MORNING SUN: THIS SHOGUN 2 MOD ADDS KOREA & CHINA & MORE!

Total War: Shogun 2 & especially Fall of the Samurai have a really special place in my heart & I know I haven’t covered too many mods for them just yet apart from Darthmod and Last Alliance but I guess that’s in a way a testament to how well the vanilla gameplay actually is in these brilliant games.
Now that being said there is one mod for Shogun 2 Total War that’s recently come to my attention that I just have to do this spotlight for because, not only does it add some brilliant new factions to play that obviously come with unique characters, units, etc. But the mod also expands the campaign map to cover all of Korea and mainland China!
So in this video we’ll be exploring everything you need to know about Morning Sun for Shogun 2, a mod that despite some bugs here and there delivers a campaign map that is almost unmatched with factions that I think loads of people would enjoy playing. If you’re a big fan of Shogun 2 I guarantee this mod is the perfect reason to get back into the game and check it out.
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[@FullOHaggis]

I was just about to ask for one.

[@HistoricalWeapons]

This needs to be a full total war game. Folks interested in pike and shot will be happy. Folks who want mongols will be happy. W eebs will be happy. Folks who want medieval style warfare with gunpowder will be happy. Heck even folks who want European cultures can be added in dlc with the Portuguese and Spanish. It is a very underexplored time period. It will have some of the most interesting units like early handcannons, repeating crossbows, early explosives and fire lance cavalry. A game full of fireworks 🎉would be awesome to see

[@skyrimJava]

Even Turkish nationalists will be happy with dlc of Uyghurs

[@bugger6881]

Total war Shogun 3

[@markuslaustsen6011]

My fav time period

[@Bayomeer]

Pirates will be happy with a free new gam-... i mean, Wako pirates.

[@HistoricalWeapons]

@@Bayomeer lol

[@Pilps]

Looks fun! Will have to try it out sometime!

[@whatthehell4644]

Greetings lord pilps good to see you here :)

[@leonprestige2403]

yes please

[@korean_communist9116]

The Korean experience

[@spaceknight1053]

imagine in another medieval total war game, you play both the eastern and western kingdoms. its like a combination of 3 kingdoms shogun 2 and medieval 2

[@Novachrono641]

just imagine. European medieval armies fighting the samurai.

[@iancorder6133]

If CA can make Immortal Empires in WH3, which is basically supposed to be a fantasy parapet of the Middle Ages spanning across all 7 continents, then they can definitely make a multi continent historical Total War.

[@spumeman]

@@BluEclipse94 didn't stop the ottomans from beating european ass 😭

[@redhunter8034]

I would 100 percent buy that. You'd need a top of the line PC to play most likely, but I like the idea.

[@Loppoz56]

@@BluEclipse94 the samurais had guns tho also samurais dont use katana as their main weapon

[@peacemen6460]

This mod should be the reference for Shogun 3. I hope Devs will consider it.

[@masonhill5157]

I hope they bring back avatar conquest but find a way flesh it out more

[@ShahjahanMasood]

Modders are carrying the gaming industry at the moment. GTA, Total War, Paradox Games, Warband, Bannerlord, Valve Games and countless other keep making me come back due to the awoseme amount of love and care put into fantastic mods that are sometimes even better then the games created by AAA studios. Just look at Perisno, Pendor, Kaiserriech, ASOIAF CK2, DEI and Ante bellum.

[@undead9999]

Pendor is one of my favourite mods for warband. I logged countless hours into that

[@ShahjahanMasood]

@@undead9999 Its like a whole new game.

[@CBRN-115]

Companies may make the games, but it is the players(modders) who keep it alive

[@Tom-tp1jv]

Seriously can we speak about this more though. Consider the main reason why these modders succeed so well in creating amazing content. Their care for art detail and a good quality creation. Some don't even make much or anything from it. They do it for the love of their art form, video games. If we saw this understood properly by the big companies running the mainstream show it would cause them to totally re invent their perspective on what matters with video game creation. We would start seeing much higher quality games beyond expectations considering the funding those companies have. And they would also see a drastically larger amount of profits. It'd be a win win. Unfortunately though I don't see it happening until those companies really loose out and become forced to change their approach.

