Combining mods...

[rory_20_uk]

I was wondering how easy it is to append one mod with features of another, for example adding units from a mod dedicated to units to way the WesMod that mainly concerns itself with other aspects of the game. Is this easy, or really difficult, and furthermore has anyone done any combinations?

[WesW]

Well, it's definitely not easy, at least not with my mod. If you wanted to add individual units, you could paste their code onto the end of the various text files, but I would not recommend trying to substitute entire files.

[cugel]

"Well, it's definitely not easy, at least not with my mod. If you wanted to add individual units, you could paste their code onto the end of the various text files, but I would not recommend trying to substitute entire files."

Substituting entire files definitely won't work. I've added some units to Wes's MedMod, but I did it the easy way, I only added the various text file entries, I didn't create new animations (the REALLY difficult part of adding new units) - which is to say that I used the already existing animation bifs. If, as I suspect, you wanted to add some of Lord Krazy's units to the MedMod, you could do it. Simply unzip Lord K's Mod into an empty folder. Check the file structure to see which files he's changed. As for the animation bifs, you could simply copy and paste these in the appropriate folders within the game folder, since the MedMod doesn't rely on any new animations. As for new units you could copy each unit in the units_prod11.txt and other text files (you would know which ones to use because Lord K's mod files would include them). Simply do a name search for say, his Norman Archers and copy and paste the entries into the proper places. If you omit an entry however, you will sometimes get a squirrelly error message or CTD, so you will probably want to do this one unit at a time. Then check to see if everything works right.

[rory_20_uk]

Thanks for the tip. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif
So by the sound of it, it is possible, it just might take a fair whack of time to get it all in. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/mecry.gif