About mods

[Augutis]

Hello, you guys use mods or just playing original game?

[Tunguska]

I play vanilla, basically no mods. If I use some, it's probably QoL or fixes, though I don't even bother with those these days.

I tried all the major overhaul mods and didn't like any of them. The Old World Campaign is an okay mod, and there are some pretty good ones (in terms of production value) out there that add new factions or change existing ones.

The ones that change factions tend to add too much crap, and make the faction excessively OP. I haven't tried too many of those, though, so it might be that just a few mods are that way.

The players that go to the forums are in the minority though, so if you want some actual data about how many use mods, this isn't really the place to get it (saying this before certain someone comes to shill mods, and assumes that because a couple of people on the forums say they use them, the majority of players do. But if you're just curious and/or want to discuss random ♥♥♥♥, then whatever.

[milehigh026]

Both. I will play the game "vanilla" with no mods, especially when we get new DLC content. For two reasons. One to try everything out the way that the devs made it. And two, because it takes a little while for mods to get updated to the new version.

But once the mods that I use are updated then I only play with them and have a much better experience.

[Human bean]

The game is unplayable without mods

[Adamsevs]

Mods are like spices
You may not like all of them, but some will make the dish tastier and more of your liking

[Jukelo]

A few QoL mods (save camera settings, auto decline diplomacy, show fatigue effects, this sort of thing), couple graphical changes, nothing altering gameplay. Nothing that will stop me from playing when the game updates and the mods stop working.

[Sir Biscuit]

I usually use mods like SFO, since it makes base game factions interesting again (compared to DLC powercreep). Otherwise its a few QoL mods and some cosmetics.
In WH2 I still played vanilla each time a DLC got out, but new factions always are ridiculously strong compared to anything else in the game and that gets boring quickly.
Since I usually want to keep playing or at least finish my current campaign I probably won't even update and stay on 5.3.0 a little bit longer until mods got updated.

[Ashley]

Originally posted by Human bean:

I don't like playing the game without mods

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I play it without mods. Stop with the hyperbole. It distracts from your point.

I can't be assed to maintain a mod list nor do any of the mods really strike me as must haves.

[Human bean]

Originally posted by Ashley:

Originally posted by Human bean:

I don't like playing the game without mods

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I play it without mods. Stop with the hyperbole. It distracts from your point.

I can't be assed to maintain a mod list nor do any of the mods really strike me as must haves.

Well. You didnt fix it, you completely changed my post :P

[Grubbs008]

Originally posted by Human bean:

The game is unplayable without mods

Agreed. I need 40 of them, just to make it enjoyable.

[Sarumoon]

Every mod just makes an already easy game easier.

And these "overhaul mods" So... the devs didn't get one thing right? You needed to change every single stat, for your OCD "balance"? forget it. All you are seeing is the inside of someones damaged brain.

Don't bother with mods.

[milehigh026]

Originally posted by Sarumoon:

Every mod just makes an already easy game easier.

And these "overhaul mods" So... the devs didn't get one thing right? You needed to change every single stat, for your OCD "balance"? forget it. All you are seeing is the inside of someones damaged brain.

Don't bother with mods.

And that's your opinion. Mods offer a great amount of replay to this game. Not all mod users have huge overhaul Mods that change everything about the game. 90% of the topics on this forum could be eliminated if people would use a mod that changes whatever it is that they are crying about. Don't like siege battles...there's a mod for that. Don't like the AI...there's a mod for that. Want the game harder or easier...wait for it...yup a mod for that too.

[Raider Deci]

Vanilla. Minor QoL-mods at most. Otherwise I dont want to bother maintain a mod-list.

I dont see any as a "must have". The only overhaul-mods that is my exception is the old world since it changes the map & setting, tried SFO in WH2 and went back to vanilla after 30 minutes.

[Heinz]

I don't use mods and i think that modding this game is not the same as moding a Bethesda-game, for example. Those games live on mods. This game does not. This game is made as close to tabletop as it can be. I like to respect the value of its purity and complexity.

[sentry]

I use a few key mods, like Greater Garrisons, Unit Rarity caps, and Limited Auto-resolve.

That said, definitely play the game a decent amount in vanilla first before you install mods. You should always have an understanding of what you're trying to improve or change before altering the gameplay. For graphics mods (e.g. the Siege Towers mod), this obviously doesn't matter as much. But for gameplay-altering mods you should have experienced vanilla first.

[C-zom]

I use a staple 15-20 QoL/Graphics/UI mods plus, usually, always experimenting with a flavor-of-the-month AI mod to see if they do any magic to help there. I've never touched custom units, lords, factions or map expansion mods once and don't intend to. Just not up my alley.