De Bello Mundi is a modification of Medieval Total War that carries the game in the classical era from 240 BC to 117 AD
Excellent game!
I believe that what makes a good mod is, obviously, being fun to play, but most importantly, is its ability to blend in with the base game's assets to the point it could be easily mistaken for an expansion pack, or at the very least well enough so that it doesn't feel intrusive to the game's original vision even when it's based on a completely different setting. We have the classic Third Age Total War as an easy example. While I had no immediate issues with the gameplay itself, this mod utterly failed at the latter requirement, with a horribly idealized art and sound direction that clashes with Medieval 2's originals at every opportunity, tacked over it in incredibly poor taste. Trashy stock metal music instead of Medieval 2's iconic tracks? Come on...
Epic and beautiful. It is such a pleasure to read explanations about the regions, events, units, the way of life.
great mod.
Fun as hell.
The first great Medieval 2: Total War: Kingdoms MOD set in the Antiquity. The first one using better models than those in Rome: Total War. It were released the first time in the summer of 2013 and i played this a lot back then. I did use to play this, Hyrule, or the LotR-mod for Rome.
This is still one of my favorites, and while it had some issues with crashing in the middle of battles (which was really a pain) it still revolutionized MED2 modding with it's custom settlements for all the factions in the mod, with it's huge map including India, with it's beautiful songs.
Be aware that i am reviewing the official version, and the smaller patches for it - including RAF1989's great submods that added more units, and fixed bugs and features.
I am not reviewing the 2.0-version.
The mod was awesome and still is to this day. It is deserving of a ten and the only minus is the unstability during some battles. A great historical mod that i think is the best historical mod i've played in Medieval 2.
Goodnest mod of Antiquity age, a lot of new units, good map and etc.
Playing DBM 1.0 with patch 1.1, and so far I haven't had any major bugs or crashes. The installers and game both run smoothly.
Numerous VFX-related areas could be improved, for example, strat map accents, battle map accents, etc. These may have already been fixed in 2.0.
Besides a few other quirks, I'm really liking how this mod came out. I was looking for an alternative to EB II, and I am not disappointed by DBM. Big thanks to DBM's team. Also great is the amount of historically accurate content within the mod.
----Updated Review for 2.0-----
Unfortunately 2.0 is not as up to quality as 1.0, there are some improvements and fixes, but a number of changes reduce the mod's entertainment factor, namely the new terrain textures which are far from realistic, a shrunken map, strange new faction choices (Hyrankians instead of Parthians for example), coupled with poor balance and a campaign that simply isn't as engaging.
DBM 2.0: 7/10
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This mod rocks. It takes you into the Classical Era right after the age of Alexander the Great, and it refuses to let you go. Makes me feel like I'm playing Rome: Total War, but in an updated form. Best part is my Hoplites aren't completely OP. 9/10 rating. I do wish it had another download with Rome: Total War music.