THIS Is The BEST ROME 2 Unit Mod - Sebidee's Unit Roster Overhaul Showcase

There are TONS of great unit mods for Total War ROME 2, but this one might just do it all. Here's everything you need to know about Sebidee's Unit Roster Overhaul. Enjoy high quality NEW units for Rome, Macedon, Parthia, Sparta, Egypt, and more, utilizing mechanics like unit upgrades via technology, a new mercenary building chain, and Auxiliaries for everyone. It's one of the BEST, most comprehensive unit mods available for ROME 2.
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-Total War Rome 2 Mods Weekly #15
0:00 - What is Sebidee's Unit Roster Overhaul?
1:31 - Deep Dive
9:49 - Final Thoughts
#Rome2Mods #Rome2ModsWeekly

[@sryan9547]

Hello. I am Sebidee. :D I randomly came across this today and I love it so much. Thank you for making it! This mod was an obessession of mine for years. Basically what I spent all my spare time at while I was in university and didn't want to study haha. I am so glad that people like it and are still using it. I'm glad you appreciate all of the little details, you would not believe the amount of work that went into it. Also I am really glad that my tutorials helped so many people to mod. You are very welcome. Seeing this video made me so happy today. I have recently been thinking of getting back into modding and this just inspired me. Thank you!

[@happycompy]

Sebidee, thank you for taking the time to comment! You are a huge inspiration for me and your Unit Roster Overhaul inspired me to make my own Roster Overhauls for Wrath of Sparta and Rise of the Republic! Your work has been a gift to the community and I'm so happy you found the video inspiring. Cheers, and thank you for your mods, I look forward to seeing what you make next ;).

[@johnwhite4960]

Seb, my guy. You really made the difference for me in RTW 2, my great love for Pyrrhus was totally realized with your treatment of units in the overhaul. Thanks for that dude.

[@sryan9547]

@johnwhite4960 you're very welcome!! I makes me truly happy to know that others enjoyed the mods as much as I did

[@cal2127]

still playing it to this day

[@bully2please91]

4:05 THIS, i hate the lack of "what if" units in vanilla, i mean full tribal units do make sense for small germanic kingdoms, but if those people went to conquer the world they would obviously have developed a more drilled take on warfare. Same for the city states, i hate how you can't copy the successor states and develop phallanxes and/or a more "combined arms" based military

[@happycompy]

COMPLETELY agree. Drove me nuts in the first game too that Barbarian factions couldn't ever build stone walls...yet could conquer the known world.

[@ignacio1171]

exactly yeah. It's odd playing as barbarian factions and conquering stone walled settlements with marble buildings, only to bring them down to replace them with wooden palisades and stone houses.

[@egemenerturk]

I hope they bring this to life in future Rome 3. There must be reform and civilize options, especially when we play with barbarian factions. We can turn a barbarian tribe to empire, but still have half-naked poor soldiers and small "oppidum" cities. Our "civilized" barbarian empire should have the option of copying Hellenistic, Roman or Eastern military tactics and buildings.

[@sryan9547]

It makes so much sense for Factions that we're destroyed early. For example, Sparta was destroyed around 250bc so them existing past that point alone is completely unhistorical. So for units it would be unhistorical for them to develop at all. When a player plays them all the way to 100ad then are they never supposed yo develop past 250bc??

[@leemanjay7276]

Anyone playing Rome 2 without Sebidees mods installed, needs to have a serious rethink of their life choices

[@alikh4541]

TRUE

[@oilslick7010]

Except people who play Rome 2 with DEI

[@leemanjay7276]

@@oilslick7010 yeh fair one

[@jansenslate8936]

My links were removed do u know how to fix that

[@karlwittenburg5868]

I do like how most of the added units in the campaign are at all he high end of the tech tree in campaign, because then if feels like your mostly using the standard vanilla units for your early game, then busting out Sebidee’s tanks for your late game. Like I’ve been starting a Pergamon game and ho boy did they a second helping of dessert

[@JasonWolfGames]

This is also one of my favorite unit mods. An essential for me. That fact that it adds so much to factions like the nomads and Balkin tribes makes this a must. I would love to see a video for the AoC version!

