How do I edit the number of cataphracts?

**The Wandering Storyteller** · August 22, 2015, 08:25 PM

Hi there

I love the look of the armoured Parthian generals, but feel they are way too small and not avaiable as a ready made unit, so how do I increase the number of units in the Parthian Armoured general units?

**Alavaria** · August 23, 2015, 04:26 AM

assuming you're using the parthian specific campaign, then...

Go to your main RS2 folder -> Play_Parthia -> data -> open export_descr_unit

Search (ctrl+F) for "parthian_generals_cavalry"

Find:

Code:

type             parthian generals cavalry
dictionary       parthian_generals_cavalry
category         cavalry
class            heavy
voice_type       Heavy_1
soldier          eastern_bodyguard, 12, 0, 1
officer          east_heavy_standard
officer          draco_standard
mount            armoured horse
attributes       sea_faring,  hide_forest,  general_unit,  frighten_foot,  hardy,  power_charge
formation        1.2, 4, 2.4, 6, 3,  square,  wedge
stat_health      1, 15
stat_pri         16, 58, no, 0, 0, melee, blade, piercing, spear, 25, 0.684
stat_pri_attr    no
stat_sec         20, 54, no, 0, 0, melee, simple, blunt, mace, 25, 0.468
stat_sec_attr    ap
stat_pri_armour  26, 15, 0, metal
stat_sec_armour  10, 1, flesh
stat_heat        2
stat_ground      -1, 1, -9, -1
stat_mental      23, disciplined, highly_trained
stat_charge_dist 61
stat_fire_delay  0
stat_food        60, 300
stat_cost        1, 1546, 534, 78, 110, 193
ownership        parthia

That 12 in bold is the number of the standard soldier that appears on Normal sizes (on Huge you get 4x).

**The Wandering Storyteller** · August 23, 2015, 04:55 AM

Originally Posted by Alavaria

assuming you're using the parthian specific campaign, then...

Go to your main RS2 folder -> Play_Parthia -> data -> open export_descr_unit

Search (ctrl+F) for "parthian_generals_cavalry"

Find:

Code:

type             parthian generals cavalry
dictionary       parthian_generals_cavalry
category         cavalry
class            heavy
voice_type       Heavy_1
soldier          eastern_bodyguard, 12, 0, 1
officer          east_heavy_standard
officer          draco_standard
mount            armoured horse
attributes       sea_faring,  hide_forest,  general_unit,  frighten_foot,  hardy,  power_charge
formation        1.2, 4, 2.4, 6, 3,  square,  wedge
stat_health      1, 15
stat_pri         16, 58, no, 0, 0, melee, blade, piercing, spear, 25, 0.684
stat_pri_attr    no
stat_sec         20, 54, no, 0, 0, melee, simple, blunt, mace, 25, 0.468
stat_sec_attr    ap
stat_pri_armour  26, 15, 0, metal
stat_sec_armour  10, 1, flesh
stat_heat        2
stat_ground      -1, 1, -9, -1
stat_mental      23, disciplined, highly_trained
stat_charge_dist 61
stat_fire_delay  0
stat_food        60, 300
stat_cost        1, 1546, 534, 78, 110, 193
ownership        parthia

That 12 in bold is the number of the standard soldier that appears on Normal sizes (on Huge you get 4x).

Thx man, the unit size is 26, and on huge its 50. I want to make it 300 or 200. How to do that? I also increased unit size preference for custom battle, but it only shows the huge vanilla number sizes.

**Alavaria** · August 23, 2015, 05:04 AM

Originally Posted by The Triumph of Rome

Thx man, the unit size is 26, and on huge its 50. I want to make it 300 or 200. How to do that? I also increased unit size preference for custom battle, but it only shows the huge vanilla number sizes.

Well change the 12 to 50.

**The Wandering Storyteller** · August 23, 2015, 05:25 AM

Originally Posted by Alavaria

Well change the 12 to 50.

So if it is 26(normal) and I change it to 50 or 60, will the unit size increase?

**Alavaria** · August 23, 2015, 07:30 AM

Yes, obviously more soldiers gives you more

**The Wandering Storyteller** · August 23, 2015, 08:37 AM

Originally Posted by Alavaria

Yes, obviously more soldiers gives you more

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Problem, even after changing the unit size to 50, it shows the same size only

**Alavaria** · August 23, 2015, 09:39 AM

Are you using a specific campaign or what?

Also it won't instantly change the size of units that already exist in your savegame. For a unit with a general attached it should probably grow to the new max.

**dvk901** · August 23, 2015, 10:26 AM

You must make this change in the 'Play_Parthia' EDU.txt for it to work at all. The Parthian campaign doesn't use the EDU in the normal 'data' folder. And Alavaria has a point....existing units will grow to the new size, but only newly recruited units will show the new size instantly.