[@andreaparolini1755]

Man, modders were carrying Rome TW almost 17-18 years ago as well, with Europa Barbarorum, Total Realism, Roma Surrectum and Lotr TW.

[@spaceknight1053]

they should add Korean and Chinese dialogues

[@aetius7139]

I think its tricky. See. Some unit share a dialog.txt. I tried to change the tercios sound file to napoleon portuguese sound..... only to have british marine unit in FOTS to speak portugese. Its a pain in the @$$ to change it back each time.

[@anathardayaldar]

I think this mod has been abadoned.

[@grandadmiralzaarin4962]

It is truly in Modders that we must place our faith!

[@uanime1]

Thanks for the review of my mod. Unfortunately I don't know why castles, trees, etc don't show up if you go too far east or west on this mod which results in much of it looking barren. I also don't know how to make battle maps so I can't improve the castles. Regarding the units most of the Chinese units are from a Mount and Blade mod. I'm currently trying to add some new Korean units to make their roster better.

[@TheTerminatorGaming]

That’s awesome! Glad to hear you’re still working on it bud! Do you have a discord? Could try and spread the word if you need some help?

[@TheTerminatorGaming]

Any idea when you’ll be putting it on the workshop?

[@vortukassingh999]

congras dude, mod is based af, coninue pls

[@1889chaplin]

But it seems impossible to recruit the gunners unit when I play Ming dynasty. I can’t find any gum powder related buildings😢 can you help me with that please

[@uanime1]

@@1889chaplin I think there was a problem with some of those buildings. I'm planning to release an update with several fixes.

[@umayyadball4126]

10/10 recommend this mod! Played a game as Aisin Gioro and conquered all of mainland Asia (minus Korea) to create the Qing Empire as happened IRL. I've played more non-Japanese factions in this mod than I've played Japanese factions at all in Shogun 2 and it's DLC's.

[@MrBropocalypse]

it's amazing that you have to play an obscure mod of a 12 year old game to play out the rise of the Manchus and the Qing dynasty. What a shame.

[@farmerkade2632]

I like the mod but why’s doe unit take so long to recruit

[@umayyadball4126]

@@farmerkade2632 I imagine because it's 12 TPY. If it was 4 TYP it would probably take significantly less time, but they want to accurately represent recruitment/ building time vs TYP.

[@farmerkade2632]

@@umayyadball4126 ah ok that make sense

[@21films92]

Hows the bugs and stability??

[@toastertastic5085]

Haven’t played shogun 2 in a hot minute, I think this mod just made me come back!

[@javiersaugar376]

I know I'm late but in so happy you took the suggestion for this mod!

[@Denver_Thug]

Oh so dope! Downloading this tonight!

[@deanstav3787]

Looking good, Will keep an eye of this Mod.

[@kurokawa4699]

10 years later, Shogun 2 world map

[@Vertlin]

I've played this mod several times before. The issue is that once you reach a certain turn, your game will crash every time you end the turn and because of that, you cannot continue the campaign.

[@alucardhell5275]

Indeed one of the greatest mod for TW Shogun 2 :) downloading now.

[@jonathanbrier3698]

Dont suppose you want to make an install tutorial on this lol i usually use the workshop mods so i dont know how to get the moddb mods working. Eitherway ty for the vid you always make stuff i love.

[@DragonHustler]

Sadly I'm not sure if the devs are still updating it...I hope they do after this video and Last Alliance showing what you COULD do the amazing modding tools, I remember playing this trying to play out the Imjin War...witch I hope they add an event IF they start updating again...a Shogun 3 idea maybe? Probs not

[@gamer_talking]

It sounds amazing 🤩🤩🤩

[@evan7z844]

*Hidoyoshi Approved This Mod*

[@kipl8444]

I only found 3.0? thank you for spotlighting it!

[@TheTerminatorGaming]

Ah! Weird try the TWCenter link

[@demomanchaos]

Pairing the Morning Sun mod with the Boshin-Shimazu mod I made is rather fun. Blasting the Mongols with gatling guns is great. Makes me miss all the mod-making I did.

