Don’t let that scare you-many of these mods are absolutely fantastic at mitigating them. These hardcoded behaviors can be Somewhat nullified or changed by scripting and careful balance (…). Hardcoded – This refers to things, like aspects of the CAI and BAI, that modder’s can’t change because they were locked (…) by the developers. RNG – Random Number Gods, a rare term that is used to describe the random element of, for example, every fight – a levy spearman may kill a heavy legionnaire because of a stroke of luck. commanding the armies on the campaign map, managing towns, diplomacy, politics etc. This includes the infamous R2 siege AI as well!ĬAI – Campaign AI, the part of the AI responsible for strategic decisions, i.e. commanding the individual units on the battlefield when playing a single player game. Here’s a concise glossary of the terms we’re going to use in this mod guide:īAI – Battle AI (Artificial Intelligence), the part of the AI responsible for the tactical decisions, i.e. I won’t assume, though, that you’re verse in the terms used in the Total War community in general. I assume that you know what Rome 2 and the Total War series in general are. Most of the mods are really easy to install, for they’re available on the Steam Workshop, so you just click the big green Subscribe button and Bob’s your uncle!īut… you’re wondering which mod to choose? This is the purpose of this guide exactly. And the mods smoothen and enrich the gaming experience, making Rome 2 really stand out. Personal bias aside, I think that R2 is a rough diamond. Maybe it will in the future, who knows? Plus, this mod guide is still in the WIP (work in progress state).īoy, that’s simple. I’d like to thank matbitesdog for his RTW guide which serves as an inspiration for this FAQ. This mod guide DOES NOT cover Caesar in Gaul. In this guide I’m going to present the most popular modifications (mods) for R2 along with a step-by-step instructions of installing them (if needed). It’s the 8th “big” game from the Total War series (aside the expansion packs) and the best selling TW game to date. Rome 2 Total War is a successor of Rome Total War from 2004.

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