Unused events?

**Timefool** · February 14, 2010, 11:42 PM

In the Rome Total War\data\UI\messages folder there are a lot of messages, some of them that are in the game, but a lot that are not. For example, the new faction leader/heir events are there, along with the disaster ones. But along with them, there are some new ones, like baby dies and a whole bunch of disasters like fire, pirates, mutiny, and famine. Then theres the 10+ actions that the assassins can do, like poisoning the water or kidnapping. Were these added but not implemented into the game, or are they a hoax? More importantly, are they going to be used?

Here is a picture of it. I dotted some that stand out.

**apple** · February 14, 2010, 11:52 PM

I don't think that these where ever implemented by CA. For instance the storm disaster wasn't working in the vanilla but Dvk managed to activate it in RS 2. (i'm not sure if it only worked under alex exe tough

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You could always try to activate them / search for posts that mentions them and see if you can get them to work.

**Taelok** · February 15, 2010, 05:16 AM

Originally Posted by apple

I don't think that these where ever implemented by CA. For instance the storm disaster wasn't working in the vanilla but Dvk managed to activate it in RS 2. (i'm not sure if it only worked under alex exe tough

)

So is this a new 'feature' of RS2? And can we expect similar surprises upon RS2s release?

**MarcusTullius** · February 15, 2010, 05:24 AM

Originally Posted by apple

I don't think that these where ever implemented by CA. For instance the storm disaster wasn't working in the vanilla but Dvk managed to activate it in RS 2. (i'm not sure if it only worked under alex exe tough

)

Unfortunately this only works in alex.exe, and not with the others. Looks really cool though...i'll see if I can find a picture!

Edit: found one, taken recently by one of our beta testers!

**Scarrus** · February 15, 2010, 08:20 AM

You can also activate it in 1.6(if you use the alex.exe)
Go to RS Folder/Data/world/maps/base/ there open the descr_disasters.txt and you can adjust any disaster type you want. Me, I've enabled all, don't know why they aren't activated in RS 1.6a... Although the "Storm" disaster is by standard active in RS 1.6, but only in winter

Also, can anyone explain to me what the event 'horde' means?

**Beggar** · February 15, 2010, 08:51 AM

Originally Posted by Scarrus

Also, can anyone explain to me what the event 'horde' means?

Horde is related to Barbarian Invasion I think, since it has factions that can be hordes - they don't have any settlements but they exist nonetheless.

**Kallides** · February 15, 2010, 11:33 AM

I am sorry lads for going off topic but that terrain just looks awesome. I cant get enough of looking at it.

**Chicken** · February 15, 2010, 11:34 AM

the sea kinda looks medI like.....

**MarcusTullius** · February 15, 2010, 11:50 AM

Originally Posted by coolguyz

the sea kinda looks medI like.....

The coasts are currently being smoothed and spruced up by the team, so expect that to change the way the map looks quite a lot.

**Kallides** · February 15, 2010, 11:38 AM

Ah who cares?! No one is going swimming. Its the land! THE LAND! Give me more of it!!!!

**Chicken** · February 15, 2010, 11:47 AM

Originally Posted by Kallides

Ah who cares?! No one is going swimming. Its the land! THE LAND! Give me more of it!!!!

Here's more land if you can reach it:

Spoiler Alert, click show to read:

**General Brittanicus** · February 15, 2010, 02:04 PM

Originally Posted by Kallides

Ah who cares?! No one is going swimming. Its the land! THE LAND! Give me more of it!!!!

I was just going to say the exact same thing, it just looks fantastic and i dont know why but the unit cards keep drawing my eye as well, they just seem better than anything from before.

**Taelok** · February 15, 2010, 11:40 AM

Is the Storm disaster the same as the one which can happen quite frequently if you leave your ships out at sea for a while? I remember this happening in Vanilla RTW at least.

**Beggar** · February 15, 2010, 11:58 AM

To be honest I like the sea very much.

**Kallides** · February 15, 2010, 12:02 PM

Yeh it all looks terrific. Well done lads

**Kallides** · February 15, 2010, 02:10 PM

I want it so much! Almost as much as I want the new Wiedzmin to come out and that is saying a lot comming from me(trust me on this).

**sithlord447** · February 15, 2010, 03:57 PM

I wonder if you could enable some of these unused ones?

**Naked fanatic** · February 16, 2010, 01:46 AM

I experienced storm, flood and earthquake. Every event in RS 1.6 without BI or Alex.

**dvk901** · February 16, 2010, 05:52 AM

I believe that the events noted there are related to 'Senate' missions and actions. With no senate, they won't do much or even work.

**Rex Basiliscus** · February 16, 2010, 06:18 AM

I was wondering if it wouldn't be better if the model for the fleet on the campaign map looked like EB one (where there is a fleet, not only one ship on the map)... hope you know what I mean.