I am new to Warband (just discovered it a couple months ago on Twitch) and after a few days of playing Native tried the 1776 mod. It's very good, but too many bugs and I didn't understand how to play correctly until the only enemy forts left were on islands that I couldn't access due to bugs. So I quit that and tried 1755 Old Frontier. Great stuff, many thanks to Gabrilduro and the dev team for this fun mod.
The only bug I ran into is the Sea Raiders, same as Pirates in 1776. Entering any battle with Sea Raiders or pirates causes a CDT. Even with battle set to smallest size and low graphic settings. I'm not sure it has anything to do with any settings. When I win a land battle with some faction and find Sea Raider prisoners to Hire, even clicking on them in the list crashes the game. No battle size or graphics or anything else involved in that case. It's not even a battle. I'm just in the Party window.
Otherwise, great mod, so much fun. I love the setting and uniforms and weapons. So many trees, but that's how it was back then, and it helps me hide sometimes. I chose Wild Frontier before I read about how Gab made it hardest for them! Actually, there have been good periods of peace or war with only Spain for a long time. We were only at war with everyone for a very short time. I'm doing much better this time in gaining friends and fiefs. I use the cannon cheat only when accidentally seriously outnumbered or to begin sieges where there are cannons sitting there. I took a couple forts without it as well. Some native "archers" have only throwing tomahawks and their range is useless going up against European soldiers, but that's how it goes. With enough hired mercs and good positioning, my small force can generally succeed against very large ones in the battlefield. As long as I don't get killed stupidly first.
Commerce seems much harder in 1755. In 1776 it was easy to get rich just moving cotton. In this mod I have a lot of businesses and got rich that way instead.
I'll try the 1860s mod after I help the Wild Frontier tribes kick all the white people out of America.
Any advice on dealing with Sea Raiders bug would be appreciated.