Editing the units avaliable to fractions

[Tetsu]

Just a quick question: Is it easy to change the units allowed to a fraction to train? Like, say I wanted to be utterly crazy and allow the english to train mongolian units (not the case but you get what I mean), would it be a simple case of editing a .txt file? Or something more complex.
Thanks in advance

[midnite]

Just a quick question: Is it easy to change the units allowed to a fraction to train? Like, say I wanted to be utterly crazy and allow the english to train mongolian units (not the case but you get what I mean), would it be a simple case of editing a .txt file? Or something more complex.
Thanks in advance

It is very easy.

Look for this file under your data directory export_descr_unit. Open it using a text editor. For example let us change the mongolian horse archers.
Currently thiey are only available to 1 faction, the mongols. Look for this line


type Mongol Horse Archers
dictionary Mongol_Horse_Archers ; Mongol Horse Archers
category cavalry
class missile
voice_type Light
banner faction main_cavalry
banner holy crusade_cavalry
soldier Mongol_Horse_Archers, 36, 0, 1
mount fast pony
mount_effect elephant -4, camel -4
attributes sea_faring, hide_forest, very_hardy, can_withdraw, cantabrian_circle
formation 2, 4.4, 3, 6, 3, square
stat_health 1, 0
stat_pri 4, 3, quality_cav_composite_arrow, 190, 30, missile, missile_mechanical, piercing, none, 0, 1
stat_pri_attr no
stat_sec 5, 6, no, 0, 0, melee, melee_blade, piercing, sword, 25, 1
stat_sec_attr no
stat_pri_armour 0, 2, 0, flesh
stat_sec_armour 0, 0, flesh
stat_heat 0
stat_ground 0, 0, -3, 0
stat_mental 11, disciplined, trained
stat_charge_dist 30
stat_fire_delay 0
stat_food 60, 300
stat_cost 1, 690, 100, 120, 95, 670, 4, 140
armour_ug_levels 0, 1
armour_ug_models Mongol_Horse_Archers, Mongol_Horse_Archers_ug1
ownership mongols
era 0 mongols
era 1 mongols
era 2 mongols

and change it to this

armour_ug_models Mongol_Horse_Archers, Mongol_Horse_Archers_ug1
ownership mongols, england
era 0 mongols, england
era 1 mongols, england
era 2 mongols, england

England can now recruit mongol horse archers, at least in custom battles. I think it should work in the campaign also.

[Tetsu]

Ahhh thank-you very much I would +rep but can't, either due to lack of knowladge (yes I'm newb ) or due to lack of post count. But thank you, I shall post again once I know the results on campaign recruitment.

*edit*
Upon further exploration, I'll need to edit the building .txt to allow england (or whatever fraction) to build new units. With the following as an example:
"recruit_pool "Levy Spearmen" 1 0.7 5 0 requires factions { england, } "
I can understand how to add factions to the allowed recruitment pool, but what do the varying numbers mean?

[DireklianCliff]

I can't answer your question, but yes you do need more posts. I think the requirement is 50.

[Naked Emperor]

It is rather more complicated than that.

If you follow midnites advice, most likely you will end up with invisible units. You have to change the ModelDB file as well and that is a little more complicated. Also if you are going to use them in the campaign you will have to change the EDB as well.

Most likely there should be a guide on the modding forums how to change the ModelDB file, so use the search function.

[midnite]

It is rather more complicated than that.

If you follow midnites advice, most likely you will end up with invisible units. You have to change the ModelDB file as well and that is a little more complicated. Also if you are going to use them in the campaign you will have to change the EDB as well.

Most likely there should be a guide on the modding forums how to change the ModelDB file, so use the search function.

Actually I stand partially corrected. If I add a regular faction unit to another faction unit then naked emperor is correct, I get an invisible unit and the modeldb file would have to be modified. But if I add a mercenary unit to a faction that did not already have that particular merc unit available then what I described above works. EXample I added a numidian cav unit to england. The merc numidian cav unit was available only to the moors. The unit appeared normal in my custom battle. See the enclosed picture. Eng knight with numidian cav, my modified numidain cav that is

[Aleksei Raukov]

Sorry for asking this here but I dont think there is need to make another topic for this. But I have been trying to transfer Berdiche Axemen trainable from castles. I have done all right removed them from militia buildings and but them into castles but my game crashesh every time I start it. When I just delete my berdiche axemen entry under castle barracks parts. Game starts working again. Is there something else that needs to be done to transfer city unit to castle?

I hope you people can understand what I am trying to say here.

[Anarion]

Sorry for asking this here but I dont think there is need to make another topic for this. But I have been trying to transfer Berdiche Axemen trainable from castles. I have done all right removed them from militia buildings and but them into castles but my game crashesh every time I start it. When I just delete my berdiche axemen entry under castle barracks parts. Game starts working again. Is there something else that needs to be done to transfer city unit to castle?

I hope you people can understand what I am trying to say here.

Did you check the system.log MTW2 creates? It's the best hint when the game doesn't load properly/crashes due to wrong values in EDU, EDB, desr_strat.txt etc. It tells which line it can't parse.

[Aleksei Raukov]

These are last 5 lines in system log.

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

06:05:16.883 [system.io] [warning] open: data/models_strat/residences/textures/NE_ship_dock.TGA.dds is missing
06:05:16.945 [system.io] [warning] open: data/terrain/aerial_map/water.tga.dds is missing
06:05:16.977 [system.io] [warning] open: data/terrain/aerial_map/tile_models/alpha_pages/mountain_mask.tga.dds is missing
06:05:17.008 [system.io] [warning] open: data/terrain/aerial_map/tree_models/textures/conifer_01.TGA.dds is missing
06:05:17.008 [system.io] [warning] open: data/terrain/aerial_map/tree_models/textures/conifer_winter.TGA.dds is missing

[Anarion]

Delete the log, start SS again and look for comments regarding EDU, EDB and the actual arror in the particular line.

Post the whole log in here.

Remember that there's also a log-folder containing a sytem.log! Choose the right one (easy to spot by checking the time)

[Aleksei Raukov]

I found the problem:

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

13:23:45.609 [script.err] [error] Script Error in mods/Stainless_Steel_6/data/export_descr_buildings.txt, at line 1263, column 138
Unexpected in condition parsing: 'recruit_pool'

Question is how I can find that with my notepad T_T

[Anarion]

Notepad --> View --> Status Bar

then check the bottom for the line number

[Aleksei Raukov]

haha I managed fix it thanks!