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I've been eyeing this game for a while for its complexity and similarity with Stellaris. I've been seeing a lot of players saying its fully automated, a lot of the building, exploration, fleet/ship management and building and it seemed like a bad thing for others and some served as a beginner introduction to have a feel to the game. But what do you guys think, what are your tips for beginners that we could look forward to or makes it more fun rather than the game playing everything for us?

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Hey everyone,

I just got into Star Wars: Empire at War and I keep hearing that mods are basically what keep this game alive.

I haven’t touched mods yet, so I’m wondering:

👉 What mod would you recommend for a complete beginner (Hour 0 player)?
👉 Something that’s not too overwhelming but still improves the experience

From what I’ve seen, there are a ton of big ones like:

• Thrawn’s Revenge
• Awakening of the Rebellion
• Republic at War
• Remake

…but I have no idea where to actually start.

I’ve read mixed things—some people say start vanilla first, others say jump straight into mods.

So I want to ask you guys:

💬 If you had to recommend ONE mod for a brand new player, what would it be and why?
💬 Or do you think it’s better to learn the base game first?

Would love to hear different opinions 👀

edit:
Thank you for all the suggestions, I apologize for the use of AI for posting. I was using it to clarify my messy grammar to ask for some insights that might confuse people, I have a condition of having difficulties forming words grammar properly I.E. expressive language disorder or mild dyslexia and I'm writing to you now using my voice to text to avoid using AI. I've been planning to purchase the game when may the 4th arrives in the next upcoming days so again thank you