

The Pope accordingly has a role to play, alongside a host of scripted features including the ability to annex vassals, release vassals where rule is tenuous, and story events inspired by history. Its high medieval setting takes the campaign into the realms of the Albigensian Crusade in southern France, the 14th century Reconquista in the Iberian peninsula and the consequences of the 1204 conquest of Constantinople by Latin Christian forces. It’s a project of wide scope, implementing 57 playable campaign factions, a rework of provinces and some 4,000 units. Medieval Kingdoms 1212 AD accelerates Total War: Attila’s timeline to the next millennium, bringing new technologies, units, factions and scripted narrative features to the base game.

We’ve collected some of the best Total War Attila mods, each of which is available for free on the Steam Workshop. Given it was released in 2015, you may be tempted to make use of player-made mods to improve on the original Total War: Attila experience. Set in 395 AD, it’s well regarded for the improvements it makes upon Total War: Rome II and for its dynamic, historically-inspired campaign. Attila is the ninth standalone instalment in the Total War series and one of the best.
