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[Bava]

favorite mod!

I think we all have have games on the shelf that we liked but never got deeper into the community for this peticular game and therefore may be unaware of existing modifications that could make us play this game again.

It would be nice if you could offer a short description of what is altered, new features, screenshots and why you like it. Oh, and a link to the homepage or thread, of course.


Dawn of War: Dark Crusade

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Name: Tabletop Round-Up DC + Skirmish AI 2.4

Link: Thread

Features: New closer-to-codex models added, totally revamped damage and HP system, Dawn of Skirmish AI

Hearts of Iron II: Doomsday

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Name: Kaiserreich - Legacy of the Weltkrieg (originally posted by Evil Maniac from Mars)

Link: Thread

Features:A total conversion based around the alternate scenario - what if Germany won WWI?

Mechwarrior 4 Mercenaries

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Name: MekPak 3 (originally posted by Ramses II CP)

Link: Site

Name:NBT Hardcore mod (originally posted by Ramses II CP)

Link: Site

Note: Both mods are still being updated and played on a regular basis.

Mount&Blade

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Name: The Last Days (current/downloadable and stable version 2.4 /for .808 )

Link: Forum

Features: Lord of the Ring total conversion (Third Age), many new items, war system

Summary: Most comprehensive mod for Mount&Blade so far, normally i´m not a big fan of fantasy/Tolkien based games (to be exact: I hate them) but this one is too good to miss.

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Name: The Peloponnesian War (WIP, no download available)

Link: Thread

Features: Official

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FEATURES

* Several towns with their own unique hoplites;
* Several types of overhand spear hoplites, each with their own equipment and skills;
* Aside from the individual hoplites, two main army trees, one for the Athenian Empire, one for the Peloponnesian League;
* New map covering the peloponnese, Attica, Euboea, Boeotia, Aetolia, Arcanania, Phocis, Doris and Locris, up to the Thermopylae;
* Completely new items done from scratch. Ninety percent of vanilla's has been eliminated;
* Map icons done from scratch, rescaled and reanimated;
* Realistic sounds and new music;
* Allied tribute system;
* Sieges system by the player and the AI;
* Diplomacy system - Ability to declare war on allies, force enemies into becoming protectorates, bribe enemy towns;
* Town Capture system - By the player and the AI, with a weekly income based on taxes;
* Adjustable taxes for recently captured towns and town revolt;
* Several factions competing for power inside the two leagues;
* Faction Elimination system through town capture;
* Death & Injury system - Courtesy of Maw;
* Heroes recruitable from regular party members - Courtesy of Maw;
* Ability to build a fort on the world map, at the expense of the player - Courtesy of Maw;
* Ability to recruit from prisoners - Courtesy of Leprechaun;
* Formations - Courtesy of Highlander.


UNDER DEVELOPMENT

* Player Manual;
* Academy Investment;
* Temple Raids;
* New Scripts;
* New Quests;
* Scenes.

Summary: Most promising historcal mod for M&B (next to The Lombard Leagues/Holy War) imho, very ambitious, end result should be a mixture of M&B and TW

(The team seems to need some help in the Getae research departement, btw)

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Name: Expanded Gameplay 2.82 for M&B 0.894

Link: Thread

Features: over 200 new items, 0.1f.2 version of Bandit King included, revamped damage system and new troop trees

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Name: The Tripartition (english version) for M&B 0.808

Link: Thread

Features: chinese historical total conversion, set between 208 and 280 AD

The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion

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Name: Oscuro's Oblivion Overhaul originally posted by TinCow

Link: Site

One of MANY mods I run for Oblivion, but the one I consider the most important. More than anything else, it makes Oblivion what it should have been in the first place.

Operation Flaspoint

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Name: FFSX 2007 (current/downloadable and stable version 2.5 )

Game: Operation Flashpoint: Resistance (Dev: Bohemia Interactive, 2003)

Link: Thread

Features: Modern combat (up to date units and vehicles), vastly improved AI and FX, emphasis on realism, vanilla campaigns playable, working multiplayer

Summary: OPF on steroids, very challenging, prove that realism can be fun.

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Name: GRAA Modpack 3.0

Link: Thread

Features: New animations, models and models added

Summary: Perfect for huge missions (lag free), especially in combination with DMA and GDCE 1.10

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Name: Dxdll 1.0 (originally posted by Husar)

Link: Site

Features: vastly improved gfx, adds reflective water, postprocessing effects, trilinear filtering and other new features to OFP.

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Name: OPF Launcher 2.18

Link: Site

Features: A Launcher for OFP, supporting mods, joining to multiplayer servers, querying servers and an automatic server watcher with a sound notification of new games.

Pirates of the Carribean

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Name: Build Mod (current/downloadable and stable version 14, 14 alpha 6 available )

Link: Forum

Features: More quests, different backround story, more (historical) ships and items, direct 3D sailing (the compass form Pirates is back! ), great emphasis on realism (given the restriction of the game engine)

Official
Change List (please note that its the Build 11 Change list, a lot has been added since then.)

Summary: If you liked Seadogs or Pirates!, you´ll love this mod, it captures the pirate theme perfectly. Yarrrrrrrrr!

Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines

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Name: The True Patch for VtN:B (originally posted by Kevkit Irae)

Link: Direct Download Link

You've probably already heard of the 'Unofficial Patch' by Wesp if you're into VtM:B. However, this has degenerated into a craptastic mod that modifies core gameplay. This would be all right... except this is supposed to be a PATCH, not a MOD. Tessera's "True Patch" does what the "Unofficial Patch" does not: actually fixed the game without touching any other aspect (you know, like a patch should be), rather than being forced to live with a blood buff that only increases your stats by +2.
This is THE must-have "mod" for VtM:B.

