PSFs for SS6.3 Late Campaign

[Gorrrrrn]

You can grab them here:

http://www.twcenter.net/forums/downl...t=down&id=3115

Info:

I've compiled all the files necessary to implement Permanent stone forts in the Late campaign.

As I may have forgotten something so once they're up can someone check that they work OK please.

It would take ages to check all the castles as forts as well as the forts themselves.
( a quick sample will do.)

I've also included the ambient buildings which you can place on the strat map so they appear on the battlemaps (if you fight a battle to capture them.)

Long time since I played Late Campaign so the placing of some of the forts may need adjusting to take account of different start poz of factions.

Note this includes 2 PKH castles as forts by permission of wilddog and makanyane so don't include them in any compilation using these unless you get the OK from them.

Let me know how you get on with these.

If you want to add or move forts - bring up the campaign map.
Enable the console - it's the ' key on my keyboard -yours may differ.

place cursor on fort to move or new location

type show_cursorstat in console to get co-ordinates.
make note of region (use the settlement name)

add/amend descr_strat to taste.

[Gorrrrrn]

Update

I don't know if which version of the file you may be using, so make sure your descr_campaign_db.xml has the following entries

<destroy_empty_forts bool="false"/>
<can_build_forts bool="false"/>
<fort_fortification_level string="3"/>

[Northman75]

Hi,
I have a weird problem with the forts. I am using SS 6.3 with Meneths MSC 4.3.1, installed all the PSF files and it worked pretty good, exept that a couple of permanent forts dont show up on the campaign map. Quite a lot forts are working perfect but some of it just dont show up. I have changed the coordinates a couple of times with no effect (theres nothing nearby, no river, mountains, nothing) , they still dont show up. I didnt check all the fort entries in the descr._strat but there are forts in scandinavia (Kalmar, Oslo, Nykoeping), in Northern Europe (Groningen, Antwerp and Bruges) and some more. I dont know what the problem might be, I get no CTD, nothing, it all works perfect, exept that some forts just arent on the campaign map. I would be happy if you might know whats wrong here, because I think its a really great addition with PSFs, and with all you guys work put together SS is getting better every time.

[Gorrrrrn]

Hi Northman 75.

thanks for the feedback - with so many forts it can be difficult to check they are all present and correct.

I found that for no apparent reason at least 2 forts that work perfectly on early era maps don't work on late era map.
It's possible that there are some changes between the two eras I haven't spotted (I don't play late era usually.)

We can't use GeoMod to check forts as it doesn't recognise custom forts.
so everyone has to be checked by hand (so to speak.)

I'll fire up my version here and re-check.

I don't know whether meneth's MSC4.3.2 makes any difference.

looks OK here:

screenie of low countries with forts near Bruges, Antwerp, Groningen.

Attachment 129152

Nykoeping lost its fort due to some terrain weirdness - works fine in early era but not late.

perhaps try re-installing ?