Patrick's Late Bodyguard Upgrade V1.0 for SS6.4 Late Campaign+Bugfix 1.27 Readme
Installation:
1- Install SS6.4, choose Late Era Campaign
2- Install Bug Fix 1.27 and keep all submods deactivated except AI option
3- Copy & overwrite all files in 'data' folder
4- Run SS Setup and active submods you want
5- DELETE data\world\maps\base\map.rwm !!! (Only once. Needn't delete again on next start)
6- Start a new campaign. First time it's slower because of rebuilding map.rwm, and will back to normal next time
To upgrade the bodyguard:
1- Milan is huge city
2- Milan belongs to Genoa, Venice or Papal States
3- The next turn after 1&2 are reached, event 'Heavy Noble Armour from Milan' occurs and all generals' bodyguards become late style
Hint:
1- Early bodyguard can be recruited from fortress & citadel before Bodyguard Upgradation. After upgradation early bodyguard is no longer available, and late bodyguard can be recruited from citadel
2- All the six catholic super heavy cavalry: Lancers, Gothic Knight, Geonese Patrician, Royal Banderium, Polish Guard & Early Reiters can't be recruited before bodyguard upgradation, for it seems quite strange that a king wears mail while a common knight wears full plate
3- Like other events, 1&2 will work one turn after the message appears, so be calm when you see no general can be recruited on the event turn
4- The upgradation event is irreversible. Nothing happens whatever happens to Milan
5- If you use a faction other than Genoa, Venice or Papal States, you can either wait for AI to capture & upgrade Milan, or upgrade it yourself and give it to one of the three factions - for one turn
6- If you use a faction such as Eastern Roman that doesn't have late bodyguard, you can just hold Milan yourself, and there won't be any super heavy cavalries against you ;P
Known bugs:
- Seems no movie when a Genoa spy infiltrates city. I don't know why
Compatibility:
- Compatible with 3 AI mods
- Compatible with BGR 2&4
- Generally compatible with sound & music mods
- Generally compatible with those only add some scripts or sentences. For example: Limited Activities, Longer Assimilation, Next Heir
- Conflict with submods that overwrite any of the .txt files here. For example: Disable RR, Portrait Mod 4.0
- Other submods need analysis. For example: Portrait Mod v4.0 (need to modify descr_cultures.txt manually instead of overwrite the whole file)
Note for developer:
- campaign_scripts.txt, historic_events.txt, bodyguard_upgrade_milan.tga: event message
- descr_regions.txt: give 'italy' to Milan
- descr_strat.txt: turn Marian Reforms on
- other files: about culture creation...
Reference:
[1] About Marian Reforms:
http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showt...eforms-in-M2TW
[2] Culture template:
http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showt...ding-a-Culture
[3] How to create culture:
http://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=84736