Mods / Mechanics OverhaulAge of Wonders 4 mods
Age of Wonders 4 mechanics overhaul mods
Everything filed under mechanics overhaul by its own author, ordered by how much it is used.
AllText304Units246Balance230Heroes229Tomes204Visuals203Leaders202Transformations120Spells112abilities104Convenience96Mechanics Overhaul92cultures81Items73Strategic Terrain69Unit Enchantments68Form Traits61Locations59Economy58Society Traits52City Upgrades41Interface30Realm Traits27Forms25Audio24Compatibility18Diplomacy7Particles7Animations5
92 mechanics overhaul mods
- Conversion Methods Remasteredby KaigeWorks well with Economy Rebalanced Adds additional conversion methods to the game: Forge Armaments: Convert Production to Draft at a 25% rate Produce Merchandise: Convert Production to Gold at a 25% rate (Already in game) Produce Rations: Convert Production to Food at a 25% rate Refine Mana Cryst...5.3k downloadsupdated 5 mo ago
- Dark Culture Rework - Subculturesby Lord VectraDark Culture Remastered (w/ Subcultures) is here! I will only mention changes. If I don't mention that something is removed, assume it is still there. Generic Changes No longer has -10 alignment Interrogation Dungeon >Initial knowledge income is changed to +1 knowledge per pop Ritual Maus >Initia...4.4k downloadsupdated 5 mo ago
- Difficulty Remasteredby KaigeChanges the difficulty settings by removing starting bonuses from the AI (Like starting with extra units and a T2 Town Hall) and focusing on long term growth bonuses Greatly simplifies the way the difficulty modifiers work (the full list of modifiers and starting bonuses the highest AI gets is ex...4.2k downloadsupdated 4 mo ago
- Signature Hero Skillsby JacksThe Signature Hero Skills Mod overhauls the Signature Skills mechanic for Heroes. This Mod features hundreds of new Signature Ability combinations. ***IMPORTANT NOTICE*** There is a UI issue when the Signature skill selection panel has more then 6 options, which is the case for the Tier 2 selecti...4.0k downloadsupdated 2 y ago
- Immersive Cultural Units (On Hold)by Zistac*If someone wants to take over the mod, they are more than welcome! Note* still in development. Some cultures still missing units. Many units not fully complete, but are at least working. Immersive Cultural Units This mod adds new units, expands on unit progression, and overhauls some unit visual...3.8k downloadsupdated 3 y ago
- Von's Culture Militias and Militia Reworkby Von SchnitzelThis mod adds Militia units to all cultures and rework the system so that when Militia units are in friendly cities they get bonuses and when in enemy cities they get debuffs, It also added a new building called guardhous which grant bonuses to tier 1 racial units and as an added bonus, mystic an...3.3k downloadsupdated 2 mo ago
- AoW 4 Evolvedby CodykspAoW 4 Evolved is a balance mod aimed at simultaneous turn multiplayer. However, the mod can also be applied to single player games to shake things up and experience a more rounded game. This mod makes a lot of tweaks to all aspects of the game, from Units to City Structures to the Empire Tree. Th...3.3k downloadsupdated 25 d ago
- Reaver Subcultures (Obsessions)by LumintoriousAdds 4 subcultures (called Obsessions) to the Reaver culture. You now gain 1 whispering stone at the beginning like all other cultures, except for one obsession. Check out my Dark Subcultures mod (Atrocities):2.6k downloadsupdated 23 mo ago
- LevelUp - Unit Medal Overhaulby Funi TimeGoal: This mod overhauls the level up rewards for various unit types with the aim of increasing unit type identity by allowing them to excel in specific roles as they gain experience. It achieves this through adding/rebalancing level up rewards for each unit type, focusing on ‘class’ specific sty...2.6k downloadsupdated 6 mo ago
- Less Randomized Lootby Visie MaigoChanges the loot ratio to 75% premade items and 25% randomized items from 50% and 50% respectively. Note: The Tiger update changed the ratio to 50/50, which is what the mod was doing previously. So this mod is now 75/25, feel free to unsub if the base game changes are good for you. Variant Mod No...2.3k downloadsupdated 10 mo ago
