Europa Barbarorum II FAQ

[BoleslavLev]

Can I in EBII.cfg change unit sizes and graphics in battle - my battles are quite sloppy with original settings and I noticed the game always return to the state which is defined in this file with each new start of the program. Thank you.

[empr guy]

have you changed it to read only after editing?



Also how do you get the game to run windowed, I set it to windowed = true in the cfg, didnt work so i added windowed = true to the preferences file, the game started in windowed, crashed, and doesnt run windowed any more

[Casual Tactician]

The team is very busy atm, I reckon. Anyhow:

Some Takashila questions



PS: post here, post in above thread or pm - I'm fine with all.

[Yerevan]

have you changed it to read only after editing?



Also how do you get the game to run windowed, I set it to windowed = true in the cfg, didnt work so i added windowed = true to the preferences file, the game started in windowed, crashed, and doesnt run windowed any more

In which cfg did you change it, "EBII's" ?

[BoleslavLev]

have you changed it to read only after editing?



Also how do you get the game to run windowed, I set it to windowed = true in the cfg, didnt work so i added windowed = true to the preferences file, the game started in windowed, crashed, and doesnt run windowed any more

I have, I just don´t know where are those lines in the file - I can´t see them (so I change it in game, which won´t save them). As for the windowed mode my game actually started in it and I have to change it to fullscreen. It´s in your MTW2 folder/mods/EBII/EBII.cfg
When I have it as windowed, I´ve had both as true (although I think borderless just means you can get your mouse in and out of that window during play).
So it was like this:
[video]
windowed=true
borderless_window=true

[BoleslavLev]

Oh, I found the unit scale size, it´s in the [game] part of the .cfg file. Still can´t edit, sorry for double post.
EDIT: Oh, It seems now I finally can edit my posts, yey.
I have another question: How can I improve/sustain good relations at least with my allies? I tried to give them money, but I can´t do that (it won´t show up on the final offer list). Will new AI address this (have it downloaded, just didn´t run it yet)? Is there another way how to do it? (they don´t want map info). Thank you.

[Wulfburk]

A suggestion:

How about a EB2 launcher for the next version? Instead of the two shortcuts created after the install (steam and no steam), the .exe creates a launcher in which you can:

At the main tab,

Has two buttons, one to run with steam and other to run for those without steam. (just like the shortcuts)
Clickable links that open the main browser to the EB2 website, twitter, facebook, .org, TWC, etc...

A 2nd, Preferences tab.

Where you can choose between show_banners, arrow markers, minimal UI, sticky arrows...

And a 3rd tab with all the graphic, audio and game options where you can choose them before going in game.

And if there are any submods that come together with the main version, you can enable or disable them in another tab. (for example, since mr mojo said maybe we'll get 2 different CAI versions later, you could choose between them in the launcher. Another example is the graphic enhancement mod)

[Smeel]

Soo, I was snooping in the campaign files, and ahem, kh_campaign? Tarabostes campagn?

[Hetman Khmelnytsky]

In the later releases, are we going to have different phalanx units for the Hellenistic factions, like Phalangitai Deuteroi, Pezhetairoi, Argyraspides and others?

[empr guy]

In which cfg did you change it, "EBII's" ?

yes, when that didnt work I did the second edit which was to the general M2 preferences file. It actually looks like i forgot to set the preferences file to read only and it changed back so i'll give that another try...

I have, I just don´t know where are those lines in the file - I can´t see them (so I change it in game, which won´t save them). As for the windowed mode my game actually started in it and I have to change it to fullscreen. It´s in your MTW2 folder/mods/EBII/EBII.cfg
When I have it as windowed, I´ve had both as true (although I think borderless just means you can get your mouse in and out of that window during play).
So it was like this:
[video]
windowed=true
borderless_window=true

hmm, maybe I'll try that

[Demon Soul]

Hi! Is there any way to make EB looks better? I've amd phenom II x4 965, amd radeon hd 6670 and sometimes lags occur, only in battles. I'm a noob, when it comes to pc gaming. I already have graphic enhanced mod with turned off in game bloom.

[Sint]

In the later releases, are we going to have different phalanx units for the Hellenistic factions, like Phalangitai Deuteroi, Pezhetairoi, Argyraspides and others?

No clue but just quoting the EB twitter account:

NIN, coffee, and elite phalangites. - abou

Pezhetairoi

And the current phalangitai are basically Pezhetairoi .

[Dom Pedro II]

Do you guys have any plan to add the Library of Alexandria as unique building?

[empr guy]

so I finally got the game to run windowed (I needed to edit the preferences file in the M2 main folder) but if I try to change the size of the game, make it full screen, wider, etc, my mouse switches from the game one to the normal one and I cant interact with the game at all. Any ideas?

[BoleslavLev]

so I finally got the game to run windowed (I needed to edit the preferences file in the M2 main folder) but if I try to change the size of the game, make it full screen, wider, etc, my mouse switches from the game one to the normal one and I cant interact with the game at all. Any ideas?

Seems like borderless window, did you try to turn it off? Other than that, I don´t know.

[empr guy]

I set it to false in the EB cfg and the M2 preferences file but neither worked

[Simpelicity]

Are there less provinces than in the first EB? Feels like it to me.
If so, are there plans to add more, or is this the final map?

[BoleslavLev]

Are there less provinces than in the first EB? Feels like it to me.
If so, are there plans to add more, or is this the final map?

I think the number is the same, but there is a hard limit (199 I believe), so there probably won´t be more. Provinces are probably just more spread because map is even bigger this time.

[Ehrmahgehrden]

In my game as Pergamon I noticed that spies now don't open the gates if you besiege the city with an army.

I save-scummed a lot, and tried to besieged a city with a spy in it around 20 times, with a 32% chance of the spy opening the gates, and... nothing.
Is this just the foul work of mathematics or is it perhaps an actual feature ?

[anonimo272]

i think you need to move a caracter os something otherwise the results are always the same no matter how much you reload
i am not sure but try it