*Advertises Broken Crescent*

At least for all those interested in the East; the map spans from Greece to India, and I, as probably most players, didn't really know too much about about that region during Middle Ages (besides the Byzantine Empire, Seljuks, Salahudin, etc).

Although, has to be said, they aren't quite-as-EB as EB is - on some issues, they've gone with what seemed best gameplay-wise, but it is still a very entertaining mod, and definitely faster than EB(1). I've liked it.

Also, if you like cavalry... M2TW/BC is your friend (although they've said they intend to strengthen infantry in future versions).