Anton's Banner, Visual and Clan-swapping Overhaul [v1.7] - Include's seven new clans (Nagao, Nanbu, Sanada, Akechi, Shiina, Red Devils, Suwa), ROTS minor clans added to custom battles, loading screens, historical battle map and more!

[Tiger tank]

right now i don't buy new dlc ( i'm waiting for sale off ) , so do i need update your mod

[Akaie]

The update is mostly for the base game. Of course, for the 'ROTS custom battle clan unlocks' part of the mod, you will need the ROTS DLC. Regardless of whether you have any DLC at all, you'll have more content by updating to v1.7!

[Tiger tank]

thank you , now download and vote

[Akaie]

thank you , now download and vote

Cheers .

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I just finished omitting things for the basic version. Here is the link.

Now, this may be considered work towards v1.8. The thing is, it won't be as quick a release. I think I'll wait for 2-3 weeks for the next big update. Back to the point. I have noted my creation of higher resolution banners, but the Suwa banner example didn't really make my point. My following point, however, will. Below you'll find two content boxes. The first, named 'Screenshot I', contains a screenshot of the vanilla Date banner which I zoomed in on. The second, named 'Screenshot II', contains my custom Date banner with a much higher resolution. If you compare them, what I mean by higher resolution is really made clear. The detail of the crest is awesome. I'll need to polish the edges of the custom Date banner, but you'll still get the point. Anyway, here they are:

Screenshot I

Screenshot II

[Solman88]

everytime i put in the ABVOM [v1.7].pack in my data folder it will crash when im on loading screen. i dont have any DLC, only 3444 patch update. help?

[Tiger tank]

after update i find some problem. first i can't select clan for mine and cpu in Custom battle , second Hosokawa have the same icon and flag like Tsutsui . and third campain map bug

[Akaie]

I'm going to need a bit more detail here. If you could, some screenshots that clearly show the problem would be great.

1st problem: "i can't select clan for mine and cpu in Custom battle". What actually happens? I understand that you can't select a clan, but what clans are you trying to select? Do some show up but not all?

2nd problem: "Hosokawa have the same icon and flag like Tsutsui". This is not correct. The Tsutsui crest has five circles surrounding a single circle. The Hosokawa crest has eight circles surrounding a single circle. Get back to me if there are in fact 9 circles in total on the Tsutsui or six circles on the Hosokawa crest. In addition, they both have the same colour scheme, so it can be easy to mix them up.

3rd problem: "campain map bug". For starters, my mod does not touch the campaign map. What exactly is the problem? I can't see anything that screams "I'M A BUG!" .

[Tiger tank]

hey Anton this is the problem i occor


exactly 3rd problem is camera in campain map , sorry for my bad english

[Akaie]

For the camera problem, try clicking and holding the middle mouse button (the scroll wheel) whilst moving the mouse around. It looks like you've moved it but forgot how you did it (I have done such things many times!)

For the problem where no clan shows up in custom battles... it seems you have more than just my mod installed, judging by the unit card. Before coming to me with a problem, you should first figure out which mod is doing this. Remove all other mods from S2's data folder and see if the no clan problem persists. If it does, then there is indeed a problem with my mod in relation with your system. At that point, I can try to help you more, but there isn't much point in me trying to fix my mod when that problem doesn't exist with it.

[Tiger tank]

after i delete almost mods in Data , only ABVOM , ABVOM - BORDERS AND UNIT TYPE ICONS [V2] and music mods , game crash to destop when i click Custom battle button in main menu

[Akaie]

after i delete almost mods in Data , only ABVOM , ABVOM - BORDERS AND UNIT TYPE ICONS [V2] and music mods , game crash to destop when i click Custom battle button in main menu

You have to delete the single player battle preferences file, otherwise, if you have previously used custom units, the game will crash when you try to open the custom battle menu.

The battle preferences file is named ".sp_battle_setup.battle_preferences" and, for me, is located in "C:\Users\<my username>\AppData\Roaming\The Creative Assembly\Shogun2\battle_preferences" (don't actually use "<my username>").

Delete that file. In most cases where people get a CTD when trying to enter the custom battle menu, they have not properly removed that file.

BTW, it might be a good idea to make note of what each of the mods you use do and what they change. With that, you'll know of any conflicts and, if there is a problem, you can consult with the most relevant modder. Plus, you'll be able to narrow the problem down to a particular pack file.

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I suppose I should also take this time to note something. Unless I have noted a particular mod in my list of compatible mods, you may very well experience conflicts between a mod and mine. I can't make every mod compatible with mine, and since my mod is constantly expanding in what it changes the list of potentially compatible mods may be reduced. Before letting me know of any problems, make sure you observe the problem with only my mod in your data folder and no other.

Best to reiterate: confirm that the bug does not either show up in the vanilla game or with another mod installed; confirm with my mod and my mod only.

