Advice on which mods for RTW?

[Matrixman]

I realise this may be a tired topic - so please direct me to existing threads if need be.

I've been playing vanilla RTW for about three months - and lovin it.

But I thought I'd like to try out one of the mods - I thought maybe RTR or EB.

I've done some reading on both of the mods websites and also hunted round the guild - but I'm still a bit confused about which one to try first. I'm thinking maybe RTR.


Any advice or comments anyone?

[econ21]

I would highly recommend RTR Platinum Edition - have a look at the Will of the Senate threads in the Throne Room. We're doing a PBM as Rome with that mod and it's a blast.

Check out the battle reports:

https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=65721

and the Consuls' reports:

https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=64989

With EB, they are apparently close to releasing the next patch 0.8 so I would wait for that. (We are planning an EB PBM when the patch is out.) Apparently, It will be a big patch, making the game suitable for the latest patched version of RTW and adding a lot of content.

Both mods are, IMO, very similar - total conversions with a historical bent, but still covering the same ground as RTW. Both teams would probably be offended by this, but I regard them as almost the Coke and Pepsi of RTW mods.

There's some discussion here:

https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=66806

Be aware that if this becomes a RTR vs EB thread, it's liable to be locked.

[Matrixman]

Thanks for the advice - just what I was hoping for.

I'd like to eventually play both mods anyway.

[econ21]

I'd like to eventually play both mods anyway.

Good man. The amount of work the EB and RTR teams have both put in is staggering. And the outputs are more than commensurate.