[Guide]Stainless Steel General Modding Topic

[Lord Matt]

I'm having a problem.
I edited the descr_strat.txt to have 2 turns per year.
Well it worked but every new turn my family members become 1 year older.
For example:
My King started the game in 1100 with 30 years.
I'm at turn 30 and year 1114 and my king has 60 years.
I'm not understanding this...

[Ishan]

Characters age by 6 months when winter season flips back to summer.
& there is also an ageing script used by SS in its campaign_script.txt file

[Lisbon_67]

@ Ishan

Well not only did it work but i understand it. Thanks a lot for the help.

One slight issues does remain. Is there a way to use the French archers unit card? When i use the unit with Genoa it uses a peasant's unit card (what looks like a peasant anyway)

Thanks again for the help.

[Ishan]

@ Ishan

Well not only did it work but i understand it. Thanks a lot for the help.

One slight issues does remain. Is there a way to use the French archers unit card? When i use the unit with Genoa it uses a peasant's unit card (what looks like a peasant anyway)

Thanks again for the help.

Good to know and that's no biggy, The roman peasant is a default pic when no pictures are defined for it.

Go in these paths:
mods\SS6.4\data\ui\unit_info\xyz faction
mods\SS6.4\data\ui\units\xyz faction

Copy the cards and paste them from france folder to milan folder and you are done.
Files are in france folder:

• dismounted_french_archers_info.tga
• #dismounted_french_archers.tga

[Lord Matt]

Characters age by 6 months when winter season flips back to summer.
& there is also an ageing script used by SS in its campaign_script.txt file

I see.
Thank you.

[Lisbon_67]

@ Ishan

Well once again, thank you!

[bluemagician]

While waiting for the 1390 mod to be completed..
I'm enjoying to play the Late Era Campaign
as if it is a High Era Campaign,
simply by adjusting the events trigger dates.

But I came to find out that
the mercenaries recruitment conditions are not governed by the events,
but just by date(year).

So even though I can get Gothic Plate and Pikemen
from my Cities and Castles,
the only mercinaries I can get are still
the same old macemen and frankish knights and etc..

I hope to find a way to modify these conditions
so that I may get the relevent mercinaries also.

I looked up the export_descr_unit and the export_descr_buildings file
but there seemed to be no factor related to recruitment conditions..


and one more thing.. just to make sure..
I don't want to disable RR.
cuz I think it really gives a wonderful stratetgic touch to the game.

thanx for reading~

[Ishan]

SS\data folder & look for a file called export_descr_buildings.txt. The units are blocked by PB's RR events so you have to remove them, alternatively there is no RR option also which was released by our dev member newt.

[bluemagician]

SS\data folder & look for a file called export_descr_buildings.txt. The units are blocked by PB's RR events so you have to remove them, alternatively there is no RR option also which was released by our dev member newt.

thanx for the reply

just one more question..
what about mercenary?
Are they also included in the descr_buildings file?

[Ishan]

No the mercs are not included in this file they exist in the descr_mercenaries.txt files that you can find in this path:
Medieval II Total War\mods\SS6.4\data\world\maps\campaign\imperial_campaign

[bluemagician]

thanx a lot~!! didn't knew there was a seperate file for mercinaries
guess i'll have to give myself some time to study about a bit on modding

[kevindrosario]

thanx a lot~!! didn't knew there was a seperate file for mercinaries
guess i'll have to give myself some time to study about a bit on modding

A good way to learn a lot pretty fast is to just browse through the files in the main data folder and the world subfolder. Those are the files you will probably deal with most often, and they are mostly very self-explanatory.

[Klarum]

The assassination rates in this mod are ridiculous. A trained assassin, even if fresh off training, has a 10% change to kill a preacher/merchant isolated in the countryside?!

