Lotus Eater’s ROTK Overhaul NEW! [TROM+TUP PART 5]

I dont feel great about re uploading this since im not the original author but the original authors have given permission to use their stuff. Reason for the re upload is that people preferred the original TROM formula and less of the edits i have been making and i do not want to ruin any current campaigns with the part 5 i uploaded from 2024. For just this part being part 5, initially the mod only edited the faction tables to be aligned with another mod of mine, the flag & colors mod however, this part 5 will achieve the following modifications:
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Minor Faction Updates: specifically to campaign color (for compatibility with my flag mod)

Battle weather & climate (My weather mod is basically built into part 5

Ai personality – how the ai manages budget & income. This part 5 is very character focused whereas my other part 5 has modifications but leans slightly less towards characters. This edit allows the Ai to consider using up to 40% of their budget on character vs the normal 25. If they reach 40, they will consider a few factors before making cuts and will attempt to avoid releasing and making decisions elsewhere to increase budget.

Unit Upkeep – i have two part 5’s of TUP + TROM, this part 5 is closer to TROMs original upkeep
values but i made nanman more expensive since nanman is way overpowered originally

Unit Recruit cost – same as above basically minus i wanted it to be slightly easier to recruit units vs upkeep them.

Tax values are slightly adjusted – Tried to make raising or lowering taxes meaningful

TROM is the core formula still but this is the list i have so far. I have removed a few tables the alters how the Liu Hong mechanic works so this part 5 works extremely well with my Power and Politics mod Lite mod
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My parts 1, 2, and 4 are a bit tricky as i wanted to not initially release those parts to respect the original authors. Therefore i never really kept track of the modifications but here is what i can tell you since i decided that those mods are far enough edited that its at least viable to be somewhat its own thing:

List of items edited on parts 1,2, and 4

CEO Data – Character Title Salaries: nerfed by 1/4. Parts 1 & 2 CEO data match to prevent issues.

Ancillary weapon damage: nerfed by either 1/3 or 1/4

Character spawn timelines: Made most historical characters spawn in sooner. This is because I use a mod that prevents Generic generals from ever spawning in unless its for the nanman or yellow turbans.

No more character death via unfortunate events: made it so characters do not die unless in a recruitment pool for 999 turns

Ancillary weapon damage: Heavily nerfed, i believe to either 1/3 or even 1/4 their original values to make generals less dominant. (Even with this you can still see some generals are heavily OP but these edits tone it down a bunch)
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As of 2025, this mod is more than just a patch but i have re worked so many items to be able to bring out a new flavor of TROM + TUP. This overhaul is centered around characters and AI factions retaining and prioritizing historical characters. Many changes have been made including reworking how the AI budgets for characters. Even with these changes, i have tried to keep TROM as the core mod in place, as much as possible.

I will have all the required items on the side. I will keep an eye on the [TROM + TUP] (Part 5) mod if they send out updates and update this mod as needed.
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Full credit goes to Beans & Woodhawk109 plus any author of the TROM mod for providing such an intricate experience!

Go show them some love and like/or send an award their way if you enjoy their content. A link to their part 5 mod is below! Also, for a full array of what this overhaul does, it would be a good idea to visit the page below anyways 🙂

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2615718674

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Load Order: (Make sure your order matches EXACTLY) and Highly recommend you take a look at this collection for an ultimate load order as this is the list of mods I play on in the exact order. Many of the mods on the collection feed off one another so just playing on the mods below does have small risk.

Collection link: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3432239812

Core Object
Alternative Flags & Faction Colours Reborn!
Sandbox
Lotus Eaters Gathering Heroes & No Generic Generals
TUP English Pack V2 More Eng Translations
[TROM + TUP] Campaign Overhaul (Part 1 Skills)
[TROM + TUP] Campaign Overhaul (Part 2 TUP)
[TROM + TUP] Campaign Overhaul (Part 3 WDG)
[TROM + TUP] Campaign Overhaul (Part 4 MTU)
[TROM+TUP] + Alt Flags Reborn Compatibility Patch (Replace Part 5)
TROM 3.9c Pack 2
Lotus Eater’s Revamped Lite Version Power and Politics – A Proper Political System for Three Kingdoms
Court Actions & Politics
Lotus Eaters Salary Reduction
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Compatibility:

Due to all the required mods and this being part of a giant overhaul mod, please be very careful adding any mods on top of the required mod list. Any added on content could throw off the game or have conflict issues. That said, i run a pretty large mod list myself so you are able to still add stuff on if you do so carefully and optimize the load order.