[@Samurai_64]

This looks really cool! Makes me think, if they added Hokkaido, would they have the Ainu people as a faction or would they be too weak compared to the other factions?

[@otakoob]

After 10 years, Shogun is still booming. There is no reason not to make Shogun 3, CA

[@sethguest781]

Also, Aisin Gioro - Manchu. Awesome to see them getting recognition!

[@Matt123Chez]

Man I would kill for a Shogun 3 which covers the Korean war period and a map of this size with the diplomacy system of Three Kingdoms.

[@lucasjleandro]

MAN!! That would be a great dlc

[@simonhudak8537]

How do you do it? I can´t start up my shogun 2 without it crashing before loading main menu. I am getting crazy and can´t play anymore. Do you have any ideas ?

[@thomasmott3518]

As mentioned by others, this mod is utterly fantastic in terms of scale and general brushstrokes. The extra effort put in to have different unit card styles for the different cultures (Jurchen, Chinese, Korean and Japanese), the numerous units, the number of provinces, the number of uniquely named factions, characters etc. is highly commendable. But this mod seriously lacks polish. Obviously a huge amount of effort has been put into this mod and I would never be able to produce something of this quality. But the barren campaign map, lack of battle/siege map diversity and general lack of polish is ultimately what bring it down for me.

[@Emilechen]

if you want mutli-ethnies and units, the best hope is to have a Medieval 3, with Tang China, Goguryeo, Silla, Gokturk, Uyghur, Japan, Nanchao, Tibet... all these in East Asia, more of these Empires have never been represented by any strategic game,

[@jeambeam3173]

This mod is sick AF

[@Batman_the_bad_man]

I got all 8 parts from the mod via steam but I can't play as any of the new factions, even though the map is updated. Do I need to do something more?

[@mohamedlionheart8150]

First Sino-Japanese War (25 July 1894 - 17 April 1895) DLC

[@Native_Creation]

Great mod, played an older version of it. Hope they keep working to improve it. This makes me want to try the updated version.

[@tahahadada1936]

Shogun 2 is an actual gem 💎💎

[@semp224]

The mod immersive total war mod for shogun 2 has Korea in the map, and even some regions if you hover over it, but I'm not sure if you can invade Korea later down the line... As I'm at the end of everything, but it doesn't seem like I could invade them..... Anybody can shed some light here?

[@MBP1918]

Incredible

[@user-xx8kk1cv9b]

This mod will be more update! I love it

[@noticemesenpie69]

Woah2x, how come this is under my radar, also the status of the mod?

[@magusi9029]

Whaaaaat???? Adding this when I get some time to play this week. Thanks for the focus on this.

[@sethguest781]

Is Toyotomi Hideyoshi's 1592 invasion of Korea in this mod?

[@piracybringer4057]

Any mod list to go along with this one? Like any diplomacy mod or better family tree ect

[@TheTerminatorGaming]

Hmmm not that I know of. I’m sure the TWCenter forums has some list of compatible mods

[@piracybringer4057]

@@TheTerminatorGaming hope it's compatible with darth mod : ]

[@jeambeam3173]

@@piracybringer4057 I've tried it didn't work but who knows maybe if it's been updated it might be compatible or maybe there's a compatibility patch but I haven't played Shogun in almost a year

[@sorrdiegamed695]

holy biscuits downloading shogun2 right now !

[@TheTerminatorGaming]

Do it!

[@ianstroud5988]

This is a pretty sick mod, definitely gave the ole game some more replayability. It’s fun fighting mongols against samurais too

[@fungunsun1]

Would be cool if they had Mongol invasion one like Shogun 1 dlc

[@jeterminal9139]

Where can this mod be found and downloaded?

[@bananapanda9805]

I demand to see Korean Turtle ships!

[@Johnlilly252]

I’m still waiting for the last alliance to get a little more deeper. Last time I played it was really fun

[@SaraTemer]

Out of curiosity: When did you last time play this? Which version it was?

