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Best Mods For Total War: Shogun 2 (All Free) · 20. Extended Camera Minimod · 19. Shogun 2 Overhaul Project · 18. Daimyos & Generals MOD · 17. Furinkazan: ... Pokémon Skyrim Minecraft FinalFantasy DarkSouls D&D5e SuperMario TheSims4 BestModsForTotalWar:Shogun2(AllFree) BYPaoloOwyong Thispostmaycontainaffiliatelinks.Ifyoubuysomethingwemaygetasmallcommissionatnoextracosttoyou.(Learnmore). Imagesource TotalWar:Shogun2isstillwidelyconsideredbymanytobeoneofthebestTotalWargamesoutthere. WhilemostTotalWarreleasesfocusonexpandingscopesandbasicallymakingeverythinglargerandmoreepic,Shogun2tooktheoppositeapproach. TheCreativeAssemblegotbacktotheirroots,revisiting16thcenturyJapan–whichwasalsothesettingoftheveryfirstTotalWartitle. Whetheryou’renewtotheseriesoraveteranlookingtorevisitanoldclassic,thesemodsaregenuinelymust-tryadd-onsforyournextShogun2playthrough. 20.ExtendedCameraMinimod CheckOutThisMod Tostartoff,here’sasimplequalityoflifemodthat’saneasyinstall. IthasbecomeanecessityforprettymuchanyRTSgame,andTotalWar:Shogun2isnodifferent. TheExtendedCameraMinimodmakesthingsjustabiteasiertomanageandseeasyouplay,especiallyinagameofthisscale. Itletsyouzoomthecameraoutabitmore,makingiteasiertogetthatmacroviewofalltheunitsyouhavedeployed.Ofcourse,you’llalsobegettingabetterviewoftheterrainandbattlefield,soit’seasiertoplanoutyournextmoves.   19.Shogun2OverhaulProject CheckOutThisMod Let’sbehonest,Shogun2isn’treallyanewgame.Andwhilethegraphicswereprettyimpressiveforitstime,we’vemovedforward. Like,alot. Butthatdoesn’tmeanwecan’tenjoyabetter-lookingShogun2!Allyou’llneedisthisShogun2Overhaulmod. ThemodaddsinHDtextures,highendmodels,andevenenhancesrenderingquality–allwhileimprovingthegame’soverallperformance.   18.Daimyos&GeneralsMOD CheckOutThisMod Thereisagoodamountofscaletothisgamecomparedtomanyothers. Thedownsidetothisisthatlookingatcopy-pastedunitsoverandovercaneasilygettiring.Holdonthough,asthere’sabrightsidehere! Thatalsomeansthataddingabitofvarietygoesalongway.Andyou’llwanttogetstartedupdatingthatwithapersonalfavorite:theDaimyos&Generalsmod. Thismodisactuallyacompilationofmanylittlemods,eachaffectingatleastoneoftheplayabledaimyosinthebasegame. Withthemodinstalled,eachofthedaimyoswillnowhaveuniqueartwork,allbeingmorehistoricallyaccurateandofhigherqualitythantheoriginals.   17.Furinkazan:ComprehensiveArtRework CheckOutThisMod Insteadofonlyfocusingondaimyosandgenerals,Furinkazanactuallyaimstoprovideeachunit,agent,andhistoricalcharactertheirownuniqueportrait. Themodbasicallytakesartworkfromadifferent,moreobscurehistoricalsimulationgame,andthen“transplants”themontoShogun2. Thisisalsoagreatwaytomakeyourexperiencemoreimmersive,asthemodaddsatouchofpersonalitytoeachofthecharacters.   16.FoTSTacticsandUniforms CheckOutThisMod Onthetopicofimmersion,therearetonsofmodsouttheretohelpwiththat. BasicallymakingShogun2’srealism&accuracyevenbetterthaninvanilla. FoTSTacticsandUniformsisavarietymodthathelpswithrealismtoo,addingtonsofdifferentvariationstounitappearances. Thetiniestdetailsarechangedinthemodtoaddmoreheadvariations,aswellasdifferentarmor,trousers,anduniformoptionstomuchoftheunitsinthegame. Thedesignsfoundherewereactuallybasedonthehistoricalbook“JapaneseMilitaryUniforms1841-1929”byNakanishiRitta. Sothatshouldbeanaddedbonusifhistoricalaccuracyisyourthing.   15.InvisibleBattleUI CheckOutThisMod Anothergreatimmersionmod–theInvisibleBattleUIbyyobi_uk. ThiswasactuallyinspiredbyanolderonefrompopularShogun2modderBullGod,butthatoneseemstohavebeendiscontinued(asofthiswriting). Inanycase,thisoneworksjustaswell!ItremovesmanyofthemessyUIelementsfromthebattlemenus. Notonlydoesthismakecombatmoreimmersivebykeepingyourattentiononwhat’shappening,butitalsomakestheremainingdetailsmucheasiertounderstand. Itgoesforamoreminimalisticlookoverall,givingyouamuchcleanerUItoworkwith.   