Custom/MP edu?

**danzifuge** · March 31, 2008, 05:41 PM

is there any particular reason that a lot of units are not available in custom battles? i keep seeing this no_custom attribute

**danzifuge** · March 31, 2008, 11:07 PM

also... why am i suddenly a content editor?

**century x** · March 31, 2008, 11:08 PM

Originally Posted by danzifuge

also... why am i suddenly a content editor?

TWC april fools joke.

**Nellup** · April 01, 2008, 02:08 AM

Originally Posted by danzifuge

is there any particular reason that a lot of units are not available in custom battles? i keep seeing this no_custom attribute

Because there are problems if too many units are available in custom battles - and because the some factions, like the Romans already have a load available (the legions) some units had to be excluded from custom battles.

**danzifuge** · April 01, 2008, 10:00 AM

Originally Posted by Nellup

Because there are problems if too many units are available in custom battles - and because the some factions, like the Romans already have a load available (the legions) some units had to be excluded from custom battles.

what kind of problems? every faction besides the romans has only a handful of units available. i've seen mods like eb with far more custom units available and it makes for more interesting, diverse, and historically accurate battles. especially when a lot of the armies of the time used mercs and there are virtually none available here.

i'd get rid of a lot of those roman legions from custom battles if i were you. they're taking up too many slots. far too many of them are the same unit just named differently. i mean syracuse doesn't even have the "hoplites of syracuse" available to them in custom battle.

**Nellup** · April 01, 2008, 10:03 AM

I think CTDs, but I'm not sure, I'm just regurgitating what I read on the forums a while back, so I may be wrong.

**Nicholas H.C** · April 01, 2008, 10:10 AM

Originally Posted by danzifuge

what kind of problems? every faction besides the romans has only a handful of units available. i've seen mods like eb with far more custom units available and it makes for more interesting, diverse, and historically accurate battles. especially when a lot of the armies of the time used mercs and there are virtually none available here.

i'd get rid of a lot of those roman legions from custom battles if i were you. they're taking up too many slots. far too many of them are the same unit just named differently. i mean syracuse doesn't even have the "hoplites of syracuse" available to them in custom battle.

No!!!!! Don't take away the legions!!!

**Nellup** · April 01, 2008, 10:15 AM

Originally Posted by Constantine The Great

No!!!!! Don't take away the legions!!!

Some are being removed for RS2 entirely. I forget how many, but I think its seven that are going. Or maybe five, I think it changed at some point.

**Nicholas H.C** · April 01, 2008, 10:21 AM

Originally Posted by Nellup

Some are being removed for RS2 entirely. I forget how many, but I think its seven that are going. Or maybe five, I think it changed at some point.

I hope since they take out some of the legions they add more roman units because the romans are in dire need of archers....

**Squid** · April 01, 2008, 10:09 AM

It's not a CTD error, but each faction can only have 100 units available in custom battles, if we open up the merc units, then because Rome espcially has many more units then that many of the desired Roman units would be unavailable for custom battles.

**danzifuge** · April 01, 2008, 12:06 PM

Originally Posted by SquidSK

It's not a CTD error, but each faction can only have 100 units available in custom battles, if we open up the merc units, then because Rome espcially has many more units then that many of the desired Roman units would be unavailable for custom battles.

only 100 units for each faction? well i'd say your well under what each faction could have as a lot of factions only have 15-20 units available.

**Nellup** · April 01, 2008, 12:10 PM

Originally Posted by danzifuge

only 100 units for each faction? well i'd say your well under what each faction could have as a lot of factions only have 15-20 units available.

As Squid said - its because of Rome, they already have a lot of units and if we were to open up the mercs for custom battles it would send them over the edge.
You are of course welcome to mod the game yourself and open up some units for custom battles.

**danzifuge** · April 01, 2008, 03:06 PM

Originally Posted by Nellup

As Squid said - its because of Rome, they already have a lot of units and if we were to open up the mercs for custom battles it would send them over the edge.
You are of course welcome to mod the game yourself and open up some units for custom battles.

i really hate modding a mod because as soon as a new version comes out you have to redo all your changes or be forced to stick with the old version.