Phalanx Shield Wall In Same Game

[Spartan1015]

How did you do that DBH? Man i want to know.....how did you do it in BI-XGM

[Spartan1015]

I really need an answer plz!

[Zarax]

The answer is simple, we used the BI exe with the -mod setting and added shield_wall to the units we wanted to use this formation in the EDU file...

[Spartan1015]

thanx, but i tried and keeps going to main menu.
could you provide a guide?

[Zarax]

First, you should have an rtw link like this: "C:\Program Files\Activision\Rome - Total War\RomeTW-BI.exe" -mod: (without anything after -mod: if you want to use vanilla campaign) so that you'll play with the BI exe.

Second thing, in the edu file things should change from this

type             barb infantry slave
dictionary       barb_infantry_slave      ; Warband
category         infantry
class            light
voice_type       Light_1
soldier          barb_infantry, 60, 0, 1.2
attributes       sea_faring, hide_improved_forest, warcry, can_swim
formation        1, 1, 2, 2, 6, square

to this:

type             barb infantry slave
dictionary       barb_infantry_slave      ; Warband
category         infantry
class            light
voice_type       Light_1
soldier          barb_infantry, 60, 0, 1.2
attributes       sea_faring, hide_improved_forest, warcry, can_swim
formation        1, 1, 2, 2, 6, square, shield_wall

So that the unit will have a shield wall available.
Please note that units can have only one special formation, so you cannot have something capable of both phalanx and shield wall and the same time...

[Spartan1015]

thank you very much!