Personally the only thing I use mod wise is Terragon for map making. The vanilla game and all the settings is truly all I need. Most mods I have come across just don't mesh well with the game graphically or implementation wise from my experience. They feel pasted on rather than an extension of what is.
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Personally the only thing I use mod wise is Tetragon for map making. The vanilla game and all the settings is truly all I need. Most mods I have come across just don't mesh well with the game graphically or implementation wise from my experience. They feel pasted on rather than an extension of what is.