americas realism mod

[PunitorMaximus]

ok guys im trying to increase the realism in m2tw americas. therefore ive a few questions to experienced texters/scripters:
1. i tried to change in the export_description_unit the formation from square to horde. in several mods this has worked(f.e. third age, i gave the uruk-hai horde formation) because i dont think that the mesoamerican cultures fought in sqaure formations like several european armies(but also not many). but i got a battle- CTD. i think that the horde isnt based in americas. if im right: how can i add the horde form. to americas and which script. file i would have to change?

2.how can i add a new unit WITHOUT replacing an existing one?

3.no scripting problem, but maybe some of you know this too: where are the graphic files for the effects like blood at the armour, shield and weapon?

[Taiji]

1, Doesn't sound likely to be anything specific to americas, more likely you've made a mistake and haven't checked your log yet.

2, Look in the tools and tutorials section.

3, overlaytextures folder.

[PunitorMaximus]

thanx!
but im sure i made no mistake. i did it in third age in exactly the same way and it worked. ill check this!

[danny X]

was your game set-up for modding?

http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=96588

[PunitorMaximus]

yup! but i solved the problem by myself! i reinstalled and extracted americas again. the ctd was caused by....i dont know. however, the square to horde change wasnt the problem.
so now ive a very stupid question but i found no solution by using google^^^
i typed horde instead of square and increased the archers damage from 5 to 10, because i think no one is able to run and fight after he was hit by an arrow....
but in the game there was no change! must i create a sub-mod or whats my failure? as i mentioned above i only modded m2tw in third age and the files where already extracted when i started playing with the text files. and every change i made was noticed by the game. of course i got many ctds but there was some effect. so, what could be wrong?