MASTER OF STRATEGY: Massive Shogun 2 Total War Mod BLEW ME AWAY
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- čas přidán 2. 04. 2024
- Alright guys, overhaul mods for Shogun 2 are pretty far and few between. You’ve got Darthmod which is good but definitely has some pacing issues on the battle side of things and suffers from unit rebalancing issues. You’ve got Radious, Morning Sun which adds Korea. There are some good mods out there but I’ve recently been getting into an overhaul called Master of Strategy that has really impressed me.
Intuitive reworks to economy, tech & recruitment systems, battle rebalancing that plays really smoothly while still keeping it challenging & realistic. New battle maps new regions new units & best of all a new encyclopaedia system that while in early days will eventually tooltip every new feature and addition in the mod.. There is a lot to explore & enjoy here that elevates Shogun 2 to almost DEI levels of mod glory and in this video we’re going to check it all out. By the end I guarantee you’ll have no choice but to play it yourself!
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As much as FX's new Shogun TV series is a great reason alone to get back into the game Master of Strategy is seriously a must try mod you need to add to your list next. For me it's essentially the Divide Et Impera of Shogun 2 Total War. I'd love to hear what you think though let me know in the comments section below! And also how awesome is the Shogun TV Show!
Can you tell me how to instal this mod? not that clear.
Something is broken. I downloaded the mandatory things, started the SEngoku campaign but on a small region there was several cities with no names.... etc.
Text boxes and descriptions for buildings seem wack, I can't tell which building is which because its either blank or just says town. Sometimes it appears in the top right corner, and is unreadable because its white text against a white sky.
Yep shogun has got me back on shogun 2 this mod will make a nice campaign vanilla just doesn't quite do it
@@marshallpachiorka8167 how
Did
You instal so
That it can work. For me it is broken
(wood clapper sound) Yooooooo....
I understood that reference
*Clack. Clack. Clack*
My thoughts exactly
Yes.
@@fungunsun1where did that reference came from?
The single best experience I have ever had with a Shogun 2 mod is the one that makes each and every single castle in the game a unique map. Like holy cow, it is so much fun to readjust my strategies for every map. 10/10
Which is that one
@@madden12 "Strongholds of the Samurai". It's very good but be aware that some of the maps can be buggy and DEFINITELY are not suited for mods like darthmod which increase the unit size cap.
@@ryanwingfield6092 I play Darthmod with Stronghold and you're right, it's a pain in the back, but it's still playable
@@ryanwingfield6092 so stronghold mod is compatible with master of strategy? I thought terminator said the battle map was modded in master of startegy
@@piracybringer4057Strongholds only edits the siege maps, by replacing them with a sets based on the region yorue fighting in (and each set based on a specic real castle, with references to different stages of history via the different siege castle level maps)
this mod is epic, this is not for beginners for sure, even a veteran like me had a hard time to understand it but once you master it, the games is fun and streamroll AI if you need too. This mod is the equivalent of what DEI is for Rome2.
With such a claim, I am guessing this should be my go to overhaul mod for Shogun 2?
Hope you don't mind me hijacking this but are Clans supposed to have Samurai units or only Retainers? Playing as Date, everything works but Samurai units do not show up under any tech. Yet in the Custom battle they are supposed to have some. That does look like something is borked to me. Thanks in advanced.
@@MacShirby It require a resource, which you can acquire by trading with other clan that has it (AI in this mod is a prick, don't get your hopes up trying to get trade agreement with the clans that have many resources), or conquer their territory, which is unlikely because you don't have the strength to do so. The solution is to build the building that provide the resources you need, resources in this mod isn't specified into the region you have to build them yourself. For example, a samurai unit require a weapon resource, so you have to find a trade with the other clan that has the resource or build and upgrade the "craftsman workshop" that would provide you with weapon. This also apply to other things but I recommend focus the tech on the right side that allow you to build and upgrade buildings, most of the buildings are providing resources and bonus. Also the retainers are capped to only single unit.
did you find any good collection along this mod ?
Does this mod offer manpower system (population)?
No? Then this mod isn't even close to compare with DEI, which basically takes Rome 2 Total War to a completely new dimension of gameplay.
This mod is simply one of many mods of this type available for Shogun, as like for other Total War games, maybe with some more effort to it - but definitely nothing ground breaking. Unfortunatly it is a habit for @TheTerminator channel to post clickbaits titles for 95% of mods that are here, even though they are nothing special.
