Hallo, I think I might have sorta asked this before but I never figured out what to do, so I thought I'd ask it a little differently to see if it's possible.
RSII is one of my favorite mods for Rome TW, alongside EU and even Darthmod for when I want a simple, relaxing vanilla experience. On that token, I'm not exactly a hardcore Rome player. So I find it difficult to completely find myself lost in a particular mod, since they're designed for particular audiences and there's always little things that niggle me. It's all personal, obviously.
I love the detail in RSII. I love the incredible graphics, the long, grueling battles and the complex campaign system which I'm still trying to fully figure out. However, there's a few things I've never been able to completely enjoy, and that's simply because I enjoy the 'start with nothing, build up' gameplay that RSII isn't based on. Playing as Rome, you obviously start with parts of Italy and have to fight off Hannibal, which is where my question lies. Is it possible to remove the starting Carthaginian forces from Italy, and rearrange the starting statuses for several factions? How intertwined with scripts is the game? If it's possible, how would I do it?
Please don't ask 'why would you want that', since I know it sounds odd and not historically accurate. But I enjoy a more of a 'blank slate' start compared to the scripted start of RSII, which lacks a little replayability in my opinion. Still fantastic work though.