This Mod Will MAKE YOU Reinstall Total War Saga Troy - Extended Factions 2023 Review

In this video, we review: "Extended Factions" for TOTAL WAR Saga Troy. This mod adds 16 new playable factions and 202 new custom units to A Total War Saga Troy. That’s right, this mod contains more playable factions than what’s included in the base game with all of the DLCs. It also adds 32 new custom heroes, over 80 new building chains, 16 new epic missions chains along with all new dilemmas, and some other features that enhance the gameplay of Troy like making the AI recruit better armies. I’m stoked to show you all this fantastic mod.
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[@rafswi7319]

I am RafSwi7 and this is my favourite video on the Internet :D

[@benbob6633]

It is a real great mod! Thank you Raf

[@Danymok]

Raf making his mark

[@Gunny55555]

Nice to see you here, great mod you made as well as the screenshots you post of Troy

[@marceloalvarez6176]

Well done, man!!!

[@simcha10000]

Thank you Commander Shepard! I will always shop at this kiosk at the citadel from now on.

[@kottadragon]

It's great to see Troy still receiving some support, at least from the fans. I'm not the biggest fan of Troy but I enjoyed getting the chance to see Mythos and CA continuing to branch out into more fantastical elements, even if I understand some historical only fans dislike or fears regarding such a thing. The presentation really oozes with love and hard work so it's a shame more people haven't played Troy or will likely never experience it at all.

[@happycompy]

Agreed! It's a shame.

[@ΠερικληςΑντωνοπουλος-δ7ν]

He is back everyone, he is back!!!

[@happycompy]

It's good to be back, and great to see everyone's familiar names again!

[@legiohysterius4624]

Grimhammer is updated sship got its new update finals are over and now compys back. This is turning out to be a great month for total war.

[@cav0960]

Mods are what keeps total war games alive

[@happycompy]

Absolutely

[@decoybackatitagain6576]

FACTS

[@themurphy7507]

The only mod I need right now to make Troy perfect is to make all units stop pulling ladders from their pocket, but instead use ropes like Three Kingdoms. Ladders should only be there when you continue sieging the settlement while building it.

[@happycompy]

Ropes would be sick!

[@CoffeeFiend1]

Is that a poorly implemented game mechanic in your breeches good sir or are you just happy to see me?

[@happycompy]

@@CoffeeFiend1 take my upvote 😂

[@MelkorGG]

Happy to see you return :)

[@happycompy]

Thank you, king 👑

[@chargingnoisesintensify6335]

the return of the king

[@happycompy]

🙌🙌🙌

[@Warrior_of_Sparta]

Good to see you back!

[@happycompy]

Thank you! You aren't the only one who went on hiatus 😂

[@benbob6633]

Its so cool too See a vid about this great mod and this great game and too hear you super cool voice again! My hopes for future content ist high!

[@happycompy]

Thank you Ben ❤️! I'm trying to upload around once a month-ish to keep it doable.

[@benbob6633]

Nice❤

[@StrategyWithLordCalvariam]

I'm so happy to see that you're back!

[@happycompy]

It's good to be back Lord Calvariam!

[@Addi_the_Hun]

I'm so happy ur back bro, I missed ur sweet Newyork sounding voice

[@happycompy]

Hahahaha thanks Addi!

[@himshunyu8409]

The King is back! I remember the big criticism I had when I tried it was no Epic mission chains and unit icons that stood out too much. While the unit cards still distinct from vanilla, this video convinced me to update it to give it another shot.

[@happycompy]

True, the unit cards are a bit rough for some of the units. Some of the newer ones look much better.

[@rafswi7319]

Thanks for feedback. If the last build you have tried was without Epic Missions I can say that quite a lot has changed since then. In short - we now have 9 new playable factions in the campaign (2 new ones should join in ~2 weeks), Epic Missions for all new playable factions, generic missions (like recruit 20 units) for all new factions, big rebalance of all new units, big changes to AI building and recruitment preferences (so it should be fielding better units), Helen's dilemma and more. Unit cards rework is in plans but we haven't reached this point yet. You are not the only one who deem they a little weak.