@TheTerminator if you happen to see this, me and a collaborator are just getting our Shogun 2 Fall of the Samurai mod off the ground. Its definitely unique, if you have any interest. Also look into “The Last Alliance” mod. It’s a Lord of the Rings mod for Shogun 2. It’s pretty impressive.
He already covered LA
I have followed the LA mod from it's beginnings, the work the modder has put into it is insane.
Where? :D what mod ? I LOVE FoS
We need official CA patch for older games such as Shogun 2 and Empire that scales UI for 4k resolutions (150%-300% UI scale)
This mod sounds perfect. Thank you for covering it. Actually, jusy as you mentioned as well I've been watching Shogun tv series as well and wanted to get back into Shogun 2. I think this is a perfect reason.
Kudos 👍
Videos just keep looking better and better. Keep it up man you are doing great. Can't wait to check this out!
I actually just started playing this last night, before this video came out. This mod is exactly what I've been looking for and Terminator puts it exactly right when he says this is the DEI for Shoggun 2. Really excited to see how this mod progresses.
Me too although I can't seem to recruit any metsuke? Have you found this bug?
@@farmer_i maybeee... You can only recruit on a certain Faction? Or otherwise they did space removing Metsuke to add some more units
The mod hasn't been udpated for many years, doubt it will progress at all unfortunately
one of my essential S2 mods and yes the Shogun TV series is a must watch. Thank you
I played an Oda campaign with this mod
Ive never had so much fun with Shogun 2
I love the fact that the Samurai units are considerably smaller than the Ashigaru
The professional Yari-Ashigaru were the workhorse of my Armies
U said it was like dei so I was watching intensely. I've always trusted ur reviews mods and I'm going to definitely try this mod since I enjoy the hard life of del.
Bro your video journalism and pacing is like Adam Ragusa level. SUBSCRIBED!
One thing to note is that there's an expanded resource list in the mod, and some technologies and buildings are locked behind such resources. To access the resource and unlock progress, you will either need to have the appropriate region under your control or be trading with someone that does. Sometimes neither of these are possible (more so for some clans), and thus you may find yourself blocked for long stretches or until you take drastic actions like backstab your decades-old ally to get that stone or whatever. Otherwise, this is a fantastic mod and one that I regularly return to, so very pleased to see you have joined the fray.
you can also build resource specific trade ports in the late game but at the point you can build them you pretty much have accses to all resources.
That, sir, was an epic cinematic intro. Singlehandedly got me to play shogun after years of ignoring it XD
Amazing video man, like always! Looking forward to every video of yours. This is a very good mod and can't recommend it enough. Would emphasise, like you did, that it can truly be overwhelming in the beginning. It certainly was for me back when I first tried it. Keep up the good work buddy.
Edit:
I forgot to mention that there is a submod in the MoSS collection so you can use the Stronghold of the Samurai as well!!!!!! It is a must! There are also submods to lower the unrest and increase the replenishment (not sure if they work right now, they didn't before, idk if they updated them since, sorry).
No incompatibilities between stronghold and master of strategy?
Cause mos changes cities and castels too
@@piracybringer4057 there is MOSS with optionals compilation on the workshop. There you will find different versions of castles to use. If I am not mistaken, from what I remember, you can choose either castles from the MOSS or from the SoS.
Total War is such a... "Shamefur dispray!" now compared to Shogun 2 and a lot of the older games... I think it's Seppuku time for a lot of the people making decisions at CA. If any CA are reading this, I can assist you with that if you need a guy to swing the katana.
I've played this mod for hours, can absolutely recommend
You did it you son of a b*** ! , you made me install shogun 2 again!
Great Vid as always
Dude, look at your thumbnails. EVERY DAMN MOD BLOWS YOU AWAY.
it's the money that blows him away. He's nothing more than a shill.
An excellent mod Terminator. I noticed you changed your name to Terminator Gaming?
This mod is really a complete look at what the big mods of 1212/Dawnless Days will be; i.e Custom maps, redesigned features etc.
Shogun 2 is a great game, I need to play the demo once again. The trailers did the game its justice but I can't help feel but for me, Shogun 2's graphics are getting outdated for me. Just a personal preference. A remaster would be good.
Grab Shogun 2 HD mod and graphics will be crisp.
