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CBM isnt considered to be the balance mod it once was. Please dont be swayed by the name. About half of the games on Shrapnel use it. In one other forum its alittle bit more than half (the home forum for that mod so that makes sense). In 4 other Dom3 forums I know of its known but hardly used at all. Unless you know the changes it makes and you like it, there isnt much reason to go with it. In general I would say to get tired of vanilla before doing much with the mods. It will extend the life

the game itself (Dom3) defines a small map (small game) as 10 provs per player, Medium as 15/player, and a large game as 20/player

There are many ways to address vets in a noob game. You could tell them who to play such as Pangaea or Caelum (who dont tend to do well unless its a large map). Or team games where each vet must team with 1 or 2 newbies. Or a scenario (D&D style) game where the Vet volunteers to BE the game by role-playing a more vocal and intelligent AI that everyone can agree to hate. Or give everyone else a head start by deleting the first 10 turns of the vet. [i]For some people having no menu is the same

If you like the Faerun map for the specially designed theme provinces that are such a nice surprise, then you no longer have to use that mape. There is a program called Semirandom which will scatter those provinces and more into any map you choose. As far as mods I agree that its EITHER CBM or vanilla. CBM1.82 has 13,703 modding commands. Its become either learn to play with Vanilla OR learn to play with CBM because its too confusing to try and do both. I was wondering how the

How newb do you want it? The easiest for new players would be a map that came with the game (or at least the map image), no mods, and direct connect (instead of pbem or some other method). But if you are running the game then its up to you.

Ive been playing computer games for about as long as there has been computers. And I have a list of "forever living" games on my machines. Every new machine I create or upgrade for my house gets certain programs always loaded, including certain games. Most are years and years old so obviously its not the eye and ear candy. Its the game itself. Im not always sure why they are on the list. I just know that they are. Probably because most of them have extensive setup options and in-game variatio

Ive been playing computer games for about as long as there has been computers. And I have a list of "forever living" games on my machines. Every new machine I create or upgrade for my house gets certain programs always loaded, including certain games. Most are years and years old so obviously its not the eye and ear candy. Its the game itself. Im not always sure why they are on the list. I just know that they are. Probably because most of them have extensive setup options and in-game variation.