Is there a "not sucking" mod for RTW yet?

**DisruptorX** · 02-04-2005, 03:51

Hello, I haven't posted on these boards for a while. That being a result of my utter and complete dissapointment in RTW. Let's put it this way: when you can't even think of one nice thing to say about a game, there's a serious problem. I recently got a new video card, and I thought about re-installing RTW to play it with full settings, but then realised that I'd rather ram rusty nails through my genitals than play RTW again. However, I got wind of a patch that seems to address many of my greivances. The part about "minimal UI", in particular excited me.

So, my question is, are there any mods that fix the other problems? And by that, I mean removing/replacing the fictional Egyptians, slowing down combat yet not making it seem artifical, etc?

**Oaty** · 02-04-2005, 04:13

Let's put it this way: when you can't even think of one nice thing to say about a game, there's a serious problem

Are you sure you want a mod? You know when somethings that bad.........

Anyways RomeTotal Realism would basically address that. The movement rate mod works fine. The kill rate mod is a bit different as peasants get a minumum kill ratio or something else that causes them to be uberstrong on stonewalls and decent on the battlfield.

Of course the modding section would be a much better place to go to ask this or search what all the mods do to see if it interests you.

**Come Together** · 02-04-2005, 04:24

Rome Total Realism is easily the best mod IMO at the time being, however it does not have the 1.2 patch, so it seems a little obsolete at the time, and will be as they will have to "start from scratch" for the next patch for RTR. So unless you want to play RTR on v1.1, stick with Vanilla.

**Prodigal** · 02-04-2005, 08:07

I'd agree with RTR, but I don't recommend the 5, or 5.1 versions of it; the end turns are taking approx 2 mins on my PC & I have a v.high spec. Also others have commented that the massive increase in provinces makes actually winning the game rather easy...

That aside, I've rolled back to v.4 of RTR & can't imagine returning to vanilla until the new patch is released.

**Colovion** · 02-04-2005, 08:34

When the EB mod is released that'll be the best it can get.

**Mr Frost** · 02-04-2005, 09:58

I bet if you aked them nicely , one of the RTR team would make you a Post Patch 1.2 killrate/movement mod with the 5.1 Ptoemeic Empire replacing the Egyptians , or they might email you the files etc with instructions on how to do it yourself .

Couldn't hurt to ask .

**Stuie** · 02-04-2005, 12:26

Originally Posted by Prodigal

I'd agree with RTR, but I don't recommend the 5, or 5.1 versions of it; the end turns are taking approx 2 mins on my PC & I have a v.high spec.

There's a western-only version for 5.1 that removes the eastern extension and returns the between turn times to normal. I wouldn't recommend version 4.0 because it introduced buildings that the AI cannot handle properly; v5 removed them.

**The Stranger** · 02-04-2005, 19:43

not on mine 5.1 is great but i put allot of units from other mods in it for a bit of variation but i dont really like what they've done with the archers and some skins