Choose maps that fit your army. Archers need high ground; cavalry need open fields. Creating Your Own Custom Battle Scenarios
Gavrik and Hektor trade blows that settle neither. The longsword bites; Hektor’s mace crushes plates. Around them, unit abilities prowl the field like beasts let loose from code. A healer’s banner emits healing light, but a sabotage mod flips it—healing becomes poison—so soldiers drop and rise, then drop again. Men fall not always because of better steel, but sometimes because a modder's whim whispered a new rule into the world.
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If you want to use the custom battle mode with entirely different units (e.g., wizards, orcs, or historical knights), these overhauls are highly recommended: War Sword Conquest
Here are the essential mods that revolutionize the custom battle experience. Note that many total conversion mods include a "Custom Battle" menu on the main screen. Choose maps that fit your army
: For those who want more variety without changing gameplay, look for scene packs like Nervous Man's Scenes Nexus Mods
If you want to tweak specific battle mechanics rather than the whole game: The longsword bites; Hektor’s mace crushes plates
Set in feudal Japan (Sengoku period), Gekokujo removes shields and adds gunpowder. Its custom battle mode is exceptional because of the terrain variety:
Set in the Sengoku Jperiod of Japan, Gekokujo replaces Calradia with a massive recreation of feudal Japan.
: Some smaller mods allow you to export and import custom troop trees or edit individual unit stats and gear using external tools like the Warband Troop Editor Total Conversion Overhauls