*Currently not working*
This is a startpos.esf mod I have made to meet my preferences, I hope you like it . It is best used combined with some editing of the unit and faction tables. I will describe how to do it below. It is quite easy and should take max 20 minutes to do.
I have tried to balance the game a little. I have paid special attention to my favourite faction Denmark though I wanted to have a longer more epic campaign. I have tried to make the Netherlands and Portugal more resilient to Spain and to create a little more dynamic in India.
Changes:
India:
- 1 region given to Portugal, France and Britain.
- Maratha's army and starting treasury halved.
Europe:
- Portugal got a fort on the border to Spain
- Flanders assigned to the Netherlands instead of Spain
Denmark:
- Larger starting fleet
- Starting admirals and generals got Danish names
- Government changed to absolute monarchy
Campaign:
- 4 turns per year
Issues:
- FOW not removed from India. When playing as UK, France or Portugal you will have to remove it by selecting units from the scroll list. (I am too lazy too remove it really)
Things you need to do yourself (optional):
If you want to reap the full fruits of the mod the way it is intended, you need to do some editing yourself:
- Use Caelifer's Slower Campaign Mod for increased build and research times, to balance it with the 4 turns per year. This will make the campaign more challenging and force the player to make strategic decisions. Please rep him.
http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=301118
- If you use AUM and you want the units to be balanced with the IS units, you need to double the AUM units build times. Use the DBeditor to access the "units_tables/aum_units" in the pack file "aum_mod_is" and double the numbers in "Turns_to_Build".
- To change Denmarks language to German (instead of that of the hated Swedes ) you need to likewise use the DBeditor and access the "faction" table in the "IS DB" and edit the language. Follow this tutorial:
http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=289081
In here you can change the names of new admirals and generals to Danish as well. Change the "names_swedish" in "Names_DB" and "Names_2" to "names_danish".
I guess only a Dane would care about this .
Finally, some other mods I use to enhance gameplay and immersion:
- Darthmod formations or Darth BAI:
http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=318982
AUM mod + graphics pack:
http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=250655
Period Portraits:
http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=308815
Captain Cox Loading Screens:
http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=240660
Tuca Music pack:
http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showt...highlight=tuca
Attachment 67507
Place the startpos.esf in ETW/data/campaigns/imperial_splendour and overwrite (make a backup first).
Enjoy
P.S: I haven't had much time to test it and I'm a (very) noob modder, so let me know if you find any bugs.