I'm curious what useful mods you all have installed. There are a bunch out there that look similar.
Are some better than others?
Did you create a mod that only a few people are using?
Is there one that everybody has that's NOT good?
Do you admit to trying age of cubes?
Here's what I've got so far...
Title (Author)
Better Small Trees (Chrazini)
-There are a bunch of small trees mods out there. I don't know if this is the best one. Is it? I just know the name says "Better" and Chrazini made it, so it seems like it should be good! I also see Small Trees, Improved Small Trees, Even Smaller Trees, and many others... What do you use? Why?
Zetnus Improved Grid Mod No Snow Version (Zetnus)
-Seems like a normal enough grid. Not so obtrusive as the game default. And hey, if it throws in No Snow, all the better. But is this the best grid mod? Do you prefer another one?
Fish Borders (Tevious7621)
-Only 528 installs, but this type of mod seems pretty helpful if you don't use Cubes. Do you use another one that's tied into some other terrain mod?
Original Sounds(StepS7578)
-This is actually the BEST mod I've installed so far. I had just played a messy game on steppe where after my scout rush, I was going forward with wave after wave of trush villagers thinking I had my guy surrounded... Meanwhile I only realize the opponent is in castle age because of the strange new TC I found... and his conqs started to ravage my farmers before I got everything under control... The moral of this story is that the new DE sounds are way too muted for me. I can't tell when battle alerts happen. I can't hear the arrows swishing. I can't hear the farms expiring. But with the Original [game] Sounds, I can hear again! There are only 465 installs of this one. Is there something wrong with it that I'm missing? Do you actually LIKE the new game sounds?
UU Emblems (Chrazini)
-Only 84 downloads. I missed it because of that. I literally just downloaded it and opened it in single player to test it as I was writing this post since I remembered that TheViper was rocking something like this on his stream the other day. Opened a game with Lithuanians vs Cumans... and realized the emblems would have been easier to interpret in this particular case. 11. Still in general it's probably better, though I'd prefer the civ names just written out to at least four letters: e.g. Cuma, Maya, Azte, Lith, Mali, Mala, and so on.
...because of that I just downloaded:
TextCivEmblems (the6hu8b)
-Displays civ names up to THREE letters. But Malay is MLY, and Mayans are MAY, etc., according to the description. Only 41 downloads, but I'm now a happy customer.
Center Mini-Map
-Also a great voobly feature. Makes it easier for me to not miss the bigger picture. I see a few options but haven't decided which I like best yet.
-Centered Minimap (polskafan7318): 28 downloads. Very simple and improved change.
-middle mini-map and lower score for elders (NeutralFever01): 165 downloads. LOL is this guy making fun of me for being old and just wanting things to be easier to see and more like Voobly? I like that not only does this center the minimap, but instead of the scores hovering ABOVE the minimap, it moves them down to where the minimap WAS (since there is no longer a minimap there to waste space). It does feel WEIRD, but if I can get used to it, it does free up more room.
No More Plants (Sogomn)
-All the useless plants that look like straggler bushes are gone, thank the Lord DauT! (and HeavenlyChorus and wAkKo for telling me about it)
DESIRED:
Useless Plants Remover
-I had installed "[Guaymallen] - Useless Plants Remover" (Guaymallen2276), but it seems to be outdated or not working. Is there another version of this that gets rid of all the bushes that I keep thinking are trees? Or do you use some other terrain mod that smooths out the grass?
FOUND!
Small Walls
-I love this on Voobly. Looking forward to someone adding it on DE.
Original Unit Sprites/Graphics
-There's something about the way the turkeys disappear under my TC... or how I can't tell when an xbow has become an arbalest, or just how PLAIN a knight looks in DE. I really want those flashy and distinct unit graphics from the original game back.
Intriguing:
Resource Bar at Bottom (tcodesian): 13 downloads. The description shows the resource bar RIGHT on top of the interface. I'll be honest... I MIGHT more easily see it down there. But in reality it turns out my brain just can't see it at all.
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Anyway, that's what I've got. What do you think?
Are some better than others?
Did you create a mod that only a few people are using?
Is there one that everybody has that's NOT good?
Do you admit to trying age of cubes?
Here's what I've got so far...
Title (Author)
Better Small Trees (Chrazini)
-There are a bunch of small trees mods out there. I don't know if this is the best one. Is it? I just know the name says "Better" and Chrazini made it, so it seems like it should be good! I also see Small Trees, Improved Small Trees, Even Smaller Trees, and many others... What do you use? Why?
Zetnus Improved Grid Mod No Snow Version (Zetnus)
-Seems like a normal enough grid. Not so obtrusive as the game default. And hey, if it throws in No Snow, all the better. But is this the best grid mod? Do you prefer another one?
Fish Borders (Tevious7621)
-Only 528 installs, but this type of mod seems pretty helpful if you don't use Cubes. Do you use another one that's tied into some other terrain mod?
Original Sounds(StepS7578)
-This is actually the BEST mod I've installed so far. I had just played a messy game on steppe where after my scout rush, I was going forward with wave after wave of trush villagers thinking I had my guy surrounded... Meanwhile I only realize the opponent is in castle age because of the strange new TC I found... and his conqs started to ravage my farmers before I got everything under control... The moral of this story is that the new DE sounds are way too muted for me. I can't tell when battle alerts happen. I can't hear the arrows swishing. I can't hear the farms expiring. But with the Original [game] Sounds, I can hear again! There are only 465 installs of this one. Is there something wrong with it that I'm missing? Do you actually LIKE the new game sounds?
UU Emblems (Chrazini)
-Only 84 downloads. I missed it because of that. I literally just downloaded it and opened it in single player to test it as I was writing this post since I remembered that TheViper was rocking something like this on his stream the other day. Opened a game with Lithuanians vs Cumans... and realized the emblems would have been easier to interpret in this particular case. 11. Still in general it's probably better, though I'd prefer the civ names just written out to at least four letters: e.g. Cuma, Maya, Azte, Lith, Mali, Mala, and so on.
...because of that I just downloaded:
TextCivEmblems (the6hu8b)
-Displays civ names up to THREE letters. But Malay is MLY, and Mayans are MAY, etc., according to the description. Only 41 downloads, but I'm now a happy customer.
Center Mini-Map
-Also a great voobly feature. Makes it easier for me to not miss the bigger picture. I see a few options but haven't decided which I like best yet.
-Centered Minimap (polskafan7318): 28 downloads. Very simple and improved change.
-middle mini-map and lower score for elders (NeutralFever01): 165 downloads. LOL is this guy making fun of me for being old and just wanting things to be easier to see and more like Voobly? I like that not only does this center the minimap, but instead of the scores hovering ABOVE the minimap, it moves them down to where the minimap WAS (since there is no longer a minimap there to waste space). It does feel WEIRD, but if I can get used to it, it does free up more room.
No More Plants (Sogomn)
-All the useless plants that look like straggler bushes are gone, thank the Lord DauT! (and HeavenlyChorus and wAkKo for telling me about it)
DESIRED:
FOUND!
Small Walls
-I love this on Voobly. Looking forward to someone adding it on DE.
Original Unit Sprites/Graphics
-There's something about the way the turkeys disappear under my TC... or how I can't tell when an xbow has become an arbalest, or just how PLAIN a knight looks in DE. I really want those flashy and distinct unit graphics from the original game back.
Intriguing:
Resource Bar at Bottom (tcodesian): 13 downloads. The description shows the resource bar RIGHT on top of the interface. I'll be honest... I MIGHT more easily see it down there. But in reality it turns out my brain just can't see it at all.
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Anyway, that's what I've got. What do you think?
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