Seiges: Proof that fire arrows do work.

[Vladimir]

Mods are the only way to with M2:TW.

It is truly inconceivable to play the vanilla for me. Didz once you go black you never go back... or so they say. Sure held true for me, as far as M2:TW is concerned. If you need some recommendations, instructions or assistance I'll be glad to help. You'll never play vanilla again, that's for sure. Mods are doing for M2:TW what water does for life. You guys don't know what you are missing. With the level of GFX M2:TW has achieved there are a lot of simple GFX mods whihc make the game unbeatable. It is not only about GFX, you can mod the game so easily for the most part, you can even give every nation a strategic profile, mods only deepen the game. Just look at Broken Crescent, 120 new units, hundreds of ancillarys, traits, triggers, completely new map, all the way to DELHI. There's so much much improved.

Can you find this in vanilla:

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

Look at the detail on the Frank, check the Fleur de Lis. Look at the Islanders in the background, look at the horse barding.


Look at the armor on these guys.




Vanilla Pikemen compared to these.. not for me.


Before and after, any comparison. Nope.

Those are very simple images of a very basic mod: Burrek's Europeans.

The vanilla game is just awful, in comparison. No offence guys, that's my opinion. Hope you can respect it, as I respect yours; that vanilla is great. I do not share it though but I appreciate that this is your view. I'm not dissing it either, I'm attempting to show another aspect.

I will do my tests in vanilla 1.20 for community value, when I actually get through all the rest I have to do.
I've had 5 Retiunues fail to burn a single ram on many occasions. There is no doubt that they do work, but to what degree ? How many Archers are enough ?

I'd recommend that someone just do it if they have the time.
It will settle the issue and we will have a concrete quantitative conclusion, along these lines (<-link)

Look at the...what the? Phantom horses!!! (no legs or lower body?)

[Shahed]

HAHAHA ! Well spotted. Call CA and join quality control !!!