- Item Forge : Mountsby Loc_n_lolAllows you to create some custom hero mounts from the item forge. Land mounts have a base cost of 1 point, while flying mounts have a base cost of 3 points. I am reusing the weapon damage channel to add a different point cost depending on the mount type. Available infusions for mounts copied from...2.2k downloadsupdated 4 mo ago
- Dark Subcultures (Atrocities)by LumintoriousAdds 4 subcultures (called Atrocities) to the Dark culture. They are evil acts done by the population and have tradeoffs. Check my Reaver Subcultures mod (Obsessions):2.1k downloadsupdated 2 y ago
- 30 Hero Cap + 2 Skill Points per Level AND Signature Hero Skills Compatibility Patchby KingKj52A compatibility patch to make 30 Hero Cap + 2 Skill Points per Level and Signature Hero Skills play a little nicer together. By play a little nicer together, I mean give the Champion and Wizard their two extra signature skills at levels 24 and 30, and tuning the levels they get them to match with...2.0k downloadsupdated 2 y ago
- Stricter Tome Affinity Requirementsby KaigeTome Affinity Requirements have been increased to be more restrictive: Tome Tier Old Affinity Requirement New Affinity Requirement for Mono Tomes New Affinity Requirement for Hybrid Tomes 1 2 0 2 3 3 3 4 6 4 6 6 9 5 8 8 Like what I do? Support me at1.9k downloadsupdated 3 mo ago
- MoreAggressiveAIby NerexaTunes some weights for the AI decision making to make them more focused on offensive and increase their desire to capture cities over other targets. I found it quite depressing to see in mid to late game your allies sitting on 20+ stacks that are on guard duty for their cities even if they had th...1.8k downloadsupdated 3 y ago
- Researchable Tome of Crystal Pactby Daverin2112BIG ZAPPY CRYSTALS!!! I am positive I am not the only one who saw the Lithorines, thought they looked cool, and then was disappointed to find their accessibility was essentially a roulette game. So I changed that! This mod overhauls the tome you receive from Crystal Dwellings as a reward, and tur...1.8k downloadsupdated 11 mo ago
- Chosen Destroyers Improvedby KingofApplesDescription Chosen Destroyers is widely regarded as the worst society trait in the entire game. This mod fixes that. Enjoy your one-base playstyle and slaughtering the whole realm! (Note: This mod does not unlock the trait automatically. You still need to unlock it through your Pantheon.) Compati...1.8k downloadsupdated 15 mo ago
- Item Forge Unlimited Creation - Vectra Editionby Lord VectraPretty simple. Removes ALL magic material requirements from the Item Forge. This is an updated version of this mod:1.6k downloadsupdated 5 mo ago
- Unit Tiers Remastered (Deprecated - Will be deleted soon)by Lord Vectra* Tier 4 units had their status resistance reduced from 7 to 6 * Tier 5 Units had their status resistance reduced from 11 to 8. The Base HP of each tier has increased/decreased by the following amounts: Tier 1: +10 Tier 2: +10 Tier 3: The same Tier 4: -5 Tier 5: -5 NOTE: If you have any feedback...1.5k downloadsupdated 23 mo ago
- Super Slow Speedby Grumpy Old DwarfAdds an additional 'Super Slow' Game Speed setting. Makes all production, research and population growth cost twice as much as on 'Normal'. Original Game Speed settings: Slow - Production, Research and Population cost x1.5 Normal - Production, Research and Population cost x1.0 Fast - Production,...1.5k downloadsupdated 3 y ago
- Enchantments work on heroes (Gargoyle+ Updated)by Lumintorious(Updated for Griffon Update and Archon DLC) Unit enchantments now work with heroes of the specified classes: - Defender = Shield Unit (regardless of weapon) - Warrior = Shock Unit if Knight, Fighter if Berserker - Ranger = Ranged if you spec into the 3 "Shot" abilities, Skirmisher and Fighter if...1.5k downloadsupdated 8 mo ago
- MoreSignatureSkillsBaseby AC2222desciption Allows a hero or leader to select up to 10 signature skills. I have different mods for giants and dragons. My Mods: - more signature skills slots basic. - more signature skills slots for dragons. - more signature skills slots for giants. - Allows selecting more form traits than 5. - ch...1.4k downloadsupdated 12 mo ago
- Fabled Hunters Expandedby Muad'DibUpdate 05 March 2024: Compatibility with Primal Fury and minor changes. =============================================================== Expands the bonuses of the Fabled Hunters Society Trait. - Favored Enemies - collect experience as you fight Bloodless (undead, plants, constructs), Cosmic (cele...1.3k downloadsupdated 22 mo ago
