Extending the campaign years.

[Stynx]

I'm thinking that how can I extend the campaign years. I saw that I could only play the Grand Campaign for only 225 turns. How can I make it unlimited or with 1000 turns ?

Thanks for reading my question. Cheers ;

[Supermoler]

Hey Stynx!

Search for descr_strat.txt, then search for this in the file:

start_date 1080 summer
end_date 1530 winter
timescale 2.00

and change the end_date to anything

[MJDreamWalker13]

As Supermoler said, go to descr_stat file. It'll be hidden deep down in the game's folder.
All I can add here is that if you like the early period then change the timescale from 2.00 to 1.00.

[Tidybeard]

Or if you want 900 turns, change the Timescale to 0.50

[SoulBlade]

And wait forever for events like Gunpowder and New World.

[Stynx]

And wait forever for events like Gunpowder and New World.

What do you mean? please tell because I don't have any experience with MTW2. Just installed this game today.

Thanks guy !

[Monsieur Alphonse]

Events like gunpowder and the world is round are scripted to occur at a certain date. Which means that at 0.50 year per turn you will have to play some 600 or 680 turns to see gunpowder and even more to be able to sail to America. Changing to amount of turns to 1.00 gives you more then enough turns to enjoy the game. You can also change the date at which time the events occur. You will have to mod the file descr_events. Every event occurs a certain amount of years counting from 1080. So if you want gunpowder in 1200 - 1220 change it to 120 - 140.

[SoulBlade]

Well while playing, you get some cool events. Like invention (or import to be exact) of gunpowder - you can recruit musketeers and cannons, The World is round - you can travel to America (or whatever they added in the map), The Black Death - plague - a lot of people die and so on

So, if you change the file, those events appear muuuuuch later. Also you can continue playing even without changing the end date - there are some screenshots even with 2012 as year.

HAVE FUN! And don't forget the mods ;D

[[Tar]Naru33]

I thought you are able to play campaign above the 225 turns mark.... Or is he talking about his campaign goals to be extended? I am already past 225 turns and nothing happened without me doing anything to the files.

[Stynx]

I thought you are able to play campaign above the 225 turns mark.... Or is he talking about his campaign goals to be extended? I am already past 225 turns and nothing happened without me doing anything to the files.

Lol seriously ? I thought you're going to lose the campaign after 225 turns. Thanks guys for the explanation.

[66asjz66]

You have 225 turns to complete your goals (you don't HAVE to, they are very much optional) and if you fail to do that, it will say you lose, but you can press continue to keep playing. If you complete your goals by that time, it will also let you continue if you wish.

[Stynx]

Thanks guys. So I will not edit my desc_stat and so on. I will continue my campaign. I'm using Sicily and controlling over the roman.

[Ishan]

It also messes with the game's script and events like Mongolian blitz etc are screwed up but you are not bothered about a little historical inaccuracy.