[@hex_1733]

Love to see you back dude! Will you be reviewing the Agony mod too?

[@happycompy]

Not sure. But I will check it out :)

[@AzoiatheCobra]

I am a veteran total war player and rts player, i am playing vanilla mythos and i have to say: i think people passed this game too quickly because of epic store, the saga title and being used to make doomstacks... this is problably in my top 5 total war games right now... above attila and above warhammer 1, above rome and bellow shogun 2 and medieval 2

[@happycompy]

I completely agree, it's so underrated. CA shot themselves in the foot with this title's marketing and with the "Truth Behind The Myth" mode on launch. It really took Mythos for it to cement in my mind as a fantastic title.

[@AzoiatheCobra]

@@happycompy and, honestly, i prefer truth over myth. I love myth, but i ferl like the big three legendary monster warp the game arround them to much

[@happycompy]

That's fair. I wonder if there's a mod that disables them? I still think Truth Behind the Myth was overall a misstep, because it didn't satisfy either of the two main fan bases. It should have at the very least launched with a Historical Mode imo.

[@AzoiatheCobra]

@@happycompy a way should have been historical and then mythos is truth behind as a bonus

[@josepinheiro4493]

Good to have you back!

[@happycompy]

Thanks José, It's good to be back!

[@luiscamejo2379]

Holy Crap my favorite new englander is back with the fire promo!

[@happycompy]

❤️ Only thing missing now is a Dunk's coffee after a trip to Cumberland Farms to fill your tank

[@aaronfoss8956]

Thank you for coming back. Love the content.

[@happycompy]

Thank YOU for watching!

[@nelson_sauvin]

Welcome back fratre. 💪

[@happycompy]

Thank you Nelson. It's good to be back 💪

[@dylanrees2966]

Your back yesssssssssssssss🎉

[@ReginbrandGaming]

Good to see you're back, you are the best for presenting TW mods in my opinion! I hope you still enjoy doing such videos as much as I enjoy watching them !

[@happycompy]

Thank you! I'm glad you enjoy them! It makes making them worth it.

[@liama2846]

@@happycompy will you be posting again more regularly?

[@happycompy]

@@liama2846Unfortunately, this hasn't aged well. I've been taking a break from TW but I do have some ideas for videos jotted down.

[@blakebailey22]

I wish a modder would make the myrmidons as actual ant people and give giants actually serpentine legs. But unfortunately I think that would be too difficult to do

[@chubbyninja89]

Glad to see you're back dude. Hope to see you make some more videos in the near future.

[@happycompy]

That's the plan!

[@chubbyninja89]

@@happycompy That's great to hear.

[@Cneo.]

Jamas entendi porque la gente paso tan olimpicamente de este Total war, personalmente es de los mejores que han salido. Uno de mis favoritos todas sus campañas se sienten diferentes, puede llegar a ser tan increíble y bonito que cuesta creerlo. Además que es bastante desafiante.

[@happycompy]

I agree 💯

[@LuCa8_]

Love seeing you back man keep up the great work. Ur underrated asf lmao

[@happycompy]

Thanks Pigmentus, that means a lot! It's good to be back :)

[@mtathos_]

You seem to have a pretty loving community though lol

[@happycompy]

❤ I love them back.

[@markcollins6578]

we need a mod that adds more settlement designs. It feels like there is only 4 or 5 different settlements per level if that - so if all your settlements are at level 3 then odds are most of your settlements are the same as when you played as any of the other factions.

[@Imrahilx]

Hot damn! Welcome back!

[@happycompy]

Thanks man, it's good to see your comments again!

[@charlesmiv3842]

Finally he's back!

[@happycompy]

Thank you Charles! ❤

[@Gunny55555]

Glad to see you are back, was wondering what happened to you since the last time you uploaded. Glad you did a review on this mod, have used it, but do not understand the whole entire mod, so is pretty cool to see what was added. Also, really enjoyed what the creator made as well as the various reddit posts of his screenshots of Troy every once in a while. Really got me into the mod with the passion he has into the setting.

