Official 'Third Age 1.0 - 3.2 Question & Answer' Thread

[Flinn]

afaik no, something can be done with date if iirc.

to be sure you can google list of cheats for M2TW, anyway you'll never be able to recreate the campaign as it was, so just download latest MOS and enjoy a new one, much better IMO

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[Excellion]

Q: Does historical battles have time/score limit? If so, how do I remove this annoyance?

I was playing and the battle ended all of sudden just after Eorl arrived with reinforcements.

[Dude with the Food]

I'm not sure about the first part but in the battle editor in option then IIRC, you can load a battle there and edit it or create them to your own preferences.

[Ngugi]

Ain't enough to just remove the time limit when starting a custom battle (same page where the map is chosen)?

[PandaChef]

If I install MoS will it conflict with my HS campaigns?

[Ngugi]

Yes. If you try to continue your HS comapaign from TATW/other mod in MOS, that is.
MOS do not support HS either, just so you know.
So either play your HS campaign till it's end or have dual installations, so can you play both your HS and play MOS; http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showt...erent-submods)

[Nouser]

why there are not priests in any TATW mod?

[Ngugi]

I guess it is based on the opposit question: "Why should there be priests in TATW?" and the answer to that is that there were no priests, nor fellows who run around to spread their own cultures to others.
Even states as Gondor who were good at expanding their borders far off were bad at transform the folks under their rule to their own culture and alligience.

From teh top of my head only DCI: Tôl Acharn have priests (or rather imams; named Loremasters) ingame, for Dúnedain factions, though they can not convert, only summon jihads (Tôl Acharns).

[RInger]

Religion was never really a major factor in any of the stories. Sure, people called out to Elbereth every now and then or something, but we never saw anyone praying or going into a church or anything.

[Macilrille]

The only organised church that we know of is the Númenoreans worshipping Sauron. Middle-earth is not earth ;-)

[Lightfall]

I asked this ages ago and got no satisfactory reply, even though it should be an easy question to answer:

What is it that prevents you from attacking your allies in Third Age?

Can someone with a bit of technical knowledge about the game enlighten me here?

Many thanks.

[Ngugi]

I asked this ages ago and got no satisfactory reply, even though it should be an easy question to answer:

What is it that prevents you from attacking your allies in Third Age?

Can someone with a bit of technical knowledge about the game enlighten me here?

Many thanks.

Coded limitations, to make sure not factions back stab each other to the left and right but [to great possible degree] behave as they would or credibly might in lore.

If you want to remove that restriction (though to simply anull the alliance trough a diplomat and attack should be no big effort if you want to turn on them) i would suggest you make a post in the Mod Workshop's coding & scripting section and ask for links to tutorials and/or explanations on how to edit it; http://www.twcenter.net/forums/forum...-and-Scripting

[Macilrille]

It is, I blelieve, part of the MTW Engine, to keep treason of allies to a minimum. Thus heightening immersion, for it would usually be foolishness for a medieval King to betray an ally (not that they did not- it just got difficult for them to find allies afterwards... actually I will have to check whether there were any outright betrayal of alliances as such were personal).

[Wizad]

It is, I blelieve, part of the MTW Engine, to keep treason of allies to a minimum. Thus heightening immersion, for it would usually be foolishness for a medieval King to betray an ally (not that they did not- it just got difficult for them to find allies afterwards... actually I will have to check whether there were any outright betrayal of alliances as such were personal).

It is possible to attack allies in Medieval 2.

Is it possible to play a hotseat in which we control e.g. High Elves and Eriador, but all other factions are controlled by AI?We tried to start this yesterday, but only seemed to be able to start a hotseat in which we control all factions. Is there any way to avoid that?Thanks!

When you press hotseat campaign in the menu, all of the faction portraits have a slight white glow around them. Disable the glow on all factions which you do not want to play by clicking on them, in other words make sure that only the High Elves and Eriador have the white glow around their portraits.

Good luck with your campaign.

[Oneru]

Is it possible to play a hotseat in which we control e.g. High Elves and Eriador, but all other factions are controlled by AI?We tried to start this yesterday, but only seemed to be able to start a hotseat in which we control all factions. Is there any way to avoid that?Thanks!

[Nouser]

as there are no priests there are probably no merchants too right? so there are 3 agents only, diplomats, spies and assassins right?

[ElvenKind]

as there are no priests there are probably no merchants too right? so there are 3 agents only, diplomats, spies and assassins right?

Yes, no merchants present. Some factions don`t even have assassins ( Elves ) .

[riuk881]

What should i play for my next campaign? Gondor, Rohan, Rhun or Harad?
This will be my fourth campaign, but first on Vh/vh. I played silvan m/vh and, gondor and HE h/vh

[Flinn]

for their position, Rhun or Harad

if this will be your first VH/VH campaign I suggest you to go with one of those two, because they are usually easier to be played.

at any rate I believe you won't see much a difference between h/vh and vh/vh game, mostly is the campaign difficulty that makes the difference, not the battle difficulty, IMO

[riuk881]

for their position, Rhun or Harad

if this will be your first VH/VH campaign I suggest you to go with one of those two, because they are usually easier to be played.

at any rate I believe you won't see much a difference between h/vh and vh/vh game, mostly is the campaign difficulty that makes the difference, not the battle difficulty, IMO

So which do you prefer? Rhun or Harad?