescent.

And M2TW:K has a bunch of good ones. i.e Stainless Steel.

[KingBobertVII]

if this ever takes off, this sounds pretty neat. But I too wonder how it will fare, considering you are insistent upon using Rome Total War, and not Medieval 2. Your choice, of course, but I must point out that it would make this SO much easier and smoother. Rome Total War is a much more limited engine, and there are so many small little things nicer with M2. For instance, when cavalry charge in RTW, they don't switch from their lances to their secondaries always, and this makes it imperative to Alt+Click on charging. However, Medieval makes all cavalry units switch from Lances to their secondary weapons automatically, to avoid being chopped to pieces should you forget to hold Alt. Many other little fixes and nice things like that would help you, and you would also get nicer graphics, and a more stable game to be honest. RTW quite honestly wasn't ever really FINISHED. Hence the random crashes and strange happenings that occur. Medieval has FAR less of that type of junk.

But, the choice is yours. Enjoy your modding, whichever decision you make. I'll most certainly give it a spin if it is ever finished.

[mountaingoat]

And M2TW:K has a bunch of good ones. i.e Stainless Steel.

got this up and running a few days ago and it is quite an awesome mod ... kind of showing how you can mod mtw2 , and with EB2 gets up and running .......