how to move a generall from a different faction to another faction

[Craig_wilson45]

i would love to know how I can move a character to another faction

[Ngugi]

As in, you want to move someone, like Elrond, from his current faction, to be in another faction at campaign start?

[Joseignacio]

Like Elrond being Heir to Sauron?

[Adjudant-Major]

I don't think there is any other way but:

1) create two labeled characters from the start; one with the first faction for the beggining, the other one with the second faction - this one needs to be placed in a settlement
2) at turn 0 send the second character from map by script; because he was in a settlement, it will not kill him
3) then, when you want, send the first character from map by script, and call the other one back
4) done

I used this for my complicated Fellowship role play subcampaign for the Imperial Campaign with Aragorn, Boromir, Frodo and Gandalf serving Eriador, Rohan or Gondor, according to the player's choice, and it works very fine. You may have Aragorn, chief of the Dúnedain, with Eriador, and then, when he reaches Imladris, or when he reaches any other place of your choice, replace him with the future Elessar in the service of Gondor, etc.

Examples

monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionIsLocal and I_TurnNumber = 0 send_character_off_map strider3 ; Leader of Gondor send_character_off_map strider2 ; Fellowship (Rohan) send_character_off_map boromir2 ; Fellowship (Rohan) send_character_off_map frodoring2 ; Fellowship (Rohan) send_character_off_map frodoring3 ; Fellowship (Gondor) send_character_off_map sam1 ; placeholder (Eriador) send_character_off_map theoden1 ; Leader of Rohan terminate_monitor end_monitor monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionType milan and not IsFactionAIControlled and I_CompareCounter fellowship_formed = 1 if I_CharacterExists frodoring1 send_character_off_map frodoring1 end_if spawn_army faction milan character Aragorn, named character, age 20, x 184, y 417, portrait Aragon, battle_model aragorn, hero_ability STRIDER, label strider2 ; near Rivendell traits Aragorn 1 , hero_ability6 1 , GoodCommander 3 , PublicFaith 1 , ReligionStarter 1 , GoodAttacker 1 , Brave 2 , Just 2 , KindRuler 2 , Loyal 2 unit Grey Company Fellowship exp 5 armour 0 weapon_lvl 0 end console_command give_ancillary strider2 king_eriador console_command give_ancillary strider2 elendilmir console_command give_ancillary strider2 ring_barahir set_counter aragorn_out 0 if I_CompareCounter boromir_dead < 1 spawn_army faction milan character Boromir, named character, age 29, x 184, y 417, portrait Boromir, battle_model boromir, hero_ability SHIELD, label boromir2 ; near Rivendell traits Boromir 1 , hero_ability3 1 , LoyaltyStarter 1 , GoodCommander 1 , ReligionStarter 1 , Energetic 1 , Loyal 1 unit BR Dunedain Boromir exp 5 armour 0 weapon_lvl 0 end console_command give_ancillary boromir2 high_warden console_command give_ancillary boromir2 gondor_horn end_if spawn_army faction milan character Frodo, named character, age 18, x 184, y 417, portrait frodo, battle_model frodo, label frodoring2 ; near Rivendell traits Frodo2 1 , PublicFaith 1 , ReligionStarter 1 , Brave 1 , Just 2 , Loyal 2 unit Grey Company Frodo exp 5 armour 0 weapon_lvl 0 end console_command give_ancillary frodoring2 one_ring console_command give_ancillary frodoring2 samwise console_command give_ancillary frodoring2 sting console_command give_ancillary frodoring2 mithril_west set_counter gandalf_rohan 1 terminate_monitor end_monitor