#Best mod for empire total war install#

Building Progression Icons II by 'SPARTAN VI' and crew makes upgrading settlements a bit more parseable, giving every upgrade its own bespoke icon.

It eases up the camera constraints, meaning that you can scoot it along at ground level, or get a high aerial shot of the entire battlefield.

Better Camera Mod by 'Kam2150' is another no-brainer.

Skip Intro Logos by 'DaTroll' does exactly what is says on the tin, and skips the intro video too, getting you into the game a couple seconds quicker.

While I'll be focusing on two of the biggest Warhammer overhauls today, here's a handful of quality-of-life and graphical improvements that you should absolutely use even if you're playing the game otherwise unaltered:

#Best mod for empire total war install#

No lengthy setup guides here, although a clean install might help. Everything is available through the Steam Workshop and downloaded with a single click. While it might not lend itself to wild total conversions as well as earlier Total War games, Total Warhammer 2 is a cakewalk to install user-made content for.

Here's a look at some mod essentials for new players and a deeper dive on the two largest mods available to date. While newer Total War games don't lend themselves to wild total conversions as Medieval 2 did, Warhammer fans are an exacting bunch. Not that this has stopped players from trying. Earlier Total War games arguably needed mods to shine, but Creative Assembly's recent output hasn't had to lean so hard on user-made expansions and refinements.

If mega-scale fantasy violence is your thing, Total War: Warhammer 2 (Total Warhammer to its friends) is a grand old time, and an affordable alternative to wasting your savings on miniatures. Every other Monday, Dominic gives you a reason to dust off one of your old games and dive into its mods with Modder Superior.