Unit Info Card Mod

[bobbin]

Here's the product of two hours worth of procrastinating over uni revision.

The Unit Info Card Modi know, snazzy title

The basic aim is to include all those important unit stats that are not currently shown in the game.

My first release has ranges and ammo values for all units with missile weapons (including precursor weapons). I'm planning to include lethality and maybe morale values for all units later when i have the time.

Download the file attached at the end of this post and use winrar to extract it into your "Rome - Total War/EB/Data/text" folder

**make sure to back up you old export_units.txt file just incase**

And if you've done everything right here is what you'll see.

Feel free to report any mistakes/suggestions for improvments. All feeback is welcome.

Current version 0.2

v0.1

• added Range and Ammo values to all units with missile weapons.

v0.2

• Now works with all .exe's (RTW,BI,ALEX)
• Removed lots of duplicate and incorrect information from the descriptions (ie. unit card would say a unit had cantabrian circle ability twice or would say it had sapping ability when it didn't).
• Added number of artillery pieces for seige units.

[jhhowell]

Thanks, sounds very useful! I'll check it out as soon as I can. Btw, whatever you meant to put in the "spoiler alert" box doesn't seem to work...

One thing worth adding would be the number of launchers for the artillery pieces. I started experimenting with Catapultae and Scorpiones after browsing the unit viewer and noticing their extremely long ranges. Thankfully it turned out that they do get more than one artillery piece per unit, unlike the one talent stone launcher unit. My impression is that the Scorpiones are the better unit since they have eight launchers to the four for Catapultae - would have been nice to see that on the unit card rather than having to use each in combat first.

[bobbin]

Reallly? hmm..works fine for me, its just a picture of how the new stats appear on the in game unit cards.

Will definately put the number of launchers in the next version, cheers.

[Mithick666]

hi bobbin realy "spoiler alert box doesn't work" nice work

[bobbin]

Right that should be the image fixed(hopefully). Off to bed now.

[Zett]

Stupid question, is this mod savegame compatible? I downloaded the file and put it in the "EB/Data/text" folder, but in my KH campaign the new infos doesn't show up.

Ceterum censeo Romam esse delendam

[bobbin]

Yep definately save game compatible as i just checked, I know its a silly question but are you sure the old export_unit text file was replaced with the new one? remember I've only done ranged weapons so far so try looking at the unit card for the spendonetai or some other misslie troops.

[mlc82]

Hey this is pretty cool! Looking forward to the later releases, thanks for creating it!

[miotas]

i'm afraid it hasn't worked for me either.
something else to add may be the actual values for moral?

[Zett]

I know its a silly question but are you sure the old export_unit text file was replaced with the new one? remember I've only done ranged weapons so far so try looking at the unit card for the spendonetai or some other misslie troops.

I'm sure. The values for range and ammunition are in the export_unit that I'm currently using, but they don't show up if I play EB.
Could it be a problem with my 16:10 widescreenoption (I don't think so)?

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

The exact position of the textfile is: "C:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\Windows\Eigene Dateien\Europa Barbarorum 1.2\EB\Data\text" But I think that doesn't matter, as long as it is in the "EB\Data\text" folder

Ceterum censeo Romam esse delendam

[jhhowell]

I had the same problem as Zett and Miotas. Looked at akontistai, toxotai, cohors reformata, and scorpiones unit cards, no difference from before.

[Mithick666]

me too i have the same problem i do not see nothing.

[Zett]

Which files are related to unit descrition? export_unit (there where the descrition stands), EDU (which assigns the descrition to the unit). Perhaps we have to change something in the EDU files?

Ceterum censeo Romam esse delendam

[bobbin]

Right, from what eveyone is saying it sounds like I was messing up with the unicode of the text file so I've put up hopefully a corrected version now.

@Zett the edu defines the internal name of the unit, which is then used to look up the description in export_unit.txt all I was changing essentially was the text in a unit description not their names. I recon its the unicode thing, if it still doen't work I'll be stumped :( but will ask around the modding forms for a answer.

[Woreczko]

Pehaps you are using BI.exe? In alex.exe (and RTW I suppose) there is no such section, as "description" in the unit card... Only "abilities at glance" are displayed

[Raygereio]

bobbin; I didn't look at the previous version, but this one works for me. Great idea for a mod.
Save game compatible; works on Rome.exe, BI.exe and Alex.exe just fine.

[Zett]

Still doesn't work for me...

But I noticed a small change, the Sardinian Infantery got the "Expert at Hiding in Forests" entry.

vanilla EB:

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

with UIC Mod:

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

Pehaps you are using BI.exe? In alex.exe (and RTW I suppose) there is no such section, as "description" in the unit card... Only "abilities at glance" are displayed

I'm using RTW.exe.

Ceterum censeo Romam esse delendam

[miotas]

I too am using rtw not bi.exe or alex.exe, if that makes a difference.

haven't tried the new one but will do so when i get home today.

