Thoughts on modding in MTW2

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By the time you complete the artwork the next CA game already has a new graphics engine.

Community requests:

- Bug fixing, primarily to fix CA typing errors in character traits, buildings.
- missing faction data, making sure every faction has a faction leader pic & initial map area
- missing artwork in the original game: Glossy textures, LOD for all models, some extra added skeletons, animation data, etc.
- mods that help the AI... this is very game dependent.

Other, successful projects have been, primarily due to a better unit balancing, hitpoints, morale, etc., due to game speed and due to historical accuracy:

Rome: Total Realism
SPQR: Total War
Europa Barbarorum
Darth mod

and some others, probably. Mods that would have been nice because of artwork, if it would have been finished on time:

Blue Lotus: Total War*
4th age, LOTR Total War**

* has actually been finished, but the site is down very often.
** will appear as a serie of custom battles against the forces of Mordar, etc.