Anyway can someone point me to instructions on how to edit the success rates please? Thank you

[kevindrosario]

descr_campaign_db

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

<agents>
<denounce_inquisitor_base_chance float="20.0"/>
<denounce_priest_base_chance float="33.0"/>
<denounce_attack_modifier float="1.0"/>
<denounce_defence_modifier float="1.0"/>
<denounce_chance_min int="5"/>
<denounce_chance_max int="95"/>
<denounce_heretic_attemp_modifier float="1.5"/>
<denounce_character_attemp_modifier float="0.5"/>
<assassinate_base_chance float="33"/>
<assassinate_attack_modifier float="0.8"/>
<assassinate_defence_modifier float="0.8"/>
<assassinate_public_modifier float="0.25"/>
<assassinate_personal_modifier float="0.25"/>
<assassinate_counter_spy_modifier float="1.0"/>
<assassinate_agent_modifier float="1.3"/>
<assassinate_own_region_modifier float="0.8"/>
<assassinate_assassinate_attr_modifier float="0.1"/>
<assassinate_chance_min int="10"/>
<assassinate_chance_max int="90"/>
<acquisition_base_chance float="25.0"/>
<acquisition_level_modifier float="3.0"/>
<acquisition_attack_trade_rights_modifier float="1.3"/>
<acquisition_defence_trade_rights_modifier float="0.7"/>
<acquisition_chance_min int="5"/>
<acquisition_chance_max int="95"/>
<inquisitor_crt_heresy_divisor float="1.0"/>
<inquisitor_crt_pfp_modifier float="0.5"/>
<inquisitor_crt_pfp_modifier_min float="0.0"/>
<inquisitor_crt_pfp_modifier_max float="1.0"/>
<inquisitor_crt_chance_min float="0.0"/>
<inquisitor_crt_chance_max float="0.1"/>
<inquisitor_target_leaders bool="false"/>
<inquisitor_target_heirs bool="false"/>
<spy_base_chance float="20.0"/>
<spy_level_modifier float="0.5"/>
<not_spy_level_modifier float="0.5"/>
<spy_public_modifier float="1.0"/>
<spy_counter_spy_modifier float="1.0"/>
<spy_distance_modifier float="1.0"/>
<spy_secret_agent_target_modifier float="0.5"/>
<spy_sedentary_turns_modifier float="0.2"/>
<spy_alliance_modifier float="1.5"/>
<spy_target_engaged_modifier float="2.0"/>
<!-- modifies the chance of success if target is in engagement, under siege or battle -->
<spy_in_settlement_modifier float="2.0"/>
<spy_watchtower_modifier float="2.5"/>
<spy_in_own_region_modifier float="1.2"/>
<spy_chance_min int="10"/>
<spy_chance_max int="95"/>
<spy_rescale_chance bool="false"/>
</agents>

[Klarum]

thank you once again Kevin for the quick reply. You are like a forum master around here or stalker

i guess i can find in the modding forums what all those numbers mean and what to change them to

[kevindrosario]

I always alt+tab and intarwebs while waiting for my turns in SS. Gives me plenty of time to peruse the forums and stalk people.

[mattycraig1]

Quick question, Is there a way to enable muslim archers to deploy stakes? Also would it be save game compatible?

[kevindrosario]

Give them the stakes attribute in export_descr_units. And yes, changes to EDU are save game compatible.

[mattycraig1]

Thank you for the very quick response I would rep you but I have none to give

[Ishan]

Thread merged.
@mattycraig1
You need to add this attribute 2 times to make it work i think, E.g.:

type             Janissary Archers
dictionary       Janissary_Archers      ; Janissary Archers
category         infantry
class            missile
voice_type       Heavy
banner faction   main_missile
banner holy      crusade
soldier          Janissary_Archers, 48, 0, 1
attributes       sea_faring, hide_forest, very_hardy, can_withdraw, stakes, stakes
formation        1.2, 1.2, 2.4, 2.4, 4, square
stat_health      1, 0
stat_pri         10, 3, composite_arrow, 160, 30, missile, missile_mechanical, piercing, none, 25, 1
;stat_pri_ex      0, 0, 0
stat_pri_attr    no
stat_sec         10, 3, no, 0, 0, melee, melee_blade, piercing, sword, 25, 1
;stat_sec_ex      0, 0, 0
stat_sec_attr    no
stat_pri_armour  5, 8, 0, metal
;stat_armour_ex   5, 7, 0, 0, 8, 0, 0, metal
stat_sec_armour  0, 0, flesh
stat_heat        1
stat_ground      1, 1, 0, -1
stat_mental      11, disciplined, highly_trained
stat_charge_dist 30
stat_fire_delay  0
stat_food        60, 300
stat_cost        1, 780, 175, 100, 75, 780, 4, 190
armour_ug_levels 2, 3
armour_ug_models Janissary_Archers, Janissary_Archers_ug1
ownership        turks
era 2            turks
;unit_info        10, 10, 13