FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions DLV

[repman]

@derougemont
yes we have changed the name files, but not the desr_strat.file

repman

[cordia75]

Hi,

I am not familiar with modding. Can someone show me a step by step procedure to increase strat map movement in the cfg file?

Thanks!

[repman]

open: descr_character.txt

change: starting_action_points 140
to a higher value

repman

[cordia75]

open: descr_character.txt

change: starting_action_points 140
to a higher value

repman

Thanks repman!

Just to confirm, this increases movement for units per turn? It is supposed to make the turns faster? I am confused over this.

[repman]

@cordia75
this increases the distance the units can move in one turn, not faster

repman

[cordia75]

@cordia75
this increases the distance the units can move in one turn, not faster

repman

ok, thanks again repman.

[Vagabond]

@repman, sorry for being noob, can you tell me how to unpack the data pack pls (or a link wil do), i didn't unpack because i don't want to screw up my vanilla, but with the DLV 2.1 addon (there's no doubt in DLV's réputation), it's time ^^

[repman]

You don't need to unpack to play with the addon !

go to
C:\Program Files\SEGA\Medieval II Total War\tools\unpacker
and read the readme:
Example command lines:

This will extract all .txt files from the packs to the c:\packs folder
unpacker --source=..\packs\*.pack --destination=c:\packs\ --filter=*.txt

This will extract a list of all files in the packs to list.txt
unpacker --source=..\packs\*.pack --destination=list.txt --mode=1

repman

[Vagabond]

hm, really difficult to understand
you said i don't need to unpack to play the addon, does that means i just have to run the install ?, then what for the other lines ?
many thanks, repman

[DadioDog]

A bit of a cheap question but...which difficulty do you recommend.

Does N/VH sound okay

Will the comp produce significantly larger and more army stacks than when campaign difficulty is on hard???

[repman]

@vagabond
to play dlv run just the install.
unpacker is used to get access to the vanilla files to mod: they should be unpacke d to a safe place so no overwriting can occur

@dadiodog
I recommend SS/SS, don't know if the AI gets additionally boni on SS

repman

[DadioDog]

Pardon my ignorance but I only got Easy to Very Hard difficulty settings for both difficulties and i'm using DLV 2.1 with 2.1 add on.

What is SS?

[Lord Finga]

@ DadioDog:

SS means "Sehr schwer" (<- repman owns the german version of the game), so the recommend setting for users owning the english version is VH.

[Eastern Red]

Hi repman,
Will there be any adverse effect if I relocate the starting capital? Will this result in "offends the nobles" trait and crowning of the new king if the new capital is governed by the crown prince?

[derdrakken]

Greetings fellows!

May I ask if Deus lo Vult modifies any of these files?:

names.txt
descr_names.txt
descr_names_lookup.txt

or starting character names in the descr_strat.txt file? I assume you mod the descr_strat.txt, but could you confirm whether you do or not?

I ask because I've begun beta testing the Character Names Mod and am receiving some errors which I can't explain at the moment from testers using Deus lo Vult.

Thanks, deRougemont

Hello friend deRougemont,

We do modify the three listed files as follows:

names.txt
Added these to end of file:
{Edinburgh_Rebel}Sean
{London_Rebel}Wat
{Novgorod_Rebel}Ivan
{Frankfurt_Rebel}Otto
{Paris_Rebel}Jean
{Leon_Rebel}Juan
{Venice_Rebel}Carlo
{Palermo_Rebel}Roger
{Milan_Rebel}Roberto
{Constantinople_Rebel}Basil
{Cordoba_Rebel}Mohammed
{Iconium_Rebel}Asad
{Cairo_Rebel}Mostafa
{Arhus_Rebel}Eric
{Lisbon_Rebel}Juan
{Buda_Rebel}Boris
{Cracow_Rebel}Petrov
{Rome_Rebel}Leo
{Bulga_Rebel}Jagadai
{Edinburgh_Rebela}Fearghus
{London_Rebela}Jasper
{Novgorod_Rebela}Igor
{Frankfurt_Rebela}Lewis
{Paris_Rebela}Michael
{Leon_Rebela}Tommasa
{Venice_Rebela}Giovanni
{Palermo_Rebela}Henry
{Milan_Rebela}Henri
{Constantinople_Rebela}Michael
{Cordoba_Rebela}Youssef
{Iconium_Rebela}Mehmet
{Cairo_Rebela}Omar
{Arhus_Rebela}Knud
{Lisbon_Rebela}Palo
{Buda_Rebela}Igor
{Cracow_Rebela}Michael
{Rome_Rebela}Peter
{Bulga_Rebela}Abadai

