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The Gathering Sturm is a large modpack including far-reaching balance changes as well as entirely new nations for bot the Middle and Late Age as well as an overhaul of almost all Vanilla sprites. Few aspects of the game remain unaltered, with small quality of life additions to different ages, adjusted magic sites, items, weapons, new spells and new as well overhauled nations in every age. Casting preferences have also been updated based on Lucid's casting AI, but with a higher likelihood to choose AoE buff spells.
The list of balance changes can be found here.
An up to date version of the mod can be found on the Dominionsmods Forum.
The Vanilla Sprite Overhaul can also be downloaded separately here.
Niblungheim is a land of shadows, windswept moors and silent mountains. Here lies Gnipahellir, the cave where the dead pass on the way to the underworld. Its inhabitants are called Niblung, each and every one a renowned craftsman of dwarven stature. Their sinister nature and insatiable greed have transformed the oldest dwarves into great serpentine abominations, and even the weakest of them can take the shapes of great wyrms, should their lives or hoards be threatened. The mightiest of them are the Kuningaz, sorcerer-kings who have accumulated vast treasures in their halls below Gnipahellir. They yet refuse to serve the awakening god and a truly enormous bribe may be required to seduce them into servitude. Stories of their riches have spread far, and adventurers from faraway Jotunheim and Vanheim often arrive to steal their treasures, assisted by lesser Niblungs who have grown envious of their betters' riches.