Couple questions

**ithinkitsdead** · September 17, 2009, 09:32 PM

I just reinstalled my game because it was having issues, and now, I am completely missing the preferences.txt file....

Where could it have possibly gone?!

And, the whole reason I reinstalled is because I was having issues with the imperial campaign.
The deal with it is this: I edited the descr_stat, adding a few units to settlements for Germania, Greece, Carthage, Spain, all the Romans (excluding SPQR), and Selucid, while removing units from them for Egypt, Gaul, and Parthia. I also changed the starting denarii for the factions. It would CTD every time.

Any suggestions?

Final issue isn't really a big thing, just want to know....
Has anyone found a unit add on for Carthage that gives them their Archer, and Scutarii that actually works?
If you have, mind pointing me to it?

**Aradan** · September 18, 2009, 05:01 AM

1. Rome - Total War/preferences/preferences.txt
2. When you mod your game

a) make a back up of the files you will edit
b) use -show_err
c) get familiar with the files you're editing (read a tutorial carefully etc)
d) edit one thing at a time, go in-game to check if it works, save, edit another thing, check if it works, etc etc

**HouseOfHam** · September 18, 2009, 11:07 AM

e) Remove map.rwm if editing files like export_descr_buildings.txt, export_descr_units.txt, etc.

**ithinkitsdead** · September 20, 2009, 03:49 AM

I have been editing the game, with great success.
I am about to start adding units to the game (which is a weak point for me) and I just want to know before, what does deleting the map.rwm do?
Sorry for the late response.

**Killerbee** · September 20, 2009, 04:01 AM

Originally Posted by ithinkitsdead

I have been editing the game, with great success.
I am about to start adding units to the game (which is a weak point for me) and I just want to know before, what does deleting the map.rwm do?
Sorry for the late response.

Let's say map.rwm contains all the data for your campaign . If you make changes to say an image file (map_regions.tga for example) but you keep map.rwm , the game will take a look at your image and your map.rwm files , but it'll see it doesn't match so it'll crash .

In order to regenerate the map.rwm , you must delete it . the game will than make one based on all campaign-related files

May not be correct , but that's how i see it

**ithinkitsdead** · September 20, 2009, 08:51 AM

Sounds neat....
I don't really edit those kinds of things, though.
I'm more of a unit and starting cities kinda guy.

But, I do have another question.
Any idea why the game wouldn't recognize my preferences document?
I can't shut the banners off, or the arrow indicators. I shut off the advisors, but you can do that from the campaign selection screen, so no big deal. I'm having trouble understanding whats going on there.