I'm sorry but if Shogun 2's graphics are getting outdated for you you might just be getting too stingy to enjoy any game made before 2015 because Shogun 2 still looks better then most TW's made after so I don't know how you can pretend it "needs" a Remaster when it already looks better then say Rome 2, Attila, and any of the Saga titles. Empire is in more of a need for a Remaster with the only one beating it being Med 2. The first two TWs just need a overhaul that makes the sprite work look prettier.
I really enjoyed this video, so I hit the like button!
I can't believe this is first iime I heard about this mod, I will try it at some point.
I did try the mod a few years ago, and i had the uncanny feeling that it was quite unfair to the player. The start game at least; where you struggle with big supply and public trouble issues with your half battered starting army, the AI directly next to you seems immune to it and fills out a full stack like it's nothing.
> AI
>Full stack
I mean it's a TW game, regardless of mods.
There is good amount of mods which introduce limitations/mechanic but for player only. Those mods are for those who like artificial difficulty, everyone has their cup of tea.
I am still waiting for a mod which will allow me to actually strangle AI economy to almost a complete halt, either by port blockade or by raids. (Its absurd when you see AI fullstack/or stack and a half, and all the AI has is single town)
Or conquer the map through politics. I;m not asking for Crusader Kings level of depth, but some new mechanics would be nice.
@@Minotaur5200 I play on normal difficulty and this mod supply module seems to apply here, at least when I seized all the resources that prevent them from recruiting the samurai’s units they can only field the drafted troops and few retainers. Which for me is good enough but I do wish the mechanics you’re talking about.
Nothing a wall of ashigarus cant solve. Problem would be.
Do it 200 times and more. And after that do it again 😅.
you can install submods that nerf the unrest and increase replenischment.
YOOOO!!!!
I appreciate the epic Ghost of Tsushima soundtrack in this video!!!
imagine a game so good, you gotta come back and play every few years
with the serie shogun i was dreaming of playing shogun but now with that mod it's possible to really enjoy
I recently play otomo campaign using these mods. Boy the pike & shot feels satisfying!!. Gun unit actually feels nice to use.
Hey man thanks for covering the mod. I downloaded it and have been having a blast. Though I have one question: you said that they just updated it and the latest build I find in the steam page you linked is from 2020. Could you point to where you get that build?
Thanks again for the coverage
I'm at work and can't check. When you said it adds new regions, does it at at least one region to Hokkaido and some regions to the smaller islands in the west like the Extended Japan 97 regions mod does?
The mod is old and crash on MP . Also its shame they didint updated . You can do a tutorial how to install this gold mod and how to lunch it with Multiplayer :)
The grind is real
By far the best Shogun 2 MOD, been palying it for so long and always came back for more.
I am starting to like your song more and more
Can you make a tutorial on how to install it? I'm on a Shogun 2 binge because of the Shogun show :D
Loving the ghost of tsushima OST used
Thanks for bringing this to my attention. 🤘
sick video! will give it at try! do you play normal or hard ? in the campagin ? what you recommend ?
Good mod, It's been many years since it was updated. Any large active mods anymore like Rome II DEI mods for Shogun 2?
I'm playing the game again because of the shogun tv show and once I relearn the game this mod is one of the first I'm installing.
My main question is this: how good is the pathing on the custom castle maps? I’ve had a lot of issues with the AI getting lost and stuck on custom maps, giving my cheap victories. Is this still an issue here?
For the pass couple of years this mod gave me a 1000+ hrs. in Shogun 2. Its tough, but it gives the game so much more depth it deserves.
A really good review of a genuinely interesting mod for a truly great TW game. I WILL check it out. Thank you.
What about the naval side? Ive recently been playing Darthmod Fall of the Samurai campaign and boats don't explode all of the place. Making longer more engaging battles. Still not perfect but ive actually wanted to angage in naval battles. Cant remember vanilla but ive also had lots of land armies invade from the sea, making bulding defensive fleets extremely handy
My favorite shogun mod
really like your presentation format
Shogun two been my favorite I love it and play the avatar conquest alot
LETS BATTLE
"Shogun 2 total as playing as Hattori, recruitment report: Battlefield Ninja,Narrator: our men are running from the battlefield, Shamefur Dispray".(what happens under normal circumstances...)
nothing has beaten this total war for me. This one was by far my fav
Like the new format
I've tried Master of strategy. It does an ok job of improving Shogun 2. That said, due to the game's original development, it doesn't do much to adapt the period. As with the most the mods Andy covers, they are impressive due to the limitations. Few mods allow a total war game to stray from their simplistic campaign nature. If you want beautiful battles total war is the place to go. If you want a strategy game that makes you play the sengoku period, see the character stories, manage intrigue, resource needs and usher in the unification of japan, I would go for Nobunaga's Ambition: Sphere of influence.