14.NewJapaneseSpeechFixModv1 CheckOutThisMod Visualsaren’ttheonlyaspectthataffectimmersion. Thoughmoreoftenoverlooked,soundplaysjustasbigapartingivingyouthemostauthenticTotalWarexperience. Withthat,youmightwanttogivetheNewJapaneseSpeechFixashot. ModderWindnoticedsomeerrorsintheJapaneserecordingsspokenbysomeoftheunits.Sohetookituponhimselftoreplacethemwithmoreaccuratesoundfiles. WhileyoumightnotevenspeakJapanese,havingthisinstalledwillatleastmakethegame’saudiomoreaccurate.   13.GBJBloodMod:TheSamuraiBlood CheckOutThisMod Whilethere’smuchtodoandexploreinTotalWargames,oneofthebiggestaspectsofanytitleintheseriesisalwaysbattle. Evenoutsideofplayablecampaigns,manyTotalWarfansenjoystaginglarge-scalebattleswithsomefriends.Justtobeabletoplayaroundwitheverythingthegameshavetooffer. WellbattleslookjustabitmoreintensewiththeGBJBloodMod:TheSamuraiBloodmodbyApisinMemphis. Thismodreplacesbloodtexturestomakebloodonbothunitsandothersurfaceslookmuchmorerealistic.Vanillacan’ttouchthis!   12.OneTurnResearchMod CheckOutThisMod Onethingthatisn’twell-suitedforeveryonewhenitcomestoTotalWarisspeed:basicallyhowthesegamesarepaced. Somemightfindthepacingabittooslow.Othersprefertoprolongtheirplaythroughstogetthemostofeachcampaign. Inanycase,therearemodsthatcanhelpwithwhateveryouprefer. OneTurnResearchisagoodexampleofthat,reducingresearchcompletiontimestojust1turn. Thismakesthegamemovealongmuchfaster,asit’lltakemuchlesstimetoadvancethroughthetechtree.   11.3SkillPointsperGeneralLevel CheckOutThisMod 3SkillPointsperGeneralLevelissimilartothepreviousmod,butitaddresseshowgeneralslevelupthroughoutyourplaythrough. Andyoucanprobablyguessfromthetitle,yourgeneralsearn3skillpointsforeveryleveltheygain. Thisdiffersfromtheoriginal2skillpointsgivenonlevels2,3,and4inthevanillaversion–makingitpossibletogainamaxof15skillpointsinsteadoftheoriginal12. Enoughmaththough.Thisisn’tschool! Themodbasicallyletsyougetmoreupgradesforyourgeneralsoverall,withsomegivenatafasterrateaswell.   10.LakesideCastle CheckOutThisMod AnothergreatwaytoexpandyourShogun2experienceisplayingthroughsomeofthecustommapsthatthecommunityhascreatedthroughouttheyears. LakesideCastleisagreatexampleofamapthatwouldbetonsoffuntoplayaroundwith,especiallyifyou’replayingwithfriends. Themapfeaturesabeautifulgreenterrainwithasprawlingmountainrangeforabackdrop. Whatmakesthisinterestingisthatthere’sonlyonelargecastleatthefootofthemountain,whichyou’llobviouslybetaskedwithdefendingagainstattackingarmies.   9.ExpandedJapan CheckOutThisMod IfnoneofyourfriendsareinterestinginplayingShogun2,don’tworry. Therearecustommapsthatcanmakeyoursolocampaignbetteraswell. TheExpandedJapanmapmodexpandsthevanillamap,addingsomehistoricalprovincesandfactionsthatweren’tincludedinvanilla. All-in-all,themodadds97newregionsandover100newfactions,givingyoumuchmoretoexplore. Changeshavebeenmadetosomeoftheexistingregionsinfavorofhistoricalaccuracyaswell,sothatinitselfshouldbeenoughtogiveyouadifferentShogun2experience.   8.AdditionalUnitsMod–Shogun(AUM-SHO) CheckOutThisMod AswithanyotherTotalWargame,there’sloadsoffuntobehadinShogun2byexploringthemanyadditionalunitsavailablethroughmodding. TheAUM-SHOpackisoneofthemostpopular,allowingyoutomaximizeover20newunitsinthegame. Theunitsareamixureofnewadditionsaswellasunlockedunits,whilesomeevenfeatureaddedabilitiesmakingcombatevenmoredynamicthanbefore. Andthat’snotallyougetfromthepack!Italsoincludesafewnewshipstoplayaroundwithaswell.   7.DarthMod:ShogunII CheckOutThisMod Youmighteventuallygettiredofallthesmallermodsyou’vetried.Youmaywnatsomethingabitmoreexpansive. Ifthat’sthecase,you’regoingtoneedanoverhaulmod–andluckyforyou,thereareabunchforShogun2. DarthModshavebecome(arguably)oneofthemostpopularmodtypesintheentireTotalWarseries.AndShogun2hasitsownversionaswell. Otherthanintegratingacoupleofgraphicsmodsandgameplaychanges,DarthModsaretypicallyknownfortheirAIimprovementstoo. Ifyou’relookingforamorechallengingplaythrough,DarthModisagoodplacetostart. You’llfindtheenemyAIisn’taseasytooutsmartthroughoutyourcampaign.Theymightevencatchyouoffguardeverynowandagainifyou’renotcareful.   