New starting garrisons - they're now smaller and do consist of basic troops! image - The Last Kingdom (M2TW) mod for Medieval II: Total War: Kingdoms
The Last Kingdom challenges players to control 13 new factions, including the Vikings themselves, the Saxons, Scots, Irish, Welsh and Norman, and to embark on a campaign to dominate the British Isles. With a wealth of new historical heroes, players can lead a range of new units into battle - including Viking Berserkers, Saxon Huscarles and Fyrdmen - while conducting sieges and epic battles. You can conduct the campaign on a new map focusing on North Europe, in the continent, in the Isle of England or Iceland or starting from the Norwegian peninsula.
All the starting armies of all the playable factions and of the Rebels have been remade, resized and made smaller and weaker - the player will now start with basic troops mostly - with possibly some medium troops available - only the bodyguard is elite.
Rebel armies are way weaker.
Expect a campaign where you start with the basic stuff and will have to upgrade cities and their barracks in order to recruit better troops.
The Rebels needed to be weaker after I nerfed the playable factions.