A GUIDE AND UNITS (new player)

**DAVIDIRRACIONAL** · September 29, 2009, 10:16 AM

hello guys, I discover the mod some days ago, and I thinks is good, but I dont understand the basic FAQ, i have been looking for the forum but i havent found anything. where can i take some thing?

and if it is possible i hope a guide with the feature of the units (atack, defense, special feature, live etc etc), i dont find anything too.

well, i´m spanish so if there is some guide in spanish it´s very good, if it is impossible i try with english guide.

the last thing: what is the building that i need for make archers? i wath for built the barrack (for infantery) and the stable (for caballery) but i dont know where make archers

very thanks

**DaVinci** · September 29, 2009, 11:41 AM

There is not such a guide.

For some general and some special information:

You can look into the old readme's (included in the chivalry folder), ie. the v0.50 readme.
Even so, in the main thread (info+download), you can find a huge FAQ link at the bottom of the post (ChivTW museum).
... which reflects though mainly the older versions, but some points are still valid.

All in all, you should use the option to check out all buildings (building-tree button) per settlement.
Different units are available via different buildings.
And then, you can view the unit info via right-click on the unit-line.
There is not anymore such a simple unit/building-tree like in RTW vanilla in this mod,
like all melee foot units via barracks, skirmishers via range-barracks, and all cavalry via equestrian-barracks.
This is a realism mod with a high reflection of historical backgrounds, also and especially for the tech-tree.

As new Chiv player, you might need some time to find into that gameplay-system. Any historical knowledge on
your side will increase the immersion within this game.

**Knight1476** · September 29, 2009, 12:53 PM

Da Vinci, first of all, congratulations... this is the best medieval mod for Rome.
I wanted to ask if there is any way I can modify the color of the text in the unit and building descriptions and make it black,because with it's current color it's not so easily readable.

Thanks.

**DaVinci** · September 30, 2009, 08:37 PM

It is possible, but i don't know currently how. Perhaps you ask in the RTW mod workshop. And then let us know how it goes, because perhaps we will addapt it.

**Alavaria** · October 05, 2009, 01:21 AM

Which faction do you want it for? I can probably go over the units for a faction, but in Chiv there are "way" too many units to cover everything.

Of course I tend to have my own idea on how to use units, but that's always the case ...

**DAVIDIRRACIONAL** · October 05, 2009, 11:11 AM

OK, thanks, my first game has been with leon (spanish), but the next perhaps it will be with england, france or another
i need all that you can give me. i will be very grateful to you.

another problem is that anybody wants to sing the peace with me, and when i conquist a city that before was musulman i have a lot of riots (i read something about, and i resolve it destroying islam building and discharging some of my own units into the city)

really the mod is very well, i´m loving it. XD

**thoscme** · October 22, 2009, 08:07 AM

i have a problem. had to reboot the comp, so i installed chiv again. but how do i turn on the manage all settlements? the option isn't there anymore!

**DaVinci** · October 22, 2009, 11:54 AM

Originally Posted by thoscme

i have a problem. had to reboot the comp, so i installed chiv again. but how do i turn on the manage all settlements? the option isn't there anymore!

Though, it is:

- start first the Main Campaign menu, there you can choose it and then it is valid also for the Additional Campaign

or

- via the chivalry/preferences/preferences.txt file. There you can do that as well if you change FALSE to TRUE at the concerning line.

or

- via ESC - Game Options, in the campaign

**thoscme** · October 22, 2009, 01:07 PM

okay, thanks!

but, in the chivalry/preferences/preferences.txt file, there is nothing.. it's all empty..!
and when i try to edit it, vista says i cannot. do you have any idea why this is happening?

**DaVinci** · October 23, 2009, 01:25 PM

Run first the Main Campaign, and see above once more my post.

If Vista makes any anger in this regard i cannot help as i do not apply that OS. For this purpose and help, you could check the RTW/BI tech help forum, as it is not a mod specific issue. Our mod works as every other mod which is modfoldered.

**thoscme** · October 24, 2009, 08:42 AM

thanks for the help, it works now!

**Alavaria** · October 27, 2009, 12:26 AM

I haven't forgotten about the unit guide thing - however for some reason Chiv seems to not like my computer.
It just occured to me that I could identify units via custom battle, though. (Instead of having to struggle with random campaign crashes).

Now to get through all my reports.

**DAVIDIRRACIONAL** · October 27, 2009, 07:30 AM

OK, dont worry, i am going to check the spanish units units, and if i would play every days (i havent enough time) i conquest all Iberia peninsula.

the next game i will play with england, i imagine that more people has play with them and there will be some guide of units and FAQ for this faction, no?