Which Mods do you use?

[unmerged(18239)]

After toying around with some mods recently I am wondering which mods other people use and which mods they recommend.

I use:

- Retextured map
- Van Diemen's "The HoI3 map patch project"

Togheter they make the map look like this, more urban, better positioning of several provinces (including Stalingrad) and it looks just 1000% better:

- DiDay's Unique Units Mod -> For a good bunch of new, nation specific and unique units.
- Ai Improvement Pack -> autosliders and many AI improvements
- Weather Improvement [mod] -> doesn't work properly yet but if it works it would be really nice!

 

[Moltke]

I use all of those, minus the weather mod. Since the only country I can stomach playing at the moment is USSR I haven't been too concerned with the broken weather.

 

[Tobear]

I use:

- the map/terrain folder of this mod to minimize the lag while scrolling/zooming and some game speed improvement: http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/showthread.php?t=430704

- the AI Improvement Pack by Shauf for better AI combined with better game speed:
http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/showthread.php?t=420995

All in all I use HOI3 mods to improve the game speed, reduce some lag and have more fun because of a better AI.

 

[rambotobe]

Hi

I am using
-Ai Improvement Pack V1.2.3 - Combined efforts to improve diplomacy!
http://www.europa-universalis.com/forum/showthread.php?t=420995

- Waiting to get proper unit icons

 

[Qotsa1899]

AI Improvement Mod
Unique Units Mod
New Nations Mod

 

[unmerged(144986)]

Is there a mod that makes HoI3 look like HoI2? I love the changed features but the graphics are not my cup of tea. I like my strategy games to look simple.

 

[Sentinal 6]

I use:
1) DMP Special map mod 1.0 w/country colors, weather graphics, textures, layers, DMP cursors, counter background.
2) AI Impovement Pack by (Shauf, Reisender,Darkzodiak,Bürger joh,maclane,
Timdog) - some fantastic work.
3) Myros alternative graphics - AA, forts, etc.
4) Devildread color ldr pics - he got them from the HOI2 WIF team.

I am following the great work of Modestus (Retextured Map) and Van Diemen (Map Project). I plan on giving those a go in a few days.

I am also working on my own graphis mod to the technology and model pics. Tec preview shown in a thread titled Graphics MOD – Alternative Technology Pictures WIP.

Have a great day.

 

[unmerged(18239)]

I am following the great work of Modestus (Retextured Map) and Van Diemen (Map Project). I plan on giving those a go in a few days.

Combine them for the great effect you can see in my first post.

 

[rook749]

I use the AI Improvement Pack by Shauf & Team for better AI combined with better game speed.

http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/showthread.php?p=10151444&posted=1#post10151444

Rook

 

[Sentinal 6]

Combine them for the great effect you can see in my first post.

Question - is it a straight forward merge of the two?

 

[unmerged(141851)]

AI Improvment Pack by Shauf et. al. Everyone needs to use that.

I also got the mods for historical flags and new loading screens.

I got a mod that I saw in the forums, but it's not on the main mod thread, where someone changed a bunch of the unit names to be more accurate and also found a bunch of new pictures for a lot of the units. It was incomplete and I guess he gave up on it, but the pictures were very nice. Eye candy, not really vital, but nice. Can't remember the name of the guy.

 

[unmerged(144305)]

This is my first HOI series game.
Are mods hard to install? (I'm tech ignorant)
Does installing a Mod mess up a saved game?

The AI mod intrigues me, as does the OP's map mod.

 

[Pugmak]

This is my first HOI series game.
Are mods hard to install? (I'm tech ignorant)
Does installing a Mod mess up a saved game?

The AI mod intrigues me, as does the OP's map mod.

Each of the mods will have install instructions posted on the opening post of their thread in the mod section.

They tend to be step by step and fair clear. I'm a techtard, myself, and I am usually able to muddle through if I actually follow the instructions as written.

 

[Jorath13]

I would caution anyone looking to implement mods for the first time:

MAKE A BACKUP OF YOUR GAME! If you have a thumbnail drive, another HD, or can simply put a backup of your game on another portion of your HD do so. This way if all hell breaks loose you can simply reinstall from the backup, rather than installing the game all over again and waiting to repatch. At the very, very least if you are lacking the room you should make copies of the individual files that these mods are overwriting - again if all hell breaks loose, etc.

That said, for the most part I've yet to experience any issues running the mods I have:

Shauf's AI Improvement Pack (now up to 1.2.3 as of this writing)
HEAD 1.1 (introduces new and improved events)
HOI2 Colors Mod 1.0 (recolors the map to HoI2 specs)
Navalmod 1.1 (links SHBs to BB tech and strengthens CAGs)

I've seen some posts about people blue-screening or having CTDs when implementing more than 1 mod. Hence I'd suggest people start with one mod, if you like it try a second mod. Read the mod-maker's read me (if there's one) including all relevant following posts. This way it should alleviate any questions you might have about the mod.

 

[Hraban]

I use:
- Retextured map
- Van Diemen's "The HoI3 map patch project"
- DiDay's Unique Units Mod

seems a nice combination, i tried it but the DiDay`s UUM counters are gone. infact i dont have any counters at all, just tiny nation flags. any hints ?

 

[bbasgen]

- Retextured map
- Van Diemen's "The HoI3 map patch project"

These are both outstanding mods that I use.

 

[unmerged(18239)]

seems a nice combination, i tried it but the DiDay`s UUM counters are gone. infact i dont have any counters at all, just tiny nation flags. any hints ?

If tihs occured after installing the retextured map the problem might just be you didn't install the hotfix as well. Check the first post of the thread and put it in the right place to get it working correctly.

Cheers,
SM

 

[smily132]

None right now because I don't really like graphic mods or mini mods.

 

[Hraban]

If tihs occured after installing the retextured map the problem might just be you didn't install the hotfix as well. Check the first post of the thread and put it in the right place to get it working correctly.

Cheers,
SM

its working now, i reread the retextured map mod thread and just used the terrain folder and left everything else out. got working counters and the additionally urban terrain from the map patch project. looks really nice now

thanks for your suggestion

 

[Its-_-Adi]

embarassing that most of your mods are dead!

especially van diemens map patch would be great, if someone reads this could you help me out to find a random map patch? thx

neitherlands allways ruin my day fml -.-