6.Zen CheckOutThisMod ZenisanotherpopularShogun2mod,andisthefirstofthetworealismoverhaulsonthislist. Asexplainedbytheteam: “Zenisanoverhaulwhichattemptstocreateamorehistoricallyaccurateunitrosterforbothcommonandclanspecialtyunits,aswellasrebalanceallunitssothateachhasadistinctpurpose,aswasthecasewiththeoriginalShogun.” Manyunitshavebeentweakedtomakeeachofthemstandoutmoreinbattle,soyou’llbeforcedtotrynewstrategiestofigureoutwhatworksbestwiththesefancy-shmancyupdatedstats.   5.Realism+ CheckOutThisMod Realism+isanothergreatmodforamorerealisticplaythrough,makingsomemajortweakstoexistingShogun2systemsinfavorofrealismandimmersion. Itmakesbattlesfeelmorerealbymakingthemlonger,allowingthemodtoshowcasesomeoftheuniquebattleanimationsitoffers. Therearealotofrebalancesimplementedinthecampaignaswell,coveringeverythingfrombuildingstatstoculturalinfluences. Overall,Realism+triestofindabalancebetweenrealismandengaginggameplay. You’resuretogetauniqueexperiencehereeitherway.   4.UltimateImmersiveMod CheckOutThisMod UltimateImmersiveModisanothergreatoverhauloption,andisawonderfulstartingpointifyoujuststartedplayingShogun2forthefirsttime. Asexplainedbythemodderhimself,UltimateImmersivewantsyoutohaveanimmersiveexperience. Butitdoesn’twanttoovercomplicatethingssothatanyonecouldgetinto. Themodcombinesanumberofdifferentsmallerones,including12TurnsperYear,ExpandedJapanMap,DiplomacyTweaks,andAlternateGeneralSkillsTreetomakeforacompletelydifferentcampaign.   3.RadiousTotalWarMod–FalloftheSamuraiversion CheckOutThisMod Radioushasbecomeanotherwell-knownnameintheTotalWarmoddingcommunity,andtheirShogun2modisoneofthemostpopularaswell. Whatseparatesthisoverhaulfromtherestofthepackisits“modular”nature,incorporatingmanydifferentsubmodsthatareeachtoggleable. ThisallowsyoutocreateyourownuniqueShogun2experience. Installingthemodasawholewillgiveyouaccesstoahostofdifferentoptions,eachofwhichyou’llbeabletoenableordisabledependingonyourpreferences. Sodiveinandhavesomefun!   2.TheRightsofMan3–RoadtoKyoto(TROM3) CheckOutThisMod TROMisyetonemorepopularoverhaulmodthatoffersitsownuniquetakeontheShogun2campaign. Aswithsimilarmods,TROMintroducessomenewunits,battlemechanics,buildings,andeventechnologiesforyoutodiscoverandexplore. OtheraspectstouchedonhereincludeimprovedAIandbattlemechanics,withthegoalofimprovingyouroverallgameplayexperiencewithoutreallychangingmuchofthevanillaversion. Whatsetsthismodapartistheextendedtimeline,asthecampaignnowrunsto1940! You’llbestaringatacomputerscreenforweeksonendjusttofinishthisone.   1.MasterofStrategy CheckOutThisMod TakingthetopofourlistisMasterofStrategy. MoSisoneofthemostexpansiveoverhaulmodsyoucangetforthegame. Itwilldrasticallychangeyourplaythroughbyaddinganumberofchangestomakesystemsandtypicalbattlemechanicsevenmorecomplexthanbefore. Themodalsofeaturesanextendedmap,tonsofnewunits,buildings,battlestats,andacompletelyrevampedtechtreeaswell. Shogun2willabsolutelyfeellikeacompletelynewgamewithMoSinstalled.Andyou’llbespendingjustasmuch,ifnotmoretime,discoveringeverythingithastooffer. Browse:ListsTotalWarVideoGames StayConnected Subscribe RelatedPostsBestFactionsinTotalWar:Shogun2(Ranked)Top25BestModsForTotalWar:Attila(AllFree)Top20BestTotalWar:Warhammer2Mods(AllFree)35BestModsForTotalWar:RomeII(AllFree)40BestTotalWar:ThreeKingdomsMods(AllFreeToDownload)15BestNapoleon:TotalWarPCMods(AllFree)25BestTotalWar:WarhammerModsToDownload NewestPosts TheBestMercedes-BenzCarModsforGTA5Top10TotalConversionModsForRevampingGTAVTop10Must-HaveQoLModsforGTAV