Mods to install/follow

**resonantblue** · 07-16-2009, 19:44

Absolutely. Positioning guns is crucial and if you're on the attack, it actually pays off big time in TROM to consider the terrain and other factors while you advance. In vanilla, you can just limber up artillery, move entire army together to a new position, unlimber and really you've taken a handful of casualties.

Do that in TROM against an enemy stack with several artillery batteries and your army is going to be mauled. Advancing under cover of terrain, keeping your army spread out to avoid presenting easy targets and leapfrogging your advance (guns seem to be a magnet for enemy guns in the AI target priority order) seems the way to go.

on the attack I've had many cavalry skirmish battles, as I tend to separate the guns from the main troops to avoid too many casualties and we all know how much the AI loves to attack guns with cav while they're limbered up. feels right, or at least way more right than vanilla does.

**Peasant Phill** · 07-17-2009, 12:08

Thanks Didz and resonantblue.

It seems that I'll be downloading TROM next (at least after my current really enjoyable UP campaign).

The Naval submod, is that the one where you can't just sail against the wind anymore?

**Didz** · 07-17-2009, 13:31

Originally Posted by Peasant Phill

The Naval submod, is that the one where you can't just sail against the wind anymore?

No, as I understand it nobody has managed to work out how the wind direction mechanic's work yet.

So, if you know a mod that does it I suspect the TROM team would be interested.

**Peasant Phill** · 07-17-2009, 14:18

There was talk about such a mod on the 'daily update' thread I believe but I can't remember which mod that was. I'll look it up.

Found it, although I also remember something about the AI being zigzagging when trying to go upwind (as it should).

Originally Posted by Slaists

Hmm. I do not see anyone playing Darth's mod complaining about the inability of ships to sail against the wind... Sure, the battles are slower, but I find them to be more tactical (every turn matters...) and, as a result, way more fun...

**Prodigal** · 07-17-2009, 14:36

Gents, after reading through this thread I downloaded & installed TROM, this has achieved nothing but destroy my install, (I had back up's they're not helping). So question while I'm reinstalling all this stuff, is TROM patch specific & if it is which patch?

The readme on it has nothing relating to this.

Testicles to this I'm going with darthmod on the basis that he has the best logo...Also considering starting a "How has CA runined your life" thread, but install's will do that

**Hooahguy** · 07-17-2009, 16:11

some mini mods that i have:

blood mod
sweden retextures
atmospheric battle sound mod (very good!- a must-have!)
the "master and commander" music mod- this one is very, very good, better than the rest, IMO
proper militia mod
the non-realistic, but look very cool, prussia reskin mod
the Radious mod- i chose to get rid of platoon fire and lower unit upkeep + unlimited elites. its a good mod, i recommend it.

all of these makes my copy of ETW amazing, try them out you wont regret it!

**resonantblue** · 07-17-2009, 18:35

Originally Posted by Prodigal

Gents, after reading through this thread I downloaded & installed TROM, this has achieved nothing but destroy my install, (I had back up's they're not helping). So question while I'm reinstalling all this stuff, is TROM patch specific & if it is which patch?

The readme on it has nothing relating to this.

Testicles to this I'm going with darthmod on the basis that he has the best logo...Also considering starting a "How has CA runined your life" thread, but install's will do that

The mod is an isolated package so I'm not sure what happend there. It doesn't overwrite anything.

I am running the latest TROM on 1.3.

**A Very Super Market** · 07-17-2009, 18:44

The blood and smoke mod murders your framerates if you ever use pucke guns.. :P

**Prodigal** · 07-19-2009, 05:58

Originally Posted by resonantblue

The mod is an isolated package so I'm not sure what happend there. It doesn't overwrite anything.

I am running the latest TROM on 1.3.

Taken my "be reasonable" pill today. My mistake was googling the mod & dl'ing the first thing I found which was v.1.2 or something, have since got 1.50 & am busily carving up other factions pie.