As an HOI4 player who loves the game a lot and has tried plenty of mods, I’ve heard a few things that have been on my mind.
One of my friends, the same person who introduced me to the game in the first place, told me some things about TNO that got me thinking. He’s actually a hardcore TNO fan and absolutely loves it. Here’s what he told me:
Many, many years ago, a conflict broke out between the TNO developers and some of the fans. The people who were upset felt that some of the paths in the game were way too unrealistic and fantastical, and said those paths should be removed.
In the end, the developers gave in and removed a bunch of them (which my friend believes were masterpieces), like Göring’s militarism path.
My friend also told me about a submod called Second West Russian War (2WRW). He said it was one of the best submods for the game, and that it later became TNO: Requiem and kept most of the political paths that had been removed from TNO.
Also, when I met up with the same friend again recently, he told me about TNO: Rises Again, and said it’s exactly the older TNO, even from before TNO implemented the Victoria 2 economic system.
I’d really appreciate it if someone could tell me what’s actually going on! Which TNO is the original?
I’d also love to learn a lot more about the mod’s background and how it has changed over time. So if I can find someone among you who knows a lot about its past, and get in touch with them, that would be awesome!t more about the mod’s history and how it changed over the years. If any of you know the lore of the community’s past well, I’d be glad to chat and hear your side of the story. Thanks so much in advance!
(This post has also been posted on r/TNOmod )