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Modders, knowing what we know now...what is the first thing you are thinking about modding? It could be an item, creature, race, random event, story, or even a complete overhaul. I'm not a modder myself but I'm curious to know what modders are thinking about.
Revamping the unit-battle or cities system will be the first thing I mod. Bottom line is: adding initiative, special skills, training system (part of equipment), resistance; city wise: unhappiness factor, caravan system; races: distinctive differences (pros and cons) of Kingdoms & Empires.
I'll be modding races ASAP.
Just human/fallen is too boring. I won't be doing art assets (because I lack the skills) but I intend to have some fae/elven races available. I particularly want to do something very "fair folk" like an aggressive militant civilization with life magic.
If I had modding powers I would probably add a lot more lesser monsters (still not part of the "regular" cannon fodder though) ... and perhaps a few asian factions.
I would probably also add a Nature Based religion which worships the great bear demon of the earth .. whose specialties are wood-dryads and bear-riders/bear-knights.
Another religion will be a psuedo-immortal religion of hallow librabrians and archivists ... collectors of life and death. They would worship the angel of death Thanatos, and collect souls for study. Could probably trap souls of enemies with special swords, and perhaps extract a measure of essense or mana from them. In addition, to have certain "humans" able to train and magically altered to become powerful grim reaper units.
Also to have shadowy assasins that can move through the battlefield almost undetected until they cause havoc with their "deaths touch" ability. A much more refined, regal, and angelic form of the Death-type religion.
If I had modding powers and time I would first mod in some new races, then try and make a mod out of favourite books (as already mentioned), e.g. I would love to have a Hyborian mod (Conan) with snake people in the South and barbarians in the North plus a lot of demons summoned from beyond. Then I would try and mod some om my own campaign work for Dungeons and Dragons. Would be so fun to share with the old players' team! 
Lastly I would mod in a good espionage and assasination system and new spells to wreck the world.
That was my old GM name when I worked on UO back in the day. Man that brings back memories.
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