Do you prefer to play the vanilla game or with Ultimate HD mod?

[Nalicko]

I've been playing the vanilla game without any mods and really enjoy it. I've seen YouTube videos where a good handful play without mods. I have read that the ultimate mod introduces more bugs such as the marshal getting stuck in battle when playing using realistic crusade.

I also cannot determine the difference between the military overhaul by Gabri and the military expansion mod by Menssie during the installation process when choosing what I want installed. The description of the mod doesn't distinguish between the two.

[ViciousV]

Vanilla.I tried many mods and general problem is lack of balance.Things are modified far too much most of the time and game loses its feel.

Considering its an old game based on old forms of development, bugs are understandable.

[Montecalm]

You called the Ultimate HD mod correctly. While vanilla generally works without issue, the Ultimate HD mod seems to spam bugs like crazy and is unstable. I had to reinstall the vanilla game just to be rid of the Ultimate HD taint!

[ViciousV]

I had the same experience with it but I don't want the modder to get upset again and start another forum fight, so I will just stop at this point.Play vanilla, because mods are generally dysfunctional when KoH is in question.

One that doesn't have bugs is the world map mod, but that one makes AI reproduce and hire armies so fast that you won't last if you don't spawn yourself resources to keep rebuilding at the same pace.Battles just don't end in that one.

[Nalicko]

I installed the ultimate mod, but only enabled the HD and music portions. This gave me the 1.5 update along with visual improvements and more music while keeping the original mechanics of the game.