[@happycompy]

Thanks gunny! I agree, his passion is contagious.

[@ivanlarav]

Heeeeeeey, I am so happy to see you back!!! And talking about my favorite modern Total War game

[@happycompy]

Thank you! There are dozens of us who love Troy. Dozens!

[@davidborwick2339]

HappyCompy is the guy I look to for Total War reviews. I never even thought about playing Troy until just now and I'll be immediately getting this mod. My favourite HappyCompy quote is from the Rome 2 DLC tier list and the Desert Kingdom DLC being "packed with cool shit" 😊😊😊

[@happycompy]

Thank you david! The mod has been updated several times since this video too, so there's even more now.

[@mariusbehm9874]

you shold cheack out the agony mod

[@happycompy]

I will! I keep hearing good things about it.

[@mariusbehm9874]

@@happycompy good

[@HeyThereItzJessie]

Hey HC, you’re intros for the Rome intros are really sick. Can you repost or remake that Seleucid faction intro. That shit was so cool. I saw in back high school and now I’m in my career still waiting for that video to be reposted. 😂

[@happycompy]

I still have it! The quality is pretty rough though...

[@HeyThereItzJessie]

@@happycompy fuck it send it lol

[@kaptainKononeil]

Def gonna reinstall and give it a try now, great vid

[@happycompy]

Enjoy!

[@rafswi7319]

With the latest update the mod now has 20 new playable factions in the campaign.

[@alikh4541]

Glad to see you're back dude its been a while

[@happycompy]

Indeed it has Ali! Good to see you as well. You've been a regular commenter here for a long time :)

[@irg1464]

He's back to life guys

[@happycompy]

🧟‍♂️☠️⚰️

[@ismaelhossam]

Welcome back

[@happycompy]

Thank you!

[@AdamRusiecki]

@HappyCompyTW, Coul You make a new update-review-video about Rome Remastered's state? Summerizing all progress and whether it had lived up to it's promise? Honestly I would like to watch such content O.O

[@happycompy]

Good idea for a video ;)

[@kingtheoden1786]

Wow you are back

[@happycompy]

Hail King Theoden!!

[@itzhazardgaming3950]

bros back

[@ivlivsvalerivsmaiorianvs3884]

The return of the King👑👑

[@EmperorKandyKatsuVonKandai]

BABE ITS COMPY HES BACK AGAIN!!!!!❤❤❤❤

[@happycompy]

Hey Kandy! I was hoping I'd see you comment:)

[@EmperorKandyKatsuVonKandai]

@@happycompy my KZbin deceived me you see, for days late but I’m here!

[@pizzaman6784]

Play Thrones of Britannia! The true historical saga title!

[@Darek_B52]

isn't it like the only other saga title? No I don't count the changing of history with Fall of the Samurai.

[@happycompy]

I'm considering it Pizzaman! I want to try to mod it into something I can really appreciate.

[@happycompy]

And yeah Darek I don't count FOTS as a Saga either.

[@Nic-xr1og]

I liked Troy for the trade mechanics, resources etc.

[@CoffeeFiend1]

CA will fix the game guys. *Modders:* Hold my skepticism, I'm going in dry.

[@DimitriNakos]

I love troy. I just wish the combat was a bit more like Rome 2 but. I'm probably in the minority on both of those opinions lol

[@happycompy]

I also love Troy! Though I really dislike the combat animations.

[@ZubiForce]

It certainly looks like what the base game should of been! I know I have mentioned this before in your past videos, but I haven't bought Troy yet because the discounts have never changed. I must say, with this mod it looks like you don't need the mythos DLC but part of me can't give CA a reward and buy this without a discount to both the game and mythos that I consider is fair. Then I'll buy both. Is not exactly the same, but this is like a Rome 2 and Attila situation I just don't want to support it. So... I'll wait for that nevercoming decent discount of Troy + Mythos.

