Before you is the largest world modification for the game Empire: Total War. Virtually all the game's content has been redesigned and transformed - from graphic changes to changes related to artificial intelligence. Many hundreds of new units of troops have been added, and the playing space has been significantly expanded. The main emphasis of the developers is on the quality of execution and optimization of the gameplay. New campaigns, cultures, factions, technologies, game scenarios, advanced strategic and tactical maps have been added.
The main distinctive feature of this modification is the twelve-year work of the developers to create a certain capability designer, the purpose of which is to satisfy the different tastes of the players. The date of the first release is 28.09.2009.
Game Launcher
So, with the help of the integrated Pirates Launcher, each player can choose not only a campaign to their liking, but also - sound (muskets, cannons, battle sounds), smoke (fire, tracers, etc. - 9 options), combat system (6 options + in combination with formations, the variability increases), playing without walls, playing with walls, different types of formations (buildings before the battle - 6 options), battle deployment maps (with different composition of elements) many strategic and tactical options. You can choose to use or not use the integrated VDM application, which greatly expands the possibilities of game interactions - diplomatic alternatives, intrigues, diseases, cataclysms, an original system for recruiting troops, replenishing and training troops with the help of agents. In general, there is everything that you may need for YOUR game.
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Installation instructions in English. Correction: now there are not three parts of the archive, but one!
Installation instructions are in Spanish. Newer! YouTube easily translates into any language! Watch!)))
Recommended archive for unpacking archives: 7-Zip
Download from Google: here.
After installation, do not forget to additionally press the language selection button.
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Official website of PUA
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Here's a brief summary of the features of the Pirates Uber Alles mod. It's a complete overhaul, from graphics to units, buildings, events, ui, sounds, scripts etc. Most of the features of the Empire 2 mod was actually taken from the PUA mod (see the Empire 2 credits in Moddb added retroactively). But what sets it apart from other overhauls is its EXTREME customizability to suit the player's tastes using the powerful PUA mod launcher. All of these customizable options with just one click on the launcher and NO MANUAL FIDDLING of files or the userscript:
- options for Battle AI behavior, hardcore battle setting, smoke, sound effects, formations, forts etc.
- enable or disable VDM (EU4 events features in ETW)
- options for campaigns using the classic Empire map or the expanded map similar to Imperial Destroyer (the ID dev actually took the expanded map from the PUA team)
- choose early 1700, late 1772, or 1703 great northern war campaigns
- choose standard campaigns with all nations or campaigns specifically tailored to factions (Russia, Habsburgs, Sweden, Britain, France, Poland, USA, Eastern nations, Pirates, etc)
In addition, the default settings are the recommended settings of the devs. Only change the launcher settings if you know what you want to change in the mod to your liking.
Please, can someone explain VDM with a bit more precision?
Some of us are not playing with it, scared it may corrupt the game or be too complicated, and maybe it's an awesome addition.
What does it mean "units trained by special characters", like heroes in ROME 2?
What other those alternate diplomatic options?
What happens during cataclysms, like hurricanes, earthquakes, plagues, and all that?
Does disease affect characters, troops, or settlements? How to cure it?
"like heroes in ROME 2?" - Yes exactly.
But this is not the best place for such a question.
The best place is here: Imtw.ru
Or on Discord: Discord.com
In principle, a lot is written there anyway. And the answers to your questions can be found in the messages.