Roman levies

[ooji]

Playing as Epeiros, I noticed that I can train Camillian hastati in central Italic regions. My question is: If I wait til Polybian Era, can I train Polybian hastati as regional levies or am I stuck with Camillian hastati?

[Ryoga84]

you're stuck

[Vlad-Tudor]

You can mod in the units if you fancy to use them in an Epirote campaign, but i feel like if you play a hellenic faction you should fight as a hellenic one. You have those Roman troops only to perform garrison duties and against Eletheuroi.

If you still want to play them and add whatever unit to your game you should follow those steps (this is an example for a cav. unit but any unit works the same):
Files you need: (keep the originals in another separate folder, in case things end up funky!)
DMB = descr_model_battle.txt
This file lists models and the textures assigned to each.


EDB = export_descr_buildings.txt
This file lists buildings, with construction time, costs and upgrades, but most importantly what the buildings provide, such as trade income, happiness bonus and most importantly for you, troop recruitment.


EDU = export_descr_units.txt
This file lists the units with stats, voicetype and which factions gain access to it.


Things to do:


1. Take a look at EDU. What's the internal name of kinsmen cavalry? Note it and add "thrace, greek_cities" in the ownership line


2. Open DMB, search for kinsmen cavalry. What does the entry for thrace and greek_cities say? If it's there, the slot is used for another unit. If not, copy the romans_julii line twice for textures and twice for sprites. Change romans_julii with thrace and greek_cities.

3. Open EDB. Look for kinsmen cavalry, and copy all the lines for it (from only ONE barracks type). Now place the cursor on top and search for an Epeirote or KH unit that's accessible from the same kind of barracks that you wish Kinsmen to be accessible from. Paste your Seleukid lines into the new barracks (Epeiros and KH share theirs) and change "{romans_julii, }" with "{thrace, greek_cities, }".

4. Now search another time for the unit with that you have found your new space for kinsmen. This time it will direct you to the barracks tier above. Repeat step #3.

5. Take a look at export_units.txt (in folder "text") and look for kinsmen cavalry. Change the entry to a nice story of your liking (This is optional).

6. Now go the folders "EB/Data/UI/Units" and ".../Unit Info". Copy the respective .tgas over from romans_julii to thrace and greek_cities (this is optional as well, but I find peasant cards to be not satisfying).

[ooji]

Thanks!