Getting back to Rome Total War modding

hey guys,

I have finally decided to come back to RTW after being away for so long

I wanted to start a new campaign, probably with Barbarian Invasion since I never really
gave that a shot.

So I was wondering what mod is most popular and best that is set during the Barbarian Invasion

time period.

Also VERY IMPORTANT, what are some mods that improve the Battle AI??
I would really want a mod that have this feature for both immersion and a challenge,
so please leave suggestion about this.

and also I really DON'T care about graphics, I would choose larger battles with vanilla
graphics over smaller battles with better graphics any day, so please don't take this
into account.

please leave ur suggestions, I have been wanting to come back to RTW for some time
now, thx!!

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