MTW modding help

[O'Hea]

Hey y'all, I just installed the XL mod today and as much as I like it, there's a couple changes I want to make, namely adding, removing, and changing units. I've been looking for articles n' whatnot about modding but everything I'm finding is either for M2 or Rome, so I'm at a loss as to how to get started.

So, for example, here's some of the main things I'm trying to do: I'm trying to make completely new units (let's say I wanna make a Scots pike unit); I'm trying to give factions access to existing units that they can't currently train (like giving the Scots access to Feudal Knights); I want to modify existing units (particularly Pikemen); and in order to make room for new units, I'm probably gonna have to remove some existing units.

Can somebody explain to me how to make these changes, or at least direct me to some articles that can?

[cegorach]

Check the ORG - there are plenty fo guides - some of them I was using myself.

http://forums.totalwar.org/vb/forumdisplay.php?f=83

[O'Hea]

Thanks man.

EDIT: Actually, I need help with one more thing. I don't know how to get to the files I need to modify. I've tried finding them through Windows Explorer and by opening them directly into Notepad, but so far I haven't had any luck.

[cegorach]

GnomeEditor and ReadBif are the toolsyou will need. Gnme is a 'must have' for anything to do with unit modding - at least it makes that very easy.

[O'Hea]

Thanks again. I'll probably have more questions later down the line, but I think I've got enough info to get started.

[Daminios]

Would be heaps more productive for you to continue this over at the Org . As its busier their and the modders still lurk and are active .

[O'Hea]

I'll be sure to check it out.

[Atterdag]

Cegorach, or anybody else for that matter, would you be so kind to telle me how I change the names for factions in MTW?

I've tried editing the Danish names, but it didn't work out too well.
As I just edited the names in the default_heroes noteblock.