DM 8.0 Platinum startpos for the Dagestan protectorates issue

[yupper]

These are the edited startpos files for DM 8.0 Platinum, DME Ultimate Early campaign, which makes Dagestan a protectorate of the Ottoman Empire in the beginning of the game. It's intended as a 'workaround' for the issue whereby Dagestan would gradually accumulate protectorates to form an 'International Coalition of Failed States' until no one loves you.

1) These are intended to be used only with the Ultimate Early Campaign (not Late, Grand, etc.).

2) You should start a new game.

Downloads

Download the 'turns' setting you wish to play:

4 turns
http://www.putlocker.com/file/EB0A7B9EFAA9D0A8
or
http://depositfiles.com/files/drdqmd4z2

3 turns
http://www.putlocker.com/file/E292A8A932119ECD
or
http://depositfiles.com/files/dtkuo1x9g

2 turns
http://www.putlocker.com/file/478190954F7B3DB4
or
http://depositfiles.com/files/07wpz01dj

Before you install
Back up the original Ultimate Early Campaign startpos file(s), found at
...../data/DME/campaigns/DME/Early/

Installation
Unzip the archive into ...../data/DME/campaigns/DME/Early/, click yes to replace the original startpos file in that directory.

Known Issue
In my own testing of a previous version of the edited startpos for beta 41 (when I made Dagestan a protectorate of Russia), I encountered an instance where Russia and Dagestan broke off their patron-protectorate relationship. After that, Dagestan started accumulating protectorates again. Hopefully this won't happen in your campaign.

[jan_boruta]

Thank you for your work! I launched a Late campaign today and Dagestan had 5 protectorates by turn 3. Your startpos inspired me to do the same for my custom startpos and Dagestan is calm and quiet again.

I've been playing with the same fix in DMUC 7.0 + Update 41 before, and Dagestan never broke their relationship (in Early campaign with Ottomans, in Late with Russia). So I think it shouldn't be a often case.

[jack-sparrow1976]

Thy,very helpfull. This Dagestan bug can kill the fun to play a normally good mod.

[gastovski]

Please make 2 turns version CMON!!!!!!!!!!!.

[diablo460]

What about a 3 turns version also pleasE? X)

Thanks a lot for your work, its really a damn braking immersion bug :/


What happens if you use a startpos for 4 turns and, for example, you play a 2 or 3 turnsperyear?
savegame breaks?


thanks for your work!

[yupper]

What about a 3 turns version also pleasE? X)
What happens if you use a startpos for 4 turns and, for example, you play a 2 or 3 turnsperyear?
savegame breaks?

It won't work. Every combination of 'turns' and 'campaign' setting has its own startpos. Everytime you launch the game, the launcher copies the appropriate startpos file, based on your setting, into the the default startpos directory. I'll see about doing startpos for the other 'campaign' and 'turns' setting combos when I get time. But that's a lot of startpos to cover.

[edited]
Uploaded the other 'turns' settings for the Early Campaign.

[diablo460]

Yupper, thanks a lot for your work!!

[auboy]

These are the edited startpos files for DM 8.0 Platinum, DME Ultimate Early campaign, which makes Dagestan a protectorate of the Ottoman Empire in the beginning of the game. It's intended as a 'workaround' for the issue whereby Dagestan would gradually accumulate protectorates to form an 'International Coalition of Failed States' until no one loves you.

1) These are intended to be used only with the Ultimate Early Campaign (not Late, Grand, etc.).

2) You should start a new game.

Downloads

Download the 'turns' setting you wish to play:

4 turns
http://www.putlocker.com/file/EB0A7B9EFAA9D0A8

3 turns
http://www.putlocker.com/file/E292A8A932119ECD

2 turns
http://www.putlocker.com/file/478190954F7B3DB4

Before you install
Back up the original Ultimate Early Campaign startpos file(s), found at
...../data/DME/campaigns/DME/Early/

Installation
Unzip the archive into ...../data/DME/campaigns/DME/Early/, click yes to replace the original startpos file in that directory.

Known Issue
In my own testing, I encountered an instance where Russia and Dagestan broke off their patron-protectorate relationship. After that, Dagestan started accumulating protectorates again. Hopefully this won't happen in your campaign.

How did you edit the new esf? Ive tried and if I change anything it crashes?

[The_red_Carolean]

Luckely for you guys, there is a small program you can use to change the turns per year, works both with starpos and save games!

Here it is! http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=240167

[Subcidal]

I can't get it to download. I got it to start then my internet crashed and corrupted the file, Now it won't start.

Will somebody upload this to a different website? This one really sucks, And the 7 fake download links don't help it's case.

[auboy]

I can't get it to download. I got it to start then my internet crashed and corrupted the file, Now it won't start.

Will somebody upload this to a different website? This one really sucks, And the 7 fake download links don't help it's case.

Agreed can this be loaded to another site you don't have to pay for?

[Subcidal]

I got a friend to download and reupload the 4 turns version for me. Sorry I can't do the rest, But here is the 4 turns version.

http://www.mediafire.com/?18dyqf31uo8ci3x

I'm sure it isn't to hard to change the turns with the program The_red_Carolean posted above if you also can't use OP's mirror like myself.

[penquin11]

How did you edit the new esf? Ive tried and if I change anything it crashes?

dido

[yupper]

PutLocker is a free file host. I am just not seeing the same stuff you are describing here. I click on 'continue as free user', then 'click to download', and voila (I am using FireFox BTW). I don't have an account with PutLocker either. *shrugs* Anyway, mirror links are up.

[diablo460]

PutLocker is a free file host. I am just not seeing the same stuff you are describing here. I click on 'continue as free user', then 'click to download', and voila (I am using FireFox BTW). I don't have an account with PutLocker either. *shrugs* Anyway, mirror links are up.

Same here, so easy to downlaod without an account...