Rebels

[Doge Domenico]

Are rebels really rebels? Arent they independent kingdoms, fiefdoms duchys magistrates and the like? Just a question.

[Silent Assassin]

Yes they were in history , in the game they are under one banner but if you put your cursor on them you will see that they have different nations within

[Legio]

If you look in the M2 files you find a list of all the rebel 'subdivisions'. In descr_regions, for example, you will find this.

North_America
    Miccosukee
    aztecs
    Native_Rebels
    212 198 206
    tobacco, coal, america, no_pirates, no_brigands
    5
    3
    religions { catholic 0 orthodox 0 islam 0 pagan 100 heretic 0 }
Inverness_Province
    Inverness
    scotland
    English_Rebels
    20 25 225
    atlantic, explorers_guild
    5
    2
    religions { catholic 90 orthodox 0 islam 0 pagan 5 heretic 5 }
Oslo_Province
    Oslo
    denmark
    Norse_Rebels
    255 180 190
    fish, furs, timber, iron, amber, atlantic, explorers_guild
    5
    3
    religions { catholic 80 orthodox 3 islam 0 pagan 15 heretic 2 }
Stockholm_Province
    Stockholm
    denmark
    Norse_Rebels
    252 245 42
    silver, furs, timber, iron, slaves, amber
    5
    3
    religions { catholic 75 orthodox 8 islam 0 pagan 15 heretic 2 }

And so on. There are other files that determine this as well.
In TW games the engines cannot handle hundreds of mini factions (until perhaps ETW- what is it, over thirty?) so the developers lumped every small state into generic rebels.

[Amry]

Once, less than 10 turns after I began the game, I had a rebel stack staffed with Armoured Swordsmen and English Knights (I'm playing England).

How they managed to reach that level of technological prowess when the entire world is still grappling with the idea of non-pitchfork-weapons is beyond me.

[Banzai]

I have the same problem a lot. Brigands suddenly appear with chivalric knights in the year 1090. :/

[Legio]

I think that non-scripted rebellions create random armies. Sometimes you'll get units with maxed out experience and armor, etc.

[Emperor of The Great Unknown]

well once you get into the late part you have guns and fully armoured kinghts while they are stuck with partial plate armour.

[Magnificent One]

Is it possible to change the name of the rebel sub-divisions?

[zzzms]

It's possible to change the name of virtually everything! All you need do is edit the txt files in the Data folder (and the folders within that folder)... However, some things are cross referenced in other files... It's a big job! Remember to make back ups of everything first! Best of luck!