Couple of amendments to decr_stat (CA's first miniscule mod :D)

[Caesar Augustus]

Hi all,

I've made a few amendments to decr_stat, changing the initial diplomacy between a few factions. The changelog is as follows:

Rome no longer starts at war with the Greek Cities and Britons.
Britons are no longer suspicious of the Galatians (couldn't work out why that would be the case?).
Britons and Galatia no longer start the game allied to each other.

I can't vouch as to whether this is save game compatible or not, so if anyone finds out please let me know

You don't need to run the campaign map reset or anything like that to get this to work, though that would be a good first port of call if anyone does run into a problem if they use this version of decr_strat.

You will need to over-write the descr_strat file that your version of ExRM is currently using, this will either be located in one of two places, depending on whether you're using the BI or RTW .exe.

BI .exe: C:\Program Files\The Creative Assembly\Rome - Total War\ExRM\Data\world\maps\campaign\barbarian_invasion

RTW.exe: C:\Program Files\The Creative Assembly\Rome - Total War\ExRM\Data\world\maps\campaign\imperial_campaign

Anyhow, I hope you all enjoy this, if you choose to use it. I've just chosen to upload it to TWC for the moment.

[pannonian]

IIRC descr_strat gets referenced at the start of a campaign, so the changes will only be seen when you start a new campaign. I think the descr_strat details are part of the data that is stored in save games, so saved games will not be affected.

[Caesar Augustus]

Thanks very much Pannonian

So this will only take effect at the beginning of a new campaign? That makes sense.

[JaNuZ99]

ok perfect i'll check it out C.A

[Carados]

Fantastic. Keep this up and maybe one day you'll be a developer for the RTR team on the M2TW engine
(or whatever we get ourselves up to with ExRM in the meantime )

[Caesar Augustus]

Sarcasm much?

[Carados]

I had a feeling it would come across like that.

But no, sarcasm wasn't intended, actually >__<
My first act of mod was to change the co-ordinates of a single Seleucid general. That was even less work than you did!

[Caesar Augustus]

Good stuff

To be fair this isn't my first moddign activity, but the first that I've uploaded for others to use. I attempted to change a corruption threshold on RTR PE but well and f'd it up, but successfully changed some agent costs on my copy of ExRM. Oh, and changed the formation of a couple of units.

Still, small beginnings eh?

[Carados]

Good stuff

To be fair this isn't my first moddign activity, but the first that I've uploaded for others to use. I attempted to change a corruption threshold on RTR PE but well and f'd it up, but successfully changed some agent costs on my copy of ExRM. Oh, and changed the formation of a couple of units.

Still, small beginnings eh?

What was it...

"but from such small beginnings are great victories crafted"

[Caesar Augustus]

What was it...

"but from such small beginnings are great victories crafted"

Something like that Oh, I do love those general's speeches.

[Quinn Inuit]

Nice work!

[Caesar Augustus]

Thanks Quinn

[Juan_de_Marco]

Thanks!
I had messed a bit too much with descr_stat , especially with the diplomatic settings - although it produced funny results, it was not what I aimed for and got wildly out of control. So I'll be using yours as backup

[Caesar Augustus]

No problem Juan

What did you change in there?

[Quinn Inuit]

Romans and Celts allying against the Bactrians! Cats and dogs living together! Mass hysteria! It was awful! I barely escaped with my cookies.

[Caesar Augustus]

Can't be losing them cookies Quinn, they're of vital importance

[Juan_de_Marco]

Also some starting diplomacy, to give the Ptollies a harder time. But now the Macedonians get mashed by the Greek Cities, and I liked it so much that they were stalemating. And the Illyrians expand like crazy, and the Armenians too, and the Iberians too...