I'd like Crusade to work like Jihad

[PeteAce]

I would really like to see Crusades to be only used in defensive purposes just like the Jihad. So crusades are only allowed to the state which is taken by an enemy.
Is there a way to edit the files to make Crusades work like Jihad?

Thanks in Advance.

[FesterShinetop]

I can't imagine why as it is historically inaccurate then... but I guess you'd have more succes in the Dungeon (the part of the Forum where these things are discussed)

[_Martyr_]

But that would screw up the entire system of the game where the Pope calls for crusades
It would make the muslims and orthadox too powerful. The odd crusade or two makes the game a bit more balanced, plus, as Apache pointed out its untrue to history

[Lord TangMo]

I think you are right. Crusade was called becasue the Byz Emperor tried to get his land back from the Muslim. But some how it got mixed up. And those land eventully changed hand to Christian fractions. So, the original or the execute to go for Crusade was to get the land back not to invade some one else.

I am not sure about Jehad. But, if I don't remember wrong, its propose was not only to get the land back.

[PatrickNeil]

Sorry to say, but from a modders point of view, it thoroughly cannot be done. Crusades are hardcoded to Chapter Houses, which are hard coded to Catholic factions, just as Jihads are hardcoded to Ribats, which are hardcoded to Muslim factions.

Patrick

[FesterShinetop]

I am no modder http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/dizzy.gif , not by far. But I am not surprised (I guess... http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif ).

[kataphraktoi]

Jihads as a defensive response - bullcrap and a bunch of political correct baloney.
Can anyone explain how the muslims conquered the huge empires that they did at the expense of the byzantine and sassanid empires????? What the hell could they be defending - as if the byzantines and the sassanids would be interested in a huge piece of desert. c'mon MTW be bold and make Jihad an offensive and defensive concept it works both ways. Medieval warfare never gave a damn about political correct, the only thing correct was at the point of a sword or scimitar.