- ASCENSION MOD - REPENTANCEby 76561198343986794WE NOW HAVE A (ALMOST FULLY) FUNCTIONAL WIKI! CHECK OUT THE CHANGES FROM ASCENSION MOD: REPENTANCE HERE!!!: LINK TO AGE OF WONDERS 4 MULTIPLAYER DISCORD (DAILY LIVE GAMES HOSTED THERE): THE BINDING OF WONDERS 4: REPENTANCE IS HERE! Ascension Mod: Repentance completely overhauls and redefines Soci...1.2k downloadsupdated 2 y ago
- No Randomized Lootby Visie MaigoChanges the loot ratio to 100% premade items and 0% randomized items from 50% and 50% respectively. Context: The Wolf Update added procedurally generated, or randomized, items to the loot table. This means that you'll now find items with random Item Forge upgrades while exploring the map. While i...1.1k downloadsupdated 10 mo ago
- More Cavalryby MidasA simple mod that adds an extra unit to each culture that becomes cavalry when a cavalry racial trait is selected. Units affected: -Barbarian T1 warrior -Mystic T2 Spellshield -Feudal T1 Archer -High T1 Defender -Dark T2 Warlock -Industrial T1 Arbalest1.1k downloadsupdated 3 y ago
- Corvo's Voidlings Overhaulby 76561198322559657OVERVIEW This Mod makes several quality of life and balance adjustments aimed at some of the underperforming eldritch creatures from the Astral Sea and Umbral Abyss. UNIT ADJUSTMENTS • Astral Wisps now evolve into Watchers. • Watchers now apply Sundered Resistance. • Astral Siphoner's pull abilit...1.0k downloadsupdated 10 mo ago
- Devious Watchers Expandedby Muad'DibExpands the bonuses of the Devious Watchers Society Trait. - Agent Network - spread your agents and influence across the map to gather information and gain various advantages via shadow ops. - Infiltrate enemies (and allies) to steal resources and spread paranoia and distrust. Then use sneaky spe...992 downloadsupdated 2 y ago
- MoreSignatureSkillsDragonby AC2222desciption Allows a Dragon lord to select up to 10 signature skills. my mod MoreSignatureSkillsBase is required. My Mods: - more signature skills slots basic. - more signature skills slots for dragons. - more signature skills slots for giants. - Allows selecting more form traits than 5. - changes...978 downloadsupdated 12 mo ago
- no magic material requirement for forgeby italiangamer89[schizoprhenic]this mod makes it so you dont need any magic material for forging, so have fun, it should be compatible with others mods. it also include the stuff from the new dlc.976 downloadsupdated 2 y ago
- Item Forge Unlimited Creationby Arni FuryThis mod remove requirements for item forge. Mod is tested working,and you can use it with your existing game.914 downloadsupdated 3 y ago
- Difficulty Enhancedby EstelleseIncreases AI difficulty by fixing a few pain-points in the AI. Encouraging them to build more cities, use powerful spells more often, and use more summons, and level leaders more. Multiple difficulty options included. (Note, do not play your first ever game with this mod on Brutal difficulty. If...894 downloadsupdated 1 mo ago
- +1 Retaliation Attacks (Defense Mode)by Komogi(Updated for the Thrones of War DLC / Gargoyle Patch!) Overview: All Defense Modes give +1 Retaliation Attacks! A very simple mod that does what it says! Is it balanced? Well, that's up to you to decide! ;3 Important Note: As far as I know, a Unit without a Melee Attack cannot gain Retaliation At...868 downloadsupdated 10 mo ago
- More Signature Skills for Vampiresby KingmakerIncreases the number of Signature Skill slots to 10 for Vampires. WARNING: this mod still has some odd in-game behavior. If you experience any odd behavior, please report it to me and I will pass it on to the original modder. Known issues: - Vampires from your pantheon retain Tier 2 skills. Is th...864 downloadsupdated 10 mo ago
- MoreSignatureSkillsGiantby AC2222description Allows a giant king to select up to 10 signature skills. my mod MoreSignatureSkillsBase is required. My Mods - more signature skills slots basic. - more signature skills slots for dragons. - more signature skills slots for giants. - Allows selecting more form traits than 5. - changes...813 downloadsupdated 12 mo ago
