game doesnt notice my modding efforts!

[PunitorMaximus]

so now ive a very stupid question but i found no solution by using google^^
i extracted the americas mod and changed a few entries in the export_descr_units, but there was no effect in the game.
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? i only modded m2tw at 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?

[Greek Firethrower]

I'm not sure but I think you must add

[io]
file_first = true

to your medieval2.preference and make it read-only.

I hope it helps.

[PunitorMaximus]

ok thx! i read this in some other threads but in my medieval2 folder there is no preferences.cfg. theres only a folder, which is called preferences and includes some more files, also .txt files. but i cant find a preferences.cfg directly in the medieval2 folder

[Greek Firethrower]

ok thx! i read this in some other threads but in my medieval2 folder there is no preferences.cfg. theres only a folder, which is called preferences and includes some more files, also .txt files. but i cant find a preferences.cfg directly in the medieval2 folder

It must be in the same folder like your medieval2.exe and the folder mods

I hope I could help you.

[PunitorMaximus]

hm strange....maybe ive another version of the game. i think thats in connection with the gold edition. they could´ve named the files in another way...
can you pls tell me what are the first lines in the preferences.cfg? than im going to look for similar ones in my .txt files. its a writing pad file right?
you definitly increased my knowledge from not a hunch to a little bit

[danny X]

it should be in the main medieval 2 tw folder and its called 'medieval2.preference' and its a cfg file.

[Moon]

Have you got Vista\Win7 if you have look for it in here.
C:\Users\[UserName]\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files\SEGA\Medieval II Total War

[PunitorMaximus]

ok guys im an idiot! shame on me! i looked for preferences.cfg and overlooked the medieval2.preferences. hit me virtually pls.....

[irishron]

Consider yourself hit and welcome to modding.

[PunitorMaximus]

haha....thank you!
must i copy the file to the americas file and rename it to americas.preferences? or does it work if i add this to the medieval 2 folder.

[Moon]

haha....thank you!
must i copy the file to the americas file and rename it to americas.preferences? or does it work if i add this to the medieval 2 folder.

medieval2.preference and post 2 is a must.

[PunitorMaximus]

ah ok used a dictionary, because englich is not my mother tongue. i dont knew the meaning of read-only.

[irishron]

Attatched is the English version. Hope it helps you translate.

[PunitorMaximus]

ok made it read-only but now the game throws me back to the desktop while loading the trailer.
im sry for my many problems!

[Moon]

Zip up the system.log and post it as an attachment, it might give us a clue as to what is causing the problem.

[PunitorMaximus]

ok

[PunitorMaximus]

the missing cursor was a problem caused by ib2, which i solved by reinstalling the game
should i decrease the number of peasants?

21:05:59.843 [system.rpt] [always] CPU: SSE2
21:05:59.843 [system.rpt] [always] ==== system log start, build date: Feb 25 2008 version development ===
21:05:59.859 [system.io] [always] mounted pack packs/data_0.pack
21:05:59.859 [system.io] [always] mounted pack packs/data_1.pack
21:05:59.859 [system.io] [always] mounted pack packs/data_2.pack
21:05:59.859 [system.io] [always] mounted pack packs/data_3.pack
21:05:59.859 [system.io] [always] mounted pack packs/data_4.pack
21:05:59.859 [system.io] [always] mounted pack packs/localized.pack
21:05:59.859 [system.io] [always] mounted pack mods/americas/packs/data.pack
21:05:59.859 [system.io] [always] mounted pack mods/americas/packs/localized.pack
21:05:59.859 [system.io] [warning] open: data/text/shared.txt is missing
21:05:59.859 [system.io] [warning] open: data/text/tooltips.txt is missing
21:05:59.859 [system.io] [warning] open: data/text/battle.txt is missing
21:05:59.875 [system.io] [warning] open: data/text/strat.txt is missing
21:06:01.000 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for ANISELECT
21:06:01.000 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for MODIFIER_SABOTAGE
21:06:01.015 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for MODIFIER_TRADE
21:06:01.031 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for DRAGGABLE
21:06:01.031 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for DRAGGING
21:06:01.046 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for MODIFIER_MULTIPLE_SELECT
21:06:01.046 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for MODIFIER_ATTACK
21:06:01.046 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for MODIFIER_PLACE_CHARACTER
21:06:01.046 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for MODIFIER_PLACE_RESOURCE
21:06:01.046 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for MODIFIER_PLACE_FORT
21:06:01.046 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for MODIFIER_MOVE_OBJECT
21:06:01.046 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for MODIFIER_PLACE_WATCHTOWER
21:06:01.046 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for MODIFIER_DEPLOYMENT_AREA
21:06:01.046 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for MODIFIER_PLACE_TILE
21:06:01.046 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for MODIFIER_PLACE_SPECIAL_PIECE
21:06:01.046 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for MODIFIER_PAINT
21:06:01.046 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for MODIFIER_ADJUST_HEIGHTS
21:06:01.046 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for MODIFIER_ADD_UNIT
21:06:01.046 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for MODIFIER_PLACE_SETTLEMENT
21:06:01.765 [system.io] [warning] open: data/ui/shared.sd.xml is missing
21:06:01.765 [data.missing] [error] mods/americas/data/ui/shared.sdfile not found
21:06:01.765 [system.io] [warning] open: data/ui/battle.sd.xml is missing
21:06:01.765 [data.missing] [error] mods/americas/data/ui/battle.sdfile not found
21:06:01.765 [system.io] [warning] open: data/ui/strategy.sd.xml is missing
21:06:01.765 [data.missing] [error] mods/americas/data/ui/strategy.sdfile not found
21:06:01.890 [system.io] [warning] open: mods/americas/data/text/climates.txt.strings.bin is missing
21:06:01.890 [system.io] [warning] open: mods/americas/data/text/climates.txt is missing
21:06:02.640 [script.err] [error] Script Error in mods/americas/data/export_descr_unit.txt, at line 11210, column 34
Invalid number of soldiers 120 for combatant unit type 'Aztec Peasants'.
21:06:02.640 [data.invalid] [error] DATABASE_TABLE error found : error reading record from file mods/americas/data/export_descr_unit.txt.

[PunitorMaximus]

ok solved it! i added too many soldiers to a unit. but now are all windows white. the unit cards and so on...

[Greek Firethrower]

ok solved it! i added too many soldiers to a unit. but now are all windows white. the unit cards and so on...

You can have a maximum of 100.

Did you delete a folder?
I think the problem is in the ui-folder, because there are the unit-cards.

I hope it helps you.

[PunitorMaximus]

i googled it and found a solution: copy the ui folder from americas to m2 data. now the ui isnt white, but some headlines and informations are lacking. like close defeat in the battle results or the morale informations