Sub-mod: adding Sweden

[helmersen]

Hi! As a Norwegian, I would like to kick some royal-swedish- ass in Stainless Steel. But, Sweden is not in SS Can someone maybe copy the units, maybe a mix of lithuania and Norwayunits and give them blue/yellow colors and make a Swedish faction? That would have been awsome

Since the faction limit is reached, maybe we could have Sweden in, and Aragon out?

[Entenfield]

As a finn, I would love to have the sweds, too.

[Santiago de Pola]

Hey helmersen!

Check this very useful tutorial:http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showt...hlight=abbasid

It changes ireland to abbasids, but you could easily change for example, aragon(or ireland) to sweden! For a start you could use a mix of norwegian/danish units..

It requires a little adventurous modding spirit, but why not try it?

[helmersen]

Hehe, thank you! But, I have absolutely no experience with modding, skinning etc, so it is of no use to me But maybe another one can find it helpful Thanks again

[gracul]

Everyone has to start at some point if he wants to mod the game. Its not like people who mod this game were born as modders.

[Santiago de Pola]

Everyone has to start at some point if he wants to mod the game. Its not like people who mod this game were born as modders.

Hear hear..and the tutorial is pretty self-explanatory. It's all about how bad you want the Swedes!

[helmersen]

Ok, i'll try And thanks

[Master Zuma]

sweden will be in ZMIV with spechal campaign about them more reserch need
names for generals
starting positions
if you can hlp it's great

and great idea about adding sweden

[helmersen]

Thanks I'm actually trying out to do this myself I'll get back to you though, it sound exciting

[vitmar]

Sounds great, just remember that there was no Sweden untill the early 1200.
Before that there was Svealand, Östra (east) Götaland, Västra (west) Götaland.

For you who understands swedish you should read/listen the books about Arn Magnusson, and focus on the last book, "Arvet efter Arn" where Birger Jarl creates Sweden after the "last" battle.

[helmersen]

Sounds great, just remember that there was no Sweden untill the early 1200.
Before that there was Svealand, Östra (east) Götaland, Västra (west) Götaland.

For you who understands swedish you should read/listen the books about Arn Magnusson, and focus on the last book, "Arvet efter Arn" where Birger Jarl creates Sweden after the "last" battle.

I have seen the movies Arn of course I managed to make a Swedish faction, but only partially. I have managed to change the name of the faction, the names of characters, the music (not the voices) not the faction symobl What should I change to change the faction symbol? Anyone know?

[Santiago de Pola]

I managed to make a Swedish faction, but only partially. I have managed to change the name of the faction, the names of characters, the music (not the voices) not the faction symobl What should I change to change the faction symbol? Anyone know?

Well I guess you're on a roll now! BTW..which faction did you remove?

Also you might wanna consider adding Sweden for late campaign..as I see people are suggesting Sweden didn't exist before 1200..

[Swede]

I dont care if its historical correct just let me play as Sweden !

There is some other mods wich have done some Swedish factions like bigmap maybe u can use some from them to speed up things

[Deadly Rabbit]

I don't want to see a faction in early campaign that wasn't around then. So for me no Knights Templar, no Bulgaria, no Portugal, no Sweden. These all should be emergent maybe.

[Caesar Clivus]

The files for faction symbols are in data\menu\symbols.

[helmersen]

The files for faction symbols are in data\menu\symbols.

Ok, how can I paste in another picture in that file? (symobl file) and there are so many sybol file, 24, 48 80. Wich one's to change?

[Caesar Clivus]

Ok, how can I paste in another picture in that file? (symobl file) and there are so many sybol file, 24, 48 80. Wich one's to change?

All of them. They are all used for the various points in the UI that show a faction symbol. And to put a new one in you need a graphics editing program. There are a couple of free ones on the web that'll get the job done if you dont have photoshop.

[helmersen]

I removed Aragon, because I think they are annoying hvaing them around.. I added Swden because they would give more flavour to scandinavia, but I dont know how to change the units and in the tutorial it says that its really hard.. But I dont like having Aragon units for Sweden, so.. Anyone know an easy way to give Aragon Dansih or Norwegian units?

[Santiago de Pola]

Anyone know an easy way to give Aragon Dansih or Norwegian units?

Nothing is hard if you know what you're doing! I think that unit swap is explained in the tutorial..you'll have to mod the export_descr_buildings and battle_models.modeldb files!

Be careful with that one though..a slightest error can result in a CTD!

[helmersen]

Thanks, he said that modding the units was really hard and all, but I'll try Thanks for the help! I wpuld rep you but I cant