Nobunaga's ambition games are alll..fantasy. Extremely romanticized.
No shit, that's not what he was referring towards.
@@WeWillAlwaysHaveVALIS The character stories in Nobunaga's Ambition games aren't real.
@@Nick-hi9gx I completely agree. Though, Shogun is romanticized as well. There wasn't a province conquering battlefield ninja faction like the Hattori are represented for example. That said we do our best with mods.
Sphere of Influence represents the period better from a campaign gameplay perspective. Managing rice yields each year for sufficient provisions, defensive routes, complex diplomacy webs and the loyalty of lords is the bread and butter of the period. It's a matter of taste. Shogun, like most total wars, represents battle as it's focus and lacks a lot of campaign depth that's hard to really mod into the game. I brought up NA:SoI more as an alternative if someone was interested in roleplay and campaign mechanics more. SoI battles kinda suck and the stories are a bit campy to embellished. Something to ignore if going your own way is what you plan to do in a campaign run anyway. In the end all strategy games detract from history due to their sandbox nature.
Uniting Japan as anyone but Tokugawa Ieyasu is a fantasy and even he did it on the backs of Oda and Hideyoshi's accomplishments/failures.
This is the correct answer.
This looks awesome, do the new battle maps have sufficient pathfinding? That was my issue with Strongholds of the Samurai, the maps were not designed for ultra unit sizes I think and were also easily exploitable.
Pathfinding is decent enough for me :)
@@TheTerminatorGaming Thanks. I was a bit surprised that Steam says the last update for the mod was 2020. Maybe it was patched though.
Been playing it for years (I was part of mod group for 2 of its predecessor mods Ran No Jidai)... but cant get it to work anymore. Any ideas?
I also have been watching Shogun and I definitely want to play some S2 now, lol. A+ show btw, if someone hasn't checked it out yet.
This mods looks interesting, especially for the updates. I've tried Darth in the past, but the stiff Shogun 2 diplomacy is really tiresome. Curious to see how this mod improves things.
How did you even get the mod to run? Tried on workshop and manual install both and doesn't show in game/ctd respectively.
Read install instructions and such, only running one of the clan selection mods, etc
Been playing this mod for over 4 years. Its awesome.
How do you get the encyclopedia to work :(
Im thinking of getting this game cause it's on sale. My only experience with TW games were TW WH1 on epic. Sadly i can only pick one one TW games to buy, so what would you guys recommend besides Shogun 2?
This one is quiet good. With the exception of mustering ten-thousands of troops, you can still organize and auto resolve with massive numbers. Ised editsf to make 16/20 tpy to match the marching speed so can tackle missions and timeline historically. Castles make alot of inprovements, hope they add more and downsize the main settlement building very small.
a bit overwhelming. i using Stronghold of Samurai for new siege battle. Ultimate immersive for battle overhaul and Fourstrider for music and character portrait. Wonder if I could use this mod along with Fourstrider, really like the art style, i think it come from Nobunaga's ambition. Maybe i will give it a try and see if i could make this work
Is the legendary dificulty good or kinda screwes unit up like DEI?
Thanks for the mod info.
This is still the best total war to me
Time to play shogun again
And if I rememeber correctly, what really put me off is when I realised that the challenge was not in how improved AI was in this mod, but how it resorted to well known cheating against player, like pulling stacks of armies out of its behind with holding only one undeveloped and decrepit province, Yeah right, give me a break. Grind was just too much at some point and that made winning battles feel empty, meaningless and chore in the end. That's not a strategy, that's just a nuisance and a long waste of time and chore, and all because CA was bad or didn't care to make half decent AI, but cared for fast ripoffs of its customers with DLC's and clicetyclick fantasy titles with healthbars and one man heroes. TW is on its deathbed for me.
do you have to subscribe to optional stuff to get new campaign siege maps?
This mod has made shougon my favorite total war
@TheTerminatorGaming thanks for the content mate. Warfare in the far east isn't really in my wheelhouse but I really appreciate a cool campaign. In your opinion, which Middle Earth themed TW mod gives the best campaign experience?
