The TESTW Starter and assorted fixes

[Gigantus]

The TESTW Starter

Introduction

The installation for The Elder Scrolls Total War (TESTW) is done via extracting a RAR file. This does not provide desktop shortcuts which this installer rectifies.

Information

The following is provided by the installer:

1. A steam compatible shortcut for the standard start of the mod
2. A non steam compatible shortcut for the mod's launcher - the launcher will work fine to change settings but will not start the mod for Steam users unless they have performed a copy\rename of the executable.

Download

A download is provided here at TWCenter

Installation

This is a simple click through affair as the installer should find the mod's installation path automatically. If for some reason it doesn't find the path and you get a 'MyProduct' entry then simply browse to the Medieval 2 Total War main folder - NOT the mod's folder

[Gigantus]

The TESTW Fixes (for version 2.0)

The fixes in the spoiler are now included in the 'official' patch: TESTW_Patch201.RAR

Installation

1. Start the TESTW launcher and make sure the 'Disable ReallyBadAI' tickbox is unchecked, then save and exit from the launcher.
2. Place the RAR file into the medieval ii total war folder, right click it and use the 'extract here' command of your extraction application (WinRAR, 7Zip etc)

Spoiler for launcher pic: 

Spoiler for outdated fix: 

Download

A download is provided here at mediafire

Installation

1. Start the TESTW launcher and make sure the 'Disable ReallyBadAI' tickbox is unchecked, then save and exit from the launcher.
2. Start the installer: this is a simple click through affair as the installer should find the mod's installation path automatically. If for some reason it doesn't find the path and you get a 'MyProduct' entry then simply browse to the Medieval 2 Total War main folder - NOT the mod's folder

Spoiler for launcher pic: 

Version History

Non save game compatible items marked in blue
Patch 3 - 22nd November 2019

includes previous patches
corrected road type in Whiterun
resolved silver surfers for House Sadras
added college to Winterhold (4th Age)

Patch 2 - 18th November 2019

includes previous patch
resolved multiple silver surfer
corrected battlemodel for Galmar Stonefist (4th Age)
provided missing hotseat menu panel
provided battle sounds for custom accents
corrected tooltip for 'elephants' resource (Silt Striders)

Patch 1 - 17th November 2019

complete format of modeldb file for use with checkers
corrected invalid path\spelling in modeldb (champion and martin model)
corrected several script errors ('end' missing in a number of spawns, incorrect use of conditions, missing tokens)
adjusted for incorrect\missing reachmen historic event (CS: 4th Age, line 13531)
resolved 100+ duplicated trigger names in EDA (same conditions with different target faction, some duplicates)
resolved 2 duplicated trigger names in EDCT
created 'ship crew' generic modeldb entry for use in EDU
replaced all ship crew entries in EDU with above default
replaced invalid 'res_chitin.cas' entries (2) in descr_sm_resources with default entries
added missing 'material' lines in EDB
corrected misspelling of 'elephants' resource in descr_strat (both Ages)

[Gigantus]

UPDATE - download here

Patch 2 - 18th November 2019

includes previous patch
resolved multiple silver surfer
corrected battlemodel for Galmar Stonefist (4th Age)
provided missing hotseat menu panel
provided battle sounds for custom accents
corrected tooltip for 'elephants' resource (Silt Striders)

[leugimimi]

Saw on the https://www.twcenter.net/forums/show...eleased!/page2 thread that you have already fixed these problems
corrected road type in Whiterun
resolved silver surfers for House Sadras
added college to Winterhold (4th Age)

could you release these fixes before trying to tackle the hotseat problem? as it seems that it will consume a lot of time. if it's too much work to release the fixes separately, then don't worry, I can wait.

[Gigantus]

UPDATE - download here

Patch 3 - 22nd November 2019
includes previous patches
corrected road type in Whiterun
resolved silver surfers for House Sadras
added college to Winterhold (4th Age)

[Bantu Chieftain]

Isn't there a way to make ReallyBadAI variant with less backstabbing? It's fun but it takes to much to manage wars on all fronts, especially with many-neighboured factions Cyrodiil, Crowns, Sadras/Hlaalu,......

The vampires in western Tamriel have replenishing rate 67 turns. Is this intended?

[Gigantus]

Not exactly sure which file to edit, and how, where the attack attitude on the strat map is concerned. Maybe the AI guys can help?
I only added 2 missing 'material' lines in the EDB, the recruitment rate is original. My guess would be a that it is a typo (wrong decimal).

[welshy91]

Is there a way to remove the dirt effect on the units? Doesn't seem to look right. They seem to appear dirty straight away

[Gigantus]

Rename (or delete) the ...\mods\The_Elder_Scrolls\data\overlaytextures folder - that will revert then to the default mode.

[welshy91]

Thanks. Also just a quick check, are these patches save compatible?

[Gigantus]

I have now marked non save game items in the OP's version history. While getting installed they will not take effect until a new game is started. They will also not interfere with a current game.