Bactrian Generals

[ElPorro]

Why do they get the Eastern General unit as a default, as opposed to a more (in my experiences from other mods) conventional companion-style (or even cataphract-esque) unit?

And is there any way to get around this? I hate that unit so, so much. They don't seem to get upgraded bodyguards (there aren't any in their custom battle selection), so is there any way I can edit the files to change it? Or is it a long and arduous process the like of which would make me swoon and abandon the idea?

[Cinuz]

you can easily change them, if i remember well...if, for example, you want to give them the baktrian cavalry soldiers's model, then you have to proceed in this way:
1.go to C:/whatever/whatever/Rome - Total War/
2. open the DTW's folder and go to data
3. open up export_description_unit
4. find "baktrian generals bodyguard", find the "soldiers" component in it paragraph, and sobstitue "east_heavy_cavalry" with "bactrian_cavalry" and that's it!!

if you want to give them heavy mounts you also have to copy the two components "mount" and "mount effects" from the bactrian heavy cavalry to the baktrian generals bodyguard...


hope i was clear

[Cinuz]

here's my bactrian general, as an example...i forgot to say that you even have to change the weapon from the original general's unit one, to the one of the heavy bactrian cavalry...

[ElPorro]

Thanks very much; but wont that just change the appearance? Is there any way of changing unit stats?

But also, thans veeeery much for that. Has allowed me to dabble in skin swapping

[Cinuz]

Thanks very much; but wont that just change the appearance? Is there any way of changing unit stats?

But also, thans veeeery much for that. Has allowed me to dabble in skin swapping

to change the units' weapons' stats, you got to change the first number in the lines stat_pri and stat_sec:

stat_pri 22, 18, no, 0, 0, melee, blade, piercing, spear, 10, 0.66
stat_pri_attr no
stat_sec 20, 14, no, 0, 0, melee, simple, piercing, sword, 10, 0.66
stat_sec_attr no


in this line that i took as an example, you can see the statistics of my bactrian bodyguard....the 22 that you can see on stat_pri, is the atk valour, while the 18 is the charge valour...

the same for the stat_sec, only that this is referring to the secondary weapon, the sword.

In order to change the armour statistics, you got to go to this line:

stat_pri_armour 23, 30, 7, metal
stat_sec_armour 6, 5, flesh

the 23 in stat_pri_armour indicate the amor defence valour, the 30 is the defensive ability and the 7 is the shield ability...all this valours, putted togheter, rapresent the units defence valour.

the stat_sec_armor, indicate the defence valour for the mount...


hope i was clear in my explaination...

[ElPorro]

Cheers very much

[Cinuz]

Cheers very much

you welcome

[ElPorro]

Although I must say, those stats are... extreme, to say the least. I toned mine down a little