Orbis Aquarum – Realistic Campaign Water
Tired of seeing the same old and frankly… weird-looking water on the big campaign maps for Total War: ROME II (Grand Campaign, Imperator Augustus, Empire Divided)? Want something better that actually differentiates the visual styles based on how real-world oceans look? Have you always hated how the original game’s rivers & lakes turn white for some reason and also are hard to spot because of that?
Then look no further! This mod – best paired with Celticus’ amazing Orbis Terrarum II mod – will solve all of the above for you.
Orbis Aquarum is a complementary mod I made for Celticus’ Orbis Terrarum II with the sole aim of reskinning the big campaign map’s water textures so that they have some variety from ocean to ocean while also maintaining a realistic appearance that fits the scale of the campaign’s visual design. I noticed that the oceans in all of the other DLC campaigns for ROME II (e.g. Wrath of Sparta) had way better looking water for some reason, and I realised why. Basically, each campaign has different water colour textures which are multiplied over a blank coloured (i.e. white) bunch of water textures for oceans, rivers and lakes. I basically hand-painted these water colour textures to match more closely to the DLC campaign’s style of water while also adding in a bit of variety based on which ocean you’re looking at. For example, if you are near the Atlantic ocean, you get a more darker, navy blue-ish style when compared to the Mediterranean’s brighter, blue-turquoise-ish style. Also, deep/hazardous areas will be clearly shown as a deeper blue compared to the more shallow/safe areas.
This mod was designed for compatibility in mind and is therefore compatible with all overhaul mods (e.g. Divide et Impera). And yes, it is save compatible – you can enable / disable it whenever you want as it only replaces the Grand Campaign’s water textures and nothing major.
Special thanks to:
- Celticus – For helping critique my repainting efforts to match the best way it can to his Orbis Terrarum II mod.
And finally, thank you for reading and (hopefully) rating + subscribing! I put a lot of my free time into this, and am glad it’s finally done for all of you to enjoy.
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Orbis Terrarum II - Open Beta — Steam Workshop
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Old revisions of this mod are available below. Click the link to download.