descr_names.txt
Added these to faction_slave section:
Edinburgh_Rebel
London_Rebel
Novgorod_Rebel
Frankfurt_Rebel
Paris_Rebel
Leon_Rebel
Venice_Rebel
Palermo_Rebel
Milan_Rebel
Constantinople_Rebel
Cordoba_Rebel
Iconium_Rebel
Cairo_Rebel
Arhus_Rebel
Lisbon_Rebel
Buda_Rebel
Cracow_Rebel
Rome_Rebel
Bulga_Rebel
Edinburgh_Rebela
London_Rebela
Novgorod_Rebela
Frankfurt_Rebela
Paris_Rebela
Leon_Rebela
Venice_Rebela
Palermo_Rebela
Milan_Rebela
Constantinople_Rebela
Cordoba_Rebela
Iconium_Rebela
Cairo_Rebela
Arhus_Rebela
Lisbon_Rebela
Buda_Rebela
Cracow_Rebela
Rome_Rebela
Bulga_Rebela

descr_names_lookup.txt
appended same list to end of this file

This is for the Armed Insurrection script.

Likely the above is the source of the errors. We don't touch names in descr_strat.txt

Cheers! dd

[derdrakken]

Hi repman,
Will there be any adverse effect if I relocate the starting capital? Will this result in "offends the nobles" trait and crowning of the new king if the new capital is governed by the crown prince?

Hello Eastern Red!

No adverse affect for moving your capital. But, the crowning, seat of power trait, removing "offends the nobles" trait and "disloyal" nobles seeking a royal pardon still is tied to the original capital.

Cheers! dd

[Eastern Red]

Hello Eastern Red!

No adverse affect for moving your capital. But, the crowning, seat of power trait, removing "offends the nobles" trait and "disloyal" nobles seeking a royal pardon still is tied to the original capital.

Cheers! dd

Thanks dd! Now I know why the disloyal trait remains even though that character was moved to the new capital and remains for several turns.
BTW, it seems that your're the only one that bothered to answer posts at DLV threads. Would like to give another rep if able to (just given 1 recently).
DLV 2.11 is extremely tough and 'shiok' (fun), a case of enjoying and suffering at the same time.

[Domnul Ceaşcă]

Hy,the latest mod is great,and i saw you changed the lesser general skin but only in the custom battle,and i was wondering if you could put the lesser general in the campaign also(in your next realease).Anyway great job to you all,the mod is now even greater with the new skins and stuff from other mods.

[Maximus Newbieus IV]

Question:

Do you get hapiness bonuses for your realm if your General wins a heroric victory or captures a enemy capitol?

The reason I ask is because hapiness is the key for higher tax rates, and when playing VH/VH money is always tight However, I won a heroric victory as the Byzantines in Jerusalem and suddenly found former yellow cities w/low tax rates turn green. I immediatly increased the tax rates on my new happy cities, thus increasing badly needed revenue for my realm.

So if Heroric victories can increase happiness for your realm, are there any other condition that will do the same? Such as clear victorys, capturing enemy capitol or negotiating a ceasefire with a long time enemy?

How about negetive effects to happiness, such as a clear defeat or losing a long held city?

[illin]

Yes it won't hurt, but installing .net 3.0 will not help with any in game speed