Playing as Non-Playable factions

[Mirron]

I have tried and looked many places to try to figure out how to play as people like the Scythians, Dacia etc. and have not been able to actually change the dedcr_strat file to do so. So if possible could someone post or PM me thier descr_strat file with the normally "unplayable" factions enabled and without and other crazy modifications.

[TinCow]

I think this is what you are looking for:

https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=97533

[Mirron]

I think this is what you are looking for:

https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=97533

Thanks but what exactly do I need to change to stop the game from crashing when trying to play as the ones listed above.

[TinCow]

I don't know why it would crash if that's all you're changing. You're saying the game works perfectly fine, but when you change this:

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campaign  imperial_campaign
playable
 romans_julii
 romans_brutii
 romans_scipii
 britons
end
unlockable
 egypt
 seleucid
 carthage
 parthia
 gauls
 germans
 greek_cities
end
nonplayable
 romans_senate
 macedon
 pontus
 armenia
 dacia
 numidia
 scythia
 spain
 thrace
 slave
end

to this:

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

campaign  imperial_campaign
playable
 romans_julii
 romans_brutii
 romans_scipii
 egypt
 seleucid
 carthage
 parthia
 gauls
 germans
 greek_cities
 britons
 macedon
 pontus
 armenia
 dacia
 numidia
 scythia
 spain
 thrace
end
unlockable
end
nonplayable
 romans_senate
 slave
end

it crashes?

[Mirron]

Yes, when I go to click on the Scythia icons, not even when I try to start the campaign, the game crashes. It also happens with Dacia, Nubians, Thrace, Spain, and someone else I am forgetting at the moment...

[Makanyane]

what patch of RTW are you using? If you're not sure - go into options screen and check what the number in top right hand corner says.