- Remove Research Scaling Completelyby WalayimunaThis mod removes the research scaling completely, replacing it with a flat research cost based on the amount of tomes research. Up to 3 tomes - 250 per spell 4 to 6 tomes - 500 per spell 7 to 9 tomes - 750 per spell Above 10 tomes - 1000 per spell I tried to make the spell cost per spell level, b...801 downloadsupdated 3 y ago
- Gifted Casters Expandedby Muad'DibExpands the bonuses of the Gifted Casters Society Trait. - Your Battle Mage and Support units can use their innate arcane talents to modify their magical abilities by expending Arcane Energy. - Develop the Metamagic Aptitude of your people by investing Imperium in the Empire Tree, and by achievin...754 downloadsupdated 2 y ago
- Morale Remasteredby KaigeChange the Morale system to be less snowbally. Adds a mechanic where Morale is slowly drained every turn to represent the disorder of battle and keep Morale a relevant mechanic without it only impacting the loser in most cases. Morale Effect Old Effect New Effect Ally Dies/Routs -12 to -6 Morale,...618 downloadsupdated 22 mo ago
- Terraform bedrockby ilya-rysenkovThis mod allows to terraform bedrock (uninhabitable, undiggable, unremovable part of the undeground), which gives a lot of opportunities for travelling and settling. Use Earth Shatter (Tome of Terramancy) to remove it.580 downloadsupdated 10 mo ago
- Proper Classes for Mythic Unitsby kosakopThis mod amends all Mythic Units to corresponding Unit Types while keeping their Mythic trait. The reason for this mod was that I found Mythic Units not as universal as advised by their ingame description, and not as powerful as they should be considering their ingame costs. This mod allows all o...510 downloadsupdated 11 mo ago
- Feudal Rework by Phoenix (Pending Update)by xPHOENIXWINGx***READ ME*** Due to the custom images, I highly recommend placing this mod first in your load order, especially if you have a lot of mods installed. Try this if your game is crashing on load. I had the same issue, and fixing the load order resolved it. Please let me know if you encounter any pro...488 downloadsupdated 19 mo ago
- Glade Runner Auto Marksby FarsightGlade Runners will now automatically marked the enemy when shooting their bows. (Tracker's Mark ability is integrated into Shoot Bow ability). A quality of life improvement in my opinion. Latest Update: - Updated for Ways of War!466 downloadsupdated 22 mo ago
- Conversion Methods Remastered（Chinese-汉化）by CHConversion Methods Remastered--汉化 由于经汉化测试会导致其余MOD部分或本汉化失效（66个MOD测试，与偶数等无关） 暂无精力修复汉化问题，因此将原MOD进行了文本重置编译（已经原作者同意） 注意：现无需原MOD，仅需本MOD即可（暂用，以后有时间再修汉化） **This is just a Chinese translation of the original MOD**466 downloadsupdated 17 mo ago
- LevelUp: Mortal Combat - Unit Medal Overhaulby Funi TimeGoal: This mod aims to rebalance tactical combat by creating a greater distinction between different unit classes and tiers, as well as making combat more deadly by reducing access to additional unit health and defence/resistance. As with the original mod this is built off, this mod attempts to p...462 downloadsupdated 6 mo ago
- Skirmish Modby badokkWelcome to the arena! This overhaul mod is meant as a tool to quickly and easily set up tactical 1v1 PvP battles. PDX link: Addons: Custom Tomes Compatibility update is here! You can now use Tomes created by other modders on the Skirmish Arena. See Skirmish Mod - Custom Tomes Compatibility for de...450 downloadsupdated 3 mo ago
- Seals Victory Remasteredby KaigeFor those who like Seals Victory, but hate how much of the map ends up getting taken up by Seals. Rebalances the Seals victory in the following ways: ~Half as many Seals spawn as before The number of Seal points needed to win have been reduced: Seal Victory speed Old Seal Points needed New Seal P...446 downloadsupdated 22 mo ago
- Everyday Heroes - Hero Recruitment Reworkby Funi TimeGoal: This mod was primarily built to reduce Hero spam, primarily by the AI but also for the Player. The main method used to achieve this goal is the implementation of Imperium as the primary resource for recruiting and maintaining Heroes. For the Player this means balancing access to the militar...421 downloadsupdated 6 mo ago
- Femme Overhaul Cavalry Addon (Out-of-date)by 76561199389196788This is an addon for my other "Femme Overhaul" mod & requires the base mod to work correctly. It makes it so that every unit becomes cavalry when you add a racial mount trait. Load after Femme Overhaul Get the base mod here:410 downloadsupdated 3 y ago