[@happycompy]

Completely agree! It's the total package imo. Everything you could want from a vanilla-style unit mod.

[@JasonWolfGames]

@@happycompy The only thing is I wish that there were units for the Desert Kingdoms. Is there anything you would recommend for them?

[@ToneRetroGaming]

@@JasonWolfGames On Steam he said it is very unlikely there will be a Desert Kingdom update which is disappointing. Kush and Nabatea are two of my favorite factions.

[@ignacio1171]

It seems like Rome II is going to get the Medieval II treatment, in which it will surpass its expected life span thanks to the modding community!

[@jamesgordley5000]

I may not come back to Rome 2 when there’s RTWR and Rome mods for Attila, but it’s good to hear that there actually are modders who think about how to make rosters/gameplay *fun* as well as thematic.

[@happycompy]

Hey everyone! Here's some extra information about the mod: -It's save game compatible, but once you add it to your campaign, you can't remove it. -The units are available in Imperator Augustus too! Makes that campaign even better imo. -It's compatible with most small to medium-sized mods, since it only adds units. This includes other unit mods. -It's NOT compatible with major overhauls like DEI, Radious and WOTG. It might technically "work" but the units are balanced for vanilla.

[@IceniTotalWar]

Vanilla balanced units are definitely a + for me and save game compatible thanks for the update.

[@pizzaman6784]

That's so great that they are available in IA too, that campaign was up to standard when it was released, but after CA did a bunch of DLCs following the IA update, none of the spice and quality of the new stuff (with the exception of Cleopatra) was forwarded to that start date. It's my favorite era in Rome 2, and this mod will definitely add some spice to it!

[@happycompy]

@@pizzaman6784 the Clibanarii feel AMAZING to use in Imperator Augustus!

[@DazzaManOfWar]

Is it compatible with Para Bellum?

[@sryan9547]

Sebidee here. Thank you so much for showing the mod !!! :)

[@Gyrosmeister]

Historically the Illyrians weren't really known for using archers but hey, they have 10 units instead of 9 now

[@happycompy]

I was waiting for you to chime in hahahahah. Good thing I didn't cover the Greek additions extensively, I'm sure you'd have some spicy opinions on some of them ;)

[@Gyrosmeister]

@@happycompy hehehe, I remember having tried that mod a while ago, some units are surely a bit questionable from a historical pov, others though (like seleucid copy cat legionaries) are ok

[@sryan9547]

@Gyrosmeister The Illyrian archers in the mod are from one specific tribe called the Breuci. They were Pannonian and a little Celticized so weren't exactly the same as the other Illyrians

[@Gyrosmeister]

@@sryan9547 "weren't really known" doesn't mean they didn't use archers at all, but generally archer usage among the Illyrians was rare

[@sryan9547]

@Gyrosmeister yup I get it. The point of the mod is to give options. The Illyrians have an archer option, but they are still going to be far weaker than any faction with proper archers. Actually using them as the backbone of an Illyrian army would be dumb, but its nice to have then anyways.

[@fressicoldessi5402]

Another mods weekly, another addition to my mod list

[@ian69williams]

Love all your mod weekly videos now going to get back into Rome 2 with some upgrades!

[@TotalWarlord1]

I wish other historical Total War game would receive this massive of a unit mod .

[@happycompy]

Agreed!

[@IceniTotalWar]

I'll be starting a new playthrough soon, this is now at the top of my list for mods to include . Thanks to Sebidee for making it and you for showcasing it. 👍

[@happycompy]

Enjoy my man!

[@IceniTotalWar]

@@happycompy I will thanks ! That's a lot of eye candy to take in.

[@Imrahilx]

Another wonderful breakdown and quality video! I have had this mod in my subscriptions for a long time and there were a few units you talked about that I didn't know about. Thank you for the quality content.

[@happycompy]

Thank you as always my man, I'm glad you found it helpful despite being a long time user!

[@AndysTake]

Awesome video as always! A massive unit mod to be sure, awesome that it focuses on diversity even within factions like those Germanic Roman units!

