Which Mod Nations are Ready for Prime Time?

Velusion · #1 January 28th, 2008, 02:42 AM

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DrPraetorious said:
Stigia (by Amos) is fairly well balanced. Their national pretender is insane, but you can just disable him. I don't think it's been played in MP yet.

Theran Empire (also by Amos) is slightly weak, and has some features that would need to be disabled. I'd be willing to give it a shot in MP, myself, though.

I want to start a massive MP game after I've finished fiddling with everyone else's mods for mine own poirposes, and ironing out kinks so that they all run at once.

This'll take me (at least!) a few weeks until after the patch is out.

My general thought is similar... start to add a few of the best unique modded nations to all future regular games.

DrPraetorious · #2 January 28th, 2008, 03:44 AM

One issue is that CBM is starting to shape up to the point that I'd consider using it.

Forks drive QM completely nuts, but I might include the best half a dozen changes made by CBM in such a mod.

Xox · #3 January 28th, 2008, 04:36 AM

I would say Ulm reborn is not at all derivitive of Ulm from a play style point of view. Just from a historical flavor point of view. It quite unique and a very good mod. Have you checked it out at all?

llamabeast · #4 January 28th, 2008, 09:29 AM

Velusion: Illwinter would have been sued for Skaven. But that doesn't mean they don't fit in well with Dominions games, so I'm not sure why that's a big deal. Sombre has been extremely creative in adapting them for Dominions, it's not like they're derivative in the no-effort sense.

Morkilus · #5 January 28th, 2008, 01:26 PM

Ulm Reborn is completely unlike the traditional Ulm in terms of how the gameplay feels. It's mainly the storyline (I think) that requires it to be Ulm. It's very cool in my opinion, and won the only all-mod game I've played. Sylvania is very high-fantasy Elvish, and might still be overpowered

Sombre · #6 January 29th, 2008, 04:34 AM

I don't think any of my MA nations meet your criteria.

I think Alugra by Burnsaber is well worth a go in MA.

Velusion · #7 January 30th, 2008, 11:04 PM

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Sombre said:
I don't think any of my MA nations meet your criteria.

I think Alugra by Burnsaber is well worth a go in MA.

What about your Agra Dis?

Anyone played Alugra in MP before?

As far as why I'm not looking for nations derived from other materials... I suppose it's just a personal preference. I like truly unique things. It's the same reason I don't read fan fiction or care for fan drawn art. I'm sure the modded nations are well done - but they don't really hold that much appeal to me.

I'd be willing to host an MP test game of truly *unique* modded nations...