The Last Kingdom (M2TW) Mod is a free-to-use game utility developed by modder echuu. This add-on content for the real-time strategy classic game Medieval II: Total War: Kingdoms lets you play as one of the 13 new factions, focusing on the Age of the Vikings. Explore the period as the Northmen race to the British Isles.

Its efforts for historical accuracy, plus the sheer amount of content, make The Last Kingdom (M2TW) Mod a great mod for Total War: Kingdoms. To complete your medieval RTS experience, check out Bulat Steel Total War and the JLMP Vanilla Kingdoms 2022 Mod.

Relive the Viking Age

The period covered in The Last Kingdom (M2TW) Mod is from 865 AD to 1066 AD, closely coinciding with historical records pegging the period from 793 AD to 1066 AD. Aside from the Vikings, you also get to see other cultures existing around the same time. Aside from Anglo-Saxons, the Gaels, and the Celts, you can even expect the Normans to make an appearance.

Players can expect hours of all-new gameplay experience, from its 13 new factions and 6 new cultures. Of course, it comes with new units, equipment, weapons, armor sets, and banners to uniquely identify your troops. Choose your side as you participate in a recreation of historic battles from this particular period with new campaign scripts reusing most existing maps from the base game.

Lastly, the mod also includes a custom soundtrack that captures the ambiance of the time period. It also remasters sound files from the base game. Unfortunately, this is not one of those easy-to-install add-ons. It requires a bit of manual transferring of files to the source destination. Failure to comply could result in the mod not loading or crashing the game mid-session.

An engaging add-on

There are fantasy mods and there are historical mods for Total War: Kingdoms. If you prefer the latter, then The Last Kingdom (M2TW) Mod is a great addition to your library. It perfectly captures The Viking Age for this classic RTS. It completes the experience by offering from the custom factions to the new campaign scenarios. Aside from the required technical know-how, it’s a recommended mod.