Alternative Garrison Script DLV 4.03

[pilatus]

*UPDATED* to new Version!!

hi,
first of all many thanks to the dlv-team for a wonderful mod! danke!

Alternative Garrison Script for DLV 4.03
please give me feedback, suggestions or report bugs

The goals:
-speed up the campaign faction-switch time
-more accurate units for garrison
-only the capitals are garrisoned
-independant kingdoms living longer (Switzerland; Aragon, Bohemia, Bulgaria, Florence, Georgia)

Issues:
- The Seljuk Capital is Baghdad! You can change this by deleting Baghdad and typing another city (e.g. Iconium)
- The Lega Lombarda Capital is Genoa!

install:
make a copy of your campaign_script file!!
you have to copy the text in the attached file and paste it in your campaign_script file.
overwrite the old garrison script and save

new* you can find a complete campaign_script file based on dlv 4.03 (baghdad is changed back to iconium)*

have fun!

[Demokritos]

For those of us who are not so adept at modding it would be a lot easier to try out your script if you had attached a text file for download and simple installation of all the changes you have made.
Otherwise it's a good idea. I'm playing with a similar one to give only the capitals some smaller help in terms of last ditch mobilization, and the holy cities alone some greater help, to make a Crusade or Jihad more difficult to accomplish, as it should be, considering their worth. Something should be done about the advantage of owning a holy city, too.

[Furin]

Good idea, I'll check it out.

[pilatus]

thanks furin

[pilatus]

**Updated First Post**

[Furin]

Thanks for the update, what I really like about your changes is the small extra garrison for rebels, adds a little random factor in the beginning of each new campaign...

[Demokritos]

Thanks for releasing your mini-mod in an easily accessible form, Pilatus! Will try it as soon as I have a go at DLV again (took a break from CTDs based on 3.2)

[Fyorax]

Sounds good man, the problem is.. where do I put the garrison script at? I dont really know how to mod things. ><

[carnivore]

Howbout' making our life much easier and just post your updated campaign file instead of of the garrison file ?

could be great !

thanx

[pilatus]

no problem
i've posted a complete campaign script based on dlv 4.03
i changed baghdad back to iconium so you can easily take it and play

have a nice day!

[Lumberjack]

Are the following lines required, or should they be overwritten aswell?

........
declare_counter elo_start
declare_counter armenia_start....

set_counter aztecs_start 0
set_counter byzantium_start 0
set_counter denmark_start 0.....

monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionIsLocal
if I_LocalFaction aztecs
set_counter aztecs_start 1
historic_event introduction.....

[Furin]

These lines are used to distiguish if a settlement is owned by the AI or the player, so I'd say you still need em.

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

declare_counter elo_start ---> make a new uhm.. counter or variable or whatever

set_counter elo_start 0 ----> set it to 0

monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionIsLocal
if I_LocalFaction elo
set_counter aztecs_start 1 -----> change it to 1 if the player plays elo
historic_event introduction.....

and the garrison script checks if elo_start is 0 or 1 prior to spawning a garrison into an elo territory.

[carnivore]

Them link doesn't work mate

[SonOfCrusader76]

Will I need to start a new campaign for this to work? At the moment, I'm playing a campaign with no garrison script because it kept crashing in 1230.

[Harry Lime]

Yes you will.

BTW the solution to your 1230 CTD is probably repman's post on this page http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showt...114749&page=22

and that is save game friendly.

[repman]

sonofcrusader76
here is the bugfixing
Feeeeedback if it's working !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Maybe it's problem of too long names + epithets of the characters
In Path C:\Programme\SEGA\Medieval II Total War\DLV_ext\data
-open file export_descr_character_traits.txt with notepad
-search for Title_Heraldry
- goto
Level Title_Knight_Com
Description Title_Knight_Com_desc
EffectsDescription Title_Knight_Com_effects_desc
GainMessage Title_Knight_Com_gain_desc
Epithet Title.....
Threshold 4

Effect Command 2
Effect PersonalSecurity 2
Effect SiegeEngineering 30

Level Title_Knight_GC
Description Title_Knight_GC_desc
EffectsDescription Title_Knight_GC_effects_desc
GainMessage Title_Knight_GC_gain_desc
Epithet Title....
Threshold 5

Effect Command 3
Effect PersonalSecurity 3
Effect SiegeEngineering 40

Delete both lines starting with Epithet Title.....
Probably you have to restart the campaign, but maybe it's working already.

repman

[SonOfCrusader76]

Thanks for that, but I've started a new campaign without Garrison Script and it's really rocking!! Does this Alternative Garrison Script have the 1230 bug as well, or has it been fixed in this script?

[pilatus]

hi my son,
i would recommend to start a new campaign...otherwise it will mess up and ctd. ...perhaps

this script is not based on the described bug. because as repman has said its in the file descr_character_traits.txt

[mlc82]

Has anyone made an updated version of this script for v5.2? I've tried searching the forum and don't see anything, and would do it on my own but I have no idea how to mod something like this in...

[Harry Lime]

Has anyone made an updated version of this script for v5.2? I've tried searching the forum and don't see anything, and would do it on my own but I have no idea how to mod something like this in...

No it hasn't been updated for quite a while now.