[@happycompy]

I wholeheartedly recommend waiting for a sale to pick this up. The game is really fun, but it's niche. Mythos is really what carries it for me. I think historical mode is too bland without unit formations or politics or anything. That said, if you can grab everything for $30-40 I'd say it's definitely worth it!

[@Byz_enjoyer]

The goat is back 👑

[@happycompy]

Ave, Centurion!

[@Byz_enjoyer]

@@happycompy im really happy you came back bro, i cant wait to see more videos

[@desserted5446]

I chose a good time to subscribe…. Happy compy tee double U is back

[@thornfang4812]

Hey I’m super late and I hope this doesn’t get buried but I NEED ANSWERS PLEASE 😅. So anyways I’ve been thinking about getting Troy but I’m weird and typically play The TW’s for custom battles, so I was wanting to know if Troy’s custom battle funds and be edited like in Rome remastered or medieval 2. Plus do the factions added in this mod work in custom battle too? Sorry if you mention that further in the video I’m just before halfway through. Anyways thanks to whoever responds to this!

[@happycompy]

Yes, you can use custom funds :)

[@ordinaryman5070]

I downloaded the mod, I'm playing it from Epic and it's exactly as described in this video. In my opinion, the only flaw is that the artificial intelligence targets you directly. Trojan or Acean does not matter. They are declaring war on you. I wanted to play as Maneons (I am from Çorum and the capital of the Hittites is here). As far as I know Troy was an insecure Hittite vassal and they never fought a war. However, there are records that the Trojans sent horse-drawn chariots to the Hittites in a war like the Battle of Kadesh. Therefore, as Maneons, I expected good relations with the Trojans. At least they wouldn't send spam hordes to me, I thought. But no. They kept sending spam armies. Normal-I was playing normal. Other than AI issues like this, the mod is really, really good.

[@nedak4363]

The king hath returned

[@happycompy]

Thank you! ❤

[@georgimihalkov9678]

Welcome back brother!

[@happycompy]

Thanks Georgi! It's good to upload a video again and see familiar faces in the comments ❤️

[@barrysworld640]

Great job on this mod review! Like many others, I only played Troy for a very limited time after getting it free from Epic. All the talk about the upcoming Total War "Pharaoh" and how it compares to "Troy" has renewed my interest in playing "Troy," so I was excited to install this mod to really flesh out this game. After installing this mod I noticed it does not appear compatible with the Radious Troy mod. Game will not run with the Extended Faction mod unless I turn off the Radious mod. Just curious if you or any of your subscribers have run into this problem?

[@happycompy]

Yeah unfortunately Radious and Extended Factions are incompatible.

[@Robert399]

This looks great! Is it available on Epic or only Steam?

[@happycompy]

It's available on both :)

[@Robert399]

@@happycompy Yay! There goes the next week of my life lol

[@dlfxnrdlfxnr3229]

bro's back like he never left

[@jab90proof26]

Holy shit the GOAT is back

[@happycompy]

❤️ thank you Jab! It's good to be back!

[@trowachess]

Welcome back HappyCompy!

[@happycompy]

Thank you trowachess ❤️. Thanks for being here!

[@Relacks27]

Make more please;

[@CircleNine666]

This mod is great, but many of this new units are so OP that makes this insignificant factions, the dominant one in the campaign

[@jackback70]

Pharaoh: exists This guy: Ain't nobody got time for that

[@happycompy]

😂😂😂

[@jackback70]

@@happycompy respect, you're a man of culture

[@happycompy]

@@jackback70 So fun fact, I got halfway through writing my review for Pharaoh and ended up just dropping it. The game just makes me sad lol.

[@jackback70]

@@happycompy I feel you man, I wanted to at least try it out but decided against it. Let's just hope CA will learn of their mistakes for once and give us a Medieval 3 or Empire 2

[@happycompy]

​@@jackback70 Have you heard about the new map expansion coming to Pharaoh? They're adding Troy, Mycenae, Assyria, and Babylon for free. I'm really excited for it!

