INTRO:

The goal of the "Endless War" collection is a major overhaul of TWW3 from point of view lore of Warhammer. All the added mods to the specified collection are combined with each other as much as possible since they are added meaningfully based on the analysis of the description, comments, and subsequent tests. Here you will not find destruction and shame, only order in chaos.

THE MAIN DIRECTIONS OF THE COLLECTION:

1. Improved graphics;
2. Creating an interesting sandbox in the world of Warhammer;
3. Deepening gameplay;
4. Compatible with the multiplayer campaign.

SECTIONS:

The Endless War also has sections, including:
1. Endless War [SFO] - Endless War + SFO - not work on 5.0 (updating SFO);
2. Endless War [UNITS] - A set of additional units and factions - work on 5.0;
3. Endless War [UNITS + SFO] - SFO patche for units and factions - not work on 5.0 (updating SFO);
4. Endless War [LANDS] - A set of additional lands and faction - work on 5.0;
5. Endless War [SKINS] - A set of additional skins touched by Slaanesh (warning - Partly Lore!) - work on 5.0;
6. Endless War [RUSSLAND] - Translation into Russian - work on 5.0.

IN ORDER TO PLAY WITH "ULTIMATE LIGHTING 2.0" AS INTENDED, YOU NEED TO ENABLE THOSE SETTINGS IN THE GAME GRAPHICS OPTIONS MENU:

1. Optimal brightness level - 120%.
Every computer has a different combination of monitor and system settings: you need to move this slider until you reach the sweet point. I used 100% for example, but with my new PC I needed to use 130% to have the same results because it felt too dark.
Optimal values are between 100 and 150%, chose yours.
2. Lighting on "High" enables the Screen Space Global Illumination. It works like a cheap ray tracing and it helps giving some light to the areas that aren't directly illuminated.
Recomended, unless you want the game to look darker and flatter (which some may prefere (TWW1 Style).
3. Vfx to "Ultra" enables all the visual effects such as rain, snow, thunders, smoke, etc.
Recomended, unless you hate those effects and want the screen to be clean at all stages.
You can also use "High", you lose some extra effects but still have the main ones such as rain.
4. Fog to "High" enables the height volumetric fog and gives more depth to the atmosphere along with some additional shadows.
Only disable if you hate fog or if you struggle for perfomances, but you will lose some depth, especially in harsh weather conditions.
5. Screen Space Ambient Occlusion adds an extra layer of shadowing to any object.
This is mandatory and it totally changes the look of the game. If you disable it, the game will look flat and the mod will be almost useless.

Note: That doesn't mean that you shouldn't try the mod if you play with low settings. You should still benefit from color changes and graphics fixes.