Modding squalor/public order

**Zymran** · July 12, 2008, 04:55 AM

I've been playing Invasio Barbarorum for BI, and I don't like that , because all of the settlements are so huge and squalid, you have to keep a full stack just to keep the peace rather than doing something useful like killing Huns.

Could someone please tell me how to do any of the following:
- reduce the effect of squalor (eg making it accumulate 1/2 as fast or something)
- boost the positive effect garrisoned troops have on public order
- changed the population numbers required for city, large city, huge city etc

cheers

**pwijnands** · July 12, 2008, 05:30 AM

There is an xml file that governs this. I can't remember it's name (descr_settlement_mechanics.xml if I remember correctly) and I don't have it installed (yet, but I will) on this PC.

**Zymran** · July 12, 2008, 05:41 AM

Hmm. I'll have a look. Thanks

What program do you use to open xml files?

**pwijnands** · July 12, 2008, 05:49 AM

I use notepad. Nice and simple.

**Zymran** · July 12, 2008, 06:29 AM

I can't find the file

Does anyone know where it would be?

**pwijnands** · July 12, 2008, 07:01 AM

Did you unpack the game files? It should be in the main data folder if you did.

**Zymran** · July 12, 2008, 07:05 AM

No I've not unpacked anything but I'm modding a mod so I assumed everything would be nice and accessible

- i don't really want to unpack it though. oh well i'll find another way.

thanks for your help pwijnands

EDIT: urgh - i give up on modding RTW - I'm going back to nice easy M2TW

**pwijnands** · July 12, 2008, 10:02 AM

Where you talking about Rome? In that case squalor is hardcoded.

For Medieval 2 there's the xml file I was talking about.

**Zymran** · July 12, 2008, 10:03 AM

lol
Well that would explain it then
cheers

**Zymran** · August 07, 2008, 03:53 AM

Hi

I'm back, this time I am modding M2TW (SS to be precise)

I was wondering if someone could clarify a couple of things before I dive in

:

Code:

      </factor>
      <factor name="SOF_DISTANCE_TO_CAPITAL">
         <pip_modifier value="0.5"/>
         <castle_modifier value="0.4"/>
         <city_modifier value="0.5"/>
         <pip_min value="0"/>
         <pip_max value="16"/>

If I wanted to make Distance to capital penalties have less of an effect on public order, would I just lower the pip_modifier value? And does it work the same way for the rest of the things in descr_settlement_mechanics?

cheers