No Balrog appearing. :(

[Boogie Knight]

Last night in my Silvan Elves campaign (which is going great, for those of you who helped me with my Dale woes - this is going so much better, largely thanks to the advice you gave) the Orcs of the Misty Mountains were eliminated. I think the dwarves did it (they're getting far too big for their boots) by killing their last family member somewhere up north. Anyway, I went to besiege Moria, which had only been held by regular units, with a full stack backed up by another half one as I'd heard that besieging Moria causes the Balrog to appear.

Here's my problem: no Balrog. I launched an assult on Moria, but had to go as soon as I'd broken down the gate, so I didn't see much but I certainly think I'd have noticed if there had been a Balrog there. Lots of trolls and orcs, but yeah, no Balrog.

Does Moria have to be held by the OotMM for it to appear? Or have I come across a glitch? If it requires the OotMM, well, I can understand it, but I really had wanted to go up against this thing. Might reload a save if I have to.

[Flinn]

yes, afaik the Balrog is not appearing if Moria is rebel and should be the same if hold by another faction than OMM

[Ngugi]

the Balrog is not appearing if Moria is rebel and should be the same if hold by another faction than OMM

Correct

[riuk881]

is there a way to remedy this?

[Ngugi]

You can alter the script to include other factions.
It's found in campaign_script.txt (in a section labled "Balrog"-something handy enough) in data/world/maps/campaign/imperial_campaign
Suggest you bring it up in the mod workshop, to know how to do it properly

[Withwnar]

Changing the script won't be save game compatible. Reloading an old save won't help; you'd need to start a new campaign.

[Boogie Knight]

Riuk881 asked what was going to be my next question. I'm not too bothered about not being able to face the Balrog in this campaign; I'll be playing others, and it gives me something else to look forward to. Thanks for all the help.