[@happycompy]

Thanks Andy! Yeah it's a really thorough mod, he crossed his Ts and dotted his Is. That's why it's my #1 unit mod.

[@WolfOfIberia]

I tried this pack this week and honestly it's amazing and well balanced. It's awesome.

[@happycompy]

It really is! Thanks for sharing, Wolf!

[@thesmilyguyguy9799]

:) and 1:18 YES

[@happycompy]

Noted Ben! 📝

[@thesmilyguyguy9799]

@@happycompy :-)

[@alikh4541]

Carthage mercenary barracks is a genius touch And Royal cataphracts are just Chad looking and my favorite unit cause they're from my land :) Amazing video man as always

[@happycompy]

Yeah, it really makes Carthage stand out. Glad you enjoyed it Ali! 🙏

[@alikh4541]

@@happycompy ❤️

[@augustus4258]

Oh hell yea I love this mod, amazing on campaign and multi! Great video

[@happycompy]

Thanks man! 🙏❤️

[@ElephoontOfTheShapes]

I love how good Rome 2's mods are. Makes me less scared for a potential Medieval 3. If the game flops CA will patch it so it's playable and modders will do the rest. Wish they didn't have to but I'm so happy we have them. Great showcase 👍

[@jorvach9874]

Probably the best unit pack for Rome 2. Interesting to hear someone else's thoughts on it!

[@happycompy]

Thanks for watching Jorvach!

[@mr.bek0521]

Awesome video! Thanks! Definitely going to try it out

[@happycompy]

Enjoy! 🙏👍

[@Historica2000]

I just started playing a Sparta campaign with his mod. Game changer for me. Absolutely love it!

[@happycompy]

Hell yeah!!!

[@87PLS]

Now this looks like my kind of mod, I will definitely try this. Those units look amazing, like they belong in the base game. I’ve played nearly 5000 hours in Rome 2 and there’s still so many factions I’ve never even wanted to play a campaign with, simply because their unit rosters in the base game are atrocious, this is exactly what a lot of those factions need, a bit of variety to choose from when making your armies.

[@happycompy]

Exactly! Even trash factions like the Ardiaei are fun with this mod!

[@alejandrocartagenaalgarra1509]

Great video as always! Sebidee it's an inspiration for a lot of modders. I would like to mention that, technically We do have access to official sica models created by CA. They were added for the gladiator faction for Total War Arena.

[@happycompy]

Wait, seriously? That's awesome to know! Is that where he got his from?

[@alejandrocartagenaalgarra1509]

@@happycompy The model that Sebidee used was created by a modder. I don't really know exactly whom. The good thing it's that models from Arena come with some variation. Even Spartacus and Crixus got their unique sicas.

[@sryan9547]

@@happycompy No the SIca was custom made by a friend of mine

[@benedictjajo]

Pontic Legionary: Best addition.

[@falloutnewvvergas5910]

"i love to play as Pontus"

[@happycompy]

I love me some imitation legionaries.

[@jakubkryca5230]

Weren't Bronze Shields basically the same thing? :V

[@hosseinmasumi2092]

That partihan unit was awesome . I should get this mod And that cav reskin is just amazing 😍😍😍😍

[@happycompy]

I love the Sparabara!

[@FazlurTheGreat]

I just... I just... I can't... I'm in love with mods in this game

[@bashcrash13]

Sebidee is beyond iconic ,my first mod addition

[@agnamoficaagnamofica4351]

Looking forward to the Attila coverage.

[@fabiolg6719]

I would love to see a mod with a focus on camel cavalry because camel cav is so satisfying lol!

[@jorvach9874]

Camelry* :P

[@doglockstudios2326]

I really hope the desert kingdoms get an expansion, kush is my favorite faction.

[@xInvisiblexx]

Sebidees mods were always a staple when I played Rome 2! Is it possible to do a vid on campaign ai and maybe battle ai mods for rome2? Thx!

