Any way to convert castles into cities?

**sillyfrenchman** · February 07, 2010, 02:15 PM

It seems like that feature has been lost... or am I doing something wrong?

**68 Powers** · February 07, 2010, 07:14 PM

I have not seen it, so im guessing the feature has been removed.

**Kjertesvein** · February 07, 2010, 07:58 PM

It's turned of, because the gamer is not suppose to boom their economy WAAAY over charge.

If you desperatly need the option to change it, then I can bring down the "how-to".

~Wille

**sillyfrenchman** · February 08, 2010, 12:00 AM

I would really like to see it. I have searched but cannot find it.

Thank you very much. I appreciate all the help you've given me in both threads.

**Kjertesvein** · February 08, 2010, 12:46 AM

Tho with great power, come great responsibility...

Originally Posted by Aeon`

Open export_descr_building and put in the marked lines on the right place:

Code:

building core_building
{
  convert_to core_castle_building
    levels wooden_pallisade wooden_wall stone_wall large_stone_wall huge_stone_wall 
    {
        wooden_pallisade city requires factions { northern_european, mesoamerican, middle_eastern, eastern_european, greek, southern_european, }   
        {
          convert_to 1
            capability
 
----
 
        wooden_wall city requires factions { northern_european, mesoamerican, middle_eastern, eastern_european, greek, southern_european, }  
        {
          convert_to 2
            capability
            {
 
----
 
building core_castle_building
{
  convert_to core_building
    levels motte_and_bailey wooden_castle castle fortress citadel
 
----
 
        wooden_castle castle requires factions { northern_european, middle_eastern, mesoamerican, eastern_european, greek, southern_european, } 
        {
          convert_to 0
            capability
 
----
 
        castle castle requires factions { northern_european, middle_eastern, eastern_european, mesoamerican, greek, southern_european, }   
        {
          convert_to 1
            capability
 
----
 
        fortress castle requires factions { northern_european, middle_eastern, mesoamerican, eastern_european, greek, southern_european, } 
        {
          convert_to 2
            capability
 
----
 
        citadel castle requires factions { northern_european, middle_eastern, eastern_european, greek, southern_european, }  
        {
          convert_to 2
            capability

After that, just copy the following lines (taken from DLV 4 PE) to the end of your file:

Code:

building convert_to_castle
{
    convert_to convert_to_city
    levels village_to_wooden_castle small_town_to_stone_keep large_town_to_castle 
    {
        village_to_wooden_castle city requires factions { northern_european, mesoamerican, middle_eastern, eastern_european, greek, southern_european, } 
        {
            convert_to 0
            capability
            {
            }
            material wooden
            construction  2 
            cost  1600 
            settlement_min village
            upgrades
            {
                small_town_to_stone_keep
            }
        }
        small_town_to_stone_keep city requires factions { northern_european, mesoamerican, middle_eastern, eastern_european, greek, southern_european, } 
        {
            convert_to 1
            capability
            {
            }
            material wooden
            construction  4 
            cost  3200 
            settlement_min town
            upgrades
            {
                large_town_to_castle
            }
        }
        large_town_to_castle city requires factions { northern_european, mesoamerican, middle_eastern, eastern_european, greek, southern_european, } 
        {
            convert_to 2
            capability
            {
            }
            material wooden
            construction  6 
            cost  6400 
            settlement_min large_town
            upgrades
            {
            }
        }
    }
    plugins 
    {
    }
}
building convert_to_city
{
    convert_to convert_to_castle
    levels wooden_castle_to_village stone_keep_to_small_town castle_to_large_town large_castle_to_city fortress_to_city 
    {
        wooden_castle_to_village castle requires factions { northern_european, mesoamerican, middle_eastern, eastern_european, greek, southern_european, } 
        {
            convert_to 0
            capability
            {
            }
            material wooden
            construction  2 
            cost  1600 
            settlement_min village
            upgrades
            {
                stone_keep_to_small_town
            }
        }
        stone_keep_to_small_town castle requires factions { northern_european, mesoamerican, middle_eastern, eastern_european, greek, southern_european, } 
        {
            convert_to 1
            capability
            {
            }
            material wooden
            construction  4 
            cost  2400 
            settlement_min town
            upgrades
            {
                castle_to_large_town
            }
        }
        castle_to_large_town castle requires factions { northern_european, mesoamerican, middle_eastern, eastern_european, greek, southern_european, } 
        {
            convert_to 2
            capability
            {
            }
            material wooden
            construction  6 
            cost 3200 
            settlement_min large_town
            upgrades
            {
                large_castle_to_city
            }
        }
        large_castle_to_city castle requires factions { northern_european, mesoamerican, middle_eastern, eastern_european, greek, southern_european, } 
        {
            capability
            {
            }
            material wooden
            construction  8 
            cost  6400 
            settlement_min city
            upgrades
            {
                fortress_to_city
            }
        }
        fortress_to_city castle requires factions { northern_european, mesoamerican, middle_eastern, eastern_european, greek, southern_european, } 
        {
            capability
            {
            }
            material wooden
            construction  10 
            cost  12800 
            settlement_min large_city
            upgrades
            {
            }
        }
    }
    plugins 
    {
    }
}

Save and go trying.

export_descr_building can be found: \SEGA\Medieval II Total War\mods\DLV_ext\data

~Wille

**Taiji** · February 08, 2010, 06:34 AM

Originally Posted by sillyfrenchman

It seems like that feature has been lost... or am I doing something wrong?

If the feature didn't appear lost you would be doing something wrong

**Leonnidas** · February 08, 2010, 04:47 PM

Originally Posted by Taiji

If the feature didn't appear lost you would be doing something wrong

loooooool

**Tokus*Maximus** · February 08, 2010, 05:37 PM

Fancy bringing this feature back in a mini-mod but with costly restrictions and a tying down generals there to ensure it happens...?

Make it extremely expensive and take a long while to convert settlements. The player has to keep a general in the city/castle not just for a round prior to starting but EVERY turn until the great works are complete. If the general is removed (or dies from plague or besieged and killed) another general must be brought in from a nearby city to cover (keep the men working) so never a turn goes by without a general, prince or king in the place otherwise the whole venture is wasted. If a turn goes around without a general - the work is destroyed as the builders loot the sites and you loose money too! City rebellion even anyone?

The careful player not wanting to get caught short on general reinforcement in winter may have to keep two generals in that city/castle for the duration of the conversion - a spare guy - tying them both down so cannot be based in more profitable settlements.

All costing the player money, time and general tie up hassle.

-- Just a thot

Tokus