Holy Moly, o-o

Hi Dresden, is this hardcore submod compatible with the latest 1.3.5 beta?

db/building_levels_tables (create time)

yes its save compatible

Hey Stix_09, could you tell me which table effects building construction times? I'd like to keep those they way they are in standard DEI.

save compatible?

AI is more aggressive on higher difficulty because they get even more buffs , which means they can have more armies, This makes them more aggressive, but does not make them play better.

So use mod to increase player difficulty in campaign. Play on normal.
If u want more aggressive AI then up the difficulty to higher level to buff AI resources even more.
But note as description says , mod also buffs the difficulty buffs AI gets. Which makes using higher difficulty with this mod even more aggressive. ( the power balance determines AI aggressiveness to player)

ie campaign difficult does not change AI skills.

Likewise battle difficulty just buffs AI players units stats, but does not increase skills of AI in battles.

Which Difficulty would you recommend playing this mod on? for Campaign Difficulty wise.

Seems like whenever i play on Very hard + The AI diplomatically perma declares war on me , Apart from this i quite love it , any way to fix it?

Just checking, this is OK to activate and deactivate however many times throughout the campaign right? Thanks.

Please update this submod for 1.3.1 verson.

update

Just and FYI for people (same applies to other tables these submods edit)

To remove increased tech research time , just need to delete one table in this submod called "technologies_tables"

There are many videos on youtube showing how to edit tables using RPFM (rusted pack file manager) The basics are same for R2, Atiila, WH tw games)

You will find pack file for this mod in

"..\Steam\steamapps\workshop\content\214950\502374355"

(214950= steam ID for Rome 2, and 502374355= steam Id for this mod (seen in the URL address bar above)

https://tw-modding.com/index.php/Tutorial:RPFM_For_Dummies

Submods that alter DEI main mods go before DEI mods.

@marseu I haven't had any trouble running it with the update

Should I have this mod before or after the rest of DEI in the load order?

1.3 compatible?

this mod is for real gamers

Great mod! I love everything of it except that all factions are aggressive/devious and that makes diplomacy kind of useless. I would prefer normal DEI aggressive/reliable traits with more cultural aversion and with AI more aggressive and an initial budget of only 5000-10000 so that is hard to make good deals at the start of the game but at least there is a chance of getting some allies

wish there was a another version without doubled research time just the ai aggression. i need one bit of tech to help with public order 4 turns to wait for it is crazy. everything else i don't mind

@danwright405 i always skill, research & build into research speed when using this mod. by the time you get close to the late techs you can have tons of characters and buildings with research speed increase so itll be more like 10-20 turns...

i like this mod but the doubled research times i dont think should be added. having to wait 48 turns for one bit of tech is just frustrating

Don't be like me and play this with cultural tensio

hi, I'm sorry to bother. Is there any chance you could bring some modifications such as reintroduce 1 year per turn gameplay, or leave 4 tpy but but make Ai concentrate more on defending (still strongly) his borders and building up its own economy. I just feel it's weird when Ai (Rome or Arverni) conquers like 3 cities ad only 6 years has passed. It wouldn't be much historically realistic.
thanks and wonderful mod and submod anyway :)

Does this increase AI unit size? I was playing as Sparta with next to no manpower and regularly facing 3+ doomstacks from Rome and other Barbarians a turn on very hard. I'm looking to restart on normal but don't want to face that type of crap again

i forgett: effects added DURING A GAME take effect from the next turn

part 2:
but when u have aldo datavenia/realism/alexander etc , after point 4. same but everything related to submod (datavenia for example)
4A . overhull /Ui but not primary submod , spec reskin etc
4B. imprv/changrules off global game like edicts/typesofmoving
4C.PRIMARY SUBMOD

and next points A/B/C etc .This is my 99% working system to play with DEI /i play in most of DEI mods,overhulls
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many times after mod jugglery, u must clean rtw2 folder,all little trashes sabotage game (not working mod,invisib,parts of units,black screen etc

When i start adventure witch rtw2Dei i not find nothig what can explaine noob player ABC of addmodding especially DEI

maybe it will be useful to someone

tip: setting the order of mods in the STEAM MOD MENAGER(not need rename packs like a: @@@@ / !@@@ / 1 or tag!!@@) FOR DEI
1. all graphical who have influence to all game/campag/battlefield/remov.graph.effe/performerc/newtext-nocloud-water hd
2.music
3.All soft ui images/new bulding/units picture
4.battle changes like spotrange,camera
now

if only DEI

A.campagdifferenc like HARD/Soft/Fast /tpy/etc = try to not mix -and avoid creating conflicts in mod effects inMM)
B.unitchanges/buldingsefectdiff
C.DEI
D.small brothers like a font, advisors speeking,new look arty etc

Hey so the release candidate launcher isnt a thing anymore and the submod wont seem to work. Tried the beta launcher, still doesnt work. Any tips?

thanks, love your work @Dresden

Yes it should

does this mod works with the new update ?

I haven't played this in a while, but started up a game as Armenia and noticed that within about 30-35 turns, Kartli had a stack of 6+1 footguards (general), and 3 heavy sword infantry with 80 armor. This vastly outclasses the T2 barracks spearmen + mercenary spearmen that I have in my king's army, and the Kartli upkeep for those units is incredibly low. Is this part of the mod now? I remember the AI armies being more... realistic in composition with lots of levy/regular troops, missile units, and a few elite/noble units.

the ai barely forge large empires or attack a lot even with this mod

Those are older game versions.

found it thanks : ) what are the other betas? theres loads. patch 7 and stuff

Its a beta option for the game.

i cant find this launcher. typed in release candidate launcher but nothing comes up

There are some versions of this submod on TWC that don't have the CAI parts if you are interested in that.

This is my go-to submod for Rome; but when I play for economic wins, this mod is too harsh. Everything in this mod is perfect, even for economic wins, except for the increase in AI aggression. If there were a variant that omitted the "total war" playstyle of AI aggression, I wouldn't have to disable this mod when I feel like playing different styles. Just some feedback. Great submod.

Yeah the only bad things about this mod is the diplomacy go to toilt and is almost useless... If you could lower the will to make war a BIT. I get attacked by faction that are frienly to me lol. (50+ green point)

Is there any possibility of adding some realism to this mod vis-a-vis allies/diplomacy? The aggressiveness is great for enemies, but for alliances and diplomacy it makes it pretty unrealistic since everybody hates you so much.

NOTICE: The new launcher has issues with mod load order which negatively impacts submods especially. If you are having problems getting submods to work, please try the beta launcher option in the Steam game options (called release candidate launcher).

I can't get this mod for work even though I have acticated if and put the @ in front so it loads on top.

wow this looks insane i will try it on very hard lets see what hapens

I also would like to second Sir_Tobie. It would be great if a version of this mod without the ai agression could be made. Or better yet, a version in wich the agressiveness is increased, but not too much. (The way the agressiveness is set now, even my allies hate me)

I second Sir-Tobie, and of course thank the whole dei team for this magnificient gaming experience:)

does the hardcoresubmod without increased ai aggression still exist? prefer that one as it doesnt make diplomacy almost completely obsolete xD

Its updated

Update?

can i use this mod with Scipios the great realsim mode or i have to use one of them?

Updated for todays patch

What difficulty should I still play on with this mod let alone DEI without this mod?