Unit multiplier doesn't work

I'm trying to increase the number of men by changing unit_multiplier to 3 but the change doesn't take.

I changed to 3, saved then changed the file to read-only but in-game the unit size is set to "small" which makes for 0 men per unit, and changing it back to ultra makes for default numbers.

Other changes I made to preferences.script stay, and doing the same for Empire works.

Does it not work in Napoleon?

Originally Posted by Running Nose

I'm trying to increase the number of men by changing unit_multiplier to 3 but the change doesn't take.

I changed to 3, saved then changed the file to read-only but in-game the unit size is set to "small" which makes for 0 men per unit, and changing it back to ultra makes for default numbers.

Other changes I made to preferences.script stay, and doing the same for Empire works.

Does it not work in Napoleon?

Of course it does, although i havent changed it to 3, only to 1.5 but its perfectly working for me.
Start Napi and set Unit size to Ultra then save it, quit game and then edit the unit multiplier.

Unchecked read-only, fired up the game, changed settings and saved, changed unit multiplier to 3 again, saved and set to read-only and it changed again.

Originally Posted by Running Nose

Unchecked read-only, fired up the game, changed settings and saved, changed unit multiplier to 3 again, saved and set to read-only and it changed again.

maybe try it with other number, besides what else did you modify in preferences.script?

unit quality set to 3, turned off bloom and set particle density to medium.

I tried changing to 2.5, didn't work.

Originally Posted by Running Nose

unit quality set to 3, turned off bloom and set particle density to medium.

I tried changing to 2.5, didn't work.

okay here is my preferences.script, i tried it and it works for me in custom battle. 480 men in a line infantry. unit multi 3x. other things havent been changed.

Thanks man but it didn't work.

I don't know what the problem is, every change I made worked but unit scale and particle density, those two change to "small" and "high". >_<

sorry that i couldnt help you

I appreciate it.

And I think I got it, if I make changes to the preferences file then go into options, some changes reset while others stay.

Do not change the settings after setting the multplier, it will show small for a multiplier above 1 but it'll work fine in-game. And personally I recommend 2 as the multiplier, anything more and it gets too heavy a battle for a computer to handle.