A few things I need help with...

[BobaHat]

Hi all,
Working hard on my mod and I need help with a few things:

1. Is it possible to change the strat model of Faction Leaders and Faction Heirs so that they don't look like regular generals? If so, how?

2. Related to the above question... Is it possible to have Faction Leaders/Faction Heirs have different Battle Models than regular generals?

3. How do I make certain units recruitable only if certain regions are owned? For example if I want Viking Raiders to be only recruitable in Denmark (just an example)? What about religion? Is it possible for certain units to be built only if a certain percent of a settlement's population is a certain religion?

4. Is it possible to have two factions merge if certain requirements are met? For example, I have Aragon and Leon-Castille as seperate factions. How would I go about making the two merge into 'Spain' if one of them controls a certain part of the Iberian peninsular?

5. How can I give Lithuania the option of changing religion when a certain percent of its population are Catholic? Would it be possible to ALSO give them the option of converting to Orthodox christianity (and Islam for that matter)? Would the same be possible for all factions?

Hope you can help. Please feel free to answer any questions you can.

[Taiji]

1, and 2, descr_character.txt example:

faction milan
dictionary 15
strat_model broken_lancer
strat_model fancy_general ; heir
strat_model irish_king ; leader
battle_model fancy_general
battle_equip gladius, chainmail shirt helmet and rectangular shield

3, Someone with experience making AoRs should answer.

4, Yes, it's the Kalmar union which I think is in the Teutonic campaign, you will find the script there.

5, Yes all possible. Lith changes religion in the Teutonic campaign, the same campaign_script.txt is what governs the process.

[BobaHat]

Thanks for the reply.

About 1 and 2: How does the game know which model to use with heir and king? Does it simply have to do with which line they are on in the descr_character entry?

About 4: Does the new faction count as one of the 31 factions that is max in the game, or can it be created even though there is already 31 factions?

[Taiji]

Does it simply have to do with which line they are on in the descr_character entry?

Yes.

About 4: Does the new faction count as one of the 31 factions that is max in the game, or can it be created even though there is already 31 factions?

Yes, unfortunately, as far as I understand, it counts. You need an extra faction for the new faction to become if you want that faction to change name when it combines. Otherwise you can have a faction kill itself by giving everything to another faction, but no name change, and that won't cost a faction slot.

[BobaHat]

I tried editing descr_character text like you suggested:

faction england
dictionary 2
strat_model northern_general
strat_model northern_generic_king ; heir
strat_model northern_generic_king ; leader
battle_model Northern_General
battle_equip gladius, chainmail shirt helmet and rectangular shield

But nothing has changed. All named characters, including heir and king, still use the generic Northern general strat model.

What am I missing?

[Squid]

A change to the traits. Go into EDCT and find the factionleader and facionheir traits and adding the Effect Level 2 and Effect Level 1 respectively.

[BobaHat]

Thanks! That worked

Is there any way to change faction leader/heir battle models?

[Squid]

http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showt...39#post8568739

The above link shows what you'd need to add to the campaign script in order to change battle models.

[BobaHat]

Thanks! +rep

[Carle]

The AoR recruitment thing isn't the only way to get specific recruitment; from the Crusades Script:

;------------------- RECRUITMENT - POWER CENTRES -------------------;

;Must hold power centres to recruit key units
;Jerusalem - Knights of Jerusalem, Dismounted Knights Of Jerusalem
;Krak de Chev - Hospitaller Sergeant, Hospitaller Crossbowmen, Hospitaller Gunner
;Cairo - Sibyan al Khass, Khassaki
;Baghdad - Hasham, Dismounted Hasham
;Constantinople - Archontopoulai, Greek Firethrower

;Detect if settlement has been lost
;Decrement event counter
monitor_conditions not I_SettlementOwner Jerusalem = jerusalem
and I_EventCounter holds_jerusalem == 1
and I_NumberOfSettlements jerusalem > 0
set_event_counter holds_jerusalem 0
inc_counter jerusalem_reinf 1
end_monitor
monitor_conditions not I_SettlementOwner Baghdad = turks
and I_EventCounter holds_baghdad == 1
and I_NumberOfSettlements turks > 0
set_event_counter holds_baghdad 0
inc_counter turks_reinf 1
end_monitor
monitor_conditions not I_SettlementOwner Krak_de_Chevaliers = antioch
and I_EventCounter holds_krak_de_chev == 1
and I_NumberOfSettlements antioch > 0
set_event_counter holds_krak_de_chev 0
inc_counter antioch_reinf 1
end_monitor
monitor_conditions not I_SettlementOwner Constantinople = byzantium
and I_EventCounter holds_constantinople == 1
and I_NumberOfSettlements byzantium > 0
set_event_counter holds_constantinople 0
inc_counter byzantium_reinf 1
end_monitor
monitor_conditions not I_SettlementOwner Cairo = egypt
and I_EventCounter holds_cairo == 1
and I_NumberOfSettlements egypt > 0
set_event_counter holds_cairo 0
inc_counter egypt_reinf 1
end_monitor

;Detect if settlement has been taken
;Increment event counter

monitor_conditions I_SettlementOwner Jerusalem = jerusalem
and I_EventCounter holds_jerusalem == 0
add_events
event counter holds_jerusalem
date 0
end_add_events
end_monitor

monitor_conditions I_SettlementOwner Baghdad = turks
and I_EventCounter holds_baghdad == 0
add_events
event counter holds_baghdad
date 0
end_add_events
end_monitor
monitor_conditions I_SettlementOwner Krak_de_Chevaliers = antioch
and I_EventCounter holds_krak_de_chev == 0
add_events
event counter holds_krak_de_chev
date 0
end_add_events
end_monitor

monitor_conditions I_SettlementOwner Constantinople = byzantium
and I_EventCounter holds_constantinople == 0
add_events
event counter holds_constantinople
date 0
end_add_events
end_monitor
monitor_conditions I_SettlementOwner Cairo = egypt
and I_EventCounter holds_cairo == 0
add_events
event counter holds_cairo
date 0
end_add_events
end_monitor

[Taiji]

Yeah, good point. '3' is actually 3 questions and only one of them is about AoRs.