Ultimate Apocalypse Vs. Unification Mod

[legolinc]

Hey guys,

I have been playing the Ultimate Apocalypse mod for a while now and have recently found out about the Unification Mod. I am still unfamiliar with the Unification Mod but from what I have seen it is very similar to the Ultimate Apocalypse Mod, what are the main differences between them? What does the unification mod have that UA doesn't? Also in your own opinion which mod is better or more fun to play.

[I can't think of a name]

Unification lets you play with multiple race mods at once, however it doesn't have all the extra units that Ultimate Apocalypse has.

[BigEl_nobody]

Actually they are not really similar I think. Ultimate Apocalypse is its own thing, a big sandbox full of the biggest and most ridiculous stuff of 40k. Its a huge pile of stuff that is awesome, buggy, inconsistent and unbalanced in equal measure.

Unification Mod is very much an enhanced Vanilla Game. There is more of everything, more factions, maps, game mods, game settings. The only "alteration" I guess is that the vanilla factions are partly overhauled with the goal of overhauling them all to a standard that fits with the best of the modded factions.

You have some inconsistencies and unbalanced stuff here too, but its to a managable degree once you know whats what (for example, the AI does a lot better with the modded factions than the Vanilla faction at the same difficulty).
And when you know whats what, this mod is the de-facto of playing 40k RTS for me. There are so many factions, units and secret units/mechanics to discover and try out, took me dozens of hour just to see all the meat.

Its tons of fun, unlocks all the potential of the base game because the gameplay stays in the same way. There is still a real and proper RTS here if you want it, not just a showcase for huge battles that play themselves. The scale is bigger if you want, but its not this all out extreme that UA is. Its also quite stable, relatively easy to setup and works for MP no problem.

[Cursed Hawkins]

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Unification lets you play with multiple race mods at once, however it doesn't have all the extra units that Ultimate Apocalypse has.

Technically UA does that first point as well given it requires multiple race mods just to bring UA to 100%.

[Arii]

I'd say Unification cuz it adds Harlies ^^

[Ragnarjan]

unification mod has more factions and has better single player than ua

[legolinc]

Thanks guys for the feedback and helpful information, I think when I get the opportunity I will try unification mod. How well does unification mod implement the Titans? UA has a decent variety of Titans but sometimes if you build a certain titan the game will simply crash, does this happen often in Unification?

[Ragnarjan]

unificatiion has less titan units but each faction has at least one titan

[BigEl_nobody]

Vanilla Factions all have a Titan. Most of the modded factions have relic units that are on par with the added TItans. Difference to UA is that the Unification Titans are much more consistent in quality and they wont break the game in any way.
There are no overkill OP supersized Titans (except one who quite niche and not that great anyway) here, instead they are a balanced late game addition.

[KiT2142]

Unification is a vanilla+++
Unification is... unification. Titans, lots of units, no balance