Unplayable Factions?

[timmy1992]

Two questions:

Why are so many factions unplayable on the campaign and is there a way to make them playable?

[Kamos]

Don't know but to unlock them go to your RTW file then go to Data/World/Maps/Campaign/Imperial Campaign/descr_strat
Now make sure NOT to add the Senate or Slaves both campaigns can make RTW unplayable.

[Colossus]

With 1.5 its best to dl the all factions pack in downloads, it gives them descrpitions, all apart from Mace and Pontus can result in ctd because they dont have descriptions.

[timmy1992]

With 1.5 its best to dl the all factions pack in downloads, it gives them descrpitions, all apart from Mace and Pontus can result in ctd because they dont have descriptions.

Could you please give me a link to that? I can't seem to find it.

[ccllnply]

Thats actually a really good question. Why do CA bother making factions unplayable?

[Roman Clone]

Think about it, most factions are like clones of each other, like Macedon, its not playable as there is already 2 other factions too similar to it.

[guyyug]

Think about it, most factions are like clones of each other, like Macedon, its not playable as there is already 2 other factions too similar to it.

Also some factions have limited roosters, like numidia.

[Saibot]

Yep so basically CA chose to pick the more interesting factions rather then adding them all.

[Lucius Vorenus]

What 2 factions are like Macedonia? Macedonia is phalanx and good cav. If you mean Greece, they're phalanx and crap cav. I understand Numidia, since they have little punch, but Macedonia and Pontus should be playable. No big though, since you can just change it. I have a good scyhtia campaign going, stretching from the far northeast of the map, stretching west to Germania and South into Greece. Only one territory removed from attacking Italy itself.

[Kamos]

http://www.twcenter.net/forums/downl...o=file&id=1013

[Subrosa Florens]

I have RTW 1.5, and no descriptions for the unplayable factions. All I did was edit descr_strat and move the factions from unplayable and unlockable to playable.

Like so:

; Custom campaign script generated by Romans Campaign Map Editor

campaign imperial_campaign
playable
romans_julii
romans_brutii
romans_scipii
egypt
seleucid
carthage
parthia
gauls
germans
britons
greek_cities
macedon
pontus
armenia
dacia
numidia
scythia
spain
thrace
slave
end

unlockable
end

nonplayable
romans_senate
end

I leave the senate under non-playable because the interface only has room to display 20 of the 21 factions in the game, and I have no desire to play them.

When I start a game with a formerly nonplayable faction I see this:


And it starts a campaign just fine:

[Kamos]

Your picture and text editing don't agree with each other Senate wise, besides the slaves are ultra buggy not to mention you get sieged around 5 times a turn. The Senate can't click on the Senate tab obviously their also not bound by having to wait for the civil war, their cities like the slaves can't rebel.

[Roman Clone]

Your picture and text editing don't agree with each other Senate wise, besides the slaves are ultra buggy not to mention you get sieged around 5 times a turn. The Senate can't click on the Senate tab obviously their also not bound by having to wait for the civil war, their cities like the slaves can't rebel.

I would lmao if I saw a rebel city have a civil revolt

[Subrosa Florens]

Your picture and text editing don't agree with each other Senate wise, besides the slaves are ultra buggy not to mention you get sieged around 5 times a turn. The Senate can't click on the Senate tab obviously their also not bound by having to wait for the civil war, their cities like the slaves can't rebel.

That is because I was curious to see what the senate looked like to play when I took the picture, but I quickly decided I was not interested and moved them into unplayable so I could see what the slaves looked like.

[Lucius Vorenus]

SPQR sucks to play as. You lose a lot of money.

[MattErickson]

I rather like the idea as a bunch of unplayable factions. Adds more realism and fun. In my opinion, playing other mods; such as RTR can be a bit dull in some cases because I know there are a limited number of factions to face. Where as in Vanilla 1.5, there are always different countries to face. It makes the world seem less empty and adds more depth.

[removeduser_4563362]

Yeah, I’ve unlocked the unplayable factions in Rome Total War and it’s great.

[General_Thral]

how do u unlock those factions coz half of those i cant even play and ive completed it with scipii and the seleucid empire.

EDIT: i found out how now , but all of the except macedon i can play the rest just seem to cut out and close the game , am i supposed to put the factions in the unlockable pile or playable pile?

[Whiskeyjack]

how do u unlock those factions coz half of those i cant even play and ive completed it with scipii and the seleucid empire.

EDIT: i found out how now , but for some reason when i click on numidia or senate it just cuts out and closes down rome , i havnt tried the toher factions yet but thts the factions i kno it cuts out on , strangely it lets me place macedon but not those 2

http://www.twcenter.net/forums/downl...o=file&id=1013

Download all factions mod, should eliminate any problems.

[General_Thral]

ok i downloaded and installed what you told me but it still doesnt work , i think its becuase my rome isnt 1.5 but i dnt kno how to install and update as one didnt come up when i went online.