[@dramaking9559]

Looking at three kingdoms if they added the terrian feature into shogun the Ming would be full of mountains to deal with

[@camulodunon]

As a korean american kid, one of the first clips I saw of shogun 2 was of this mod and I wanted to get this game so badly because of that. Unfortunately I didn't realize at the time that it wasn't part of the actual game and so I tried getting the mod, but the installation was too complex for my rudimentary mind to manage at the time so I gave up. But rather recently I came back successfully got the latest version of the mod!

[@TheTerminatorGaming]

Hell yeah man hope you’re enjoying it!

[@huantruonginh2946]

Will the campaign map be updated in the future?

[@TheTerminatorGaming]

Yep potentially :)

[@AtlasCrafted]

OKAY OKAY OKAY Ill try it

[@hater9117]

they can add new regions to shogun 2 but cant for empire/napoleon?

[@undead9999]

Finally I will do what no Daimyo could. Invade and conquer the onion eaters!

[@mattwobes3625]

Can this campaign mod be multiplayer coop accessible

[@carlosvela2139]

So this means that other maps like Troy Napoleón or Empire Total war maps can be changed or expanded?

[@TheTerminatorGaming]

Not sure about Empire or Napoleon but Troy I believe is more moddable on the campaign map than others so yes potentially

[@carlosvela2139]

I hope they develop a bronze age mod with Troy. By the way great job great videos, new subscriber here.

[@TheTerminatorGaming]

Thank you! :)

[@anasstissir923]

No Empire and Napoleons campaign maps are mostly hardcoded and therefore almost impossible to expand through modding alone eventhough it was possible in Rome,Medieval 2 and actually to a certain degree in Empire as well by removing a few boundaries in areas where new provinces and factions could be found (like the Khanate of Khiva which was a cancelled faction) and by adding the expanded/better split up campaign map of North America of the warpath campaign. The complete overhaul mod which does this is called Imperial Destroyer by Lord Sith with its latest version being ID 6.0 and it’s the greatest if not one of the best mods for Empire I have ever seen.

[@carlosvela2139]

Thank you for mentioning that mod, never heard about it but I will check it out.

[@zaxtinhazelhof6006]

next they make entire world

[@spaceknight1053]

who watched hansan

[@jossypoo]

Shogun 3 here we come.

[@Waldemarvonanhalt]

Keep in mind that CA never made it possible to mod campaign maps in this game.

[@bigwavek98]

I really want a Total War: Imjin right now...

[@tenchimuyo69]

Playing a Japanese faction is kind of funny, in that while you can tell the game is modded, as the factions, diplomacy, and provinces are more numerous, but it still is a largely vanilla experience of unifying Japan, and then when you zoom out the map it becomes sobering to see a whole world beyond that wasn't there before. Though Shogun's AI isn't made for this, so China may still declare war on you when it makes no sense. I also laughed when Ming started collapsing and lost Beijing to rebels early, because that's apparently unavoidable no matter what game features the Ming... Also they should have kept Japan's territories more vanilla, since unified Japan has more provinces (and thereby more economic and military power) than China can bring, which isn't exactly accurate or fair. - Edit: And after around 30+ turns in, game started crashing during battles more frequently. Not sure if those were connected, but had not had battle crashes at an earlier phase. I wonder if AI started using a unit at that point that it should not have been.

[@mrmm1110]

they might want to use TWTK / ROTK or similar other map as a detail reference

[@syahnazjais3766]

did install it but can't play on full screen

[@billarasPAOK]

does this mod has a discord server where you can learn about updates and info?

[@TheTerminatorGaming]

Nopr unfortunately not :(

[@billarasPAOK]

@@TheTerminatorGaming that's sad anyway thanks for the answer. Great video!

[@anathardayaldar]

Unfortunately, its not just alittle buggy. The lag continues to build up until by the time the wako pirates appear, it keeps crashing.

[@giucas100cassabellis2]

Now we need a Shogun 2 total war mod which allows you to conquer the whole world

[@Kinuhbud]

Sounds like Shogun 3 almost or 2.5 at least

[@jtoegi]

Shogun 3 better be about the Imjin War!!!!! It would make for the perfect setting. The hype got me bricked up man. Also..... Mongol invasion dlc would be the icing on top!!!

