u/Calm_Edge_6637

Here's what happened: the Ottomans had recently conquered a castle that belonged to the Zaporozhian Cossacks (my faction). When I saw their garrison, there were only 65 soldiers, and I had 72 good ones. So, when I laid siege to it, I chose the option to provoke the defenders, and they came out. I defeated them, and now the castle is back in Cossack hands! Five minutes later, an Ottoman army was besieging it. I withdrew, but a couple of days later I saw that someone from my faction had recaptured it.

The first photo I took on our first mission with my friend, and the last photo I took of my friend, who managed to get into the escape pod with only 15 seconds left before it launched—an epic experience! We're completely hooked on the game.

"Currently, we are introducing siege overhaul into the INJ2. The new siege system will include a lot of powerful and historical content and methods of siege. Including mining warfare (to collapse walls), defender sally out, random events during siege, siege camp management, negotiations, spy activities and possibility to buying insider to work for you during sieges.

As for the defending side, there are also many counter tactics like counter digging, wall repairs and etc.

There will also be some possibility to get into a "deep dark tunnel fights" during mining."

"Currently, we are introducing siege overhaul into the INJ2. The new siege system will include a lot of powerful and historical content and methods of siege. Including mining warfare (to collapse walls), defender sally out, random events during siege, siege camp management, negotiations, spy activities and possibility to buying insider to work for you during sieges.

As for the defending side, there are also many counter tactics like counter digging, wall repairs and etc.

There will also be some possibility to get into a "deep dark tunnel fights" during mining."

It's the best single-player mod based on the 16th century, allowing you to play as a Cossack warrior or a Polish mercenary. It's extremely immersive, not only in its beautiful cutscenes but also in its progression possibilities. I can even develop skills as a thief, blacksmith, miner, or hunter. Or I can simply dedicate myself to looting or open a brewery somewhere.

Something I noticed about this mod, which I don't recall seeing in others before, is that it adds a huge number of new quests, whether in villages, from lords, or other types of NPCs, which gives it a lot of replayability.

It's a shame that its main developer was drafted into the Ukrainian army and is currently serving, but as soon as he's released, he'll continue developing the mod.