"Must play" mods?

[cwemyss]

So, in light of RTW3's new release date I'm about to kick off another playthrough of RTW2, probably with an AAR of some sort. Any Mods I should really consider over others?

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nws-online.proboards.com/thread/3966/more-battleship-battlecruiser-designs-mod?page=1&scrollTo=61052

nws-online.proboards.com/thread/4002/more-ai-aircraft-carrier-designs?page=1&scrollTo=61497

The only "Must-Mods" for RTW2 are those that extend the AI's ship list to cover up to 90kton Monster BB's and large late CV's.

[cwemyss]

I was also thinking of playing one of the horsepower/speed mods, I like fast destroyers. Does anyone have experience with those?

[cormallen]

I didn't really feel the need for the fast ship mods until playing more 1930+ games (I mostly play early games and rarely play that long, partly my fondness for WW1 ships and partly I don't much like the games treatment of airpower) but they are definitely worth it then! I wish the game allowed bigger destroyers (which I believe are coming in RTW3) too as 2500 tons (deep load at that) is rather cramped for the big 30s jobs.
The various extra designs packs are interesting but I enjoy making my own so have built up my own selection to slot into the shop files. (See my rambling RN AAR for examples of, mostly earlier, efforts)

[cormallen]

I didn't really feel the need for the fast ship mods until playing more 1930+ games (I mostly play early games and rarely play that long, partly my fondness for WW1 ships and partly I don't much like the games treatment of airpower) but they are definitely worth it then! I wish the game allowed bigger destroyers (which I believe are coming in RTW3) too as 2500 tons (deep load at that) is rather cramped for the big 30s jobs.
The various extra designs packs are interesting but I enjoy making my own so have built up my own selection to slot into the shop files. (See my rambling RN AAR for examples of, mostly earlier, efforts)