Divide and Conquer, always
Does the mod fix the issue with ranged units guard mode where the unit would still pursue target despite technically being on guard mode?
Oh ? Very good want to come back to shogun but I also want something else from Darthmod which is nice but I also think some things are not compatible anymore maybe 🤔
What is the best between ultimate immersive, darthmod, and this one🤔🤔, and works with Rots, Fots
are agents bugged? tried a couple of times to recuite a metsuke however the recruitment button says i already have one, but he dose not show on agent list? any advice ?
this mod seems awesome with milita units, the ashigaru always looked so... professional...
How did you run the mods? I am subscribed to them but they dont run in game 😢
That ghost of tsushima soundtrack tho
One problem the mod has is that the small low tier castles are often way to crowded with buildings to fit even a half stack. It causes issues with pathing. It also forces you to put a lot of your troops outside the castle, which isn't an issue in itself, but it messes with the enemy AI and they end up doing weird things like chasing the troops outside and completely ignoring the castle.
How do you fix the part where you can not see the unit info or building upgrades? There is a setting that I must be in?
You’re telling me I dont need expanded Japan anymore and worry about compatibility issues? Count me in!
Even though I never successfully completed a single campaign before.
Love that game
I played this game and won every faction on legendary, going back to it would be awesome but also a huge time investment.
Is MOSS encyclopedia available? Can't find it anywhere..
*Yooooouuu intensifies*
With the relevancy of the shogun fx series, shogun 2 tw find a new interest
Another awesome video. However I have a question for all those that play SHOGUN 2. I can’t get it to load up a game or even start. I have played it many years ago; but now it just won’t load or work at all and after seeing this vid. I feel the need to become SHOGUN! Any help would be greatly appreciated. FOR THE SHOGUN!
I'm not getting any texts for the forts and stuff, nor am i loading the new clans, do i need to run an older version of the game?
ghost of tsushima soundtrack, i don't mind :)
Are armies of yari ashigaru still the meta with this mod. Seems the unit tier system would only further detract from the need for professional troops. Just yari ashigaru spam again or genuine benefits to balanced army comp?
Ashigaru are limited based on how many settlements you have. You can't really spam units and progress far because the replenishment rate is slow, auto resolve is harsh and merging and recruiting is a last resort if you want to level up your settlements to access veteran ashigaru or samurai.
Does anypone know of a mod for FoS that will let you play without and end date? I just love that period so much and it bugs me that you have to hurry.
Does the AI play by the same rules, restrictions? That non FOTS link says the file has not been updated since 2020?
Does someone know why it is possible to mod the Shogun 2 campaign map like that but not in Empire? It was always my understanding that modding the campaign maps post medieval 2 was nearly impossible (eventhough they had a breakthrough in Attila) but in Shogun 2 it was always there for some reason.
Only advice I can give in early game use your samurai well.
The best shogun 2 mod by far. I would go as far as to say its top 5 signleplayer mods on modern Total war.
And there goes my space on my SSD. Nice^^
Felt lol
What song did you use in this video around 01:00?
That mod is abandoned. Pretty much incomplete.
I actually played the FOTS version. It was cool in spite of a few bugs.
What is the soundtrack in the intro from?
This mod is amazing and I'm glad you are covering it, but i caught myself thinking something long ago i dreamed CA would make medieval 3 or shogun 3 but watching the video i thought I don't know if I want that because I truly believe CA might be to far gone to deliver a truly magnificent experience. I was wondering how you might feel on the topic, a friend said it would be better if they did because modders could fix it to be enjoyable. That seems wrong to me not to mention after medieval 2 it seems they limited the ability of modders to alter in the large scale. They're has really been nothing like the divide and conquer or the old warhammer mod everything since medieval has been small in comparison still good but the lack of scale. I apologize to the strange comment but what do you think on this matter? Thank you and great video as all ways.
This also cover FOTS or just regular shogun 2 only?
I have some issues... i play through steam and i install the mod but the game say that the mods are outdated. any fix because i am missing things in the game?
Doesnt seem to run, is there any trick i need to know ? In the Mod setup it shows, but i end up on the vanilla start screen.
Hi Terminator, I love your videos 👏👏👏 do you know if Shogun 2 can be played on Windows 11?? Thanks
Yep should be fine :)