[@degamegang8262]

Omg yes i must try this mod out especially because it nails historical aucuracy 🤩

[@AdituLaudisMMXXI]

Thanks for this video! I feel like this mod has been there for a while on Rome 2 no?

[@happycompy]

Yeah, it's pretty old but underrated imo

[@michapinkowski6990]

Cool video. This mod is great becouse it's cover all factions.

[@dericcheshire4703]

Looks kind of sick actually

[@WARnerSpec]

Quite the coincidence that earlier today I was wondering exactly why didn't Carthage get Sacred Band cavalry

[@happycompy]

Carthage kind of feels shafted in vanilla, ngl.

[@artyom1473]

I tried this mod couple of months ago but I didn't like it . personally I felt like it covers the weaknesses of every faction which is why this game is good the variety is based on how we can use faction's different units including how we will overcome what they lack Many units are OP Egypt got some good archers that are even better than the mercenary cretan archers and good shock cav even for early game and for every tier .I read Ptolemaic Egypt historically got a huge problem to fill cav units into the army because simply the Egyptians were familiar with chariots not cavs Some general units are super op I remember using a unit named after Achilles for Macedonia which was a sword unit and they literally could beat anything this wastes the balance and tbh many many units lack the balance and you can discover it easily from the first look at the stats Ofc I can't deny how good every single unit was crafted and everything was working just fine

[@artyom1473]

I should apologize too for my poor English Sorry

[@happycompy]

No worries! I understood you just fine :)

[@cc-bk3tx]

Parthia units make me want to main them forever

[@ramiromen6595]

Oh happy you know i'm always down for some Attila

[@happycompy]

Hahahaha very true. World's #1 Attila Stan.

[@arcomegis9999]

I remember that Nordi did a unit compilation, including all of Sebidee's separate unit mods. I wonder how large the roster is...

[@happycompy]

Woah, l gotta check that out.

[@arcomegis9999]

@@happycompy Sorry, it's Nordo ( Nor Droggoth ). Sweaty hands made me type the wrong letters. Heheh.

[@benedictjajo]

@@arcomegis9999 this is just my opinion but for me, the Nordo mod makes the game bland due to the lack of diversity between different factions. Every factions has versatile roster making it less unique and fun to play a certain faction.

[@arcomegis9999]

@@benedictjajo I don't often check for units much. But his Effects compilation seems good.

[@VictoryforALL915]

Beautiful

[@happycompy]

It pleases comrade Stalin.

[@Blooticus]

You didnt even talk about the best ones! The Greek bois!

[@joeromano7902]

I’m going to try this, I’m tired of DEI

[@georgimihalkov9678]

Can we get a video on the Attila version? Great video btw

[@happycompy]

Absolutely, and thank you!!

[@imperatorfurioso793]

Nice

[@mrhelzbygrad7485]

Give me one mod by Sebidee, or failing that, 1000 mods by other creators.

[@Scurge237]

This is pretty dope, also has this been tested with a long campaign to see how the ai does with recruiting the new units,??

[@leemanjay7276]

I've played it lots and it works well. AI is pretty balanced. Iberian tribes are alot stronger though

[@Scurge237]

@@leemanjay7276 alright that's cool. I'm gonna download it.

[@jeremychau2322]

I use this mod with some lighter mods and the vanilla reskin! I use the vanilla reskins so the sebidee unit standout more and!! Give all faction somekind of flair without needing to go all out ya know ? Like in (other very good reskin mods.

[@Peter86820]

Nice mod, unfortunately i can't recruit quite a few units in grand campaign. For example thorax swordsman as sparta, the new nobles as arverni. Some units are working others do not. Weird. Not using overhauls, other unit mods, only gemFx, volcano battle mod(which is not touching units) 4tpy, nordos unit cards. In custom battles i can use them. Any ideas?

[@MedjayofFaiyum]

Man When will you be back The tw community misses you!

[@happycompy]

Medjay! I'll be releasing a review for Pharaoh soon!

[@holysaintknight343]

Good.

