i'm slightly overwhelmed - help

[Bombasticus Maximus]

I know of another good RTW mod. It's called Terrae Expugnandae and can be found here, It's worth a download.

[m5000]

thanks, one more question - are sea battles always resolved automatically? i was about to start one but i couldn't control my ships, a screen appeared showing the balance of forces and i could only press a button on the right which said something like 'automatic..."

[econ21]

Yes, sea battles are automatically calculated.

For the BI campaign, I recommend Goth's All Factions mod as a historical mod. IBFD also looks very nice.

[m5000]

i read somewhere that if the fleet has a commander then it performs better, especially if he has relevant traits - is it true?

if so, are these have to be special 'naval' traits? or are e.g. 'confident attacker' or 'natural borm general' enough?

[Ludens]

i read somewhere that if the fleet has a commander then it performs better, especially if he has relevant traits - is it true?

Admirals get command stars like family members do, to a maximum of four or five. However, they cannot be adopted into your family like army captains, and family members cannot become admirals. If you load a family member on board of a ship, they just count as cargo.

As for unofficial patches, I would recommend that you install a formations mod. These are very small files that do not change the appearance of the game, but they make the A.I. act more cleverly on the battlefield. Currently, the most popular formation mod is Darth Formations but I've heard that Sinuhet's new formations set is even better. You can find Darth Formations 16.0 here, and Sinuhet's formation 7.0 for R:TW and 1.0 for BI over here.

Welcome to the Org, BTW .

[m5000]

thanks, do these formation mods require starting a new campaign or is it possible to continue the old one?

[Ludens]

thanks, do these formation mods require starting a new campaign or is it possible to continue the old one?

They'll work fine with your old campaign.