About: This small tweak removes upkeep costs from factional bodyguard troops, giving them all an upkeep of 0.
Reason: While playing, I noticed that some factions are severely disadvantaged by their bodyguard units. A prime example of this is the Principality of Harondor: because this faction is so financially insecure at the start of the campaign, a single family member coming of age can make the difference between relative stability and bankruptcy. In my opinion, players shouldn't have to worry about the potential financial burden of family members.
Exceptions: a few bodyguard units have been left untouched by this tweak; specifically, bodyguard/general units that can be recruited (such as the Knights of Dol Amroth) still have normal upkeep costs enabled. Below is a list of all "bodyguard" units that still have upkeep:
List:
Instructions: to add this tweak to your game, you will need to replace the "export_descr_unit" file in your "Rome - Total War\BI\fatw\data" folder with this one:
export_descr_unit.txt
Notes: this tweak is save-game compatible.
WARNING: This is not an official submod. Use at your own risk. Any use of edited files in the mod may cause balance issues and other side effects. Please do not provide balance feedback on the mod when using edited files. Using submodded files will also invalidate technical support from the dev team. Thank you. - the Fourth Age Dev Team