
North & South: ACW The American Civil War The peninsular campaign expansion, for example, has been reworked to be compatible with the base mod’s improvements, although we’re not sure how well the single-player AI copes with all the changes. Version 9.0 was released in August 2021, so it’s an active mod that’s continuing to improve and it does have a campaigns component as well, so it’s not all about multiplayer. We’re not quite sure where the ‘3’ comes from, but this is a multiplayer focused mod that looks to achieve “the most historically accurate and breathtaking multiplayer experience to date.” A lot of attention to detail has gone into the making of this one, and it introduces units such as tanks and planes as well. The Great War was updated as recently as 2019, and the developers have also been posting deep dive articles this year into some of the less popular factions. We don’t know about that, but it does have a good reputation, and is definitely worth checking out as a first port of call.Īs far as we’re aware this mod isn’t related to the Empire: Total War mod that also covers WW1, but given the similarities in base setting it makes sense that someone would also make a Great War total conversion for Napoleon as well. The current iteration is called the ‘epic’ edition, as it’s apparently that good. While Radious is one of the more notable figures in Total War modding these days, back during Napoleon: Total War’s day DarthMod was the name to look out for, and like with Empire: Total War they released a massive overhaul mod for Napoleon as well.ĭarthMod Napoleon improves everything it possibly can: 200+ extra units, better visuals, better AI, new campaigns.


Napoleon’s relative popularity over its older sibling means the mod scene is a bit more robust and active, with plenty of overhauls and smaller mods available to spruce up your game. While Empire: Total War is remembered quite fondly, Napoleon: Total War is generally considered the superior version: What it lost in terms of scale – shedding the global map to instead focus on the Euro-centric Napoleonic Wars – it made up for with an improved UI, better technical foundations, and generally fixed most of what was broken in Empire.

Let’s take a look at some Napoleon: Total War mods.
