What do you think is missing in MTW2? Here we make update plans.

[youneuoy]

So perhaps down the road, in the far future?

I'm not sure, maybe yes.

[(:Baktra:)]

I mentioned this a few months ago but maybe it got lost in the flood of suggestions.

Would it be possible to turn off elephants ability to attack walls and gates?

This is a vestigial feature from RTW that does not work in M2TW. It screws up the assaulting AI in a siege if they have elephants in their army.

The whole assaulting army just stands still and does not used their seige equipment. If you kill their elephants then they will use their siege equipment as they normally would.

[Lord Baal]

What about making the siege attack work again?

[Gebilde]

How about making, at the moment unrecrutable, agents recruitable?
like the princess, the inquisitor, witches and heretic.

[Lord Baal]

That would be heresy!

[youneuoy]

I have something that has always frustrated me: trading resources (see descr_sm_resources) are ideal for scripting purposes (monitors based on the presence of trading resources) as well as being repurposed for unique strat models like the wonders of RTW.



The problem is that these resources are fixed, in name as in quantity. Would be great if additional resources could be created.

Made it possible to select a unique (or not unique, as anyone wants to do) model (from the list of models loaded by the game .cas) for the resource at specific coordinates.
The writing in the program files looks like this:
ModelChange:
6
69
Model_path = "data / models_strat / residences / southern_european_town.CAS"


Today or tomorrow there will be a test version with this feature, later I will add something new and there will be a 1.19 release.

[Erken]

Great!

I already know what to do with this. In EBII, one of the ressources is used to represent minor settlements, but the model is of course unique, so you have stone walls with greek temples even in barbarian or nomadic regions. With this feature the map should be more immersive.

[Lord Baal]

Wow! What a way to solve a problem by thinking outside the box! Could one change the models during the campaing or they are fixed? Either way, great job!

[Jadli]

Nice, I suppose with this we can build stuff like The great Wall of China

[Lord Baal]

Or just like Erken say, different small towns. If you can change the model trough scripts that check the ownership of the provinces you could end up with a strat-map effect that reflects who owns what and for how long.

Also, could you make some titles impassable with scripting? Otherwise that great wall will be merely a nice graphic.

[Gigantus]

Nice, I suppose with this we can build stuff like The great Wall of China

Like this? (from my Rise of three Kingdoms mod) Simply stick it on impassable ground or use a river without source (blocks like a river but is invisible).

[Jadli]

Like this? (from my Rise of three Kingdoms mod) Simply stick it on impassable ground or use a river without source (blocks like a river but is invisible).

Yep, thats what I meant. You can save the trade resources for some actual trade resources now

[Gigantus]

Made it possible to select a unique (or not unique, as anyone wants to do) model (from the list of models loaded by the game .cas) for the resource at specific coordinates.
The writing in the program files looks like this:
ModelChange:
6
69
Model_path = "data / models_strat / residences / southern_european_town.CAS"


Today or tomorrow there will be a test version with this feature, later I will add something new and there will be a 1.19 release.

Trying to wrap my head around it:

I place a regular trade resource in descr_strat, let's say timber at 20, 45
And then replace the CAS model of that particular trade resource placement with a CAS model of my choice?

Really cool, but the draw backs need addressing manually - the tool tip (timber) will remain the same and it will still be traded by the settlement as timber. It can be over come by dedicating the resource to this mechanic: set trade value to zero (no more trading) and generic text in the tool tip.

I suppose asking for a custom tooltip entry definition as well would be a bit much, right?

Text references are as follows

data\text\tooltips:
{TMT_TIMBER_TOOLTIP}Timber - a valuable trade resource

data\text\strat (not sure if this is only used in the settlement trade screen - in which case a replacement is not required due to zero value resources not being displayed)
{SMT_RESOURCE_TIMBER}Timber

[youneuoy]

Trying to wrap my head around it:

I place a regular trade resource in descr_strat, let's say timber at 20, 45
And then replace the CAS model of that particular trade resource placement with a CAS model of my choice?

Really cool, but the draw backs need addressing manually - the tool tip (timber) will remain the same and it will still be traded by the settlement as timber. It can be over come by dedicating the resource to this mechanic: set trade value to zero (no more trading) and generic text in the tool tip.

I suppose asking for a custom tooltip entry definition as well would be a bit much, right?

Something like that. Only this .cas model needs to be loaded into the game (I'm not sure if this can be improved somehow). That is, for example, you can use extra settlements slots in the residences\faction_variants folder, etc.

[Gigantus]

That could be an issue then: whatever is in the faction_variant folders will be used by the game if it is referenced in descr_cultures. And if it isn't in descr_cultures - like castle levels for aztecs - will it be loaded in the game?

There is a workaround obviously: enter the unused levels for the faction but make sure they are not used in EDB.

[youneuoy]

That could be an issue then: whatever is in the faction_variant folders will be used by the game if it is referenced in descr_cultures. And if it isn't in descr_cultures - like castle levels for aztecs - will it be loaded in the game?

There is a workaround obviously: enter the unused levels for the faction but make sure they are not used in EDB.

Well, so far it turns out that way. You can also use the models of forts and ports(or watchtowers) - in any case, this expands the standard capabilities quite well. I'll try to improve it somehow, but I'm not sure if it will work.

[Link12]

Made it possible to select a unique (or not unique, as anyone wants to do) model (from the list of models loaded by the game .cas) for the resource at specific coordinates.
The writing in the program files looks like this:
ModelChange:
6
69
Model_path = "data / models_strat / residences / southern_european_town.CAS"


Today or tomorrow there will be a test version with this feature, later I will add something new and there will be a 1.19 release.

Would it be possible to expand this feature to include forts as well? I'm thinking of demoting Cirth Ungol in TATW to a fort in a submod, and this method would be great to give it a unique campaign model without using up an entire fort slot for a single unique fort model that is dependent on that specific location.

[leo.civil.uefs]

Is it possible to make named forts?

There is already a modding method for it but it uses a lot of work around.
I would like to see it more simple and functional.

[youneuoy]

Did something else interesting - now .cas models for resources should not be written anywhere in game files and they no longer occupy a slot in faction_variants.


Link12

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For forts and settlements it will be more difficult to do, so it will probably be done later.

leo.civil.uefs

I will probably deal with this later (I saw how it is implemented now, it terrified me), now I am carried away with working with models.

[Lord Baal]

Did something else interesting - now .cas models for resources should not be written anywhere in game files and they no longer occupy a slot in faction_variants.

I.. honestly don't know what this means, but sure seems like something big for pro-modders.

You think you could override the tooltip on certain coordinates so the same resource can have different tooltips to denote different things on different locations?

Congratulations on the new release.