What is the best way to play the game "vanilla" today?

[Dark_Oppressor]

Now that development has stopped, I'm wondering if there is a mod or effort to create a "community version" of the game that fixes bugs, maybe adds qol features, etc. but doesn't change the game. Basically I'm wondering if the final official release is the "definitive version" I should play (as a vanilla player), or if there is some mod that I should follow.

 

[DPS]

There's no "definitve" version. Ask a hundred players how to play the game when it comes to which DLCs and mod to play with, and you'll likely get 99 different answers (at least).

 

[Dark_Oppressor]

An example of what I'm talking about would be Supreme Commander, for which I'd call Forged Alliance Forever the best way to play today. Does CK2 just have too many mods for something like that to really exist?

 

[Aardvark Bellay]

An example of what I'm talking about would be Supreme Commander, for which I'd call Forged Alliance Forever the best way to play today. Does CK2 just have too many mods for something like that to really exist?

There is no "the one mod that everyone uses", while "not changing the game" as you said.

You could try this

[MOD][RESOURCE] CleanSlate

GitHub [download] | Steam Workshop [workshop] GOAL To provide a clean, stable, readable base from which other modders can "jump off" to create their own mods more easily and fix any bugs and oversights that Paradox has missed. Features -...

forum.paradoxplaza.com

but it's still in Beta and a work in progress.

 

[Dark_Oppressor]

There is no "the one mod that everyone uses", while "not changing the game" as you said.

You could try this

[MOD][RESOURCE] CleanSlate

GitHub [download] | Steam Workshop [workshop] GOAL To provide a clean, stable, readable base from which other modders can "jump off" to create their own mods more easily and fix any bugs and oversights that Paradox has missed. Features -...

forum.paradoxplaza.com

but it's still in Beta and a work in progress.

Oh wow, that's more or less what I had in mind! Looks promising, thanks!