I'm not dead, I feel happy

[Furin]

Hi guys,

I know, I have been away for an extended amount of time, simply vanishing from one day to the other. This had nothing to do with MTW2/DLV or the community here, but with some RL stuff that would prolly only bore you. The good news(?) is that I am finally able to play and post again, at least for the next three months, so without further ado...

First of all, I just saw that my AAR got over 8000 hits and i am simply blown away by that. I am really happy that so many people read it. Furthermore i saw that I got nominated for a screenshot award in my absence and that many people actually voted for me, this is incredible! Thank you so much, everybody of you!

The latest version of DLV is also simply astonishing, I had severe withdrawal symptoms already and when I finally came back to it I was greeted with new mechanics, events buildings, descriptions and much more. I have played DLV for quite some time now and I must say this version is the best yet, especially the all out war plague event(s) make for a much more interesting campaign in the long run .

I have noticed an error in the strat file (bugfix 2) concerning the turks, one of it was already posted in the bug section (concerning Fatma), the other is about the added general units who only appear as bodyguards in the game and not as named characters (a bodyguard unit alone seems not good enough to make buildings buildable, it has to be a named character). I corrected this for my campaign and here are the lines for anyone who wants to change that in their strat file, feel free to change the traits, i was just lazy and copied them.

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

character Omer Menteseoglu, named character, male, age 20, x 481, y 180
traits LoyaltyStarter 1 , NaturalMilitarySkill 1 , PublicFaith 1 , MathematicsSkill 3 , ReligionStarter 1, CharacterAges 1, TurnsAlive 2, PresentAtGameStart 1
army
unit ME Bodyguard exp 1 armour 0 weapon_lvl 0
unit ME Spear Militia exp 0 armour 0 weapon_lvl 0
unit ME Spear Militia exp 0 armour 0 weapon_lvl 0
unit Turkish Archers exp 0 armour 0 weapon_lvl 0

character Cemaluddin, named character, male, age 32, x 467, y 173
traits LoyaltyStarter 1 , NaturalMilitarySkill 1 , PublicFaith 2 , Intelligent 1 , ReligionStarter 1, CharacterAges 1, TurnsAlive 2, PresentAtGameStart 1
army
unit ME Bodyguard exp 1 armour 0 weapon_lvl 0
unit ME Spear Militia exp 0 armour 0 weapon_lvl 0
unit Turkomans exp 0 armour 0 weapon_lvl 0

character Enver, named character, male, age 45, x 462, y 159
traits LoyaltyStarter 1 , NaturalMilitarySkill 1 , PublicFaith 2 , Intelligent 1 , ReligionStarter 1, CharacterAges 1, TurnsAlive 2, PresentAtGameStart 1
army
unit ME Bodyguard exp 1 armour 0 weapon_lvl 0
unit ME Spear Militia exp 0 armour 0 weapon_lvl 0
unit Turkomans exp 0 armour 0 weapon_lvl 0

character Mehmed Resat, spy, male, age 20, x 416, y 181
traits GoodSpy 4, CharacterAges 1, SpyTurnsAlive 1

character Kilic Safevi, diplomat, male, age 20, x 417, y 182
traits GoodDiplomat 4, CharacterAges 1, DiplomatTurnsAlive 1

character Muhammed, priest, male, age 30, x 401, y 139
traits NaturalPriestSkill 2 , GoodDenouncer 2, CharacterAges 1, PriestTurnsAlive 2

character_record Ismihan, female, age 38, alive, never_a_leader
character_record Fatma, female, age 20, alive, never_a_leader
character_record Tastan, male, age 11, alive, never_a_leader
character_record Nilufer, female, age 10, alive, never_a_leader

relative Tugrul Hemedani, Ismihan, Karaomeroglu Hemedani, Tastan, Nilufer, end
relative Karaomeroglu Hemedani, Fatma, end

2 things were done, changed the general into named generals and removed the already married princess (<- actually wife to the heir)

Okay folks, that's it for now, over eastertime I plan to make a strat map with some more castles existing at gamestart, like the two in france, as these seem to be recognized as stone forts and fill em up with rebels. If this works out well I am going to post em. Oh and sorry about not updating my gunpowder mod :hmmm:

[Harry Lime]

Wooohooooo!

Great to see you back Furin! A lot has happened in your absence . Pop over to the repman's arms next time you visit, I'll have a pint waiting for you . Oh & someone hasn't forgotten about your gunpowder mod .

[Tokus*Maximus]

Hi Furin,

Yes it's DLVeloped a lot in such a short time. The latest 5.4 is a meaner beast with good stacks to fight and flanking AI. see you at the Repman's Rest Inn in future!

-- Tokus*Maximus

[Furin]

I just pmed Rap for the new entry pass, so I'll be there asap. I am glad you guys still recognize me, I was a little bit afraid to be honest, it's been half a year after all

Ps: Harry i can't belive that you don't have ten crowns yet, you should have gotten 5 in this time. give this man some rep damnit, I still must spread I just noticed.

[Harry Lime]

I am glad you guys still recognize me, I was a little bit afraid to be honest, it's been half a year after all

Ps: Harry i can't belive that you don't have ten crowns yet, you should have gotten 5 in this time. give this man some rep damnit, I still must spread I just noticed.

Who could forget the creator of the mighty Guion! + you were one of the 'originals'. I'm expecting pinko to pop he's head round the door anytime now .

Don't worry about the rep, I think my neck would snap under the weight of 10 crowns .

[Xtiaan72]

Welcome back Furin! Your AAR was indeed amazing...

[Cromagnon2]

Request: If your good with the stratmap maybe you can also relocate Lisbon
to the north of the river Tagus instead of being south witch is wrong.
A new province "The Algarve" could be added south to the Tagus with its castle "Silves" hold by the Moors.

Just an idea.

[Furin]

Sorry man but relocation a city and making a new region is not done in the strat file (but in multiple others, check out the workshop for more info). You should make your input in the suggestion thread.

I am happy if I can find a couple of good spots for forts and then fill them up with different rebel troops. Maybe I borrow the immobile trait from RTR too .