Ye its good, better than empire anyway. Only complaint is the ai really but theres plenty of multiplayer options to bypass that. I think im the only one that plays it in the clan really..so if you do dl it gimme a shout and we'll try to get some mp going, thats if you like it/install it.
Oh ye never play total war games without mods either.

I tried it out but I'm completely useless at it so far, battles just end up a mess and I can't get very far on the campaign map with the amount of turns your given. I'll give it another go and start over again.