How to edit unit sizes in Rome II total war (number of men per unit)

[Ramesses II The Great]

• If you want to edit your unit number individually then you need to:

1) using PFM 3.0.2 open up data_rome2.pack file in your Data Folder.
2) click on the DB tab
3) scroll down and locate main_units and click on it. You will find a listing of all units and you can change all attributes not just unit numbers. Change your units to whatever you like.
4) now locate land_units and click on it. You need to edit here the number of mounts riding units get. Or else you will see 3 to 4 men on each horse!!. Edit the number of mounts to the same number as your number of men.

• If you want to edit your unit number using a multiplier then you need to:

1) using ESF editor open up your save game.
2) Click on compress_data >> campaign_env >> campaign_setup >> campaign_setup_options
3) Change the second number to whatever you like. 2 will give 320 men per unit (2x160). 3 will give 480 men per unit (3x160) and so on. WARNING: this will give more ships per unit. So if this will bother you, then don't use the multiplier.

• To edit the amount of men per unit starting in the campaign then you need to do it in your startpos file

[Ygraine]

Thanks for the tutorial!

[Ramesses II The Great]

Thanks for the tutorial!

You are most welcome Sir.

[Itkotw]

Has anyone figured out (or is it even possible) to have a higher multiplier at the start of a campaign? Would be nice to start each new game with a multiplier already changed instead of having to modify a saved game each time.

[StrikeQ]

Has anyone figured out (or is it even possible) to have a higher multiplier at the start of a campaign? Would be nice to start each new game with a multiplier already changed instead of having to modify a saved game each time.

Edit the startpos.esf instead of the save game. Same method.

[krazysigmarite]

This is so much fun to mess around with, thank you.

[BalborValis]

I can get it working for saved game edits, but not for a higher multiplier at the start of a campaign, I edited the startpos.esf but nothing seems to of changed. New units i recruit are larger but the ones I start with are regular size.

[myrmedon]

If I edit the number of men in the PFM (in this example Roman Velites to 300 from 120 as a test) I don't see the new numbers in my save game, nor in a new campaign. In the same .pack file however I changed the research times and those new values ARE reflected ingame...?!

[lazsersgopewpew]

If I edit the number of men in the PFM (in this example Roman Velites to 300 from 120 as a test) I don't see the new numbers in my save game, nor in a new campaign. In the same .pack file however I changed the research times and those new values ARE reflected ingame...?!

do you have any other mods installed? if so try removing those and see if it works then.

[myrmedon]

do you have any other mods installed? if so try removing those and see if it works then.

It was indeed the case - fixed and working now - thanks!

[Lord Ragnar]

How do you edit the amount of time it takes to build a unit. As Im using 4tpy and want to adjust as needed....

[myrmedon]

How do you edit the amount of time it takes to build a unit. As Im using 4tpy and want to adjust as needed....

You go to the same table that the OP mentioned in his post (main_units). One of the columns say 'create time' I believe... edit those numbers as desired. It's what I can discern from comparing vanilla .pack and the 0turns recruitment mod pack file. Myrmedon

[Choki]

when I Open a saved game whit PFM I get an error. Why? And I edit all units in the radious mod and no change of units sizes in the campaign or custom battles.

[airborne guy]

Where do I go in the start pos file to edit the start campaign units. Can you post pics of both recruitable ones and starting armies..

Thanks

[Dresden]

I just wrote up a tutorial on how to do a basic mod but you beat me to it! I am also going to include doing a compilation and save game editing, with pictures. I already did them so might as well post them, but you covered the basics anyway. Hope I am not stepping on any toes.

[FabioCorr]

I have a question. Can I change the units limit per army?
I want increase the number of men per unit but I want reduce the maximum number of units per army.
So for example 1000 men in a unit but max 6 units in the army.
1 unit of 1000 spearmen, 1 unit of 1000 heavy infantry, 1 of 1000 chavarly, 1 of 1000 archers etc.
Is that possible?

[noso56]

can this be done to say increase the unit sizse if its set on small so 56 to what it would be on ultra?

[Antey]

i use the latest pfm program to edit the Legatus unit size but when i found the unit I couldn't increase the number as I have no option to edit. Please help!

[tediichan]

How do I edit the stuff using PFM?

I made a copy of the data_rome2.pack and wanted to just mess around with that first.

So I opened the .pack on PFM.

Then I found the units tables with the stats etc bla bla blah.

But when I tried to edit the values, it wouldn't work. As in I click on the cell but I can't edit the cell.
How can I get access to edit the cell(s)?

[tediichan]

no worries, I got it figured out.