Kevkit Irae´s histories modifications Thread

Wings over Europe

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Name: NATO Fighters (originally posted by Evil Maniac from Mars)

Link: Site

Features: Adds quite a few new aircraft and squadrons.

Edit: Oh, I don´t think I need to mention EB at the .org, right?

[Rodion Romanovich]

Two words: Europa Barbarorum!

[Kekvit Irae]

Operation Flashpoint = win

[Veho Nex]

Silent Hunter 3: Wolves or something like that mod

[Kekvit Irae]

True Patch 5.04AT
Vampire: The Masquerade: Bloodlines

You've probably already heard of the 'Unofficial Patch' by Wesp if you're into VtM:B. However, this has degenerated into a craptastic mod that modifies core gameplay. This would be all right... except this is supposed to be a PATCH, not a MOD. Tessera's "True Patch" does what the "Unofficial Patch" does not: actually fixed the game without touching any other aspect (you know, like a patch should be), rather than being forced to live with a blood buff that only increases your stats by +2.
This is THE must-have "mod" for VtM:B.

There are a lot more (adult body/skin) mods by Tess that I use, particularly for Oblivion, so it would be worth checking out. I'm (obviously) not allowed to link it here, so just google "tessmage".

[Fragony]

COUGH

[Kekvit Irae]

Sounds like you need a Ricola.

[Bava]

True Patch 5.04AT
Vampire: The Masquerade: Bloodlines

Perfect. Installed VB four days ago out of pure boredom, i´ll give this one a try. Thanks!

[Kekvit Irae]

Perfect. Installed VB four days ago out of pure boredom, i´ll give this one a try. Thanks!

If you enjoy editing text files to make new stuff, you might also want to check out my Histories modifications on this board. https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=94467

[Ramses II CP]

Mechwarrior 4 Mercenaries' MekPak 3 from Mektek:

http://www.mektek.net/joomla/index.php

The NBT Hardcore mod is also quite good in a more traditional BattleTech way, and can be installed side by side with MekPak 3:

http://www.netbattletech.com/nbt-hc/

Both mods are still being updated and played on a regular basis.

[Kekvit Irae]

I remember MechWarrior 4 having expansion Mech packs sold at the various gamestores. One for the Clans and the other for Inner Sphere. They are uber-rare now, unfortunately.
But I still loves me some classic BattleTech.

[Bava]

ROFL. I forgot how much fun Malks are. Especially when they go frenzy

If you enjoy editing text files to make new stuff, you might also want to check out my Histories modifications on this board. https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=94467

Will have a look, thanks again. Oh, and I need a ricola, too

Edit: Hm, when this thread gets a few more contributions, i´m going to update my first post with all the mods mentioned so far. Perhaps a "I´m searching a mod for *insert game here*" list would be a nice idea, too.

[Ramses II CP]

Yeah, the Microsoft Mech Packs, the official ones, are rare now, at least to own the box. I bought both of them (Had to have that Hunchback!) and still have them, but I'm fairly sure that NBT Hardcore unlocks them for everyone.

[Evil_Maniac From Mars]

NATO Fighters
Wings Over Europe

Adds quite a few new aircraft and squadrons.

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Kaiserreich - Legacy of the Weltkrieg
Hearts of Iron II: Doomsday

A total conversion based around the alternate scenario - what if Germany won WWI?






Oh, and P&M:TW, N:TW, and XL.

[Bava]

First post updated, added Expanded Gameplay Mod II for M&B. TTRU for Dawn of
War: Dark Crusade, GRAA for Operation Flashpoint: Resistance and all contributions. Keep them coming

[TinCow]

Oscuro's Oblivion Overhaul - One of MANY mods I run for Oblivion, but the one I consider the most important. More than anything else, it makes Oblivion what it should have been in the first place.

[Husar]

Can you install mods over the standard version of MW4 or only over the Mercenaries thing?

Anyway, you forgot some for OFP, or shall I say tons? I didn't play OFP for quite a while but this guy called Kegetys IIRc made some awesome stuff, maybe I can find it.... [5 secs later] ok, that was easy.
You can find his stuff here, I recommend especially the DXDLL file with the reflective water etc.
The DKM mod people also made some great stuff and then there are some of the bigger mods like the BWMod etc. which I didn't really follow to be honest as they rarely released something finite. Maybe they have some full package by now.

For Wings over Europe there are also tons of individual downloads, you could check Column5's site (don't forget the Mirage Factory section) and then check CombatACE and the Marcfighters page. That should be enough for now. There was also this guy who made a custom cockpit for the F-111 but I'm not gonna look for that now.

[Ramses II CP]

MW4: Vengeance and Black Knight aren't compatible with the Mektek Mekpaks, you need MW4: Mercenaries, which was a Microsoft expansion. You can find it for $10 in a lot of bargain bins. Hardcore also requires Mercenaries, but I think one of the other NBT mods is for Black Knight.

[Bava]

I recommend especially the DXDLL file with the reflective water etc.

Ouch. Dxdll added, totally forgot that one and the OFP Launcher, thanks Husar. I only mentioned the mods that ive played extensivly and dont overwhelm a (new) OPF player, otherwise the list would have 30 or more entries. Just looking at the 20+ gigs of mods I have gives me a headache

[CountArach]

Take Command - Second Manassas
Horse and Musket:

http://www.madminutegames.com/MadMin...forum.php?f=22

Basically it is a complete overhaul of the game to bring it into the Napoleonic Era (The game is a Realistic Civil War Tactical Simulation). I am a member of the team, so am somewhat biased, but it is one of only a few Tactical Napoleonic games out there and is truly epic in scale.