The Additional Units Mod adds 11 new troop types to Shogun II as well as unlocking the faction-specific units for use by all players. It does however, include some AI changes - specifically to help some of the factions use their units and territories better, but also changes to their agent abilities and to improve the use and value of monk units. Given that it also increases unit sizes and densities, fighting a DarthMod AI is always a more reliable challenge.įirstly, it extends the campaign togiving players more time to achieve their objectives. The enemy AI makes better use of its units and the subtle alterations in morale, arrow spread and so on, really change the battles. DarthMod redresses that, making apparently rational AI behaviour in the campaign, land battles or sea battles. The enemy campaign AI in Total War games is famously inconsistent, with a tendency to cheat or behave bizarrely in the presence of an non-AI character.

Finding Shogun 2 mods is always going to be a pain until the Steam Workshop comes to Total War - especially as good ones seem as rare as a tasteful Horo.

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