[@skylerslack12]

Could you do a review of aggememnons ambitions? It's big overhaul similar to this

[@MedjayofFaiyum]

Happy Compy TW is back!!!

[@happycompy]

Hey Medjay!

[@ldm3669]

Why don't you post anymore? I really like your videos, hope you will come back.

[@DarkAnd1000]

I'm now sad that I found out about this mod after I'm 80% done with my menelaus' campaign, having dozens of new units throught call to arms would've been dope since 90% of my allies give generic stuff, specially after agamenon confederated all of the other major factions, the cunt cut off my myrmidon supply.

[@ramiromen6595]

They called me a madman because i waited for his return....

[@happycompy]

Hahahaha hey Ramiro Men!

[@otho69AD]

HE HAS RETURNED

[@stargamerdude3592]

Yo they're back!

[@jorvach9874]

I got Troy for free on Epic Games Launcher, but never played it because that launcher is, in my experience, hot garbage. After seeing this excellent video, I have decided to get the game +DLC on Steam as soon as I can. Which will be a while, because I bought Persona 3, 4, and 5 just recently, and I want to give my wallet a little rest, haha! :D I've missed you! Very glad to see another mod review!

[@happycompy]

I had the same experience with Troy, getting it for free but ignoring it until long after release. Thank you for the kind words Jorvach, it's good to see you again too

[@Gyrosmeister]

Look who's back.

[@happycompy]

Back from the dead

[@bravao3233]

God Bless The Modders!

[@happycompy]

🙏completely agree!

[@piron2730]

Ok now im going to buy troy bc of this 😂

[@kristijanmedved6066]

Is there any mod that adds more mythical units for mythos dlc

[@devin4032]

I have this mod and the gods mod together and am running into an issue where I can only build one unit at a time and then zero units even though I have the funds and building . Originally I had the immersive and better camera mods . Help!

[@artje90]

will say this video made me reinstall troy. not alot of people make me do this to any game and i wasn't to fond of troy when i played it. not sure how long i will keep playing but props to you. also added slower battle mods so we can actually have tactics in our battles. one of the flaws of total war warhammer i think. the battles there are kinda to fast making actual tacics less important. which is such same with such diverse awesome roster

[@merlin4084]

Nice to see you uploading a video, though I do see it not gaining much views. Few care for the game, and fewer still liked it enough to replay (though, to be fair that game died during that year of Epic exclusivity and CA arrogantly thinking that making potential Steam players double dip for the game and the Mythos DLC just poured cement on that grave for good measure). There are mods like this for ToB (though perhaps not as comprehensive) and that game is still just as dead. Though, to be fair to you, with no new historical game to review or talk about video topics are hard to come up with I assume. Still, nice to see you back,

[@happycompy]

Thank you Merlin, it feels great to upload a video again! I don't expect Troy content to do well on the channel for the reasons you've listed, but this video was a passion project for me so it's okay :) And yeah, the Historical content drought is rough...

[@emanuelalfred1565]

@@happycompy I appreciate you uploading this content. I just started dappling in Troy after owning it for quite sometime (got it on a sale). I’ve actually been enjoying it. I probably wouldn’t know about this mod had I not seen this video. I like to play vanilla first then try mods. The number of supports for this game might not be as high as other titles but there are people who actually enjoy it and play it continuously. I’m happy to see the minority can still get some content directed toward them. So it is nice to have someone spot light passion projects like this. Despite Warhammer 2 being my gateway into the Total War franchise, I have a special love for historic titles. So I’m also eager for a new historical title. Admittedly, I’ve been okay with historical mod in Troy and 3K but I can understand the gripes about those.

[@Darek_B52]

That's a BOLD claim

[@d0tdash]

HappyCompy is back, CA might be teasing something medieval-related…is it happening? 👀

[@happycompy]

I still think we'll be getting an announcement for a new historical this year.