Help me to help you .

[SirAndrean]

Anton, i got the same problem with Tiger tank. There are no clan listed on custom battle. But i manage to solve the problem by removing your mod..

[Date-san]

If you are using a unit mod,and those units were selected in the custom battle screen,and then you remove the unit mod-the game will crash when you go in custom battle.

[Akaie]

I suspect the RotS faction table may have something to do with this. I have that DLC and I have no problems in the custom battle menu.

For now, here is a solution for non-ROTS players:
-Download Pack File Manager and install it as directed (refer to the PFM thread in the mod workshop for more information).
-Open the main abvom pack file.
-Follow the file path "db > factions_tables" and delete "abvom_van2_factions". Just click on it once and hit the "del" key.
-Go file > save as... and save the pack file to S2's data folder.

If this does not work, then you need to properly update your game and delete any files that have been affected by other modifications.

[SirAndrean]

I suspect the RotS faction table may have something to do with this. I have that DLC and I have no problems in the custom battle menu.

For now, here is a solution for non-ROTS players:
-Download Pack File Manager and install it as directed (refer to the PFM thread in the mod workshop for more information).
-Open the main abvom pack file.
-Follow the file path "db > factions_tables" and delete "abvom_van2_factions". Just click on it once and hit the "del" key.
-Go file > save as... and save the pack file to S2's data folder.

If this does not work, then you need to properly update your game and delete any files that have been affected by other modifications.

i'm afraid that is not the case.. because i also own ROTS.

[Tiger tank]

oh i have this problem becase don't have new dlc ? if that so it can't be fix until i buy dlc right

[Akaie]

I suppose a bug was to come up sooner or later. The annoying thing is, the problem simply doesn't show up on my system, so even if I try to fix it, I'll have no idea if it worked.

@Deus_Vult: try deleting all table files under "factions_tables". Some of my content will be knocked out, but it may help.

I'll try to get the problem to show up with my computer and then try to fix it. It is possible your screen resolution can't show up the amount of factions I have made available in custom battles. I just need to confirm this is the case and work accordingly.

[Akaie]

Ok I found the problem. I play games at 1920x1080. With that resolution there is plenty of room to show all major, minor and custom factions spanning the Sengoku and Gempei periods as well as my custom work. When I lowered the resolution to something like 1280x1024 the problem occured. This looks to be a problem with lesser resolutions being unable to show all clans, so it simply shows none.

For now, here is a solution for non-ROTS players:
-Download Pack File Manager and install it as directed (refer to the PFM thread in the mod workshop for more information).
-Open the main abvom pack file.
-Follow the file path "db > factions_tables" and delete "abvom_van2_factions". Just click on it once and hit the "del" key.
-Go file > save as... and save the pack file to S2's data folder.

The fix above still stands. Anyone that could see all factions in version 1.6 of this mod should get things working with that fix.

If you use my 'All Factions Playable' mod to access the new minors in custom battles, you, too, will have to do some fixing. Use the tutorial above, but delete "gempei_factions" if you only want to use sengoku minors, or delete "sengoku_factions" if you only want to use the new gempei minors.



This problem introduces complexities into the way I package up the mod. I will have to split up the mod so everyone can choose, according to whether they have a 1080p monitor or lesser, what files they will need. Never-the-less, I will do it, "so say we all." (Heh...)

[Date-san]

Just to say,that in the main menu screen when you mouse over the clans Nanbu and Nagao-the odl names are back.Now I don't know if this is just a problem on my side or a bug.If it isn't a bug,please excuse me.

[Akaie]

Just to say,that in the main menu screen when you mouse over the clans Nanbu and Nagao-the odl names are back.Now I don't know if this is just a problem on my side or a bug.If it isn't a bug,please excuse me.

Don't worry, it's not a bug, but rather a text file I haven't edited yet. I'm pretty sure I know what .loc file does it, so I'll fix that up soon.

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In the spirit of this mod, I come bearing bits of information regarding what I will now consider to be v2.0. Yep, screw v1.8 and v1.9, I'm going right to v2.0. This is due to the connotations of 'v2.0', that being an update that out-stands all others (until v3.0 ).

I have started creating my higher resolution banners, but two things are bugging me. The first: the banners look very clean, despite the gritty connotations of war. I have to do something about that; maybe throw some artifacts on the banner to get rid of that cleanliness. The second: the colours. Some of the banners look great, but some of the colours that were used on elements of the crests look so wild when they are used as the banner background! So, for some banners I might upscale the banner and copy my custom crest over the top, so the crest has lots of detail but everything else is vanilla. We shall see how well that bodes. As more work is put into the upcoming version - which I have noted will not be out for a while - I'll provide some of the details.

Maybe my constant information regarding new content is pretty annoying, but I like the idea of keeping the users informed, however minimal that base may be. It seems to beat me simply releasing updates whenever I feel like it .