Steam Workshop and How to Make Mods

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Steam Workshop

The Rome II Steam Workshop is a directory of user created modifications for the game that can alter many different areas of the game, from simple balance mods to adding new units to changing the graphics in the game.

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You can browse the Workshop for mods you would like to have in your game and subscribe to them. The tags can be used to filter for mods of different types, so if you just want to find mods that add new units, the Units tag is the one for you.

Mod Manager

Once you have subscribed to items in the Workshop, when you next load up the game you can see these mods by clicking on the Mod Manager button in the launcher.

This will show all the Workshop items you are subscribed to and the download progress of them. You can also choose which mods you want active via the checkboxes for each one. So you can subscribe to more mods than you want active at any one time and you can have them downloaded on your computer and ready to go whenever you want them to have an effect in-game.

You can also upload mods to Steam Workshop from the Mod Manager, but that will be covered later. First there is information on how to make a mod.

Creating a Mod

For now community made tools are required to create mods. There are already many great tools and tutorials out there, below is a list of them that will get you started.

Warscape Modding Primer– A good beginners guide to modding Rome II.
Pack File Manager – The main community tool, this can open pack files, create new ones and edit database tables
Rome 2 Editor – A tool designed for dealing with large amounts of data in the database.
How to create a mod pack in 5 easy steps with Pack File Manager – A great guide on how to create a mod pack, the crucial element of any Workshop mod.
How to make a custom unit with Pack File Manager – Another useful tutorial this time focused on adding units.
Tools, Tutorials and Resources – A list of all tools and tutorials for Rome II modding.

Uploading a Mod to Steam Workshop

Now you have made a mod, uploading it to Steam Workshop is a simple process.

Make sure your mod pack has a unique name so it will not conflict with other mods, and that it is located in your Rome II data folder along with an image for your mod. This should be a 256x256 png image with the same name as your mod pack. If you do not have this image you will get an error message on trying to upload.

Run the game and go to the Mod Manager. You should see a new entry there with the name of your mod pack along with an upload button. Clicking it will prompt you to select which tag you want for your mod. The tags are:

Graphical
UI
Overhaul
Battle
Campaign
Units
Compliation
Maps

Pick the one that is most relevant.

Once your mod has been uploaded you will be taken to the Steam Workshop page for it where you can edit its title, description and upload additional images/videos to help promote it. Save the details and it will be available for everyone who owns Rome II to subscribe to and use themselves in their games.

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Total War: Attila sees you playing through the transitional period just before the onset of the Dark Ages.

It’s 395 AD and you’re in what’s called the Late Antiquity period. The well-known title character Attila isn’t at the helm of the Huns just yet, but will be fighting his way there throughout the campaign.

As the Total War franchise progresses with each new title, TW: Attila builds on its predecessor Rome II. And it offers some major improvements to UI and battle pacing.

Yet just like all Total War games, the modding community keeps finding ways to make improvements over time.

And now is a great time to look back and enjoy some of these community refinements to get the best Total War: Attila experience possible.

Prep for battle!

25. Olympian Campaign Camera

Camera control is always an area for improvement.

Not just for Total War games, but for large-scale strategy games in general.

Most of the time these games don’t allow you to zoom in far enough, get in close enough, or get the right angles you need.

Olympian Campaign Camera solves that by giving you adjusted height parameters in the campaign map view.

You can now zoom further out or get a bit closer to the ground, giving you more options to plan out strategies and a better view of surrounding factions and their activities.

24. Olympian Battle Camera

Modder Olympian offers us the same options when it comes to tactical battles, allowing more freedom in terms of camera movement.

You’ll be able to get really close to the action if you choose, or you can zoom out for a birds-eye perspective of the fight.

This allows for more flexibility watching out for your units during combat, whether you need to focus in on particular parts of your army, or to get a quick overview whether the battle is going in your favor.

We’ve all been in both places, I’m sure.

23. More Bold Campaign Borders v2

Another quality of life mod to go with Olympian’s camera mods, the More Bold Campaign Borders makes it easier to see province boundaries.

Especially when zoomed out, it isn’t always easy to spot where territories end.

This can make it difficult to strategically plan out your next moves. Well, not anymore.

What’s even better is that the mod is now in its second version, which means full compatibility with newer DLCs & compatibility with other mods shouldn’t be an issue.

22. Natural Water Mod

The TW community has given us a lot of ways to improve the game’s visuals.

The Natural Water Mod is one such improvement, making water look much more realistic. It’s just incredible, really.

It affects all bodies of water on the map including rivers, lakes, and oceans.

Water has always been a limitation graphically. But thanks to mods like this, we can get a much more immersive visual experience.

21. Attila: Flora HD

You might think graphics for the environment wouldn’t play a huge role in Total War: Attila… but you’d be surprised at how much a visual upgrade can improve how immersive the game is overall.

Immersion is one of the biggest factors for modding IMO.

This Flora HD mod retextures most of the game’s terrain and flora, giving them completely reworked HD textures.

Modder Celticuswas particularly focused on improving Atlantic and Continental climates, so you’ll see the most improvements in those areas.

Overall it’s a great visual enhancement that just makes the game look better. Who could hate that?

20. Bright Weapon Textures (no black weapons!)

Weapon textures have been upgraded over the years, and we have modder olvkhs99 to thank for that.

His biggest gripe was with steel weapons appearing in a darker shade (which explains the mod title).

Looking at the side-by-side comparisons, it actually does make you wonder why the swords & axes appear to be totally black.

It’s a minor change, but makes the overall look of the game just more realistic.

This mod affects most weapons including all Celtic, Eastern, and Steppe swords, along with Germanic spears, Roman Daggers, the shotel, and the khanda (among others).

19. Aztec 2015 Graphics

Aztec 2015 Graphics is one of the larger graphical mods out there, making major changes to the game’s scenery.

It actually adds 50 different scenes to the game including sunset backdrops, darker foggy climates, and sunny afternoon weather.

That’s only three examples, so imagine what you’ll find in the other 47!

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