Mod suggestions for hotseat MP

[Valerius]

A mod that I think is a lot of fun is Azurain's Assimilation mod, that allows one to recruit select units from a conquered opponent's capitol. You mentioned you downloaded some NI maps and I think this combines nicely with those as it's really a benefit to conquer an opponent and gain access to archers or mages with different magic paths than your nationals, etc.