High Elves Recruitment require Port?

**Superr0ger** · August 17, 2012, 12:29 PM

Hello,

i play as High Elves and i just take a settlement in the middle of the Empire. Now i wanted to recruit some trupps, but the Game don't let me. Is there any way to recruit tropps in a settlement WITHOUT a port?

greets Roger

**Vette** · August 17, 2012, 12:55 PM

No as far as I know, tho I heard you get some sort of event when you control a certain number of costal regions and that never worked for me.

**Superr0ger** · August 17, 2012, 01:33 PM

I control 4 settlements with a port but still no event, is there any other option besides this event to recruit the trupps in settlements without a port?
A change in one of the descr files perhaps?

EDIT: I knew that i can't recruit during a winter. But why only i settlements with a port. There are also supply lines on land.

**GaussSoldier** · August 17, 2012, 01:53 PM

Originally Posted by Superr0ger

I control 4 settlements with a port but still no event, is there any other option besides this event to recruit the trupps in settlements without a port?
A change in one of the descr files perhaps?

EDIT: I knew that i can't recruit during a winter. But why only i settlements with a port. There are also supply lines on land.

You're in the land of man so a large enough concentration of elves to recruit from is hard to find. However, any city with an elven district will allow you to recruit basic elven units anytime of the year without needing a port.

**Vette** · August 18, 2012, 06:29 AM

Originally Posted by Superr0ger

I control 4 settlements with a port but still no event, is there any other option besides this event to recruit the trupps in settlements without a port?
A change in one of the descr files perhaps?

EDIT: I knew that i can't recruit during a winter. But why only i settlements with a port. There are also supply lines on land.

Yes you can edit buildings file by removing port requirement wich will alow you to recruit in non costal regions.
Tho I cant understand whay do you force your campaign inland, your victory conditions force you to go north and miracleusly almost entire north consists of costal regions.
But again if that realy annoys you and makes your game unpleasant whay not delete few lines of text ...

**KiKiweaky** · August 23, 2012, 08:25 AM

Dont think so ports are part of the req for building elf units

**Karchedon** · August 23, 2012, 03:08 PM

i took it from export_descr_build
recruit_pool "Lothern seaguard" 1 0.07 2 0 requires factions { england, } and building_present_min_level port

so sorry, man, u need port ;P

**Kahvipannu** · August 17, 2012, 01:31 PM

Don't know about that event, but I'm pretty sure you do need a port to recruit units, and you can't do that when there is storms at the sea. This is becouse all elven units come to the game from other continent, except if the settlement has elven district, that might allow you to recruit units too.

**Kahvipannu** · August 17, 2012, 02:04 PM

Yup, it's a elven expedition in the land of men, so that is the reason for the game mechanic. I play a lot of DE, and the mechanics are the same, with the exception of elven districts, and I really like how it brings a new twist/challenge to the gameplay, but at first it was a bit shock indeed.