[@Kvs-vf9nt]

Ow I keep saying it but you saved me tons off hours to find all these again. Like I said my laptop literally burned out yesterday. No worries Friday I have a new one and a great one that will finally can play Atilla too on a decent FPS because like we all know you can buy a bomb off a PC and try out the highest graphics there and it still doesn't work. But at least I can play Rome 2 now fully on extreme so with anti aliasing on ×8. Also for example it handles new games very good. So good that I don't have tonuse my desktop here on a small table and always "break off" when it's evening to put everything away. It was 2300 euro for the game laptop but Tbf that's great for TW games with the 32 gb ddr4 ram rtx 3080 16gb video card memory. I'm actually glad my other laptop burned out. Otherwise I wouldn't purchased a ne w gaming laptop. But for Rome 2 I need a lot off submits that make vanilla like more off Vanilla ++++++ . (Battle speed or I give para bellum a go that is also underrated asf imo then) but more importantly I can finally play Atilla without stuttering on high quality. And yeah to win some frames lower water to quality and dust particles too. For the rest finally a great Atilla experience with the age off majorian mor that's much more interesting than the grand campaign as WRE.

[@salmaadeel3247]

That one too

[@terrebis]

Can somebody help me? this unit roster won't work.

[@yacinebenchoubane3645]

Is there any mod for the normal attila campaign that adds new units (to the sassanids specifically) without doing too much ? Because I find radious just waaay too much for what I look for

[@czukarpathian6621]

"gargantuan" reminds me of Troy for some reason

[@happycompy]

Reminds me of the one-eyed assassin woman from Kill Bill Vol 2 lol.

[@rebelfriend1818]

wish sebidee would make a mod for grand campaign attila

[@happycompy]

Same

[@sryan9547]

Maybe I will lol

[@RosaMelano-yo4ei]

Are there any mods that unlock the Etruscans for the GC?

[@happycompy]

Nordos faction unlocker makes them playable. There are a handful of etruscan unit expansion mods too. Could make for a good mod video actually, if you're interested?

[@RosaMelano-yo4ei]

@@happycompy YES

[@Winaska]

Ok so I know that technically what I am about to ask is POSSIBLE, but I'll need some help: one can run this mod alongside of Radious' Mods, correct? It all depends on what position they each hold in the load order. If I am not wrong, I believe I would have to have this mode load BEFORE Radious? (or am I wrong and is it AFTER?). Thanks! Its been about 8 months since I touched Rome 2.

[@happycompy]

Late to answer but it shouldn't matter the order, however, this mod will be unbalanced when used with Radious' units.

[@attilakhano4103]

Jo Bros this Mode nice forbunits but wich can i Take for buildings or antoher thinks

[@cuentaparacomentar8737]

Any additions to the Desert/African factions?

[@jorvach9874]

Unfortunately, not in this mod. I think Sebidee retired from Rome 2 modding before the Desert Kingdoms DLC came out.

[@happycompy]

Unfortunately not, however it doesn't bother me because the DK have some incredible rosters as it is.

[@Lucass_CABJ]

I have this mod for AOC

[@chargingnoisesintensify6335]

still very questionable to not add units to the desert kingdoms. masaesyli is fine with good infantry and cav but they lack archers. saba needs more non mercenary infantry as from a campaign perspective its very tedious waiting for mercenary refills. kush is alright with their shotel warriors but they definitely need more cav. nabatea is a very good all rounder, so its unit roster can stay untouched. id much rather units for desert kingdoms be looked at from more of a campaign perspective as saba suffers most from this as maas gat marauders are basically their best infantry with noble swords being high tier and you really dont want to spend too much money on them. caravan guard are very meh but sabean spearmen are a good non mercenary spear choice. for saba's cav id appreciate it if sebidee just reskinned the ma'rib camel cataphracts as their riders lack your traditional cataphract touch with faceplates and being covered head to toe in armour (their shins are a good example which are only covered by bronze greaves)

[@happycompy]

Great points all around. I agree.

[@sryan9547]

Desert Kingdoms was a very late DLC and I was mostly finished with the overhaul by then and didn't want to get back into it. Maybe I will update it.

[@shockathlete8948]

Pretorian Guard hey what about me

[@eloyspekkie7948]

I have one question, does it add units for sparta, athens and macedon?

