A Beginner's Guide to the Export_Descr_Unit

[Taiji]

I just realized after unpacking everything that I didnt delete the geographical things that make the game crash. Did that ASAP and now it runs again. HOWEVER just to check something I deleted the entire export_descr_units list and saved and guess what, the game runs as if nothing is wrong. In other words this file is not affecting the game and as far as my computer is concerned doesnt exist.

Read the readme for the unpacker, it tells you how to run the game with modified files.

Thanks.

Welcome

[Emperor Tom]

Read the readme for the unpacker, it tells you how to run the game with modified files.



Welcome

lol read it and it didnt help me a bit.

[Ishan]

lol read it and it didnt help me a bit.

Do have a back up of the EDU file that u messed up or not?
If not reinstall and unpack again coz i don't think u'll get the specific file unpack part.
Then we will start from scratch.

[Ishan]

The files are unpacked from .pack files now if u delete sau EDU file then the game will use the file inside the .pack file..
So i'm saying is that the games using IO command seeks unpacked files first then goes for the .pack files if anything is missing.

It has nothing to do with ur OS.

[Emperor Tom]

The files are unpacked from .pack files now if u delete sau EDU file then the game will use the file inside the .pack file..
So i'm saying is that the games using IO command seeks unpacked files first then goes for the .pack files if anything is missing.

It has nothing to do with ur OS.

aaaaaaa.....whaaaaaat?

[Taiji]

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V. USING MODIFIED FILES
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- To use the modified files create a batch file in your
Medieval II: Total War folder

- In the batch file add the following line

medieval2.exe --io.file_first

- NOTE: Due to a timestamp check, the following unpacked files will
cause the game to crash and must be deleted before the game is
launched:

data\descr_geography_new.txt
data\descr_geography_new.db

- Save the batch file and then launch Medieval II: Total War using the
newly created batch file.

Are you having problems understanding what that means?

Or have you done it already and it's not working?

[Emperor Tom]

Do have a back up of the EDU file that u messed up or not?
If not reinstall and unpack again coz i don't think u'll get the specific file unpack part.
Then we will start from scratch.

EDU?

Are you having problems understanding what that means?

Or have you done it already and it's not working?

I understood it mostly. deleted what it said and now no more crashes.

[Spitfire -WONDERBOLT!]

Why is the minimum unit size 4?

[irishron]

Hardcode.

[Spitfire -WONDERBOLT!]

And there's no way to change that?

Also if the minimum's four is that on normal unit size or another setting?

[irishron]

The only one changing the hardcode is CA, and with the last patch already three years old, aint gonna happen.

[Spitfire -WONDERBOLT!]

Ok. *Runs off to find a disgruntled CA employee*

[twaytwya]

i realize the kingdoms units are not featured in the export_descr_unit

for example i try to change greek firethrower's range to 300 but i couldn't even find the greek firethrower in the txt file!

is there a way to edit kingdoms units if all i have is the vanilla game (MTWII/Kingdoms)

[twaytwya]

if u click 'unpack all' i would think it would also unpack kingdoms--the crusades, teutonic, americas, and britannia but when i go to data folder afterwards it is clear the kingdoms campaigns are still unpacked.

so to unpack the kingdoms campaigns we have to unpack 4 more in the tools unpacker folder right?

unpack all unpacks the original mtwii
unpack americas unpacks americas campaign
unpack teutonic unpacks teutonic campaign
unpack crusades unpacks crusades campaign
unpack americas unpacks americas campaign

right?

[irishron]

Yes.

[twaytwya]

ok i just unpacked crusades.
i changed greek firethrower range to 300.
saved it.

but how do i run the game?
should i run kingdoms exe or should i create a batch file,etc...

right now, when i play crusades campaign the stats are still not updated!

i am very bad at this and a total newbie so any detailed instructions would be greatly appreciated!

[Ishan]

Create a .bat file in your crusades folder to launch the game. The code for it is below:-

@echo off
cd ..\..
start kingdoms.exe @mods\crusades\Configuration.cfg

Hereu have to place the Configuration.cfg file into the crusades folder also:-
And just use the main .cfg here and put these lines on top in the new copied .cfg:-

[features]
editor = true
mod = mods/crusades

[io]
file_first = true

[log] 
to = logs/M2TW.system.log.txt 
level = * error

[Taiji]

twaytwya, if I were you I'd just install KGCM, or one of the other mods that integrates kingdoms stuff. The alternative, doing it all yourself, is going to take you a long time. But if you're just doing this to learn about modding m2tw then carry on, of course

[obeetwo2]

this is a great guide and im sure all of us are thankful, but i edited some silvan elves (b/c i believe they are way underpowered unlike in the movies and books they were awesome) but i changed the main attack to 18 for archers and it doesn't show when when i check their stats in the game, are the units still more powerful or did i do something wrong?

[GRUMPYMONKEY]

how do u change how long it takes to be able to recruit them in campain

um....it should show the new damage you put in did you add [io] file_first = true to your preference file if not thats why.