[@erensametkaratas6593]

Wait, you're alive?

[@happycompy]

Maybe more like undead than alive 😂

[@tempz6280]

Can we use this with the Agony mod?

[@rafswi7319]

No, they won't work together.

[@michalkrasnodebski8709]

I wonder if vanilla reskins and unit packs work with this mod

[@kaktusgamestv4210]

Did this mod work with immersive Animation mod

[@happycompy]

yes

[@piracybringer4057]

this mod needs all DLCs ? or only base game ?

[@theflyingdutchman1301]

No mod make me reinstall Troy, got it for free on epic when it released and still feel like i overpayed.

[@happycompy]

Lmao fair enough. I've felt that way about free games before too so I get it.

[@luisteixeira-u3p]

Could you give a list of the mods that you use? In particularly the one at 1:16 for the death animation?

[@happycompy]

Cataph's Shield Block Icons Influence Affects Happiness Better Camera Intercultural War Seasonal Effects Hollywood Myrmidons Formations for Minor Factions Decline Diplomacy Province Panel Enhanced Temples List Panel AI General Hecleas Animation Overhaul (this is the one at 1:16) Fast End Turn Camera Spartan Flag

[@luisteixeira-u3p]

@@happycompy Thx

[@athan1281]

Nice

[@Jimothyjohns]

Does this mod include the DLC factions, or do you have to pay for them?

[@happycompy]

It does not unlock DLC factions

[@monszy213]

Is this mod compatible with AGONY mod? And what is more important Does this mod makes heroes like Paris or Achilles mortal or not?

[@happycompy]

Haven't tested with Agony but I doubt it since it's a startpos mod. It doesn't affect the mortality of heroes at all.

[@monszy213]

@@happycompy Thank you for the answer 😊

[@Steven-zp4hf]

May i ask what is your animation mod?

[@happycompy]

Hecleas Animation Overhaul :)

[@mike_ffs]

Is this mod in the epic store mod workshop?

[@happycompy]

Yes it is :)

[@jeimmyguizargongorajeinsgo7079]

+HappyCompyTW Jugarian el juego y estos Mods pero FALTA que sean comatibles con EL Mod "morebulidings", para que puedan tener hasta 20 edificios en la capital y que sean comatible con EL Mod "size units x 2", para que parezcan ejercitos con batallones grandes

[@redmarfrancis4387]

I just installed Troy but from a "different" site. How can i install this mod if i installed Troy from somewhere instead of steam?

[@happycompy]

No idea. It's been like 10 years since I last used "alternative sites." Sorry fam.

[@whatperson5437]

This mod honestly did really make TW troy a lot of fun to play and I'm glad to see that the TW community still pays attention to troy even though it has many flaws. I don't know if you've seen anything about this but another mod that you should look at is the Rome Total War 2 Medieval 1177 AD new crusaders campaign that's coming out! The mod feels like an enhanced version of Medieval 2, and the playable factions feel more diverse. You can play during the events of the movie Kingdom of Heaven as King Baldwin or Salah Aldin. If those don't suit your wants you can also play as factions such as the Roman Empire, Almohad, Banate of Bosnia, the Holy Roman Empire, Kingdom of England, etc. There are 30 unique playable factions, and each faction brings a different challenge to your game play. If interested in the mod I'm pretty sure you have to check out Starsmil for the steam mod but its totally worth as another great mod experience!

[@brooch1812]

Any idea if the mod is available for epic store troy?

[@happycompy]

Yes, it is!

[@kryton3047]

How do i install this in Epic Games?

[@Hockey-gn2tj]

Come back 😢

[@happycompy]

❤️ I'll be back to talk about Pharaoh when it releases

[@Hockey-gn2tj]

@@happycompy thank god 😘

[@benbob6633]

Wohooo

[@Sensko]

Modders are gonna make me buy the the game on Steam one of these days...

[@happycompy]

Totally worth it on sale!

[@itzhazardgaming3950]

do rome 2