modding campaign map

[Lord Baal]

Legally? I think it's legally for you to use the student version (no matter from where you download it) as long as you don't make any profit out of it.

Officially? No idea, a quick google search found multiple mirrors where you can find it, but no official download page.

[Ygge]

@Kugkings

I'd be working on all this good stuff too since uanime5's tutorials are easy to follow, but I've hit a roadblock. Does anyone here know how I can legally download 3dsmax 2010 since it isn't on the autodesk site anymore

2010 is only needed to export it with the CA exporter. If you want to edit the campaign map you can use 2013 I think. If you need to export the stuff, I'd be glad to help you out.

[The Useless Member]

I've noticed that all of you are doing this on the Shogun 2 map. While this is fine, I wonder if it's exactly the same with the Fall of the Samurai map.

[GeneralWolfe]

Uanime5's tutorial is really well done. If you wanna mod the campaign map, try it out!

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Edit: some more pics:

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Edit 2:I also made a region in Hokkaido/Ezo. I haven't tried making trade routes or borders yet.

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[uanime5]

Good work.

I noticed that the names of the new settlements aren't being displayed. You can fix this by using Bob to make the Localised text files (the part in the text/db folder).

[Kraut and Tea]

Are you guys planning on working together on a mod project? Or will you all continue to work individualy on your own personal projects which you might or might not release?

[mentecato]

Edit 2:I also made a region in Hokkaido/Ezo. I haven't tried making trade routes or borders yet.

sweet

[MathiasOfAthens]

That would be awesome Lord Baal and personally I would rate that a priority over adding more regions even though it is important to figure that out. Like Uanime said CA added pretty much all the historical regions. More regions would be nice in certain areas but overall the map is complete.

[Lord Baal]

Exactly. The most important breakthrough would be to to figure out how to pin custom maps on a province.

[GeneralWolfe]

Good work.

I noticed that the names of the new settlements aren't being displayed. You can fix this by using Bob to make the Localised text files (the part in the text/db folder).

I created new trade nodes, but I am only able to trade with 1 clan at a time (when I should have 2 available slots). The line for the trade route isn't showing up either. Have I messed something up in 3d max?

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[uanime5]

It's possible that the angle of the trade route was too steep. When Bob creates the trade_routes.esf check the information it provides. It will say if a trade route is too steep or if there's no port-port trade between two ports.

[The Useless Member]

2 questions:

1. Is it the exact same process for the Fall of the Samurai map?
2. How are battlemaps generated? I've noticed somewhere in this thread where someone made a completely flat square landmass. Are the battlemaps completely flat too? That's what I'm most curious about.

[GeneralWolfe]

Edit:last post was a question for uanime5, but I figured it out.

Here is a pic of the Aomori province that I created:

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Cosmetic issues that are driving me mad:
-The Road doesn't extend all the way to the settlement for some reason.
-Crashes when I create 2 roads connecting Aomori and Iwate
-The map isn't lighting up blue (which is the Date clan colour)

I'm thinking of releasing it when I fix the issues. Maybe in the future I'll add the Nanbu clan, if I ever get around to learning how to create another faction.

[MathiasOfAthens]

If Rome II is around the same as Shogun II we are going to have a lot of fun creating a **** load of new regions. I plan on adding at least 10 new ones to Spain, Africa and Gaul.

But if you can add new provinces and provincial capitals for city maps that would be even better.

[AngryTitusPullo]

But if you can add new provinces and provincial capitals for city maps that would be even better.

For Rome II I believe there will be entry in settlement file where it says Major or Minor (or something like that). This could work the way the old ETW style for major and minor regions. Most possibly is that some hardcoded feature where a province must have minimum 2 regions where one is major and one (or the rest) is minor. If it's something like this then at least we can make a 2 province (2 regions and 4 regions) into 3 provinces with 2 regions each. This adds another siegeable settlement to the map.

[GeneralWolfe]

If Rome II is around the same as Shogun II we are going to have a lot of fun creating a **** load of new regions. I plan on adding at least 10 new ones to Spain, Africa and Gaul.

But if you can add new provinces and provincial capitals for city maps that would be even better.

It really depends if CA releases modding tools. If they do not release modding tools, then we probably will not be able to edit the campaign map.

[AngryTitusPullo]

It really depends if CA releases modding tools. If they do not release modding tools, then we probably will not be able to edit the campaign map.

I don't think it's the question of if now but when. I just hope that it's not too late since they already have a basic framework in Shogun 2's Assembly Kit.

[GideonAI]

I don't think it's the question of if now but when. I just hope that it's not too late since they already have a basic framework in Shogun 2's Assembly Kit.

That's especially true because they're using the same engine. As long as I can edit the units and the animations this time I'll be happy.

[demostene]

there's no hope of porting these developments to Empire, right? Lacking tools?

[uanime5]

Cosmetic issues that are driving me mad:
-The Road doesn't extend all the way to the settlement for some reason.
-Crashes when I create 2 roads connecting Aomori and Iwate
-The map isn't lighting up blue (which is the Date clan colour)

I'm thinking of releasing it when I fix the issues. Maybe in the future I'll add the Nanbu clan, if I ever get around to learning how to create another faction.

1) The road doesn't move because it's part of the supertexture. So you'll need to remake the supertexture to move it.
2) The angle of the road is probably too steep. Bob will tell you which roads you need to change when you remake the trade_routes.esf.
3) Have you remade the mini map to add this new region?

I've already made a guide explaining how to add another faction:
http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showt...-existing-ones

I'm also trying to add Nanbu and some other clans. However it seems there's a limit to how many builds you can add to the map. So I'm currently reducing what's on my new map to try and get it to work.