[bobbin]

Phew! Found the problem. I was running using BI.exe, this won't work for RTW.exe...yet, i know exactly what the problem is and will rectify it shortly.

So to clear things up, this mod will currently work if you are running EB with BI.exe or ALEX.exe (as according to Raygereio, i can't check this as i don't have alex) but not with RTW.exe (it will soon.)

If anyone was wondering what was wrong its because in RTW.exe unit descriptions have to have \n\n in front of them to show up.
so in i was putting

{celtic_infantry_gaecori_descr}
Impetuous\nExpert at Hiding in Forests\nRange - 45m\nAmmunition - 2 Javelins\n\nNoricene Gaecorii (Guy-kur-ee-eye; "Spear Troop") are a product of Celtic, Italic...etc

{celtic_infantry_gaecori_descr_short}
Noricene Gaecorii are essentially a Celtic warband, but their oval shield is reinforced. These men are semi-professional soldiers, not levies, despite their simple armaments.

Which is fine for BI or later but for RTW.exe you need

{celtic_infantry_gaecori_descr}
\n\nImpetuous\nExpert at Hiding in Forests\nRange - 45m\nAmmunition - 2 Javelins\n\nNoricene Gaecorii (Guy-kur-ee-eye; "Spear Troop") are a product of Celtic, Italic...etc

{celtic_infantry_gaecori_descr_short}
Noricene Gaecorii are essentially a Celtic warband, but their oval shield is reinforced. These men are semi-professional soldiers, not levies, despite their simple armaments.

silly me

[miotas]

Excellent. Let us know when it's up. Should be a very handy thing when its working.

[Mediolanicus]

About the Sardinian Infantry: why can't they sap?

To bobbin: are you planning on adding the other stats too? (lethality and things like that)? Anyway, great work so far!

[bobbin]

Yeah I'm planning to include all that but it will take a while as there is a LOT of units, will probaby have to change the format of the info too. Was thinking something along the lines of

primary weapon - (type) 
                 (range)
                 (Ammuntion)
                 (Lethality)
                 (Attributes)

Secondary Weapon - (Type)
                   (Lethality)
                   (Attributes)

Base Morale -

Not sure if I'll include attack times as it might get a bit too cluttered

[Africanvs]

Hey Bobbin, this is a great addition, thanks for sharing it!! I will keep an eye on this and get it as soon as you get it working for RTW .exe. I've never offered a balloon before, but I think you deserve one for your efforts. for you. ;)

[bobbin]

Thanks my first ballon!

Just for that the new version is up, which now works with RTW.exe I may add.

[Africanvs]

Thanks my first ballon!

Just for that the new version is up, which now works with RTW.exe I may add.

Hey you deserve it! Thanks for the update, gonna try this out now!

Edit: OK I have a suggestion right off the bat. You may consider hosting your file through a different site. This one bombarded me with pop-ups that about gave my pop-up blocker a heart attack, and some still got through it. Something about a sex museum hehe. I'm sure some other folks could recommend some good ones.

[miotas]

You Little Ripper!!!

This is bloody brilliant!

I don't know how I lived without it

I am in your debt good sir

[bobbin]

Hey you deserve it! Thanks for the update, gonna try this out now!

Edit: OK I have a suggestion right off the bat. You may consider hosting your file through a different site. This one bombarded me with pop-ups that about gave my pop-up blocker a heart attack, and some still got through it. Something about a sex museum hehe. I'm sure some other folks could recommend some good ones.

Yeah, gonna host it on filefront when their upload servers are working again.

Cheers for the encouragement moitas!


Edit: New filefront link up now.

[miotas]

hey, i just installed the eb for bi mod and the put in your unit card mod and i get the following error

EBTrivialScript Error

Failed to copy the file "c:\rome - total was\eb\sp game edu backup\map.rwm' to c:\rome - total war\eb\data\world\maps\base\map.rwm' (error 2: the system cannot find the file specified.)

the game runs properly and i can see the extra unit card info, so it's not really a problem as the error isn't affecting anything i can see, i was just wondering if anyone knew what it's about?

[bobbin]

Looks like a problem in the trivial script, note the first filepath says

c:\rome - total was\eb\sp game edu backup\map.rwm

Doubt its caused by my mod, maybe try asking over in the EB for BI thread although if the game is working fine it's probably not that much of a problem.

[miotas]

Looks like a problem in the trivial script, note the first filepath says

c:\rome - total was\eb\sp game edu backup\map.rwm

Doubt its caused by my mod, maybe try asking over in the EB for BI thread although if the game is working fine it's probably not that much of a problem.

that was just a typo on my part, it does say war. I ran bi before i put in your mod and there was no error, but i will ignore it for now unless something goes wrong. I'll let you know if anything happens though, just in case it's something that needs fixing.

on a more positive note, this mod has given me a more profound understanding of just how s*** western archers are , I've never had the two fight each other yet so i never so i only knew they had a slightly lower attack, now i find out they have about 2/3 the range, a huge tactical disadvantage. Stupid westies