[@thecapitalist4018]

Where can I install this mod

[@chikito5161]

Still bug Why Now SHow Castle Right With Ashikaga

[@jingsan4672]

How to download that Mods?

[@aradralami7617]

Thanks, Terminator, you always recommend and introduce great mods, keep up, and respect from Iran.

[@TheTerminatorGaming]

Thank you! ❤️❤️

[@AZERBAIJANI1]

Online campaign?

[@paradoxexpress6976]

If you play as Korea does Japan actively attack you?

[@jasondoherty7497]

Does this mod affect rise and fall of the samurai

[@TheTerminatorGaming]

Negatory. Base game campaign only I’m afraid. That would be epic though!

[@anathardayaldar]

I love the idea that you can only raise units that are traditionaly available in that area. After all, how can a Japanese player go to China and expect to raise an army of samurai? Or in other TW, how can a greek player use a province in Morocco to raise hoplites?

[@nsawatchlistbait289]

Awesome

[@Jacob-pu4zj]

Playing Korea now.

[@matejkadis9631]

Is korea and chine map in shogun2 ?

[@donkey9113]

If they would add the mongols, i'm in

[@donkey9113]

Yuan Khanate is sort of a mongol/china hybrid

[@mariusbehm9874]

Yuan khanath

[@mohamedlionheart8150]

CA please do Imjin War DLC

[@ducanhvu4588]

You forgot annam ( việt nam ) they also appearance in this mod ! Its le dynasty !

[@Cock_and_balls3]

Pov me who bought game today and is alredy looking for mods to spice up the game:

[@dreysantillan]

Is it on the Steam Workshop yet?

[@TheTerminatorGaming]

Not yet my man, but I’ll post an announcement when it is

[@dreysantillan]

Alright thanks!

[@SaraTemer]

​@@dreysantillan This mod is too large for workshop, in Shogun 2 case mods on workshop are restricted to 100mb

[@zalop.]

does it work in online??

[@scrawlerrovmia5513]

ladies and gentlemen.... there we have it, the Shogun 3. XD

[@usuitakumi6120]

at some point modders will make a total war were the whole world is fighting imagine fighting a medieval knights with samurais yeah it is an unfair fight but hey it still be fun and challenging.

[@Paurames]

Shogun 3 should be this...... Ming dynasty, korea and mongol expansioon

[@Ikyogdi]

I have problem with this mod that makes it unplayable, which is there are no army and city graphics, there are just flags and eventualy shadows And I have no idea how OP can see cities

[@elkingoh4543]

Can I be Admiral Yi Sun Shin?

[@tavernburner3066]

wait how imjin war without korea?

[@timeminutes9812]

bruh how to fix this mod,im playing this mod,but crashed

[@user-xx8kk1cv9b]

New version is wip right now, so there is some crash. Wait for the new version :)

[@tc4303]

The only thing I don’t like about this mod is the terrains. Tbh that’s what make the overall gameplay looks great, but of course that’s a lot of work

[@alirezabashiri415]

Is that me or i just witness Asturian painter Flag☠️☠️

[@Roisome]

I’m glad we got this mod, the vanilla game’s map and faction is extremely small to the point it’s pitiful when you compare it to the other games like Rome or Medieval, Warhammer… ok it goes on

[@unifieddynasty]

Was there really an Uyghur Empire in the 1500s and 1600s? That region was controlled by various Mongolian factions.

[@makiiavely]

i like the idea of having mainland asia as the perfect playground for the endgame since vanilla shogun 2 campaign has always felt really short (i actually like to turtle into my territory when i'm close to hitting realm divided to get the techs i want to get and so the campaign doesn't end so fast). The lackluster map is a real turn off for me tho

[@1889chaplin]

Ming dynasty cannot recruit gunners unit, can anyone help me ?😢

[@1889chaplin]

There should be gun powder like buildings, but I can’t find it

[@melvinbricks]

Its crazy how people can expand the map this well om Shogun but not empire 😢