Today, I am going to start with the WM56 ETW 1700S mod and the many addon mods that I have added to my mod db download page. If you download the 1700S mod, it comes with my addon music vol 1, which is the sound tract music from the patriot movie and some songs from the TAR mod 10th anniversary edition. Over time you will get tired of listening to the same music over and over, I know I did. You can download my addon music vol 2,3, and 4. that should keep you going for a while.Music vol 2 is music from ETW, TAR, and Hi Fi Mastersounds. Music vol 3 and 4, is mostly music from Royality free music, Hi Fi Mastersounds, and the TAR mod. This is the very reason that I do a lot of addon mods, so you can simply download and swap out files with the model manager 1.5, to create different mods to enhance your gaming experience, plus you don't have to mess with the script file because the MM 1.5 does that for you. In conjunction with the four music vols, their is a new CAI BAI that makes wheeling and dealing with governments a lot easier. If you so choose, you can now try to purchase territories if the price is right, from friend or foe without fighting for it. Your spies have a higher success rate of completing their missions.
In the BAI, if your unit retreats, they can regroup and rejoin the battle. The units are more balanced, so don't think, because you have more units that you are assured of wining the battle. All of the eastern factions now have muskets instead of bows and axes.
I made this change in the Napoleon mod that I am still working on now. If it turns out to be a popular move for the 1700S mod, I won't change it. Another popular addon is, High-Definition Graphic Pack by Terrestria Orbem. I got his permission to offer his graphics mod as a download for your convince. Another addon is a dry weather patch, which is in a movie format, so you just drop it in your ETW/ data folder and thats it. 90% of the time it gives you dry weather for battles. Last but not least! I replaced the ETW blue movie with the original Creative Assembly movie for the grand campaign screen and menu screen.
Below I will post some images of the different addons that you can use to enhance the WM56 ETW 1700S mod, Plus a new 1700S mod video. The same addons that I have mentioned in this article, works for the Pirates Gate mod, as well. As I stated in past articles, The Pirates Gate mod is the 1700S mod. In PG V1, The Netherlands are now a pirate faction and in V2, The Netherland and Spain are both Pirate nations. The Netherlands fly a black Pirates flag, While Spain flies the Red pirates' flag. In conjunction with the addons that you can implement for the PG Mod, I have plans to reskin some more pirate uniforms to implement into the game at a later date.
I am currently working on the Napoleon mod. I am about halfway finished reskinning the eastern factions. Below I will post an image of the different addons that you can use with the Napoleon mod. I hope to finish the Napoleon mod eastern factions addon sometime this year. As soon as I do, I will start work on the civil war mod. This mod will be in 2 parts, as I stated in my last article. I cant wait to finish the Napoleon mod and get started on the civil war mod. Until the next article, happy gaming from WM56.
