Can someone tell me what this mod does?

[skitarii]

Hello all, I've been playing Native for some time and I want to enter into another universe aka mod. 

I was wondering if there are some changes I should be aware of from native; clearly this mod adds a lot more.  I just need to know enough to be successful at this game.

Also, do I have to join a faction to access that faction's soldiers?  I can always recruit/rescue prisoners...can I?

 

[Venitius]

It changes the time setting to the renaissance with some random Roman-Byzantines, Russians from the time of Ivan the Terrible and Prussians.

This mod allows you to change your party name. You can recruit village troops from neutral factions, faction troops from the faction you belong to, and unique town troops should you own that town.

You can also recruit/rescue prisoners the same as Native I think.....

 

[skitarii]

Thanks for the reply.  I was hoping to be able to recruit faction-specific troops without joining said faction.

 

[AA0]

You can, but the best troops come from the towns, not the fiefs.  So you don't have a faction you won't have access to most cavalry, or the special elite troops, there are always mercs, a lot of mercs.

 

[skitarii]

Looks like it's time to try and get them as prisoners and see if I can "convince" them...

Or join every faction and renounce them all...collecting people as I go.