Defeat Movie Issue

[CPT Worsham]

Below are two images. The first image is of the player faction's defeat movie which is working correctly. The second image is of the AI faction's defeat message, but the movie is missing. In descr_sm_factions.txt (attached) both factions point to the same directory for the defeat movie: fmv/lose/julii_eliminated.wmv. What do I have to do to make the movie play for when the AI faction is destroyed?

Player Faction's Defeat Movie:


AI Faction's Defeat Message, but Movie is not Appearing

[leoni]

Hello--try to go in your rs2 main data folder. Search the descr_event_image.txt--open and scroll down to the entrys for faction defeat movies. Than change the file like you wanted. Good luck for your modding anyway.

[CPT Worsham]

Hello--try to go in your rs2 main data folder. Search the descr_event_image.txt--open and scroll down to the entrys for faction defeat movies. Than change the file like you wanted. Good luck for your modding anyway.

Yeah, I had also thought that would do the trick, but that does not do it either.

[Medusa0]

Are you using "options bi" in your descr_strat.txt by chance? It seems like enabling this function disables some of the movies.

[CPT Worsham]

Yeah, I'm using options bi. That is probably the problem. Thanks for pointing that out!

[moonmonkey]

I think I'm having the same problem, what exactly is "options bi" where do I find that? Thanks

[Halie Satanus]

C:\Program Files (x86)\The Creative Assembly\Rome - Total War\bi\data\world\maps\base\descr_strat

; Custom campaign script generated by Romans Campaign Map Editor


options bi
playable
vandals
slave
end
unlockable
end
nonplayable
burgundii
goths
slavs
roxolani
franks
saxons
sarmatians
alemanni
ostrogoths
end


start_date 690 summer
end_date 1140 summer

[moonmonkey]

Thanks I found the file, but how do I enable/disable the options bi?

Cheers!

[Halie Satanus]

Try removing the line. If it crashes it's not a good idea, if not...

[moonmonkey]

Thanks but it doesn't seem to be working,

I think I might not have understood how the videos work, (although my victory videos work fine)

Here is my problem,

In the file 'descr_sm_factions'

I want the death and defeat videos to be different,

When I put a video in 'defeat', whenever any faction dies (including the player) it plays the same video.

When I put a video in 'death' nothing happens.

I want it so that when the player dies it plays the 'death' video, but if any rival faction dies it plays the 'defeat' video.

If you see what I mean.

Thanks very much!

[Halie Satanus]

Hmm, I don't know, it sounds like it should work... Below is a section from EoDII; maybe you can see something different to your code...

;2;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
faction						sarmatians
culture						roman
symbol						models_strat/symbol_sarmatians.CAS
rebel_symbol				models_strat/symbol_nomad_rebel.CAS
primary_colour				red 74, green 26, blue 47
secondary_colour			red 152, green 81, blue 13
loading_logo				loading_screen/symbols/symbol128_sarmatians.tga
standard_index				5
logo_index					234		; Index into strat3.rsd
small_logo_index			248		; Index into shared.rsd
triumph_value				5
intro_movie
victory_movie				fmv/victory/Vamp_victory_0001.wmv
defeat_movie				fmv/lose/eliminated.wmv
death_movie					fmv/lose/eliminated.wmv
custom_battle_availability	yes
can_sap						yes
prefers_naval_invasions		yes

[moonmonkey]

In your code you have the same movie for defeat and death,

Do different movies play when the player dies, and when rival factions die?

Thanks

[Halie Satanus]

In the RTW base code there are different movies for 'defeat' and 'death.' I think you're just going to do a bit of trail and error..

[moonmonkey]

I have seen in some other Mods that different movies play when player dies and rival factions die,

I have done some trial and error but couldn't figure out how the other Mods managed to do it,

If you figure this problem out within your own Mod pls let me know, and vice versa.

Thanks