If mega-scale fantasy violence is your thing, Total War: Warhammer 2 (Total Warhammer to its friends) is a grand old time, and an affordable alternative to wasting your savings on miniatures. Earlier Total War games arguably needed mods to shine, but Creative Assembly’s recent output hasn’t had to lean so hard on user-made expansions and refinements. Not that this has stopped players from trying. While newer Total War games don’t lend themselves to wild total conversions as Medieval 2 did, Warhammer fans are an exacting bunch. Here’s a look at some mod essentials for new players and a deeper dive on the two largest mods available to date.