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Mod Info
Read the design thinking behind TAOM in one place. This hub gathers the setting primers, campaign systems, technical features, and balance dossiers that explain how the mod is built and why each faction plays the way it does.
Primer Track
World & Systems
Lore primers, campaign rules, and technical features that explain the foundations of the mod.
World Primer Biology
Races & Creatures
Playable races, Orc breeds, faction-bound elites, and planned creatures including trolls, wargs, spiders, and war beasts.
Open Briefing Campaign Flow Progression
Recruitment System
How troop recruitment works across factions, including culture-specific mechanics, access rules, and progression.
Open Briefing Systems Layer Engineering
Coding Features
Technical features and custom systems built for TAOM, including AI behaviors, battle mechanics, and campaign logic.
Open BriefingAnalysis Track
Balance Archives
High-level faction rankings plus the detailed records for troop skills, armour protection, and weapon tuning.
Master Ledger Overview
Balance Overview
Faction power rankings across all three balance axes - troop skills, armour, and weapons - with role-based tier lists.
Open Briefing Unit Identity Skills
Troop Balancing
Detailed breakdown of troop skill balancing across all cultures, including baselines, modifiers, and faction role design.
Open Briefing Protection Curves Defence
Armour Balancing
Comprehensive armour rebalancing across cultures - six tiers from civilian to lord, protection modifiers, and weight tuning.
Open Briefing Combat Output Damage
Weapon Balancing
Weapon damage analysis across cultures using TaleWorlds physics, per-culture percentages, and balance assessment.
Open Briefing