
# Unit sizes are changed to reflect rarity. Armies will be comprised of mostly Ashigaru units, with elite Samurai units being more rare and special.

# Battles better reflect the reality of the Sengoku Jidai period.

# Sieges are more difficult for the attacker. Also, the battles are much more fun and interesting to watch because you now have time to see what's happening, before it is over. This results in more tactical battles, with more maneuvering. # Battles last much longer due to increasing armor and defensive skills vs. This mod should be compatible with the most mods which do not alter the listed things (a kind of a recommendation mod list is at the bottom of the post). The AI behaviour is partly already changed due to impacts by the done alterations. The changes are in the following departments: Combat, unit costs (slightly), recruitment, unit numbers, researchment effects, building effects - see the actual changelog(s) for other alterations.Īs of yet, we have not fiddled with dedicated AI files (we observe the campaign outcomes for a while before undertaking something in this regard). The focus is on combat and gameplay balancing with a degree of historical backgrounds. We see our changes as more of a massive gameplay tweak rather than a massive overhaul modification. We consider these changes to be a marked improvement over vanilla, while still retaining the many great elements and fun of the vanilla game. Shogun 2 Realism (S2R for short) is a mod that aims to provide numerous historical and realism tweaks to the Vanilla game.
