Mods to Improve Single Player Experience?

[momfreeek]

If you're new to the game its probably best to start with vanilla, there's already plenty of complex stuff to get to grips with and mods generally add even more content (they don't affect user interface or suchlike).

I wouldn't advise going into a multi player game without ever playing SP.. at least get the basics down. Don't be afraid to join a noob game once you've got some idea of how to play, the bar is not so high.