So, I recently downloaded ITNOJ and by god, one of my favourite mods by FAR. It's better than even SOF. In my opinion, here's why. It's made by a Chinese mod team, so English translation is a little rough around the edges, and the mod itself is still in development. You can play as either a crusader or muslim and choose from a variety of starts, as a peasant, squire, knight or lord, each having different starting stats and equipment. There's some really impressive scenes at work. It starts with you arriving at a port in Jerusalem, and straight away there's a group of armed Templars that walk off escorting some pilgrims, it was really cool when I saw it. You can't recruit from villages, and have to recruit from taverns, but it's not too hard to manage monetarily if you know what you're doing, going after bandits and stuff. It's set in 1187, so expect a lot of mail and mid period medieval weapons, there's a lot of Italian, and French mercenaries