HEPHMOD BEYOND for BtS
Updated for Patch 3.13!
HephMod is a mod-pack that emphasizes historical flavor and realism within the bounds of smooth and challenging gameplay. To this end, HephMod's guiding principle is, "More is not always better." I try to keep feature creep to a minimum and thoroughly playtest new features to optimize the player experience.
HephMod Beyond is designed to be played on EPIC speed. Other speeds have not been optimized.
Features:
Longer Epic game with reduced unit costs, giving more time in each era to play with military units
Increased ability to support large armies in the early game
Unique religions and increased unhappiness due to non-state religions
Serious reworking of unit stats (originally based on Wes' Medieval Mod)
A handful of new units: Skirmishers and Light Cavalry in the ancient period
More distinctive trait abilities for civs to give playing different civs a more unique feel
Additional flavor units
Civics almost totally reworked based on an advantage/disadvantage model
A Bit More Natural mod (a resource mod that makes resource appearance parameters more realistic)
Includes Revolution Mod 1.25 by jdog
Planned Features:
Doctrine Wonders
A handful of new units for Medieval and Renaissance eras
Incorporating NextWar
Unique global and local abilities for Shrine buildings and more distinctive temples/cathedrals, maybe state-religion specific promotions
Updated for Patch 3.13!
HephMod is a mod-pack that emphasizes historical flavor and realism within the bounds of smooth and challenging gameplay. To this end, HephMod's guiding principle is, "More is not always better." I try to keep feature creep to a minimum and thoroughly playtest new features to optimize the player experience.
HephMod Beyond is designed to be played on EPIC speed. Other speeds have not been optimized.
Features:
Longer Epic game with reduced unit costs, giving more time in each era to play with military units
Increased ability to support large armies in the early game
Unique religions and increased unhappiness due to non-state religions
Serious reworking of unit stats (originally based on Wes' Medieval Mod)
A handful of new units: Skirmishers and Light Cavalry in the ancient period
More distinctive trait abilities for civs to give playing different civs a more unique feel
Additional flavor units
Civics almost totally reworked based on an advantage/disadvantage model
A Bit More Natural mod (a resource mod that makes resource appearance parameters more realistic)
Includes Revolution Mod 1.25 by jdog
Planned Features:
Doctrine Wonders
A handful of new units for Medieval and Renaissance eras
Incorporating NextWar
Unique global and local abilities for Shrine buildings and more distinctive temples/cathedrals, maybe state-religion specific promotions