Generals are ageing to fast

**Sohn des Khaine** · April 29, 2009, 03:55 PM

The title says it: the Timeframe of the game is set to 4 turns = 1 year, but Characters age at a rate of 2 turns=1 year.

Easiest way to fix that seems (for me) to include the following text into the Campaign_script.txt:

Spoiler Alert, click show to read:

That it works you also have to change the startdate in descr_strat from "2954 summer" to "2954 winter".
Both files can be found in the mods\Third_Age\data\world\maps\campaign\imperial_campaign folder.
You have to start a new campaign that this script works.
All credits for this script should go to the user GreenEyedDevil, at least he is the one I've stolen it from

Edit: to make it easier: just download this two files and overwrite the existing ones.
(And of course, make backups from the originals, just in case you don't like it)

EDIT²: fixed some compatiblity-issue with the garrison script, should work correctly now.

Please report if you find any further bugs.

Edit³: Updated the attached files to the current version (1.1) of Third age total war.

**Achilla** · April 29, 2009, 04:19 PM

Winter is bad, who needs snow in desert O.o

**King Kong** · April 29, 2009, 05:03 PM

nice little script.

moved to sub-mods.

**Smokey Bear** · April 29, 2009, 07:06 PM

Where do I paste the script in the campaign script.txt, or in any open area?

**Sohn des Khaine** · April 29, 2009, 09:19 PM

@Achilla
There's no snow in dessert. AFAIK "winter" only affects northern Euope territory. At all I don't even know IF it does anything on the campaign or battle map. the only reason intended for this script is to let the Characters age at a slower rate: 1 year every 4 turns instead of one year every 2 turns.

@Smokey Bear
directly in the campaign_script.txt. I added a modified version in the first Post, so you can simply replace the original file.

**Achilla** · April 30, 2009, 04:48 AM

Originally Posted by Sohn des Khaine

@Achilla
There's no snow in dessert. AFAIK "winter" only affects northern Euope territory. At all I don't even know IF it does anything on the campaign or battle map. the only reason intended for this script is to let the Characters age at a slower rate: 1 year every 4 turns instead of one year every 2 turns.

@Smokey Bear
directly in the campaign_script.txt. I added a modified version in the first Post, so you can simply replace the original file.

There is awful snow in my sunny steppes as Rhun. It suxs!

**aduellist** · April 29, 2009, 10:17 PM

Thank you! Not only do I not have to do this myself, but your solutions is more elegant by far than mine would have been. +rep

**Deaken** · April 29, 2009, 11:55 PM

Thanks for this!

**Beorn** · April 30, 2009, 01:08 PM

Who cares... I prefer this than losing my Generals too fast...

**SmurfDude** · April 30, 2009, 03:29 PM

D'oh! I had to overwrite this campaign_script.txt with the nerfed garrison script. Any chance you could post what to change if it isn't too much trouble?

**Sohn des Khaine** · April 30, 2009, 04:07 PM

There is awful snow in my sunny steppes as Rhun

What's wrong with this fact? Lorewise Rhun resembles to the caucasian area/Russia. and "sunny" is the last word to describe these areas in the winter.

Any chance you could post what to change if it isn't too much trouble?

Just copy the spoilered text in the first post an paste it in your own. campaign_script.tx.
Just look that it is after the order "script". And try not to disrupt other scripts.

**aurther** · April 30, 2009, 04:41 PM

awesome job i hated that my generals were aging to quickly.

**The Alchemist** · April 30, 2009, 04:45 PM

When I try to copy and paste the fles and save the changes, the computer says it cannot create "the correct path way" and suggests i check the save name. I'm using Vista, if that means anything.

**Momus** · May 31, 2009, 03:21 PM

Originally Posted by The Alchemist

When I try to copy and paste the fles and save the changes, the computer says it cannot create "the correct path way" and suggests i check the save name. I'm using Vista, if that means anything.

You cant edit in the program files area. You have to copy the file, make a back up (incase it goes wrong). Edit one of the copies and then copy and paste back into the program files

**A1_Unit** · June 04, 2009, 07:40 PM

Once none of my generals were aging at all (which really isn't all that bad). I don't remember if I was using this script or not.

**cvo99** · April 30, 2009, 05:11 PM

so does this mean a kid takes 64 turns to turn 16. and then a person living 300 turns (75 years) of the total 384ish turns? sounds wacky, i need generals faster than that, preferably not pickup generals. i would love this if you start off with a faction with a lot of generals and cool characters, but not so much if you start out with a little

**playa** · April 30, 2009, 05:45 PM

Can i continue my campaign game?

**aduellist** · May 01, 2009, 01:14 AM

I'm loving this little submod!

Originally Posted by The Alchemist

When I try to copy and paste the fles and save the changes, the computer says it cannot create "the correct path way" and suggests i check the save name. I'm using Vista, if that means anything.

Check the file properties. It may be set as read-only. You might also want to turn off UAC (User Access Control). I'm an XP user, so a Vista user will need to provide details.

Originally Posted by cvo99

so does this mean a kid takes 64 turns to turn 16. and then a person living 300 turns (75 years) of the total 384ish turns? sounds wacky, i need generals faster than that, preferably not pickup generals. i would love this if you start off with a faction with a lot of generals and cool characters, but not so much if you start out with a little

If you need more generals, expand! You'll get adoption offers. Pick the best of the bunch. You should still be able to generate three or four generations over the course of a full campaign.

Originally Posted by playa

Can i continue my campaign game?

You'll need to start a new campaign to pick up changes in the campaign script and descr_strat.

**christof139** · May 01, 2009, 02:19 AM

You also get new generals through adaption when a stack that is led by a regular unit Captain is victorious in a battle, not always but it happens a lot for me it seems.

**Nazgûl Killer** · May 01, 2009, 02:22 AM

Since I've already downloaded a new submod considering both files, could you please copy the original lines in the text and the lines you changed? (For both files)? So I can edit them properly? Thanks.