ACOK and Brytenwalda aren't bad. I've played quite a few others but they don't really compare in quality and scope to what you have already listed there.

I would say Paradigm worlds but that one has some severe performance issues. A pretty cool and interesting mod aside from that.

Phantasy Calradia is great and was recently rebooted.
The mod is an historical modder in the Community and he is really active.
I started playing it again and am so glad it's alive again.
As spaceweezle said, Paradigm Worlds was great, but it has been left alone for too long, pity as it was a great and different mod.

Originally posted by stecph:

Phantasy Calradia is great and was recently rebooted.
The mod is an historical modder in the Community and he is really active.
I started playing it again and am so glad it's alive again.
As spaceweezle said, Paradigm Worlds was great, but it has been left alone for too long, pity as it was a great and different mod.

I heard this dude was legendarily cavalier towards some (but not all) users and fickle about agreeing to community pressured/requested changes but at least he wasn't dead yet and continues making updates, around every two weeks. or wait - maybe "he" is "me"!

Anyway Stecph I will try to surpass your expectations next update in about a week.
As for the OP, I am guessing he tried "my" mod months or years ago and noticed it had bugs, or was unfinished, or just has a burr up the behind for high fantasy games. Terry Duke downvoted it tremendously, and seemed to have played it about 15 minutes. ReformistTM has maybe 30-50 videos on Youtube showing different ways to play and different styles, and by now some of that content is slightly obsolete but still very watchable. I'd recommend forgetting everything Native and other mods taught about "how to play in any generic mod" and discover mods (any mod) that are different by design. I hope I can bring you something "outside of the box", and I think there are other mods that will bring a "think outside the box" as well.

As for being a "historical modder", I think that works on many different levels. You have me there - historical indeed. The OP wants more roleplaying, and more detail, and more .. well everything. I can't give more graphics - but I think I have more detail than people credit me for. Much of it is .. really subtle. Not something noticed in 15 minutes.

It depends on what are you looking for.
For example, "diplomacy litdum" is a expanded version of vanilla game.
And for new features and staff - "Nova Aetas", "Prophesy of Pendor" (hardcore mod actually)

Outside of the few mods you've mentioned, I think the best ones would be:
Warsword Conquest - a Warhammer mod with plenty of new races, items, a working magic system, dungeon crawling, dual wielding and a bunch of other additions.
1257AD - a more realistic mod taking place in Europe in the year 1257. Very competent all around, has a unique lance recruitment system, a crusade system, an option to create manors and castles, knighthood orders, and implemented custom troop trees for player made units.
Gekokujo - just a very competent mod taking place in sengoku era Japan, quite the classic.