[@happycompy]

yes

[@jonaswielandt6731]

Are these added units historical ‘accurately ‘ or just gamble?

[@happycompy]

Some of them are historical, some are made up.

[@ajiibshah3760]

Its it compatible with reskins like ParaBellum and Dux Bellorum? (reskin modules only)

[@happycompy]

Should be because the mod mostly just adds new units

[@analien4813]

It does depress me somewhat that some of these units never made it to more minor factions, or that he never got to the African kingdoms.

[@isaacreyes2834]

Does anyone know if this mod works with the emperor edition of the game ?

[@happycompy]

Yes!

[@cc-bk3tx]

What mods do you run with this mod Compy?

[@happycompy]

Orbis Terrarum II for visuals, Community Patch for gameplay, and a few other small ones.

[@restitvtor439]

6:14 what about the thracian warriors????

[@happycompy]

I suppose they count too yeah. Same with Falxmen. In my head I classify rhomphaia and falxes differently from 2h swords.

[@itzhazardgaming3950]

any persian unit pack or spanic tribes unit pack ?

[@happycompy]

Absolutely! Andrew Boyarsky made an excellent Iberian pack

[@Kielousity]

Is the vanilla reskin a good addition for this mod too?

[@happycompy]

Yep, it should work together.

[@Kielousity]

@@happycompy thank youu!

[@falloutnewvvergas5910]

Hey happy do the greeks city states get some love too?

[@happycompy]

Absolutely! The Cimmerians, the Athenians, ESPECIALLY the Spartans, literally all of them. Like I said, if you're a true son of Zeus, this mod is for you.

[@benedictjajo]

@@happycompy don't forget Epirus. Their Vanilla roster is crap and play style is boring and literally the same as other Greek city states but even crappier. With the mod they get Italian swords and imitation legion which completely change their play style

[@nyyfandan]

Just started the video, hoping you say the words "compatible with DEI" at some point

[@serpounce.]

It is not possible mate

[@kam2150]

DeI has even more complex and detailed units with more HD assets. Most of these units would overlap. Granted, if you only want vanilla, Sebidee stuff is top tier and highly recommended.

[@happycompy]

It isn't compatible unfortunately. You might be able to get it to run without crashing but it would be horribly unbalanced.

[@Chris-iy6du]

Is it save game compatible?

[@happycompy]

Yes!

[@gildaherrer5131]

This is only for GC right?

[@happycompy]

No! Also works with Imperator Augustus!

[@jorvach9874]

Also with Hannibal at the Gates and Caesar In Gaul!

[@davidelabarile1634]

damn if i love that sparabara unit!!!! o e can yuo tell me yuor name on steam??????? because now that i come back there i wanna ask yuo friendship ;)

[@lordofthetrident9582]

Is this compatible with DEI or WOTG?

[@happycompy]

Neither unfortunately :(

[@happycompy]

Also cool name

[@lordofthetrident9582]

@@happycompy thanks, house tully is lame AF (aside from the Chad Fish) but that's one heck of a cool title

[@mouadbouzaid7174]

It is uncompatible with DEI right ?

[@happycompy]

Correct, sadly.

[@mouadbouzaid7174]

@@happycompy i want complication of campaign and battles mods like in DEI to play it with this mod

[@randompillow5146]

Does this mod work with multiplayer?

[@happycompy]

Yes, but everyone has to be using the mod

[@randompillow5146]

@@happycompy Cool, thanks

[@fadope1612]

Whats wrong with pontus?

[@happycompy]

Nothing at all! It's a meme from Rome 2's launch where some people on TWCenter flipped out over Pontus being in the game over the Seleucids.

[@fadope1612]

@@happycompy Damn cant even remember this xD tbh cant even remember that the seleucids werent in the game at the start so...

[@happycompy]

@@fadope1612 I know right? It's been 84 years...

[@absyahwa7698]

Too many unhistorical units tho

[@porphyrienne]

Sebidee makes the best mod

[@sryan9547]

Thank you :) - Sebidee