Playing as minor faction

[HJM168359]

how do you play as minor factions. I would really like to play as the swiss.

[Panther]

this is very simple
ok open up c drive then program files the total war then choose campmap then startpos and there will be 3 choices basically the 3 periods. pick one in this case late and scroll down a bit ad you weill come across this:

//========================================
//Active Factions
//which factions are to appear in the game
//and which of these factions are playable
//========================================

SetActiveFaction:: FN_BYZANTINE FT_MAJOR
SetActiveFaction:: FN_DANISH FT_MAJOR
SetActiveFaction:: FN_EGYPTIAN FT_MAJOR
SetActiveFaction:: FN_ENGLISH FT_MAJOR
SetActiveFaction:: FN_FRENCH FT_MAJOR
SetActiveFaction:: FN_GERMAN_HRE FT_MAJOR
SetActiveFaction:: FN_ITALIAN FT_MAJOR
SetActiveFaction:: FN_POLISH FT_MAJOR
SetActiveFaction:: FN_RUSSIAN FT_MAJOR
SetActiveFaction:: FN_SPANISH FT_MAJOR
SetActiveFaction:: FN_TURKISH FT_MAJOR
SetActiveFaction:: FN_ALMOHAD FT_MAJOR

//SetActiveFaction:: FN_NOVGOROD FT_MINOR

SetActiveFaction:: FN_ARAGONESE FT_MAJOR
SetActiveFaction:: FN_GOLDEN_HORDE FT_MAJOR
SetActiveFaction:: FN_HUNGARIAN FT_MAJOR
SetActiveFaction:: FN_PAPIST FT_MAJOR
SetActiveFaction:: FN_SWISS FT_MAJOR


ok you can see that novgorod is minor and so will all below it so just change it to FT_MAJOR and you can now be that faction
NOTE:: there is a problem with GA mode. You can play but wont get any points

[Lord Of Storms]

I already have a modded early startpos file of my Swiss mod I love the swiss pikes and I have been learning how to mod on this file it plays well I gave them 3 provinces upped the value and trade goodsand a few other goodies titles,etc. to keep them afloat financially, I am still working on it but it plays just fine I would be willing to send it to you to try or you can look at the changes I made that is how I learned from others...If you are interested post your e-mail I will send it right out...http://www.gifs.net/animate/knight2.gif

[Orda Khan]

You could also download the 'All 20 Factions' mod. Once loaded you have 6 era choices.... early, high and late plus All 20 early, high and late. Great fun http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

.......Orda

[HJM168359]

my email is HJM168359@charter.net
thanks

[Lord Of Storms]

I see you have received the Swiss Mod Early .txt file I sent and also the wes w read me I sent you , so please be courteous enough to respond and let me know if you played the swiss mod thank you

[[DnC]]

Quote[/b] (Orda Khan @ Mar. 05 2003,17:28)]You could also download the 'All 20 Factions' mod. Once loaded you have 6 era choices.... early, high and late plus All 20 early, high and late. Great fun http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

.......Orda
Is that the mod from Tosa under the download section?

Anyways I still have a few campaigns going on and want to atleast finish two of them. So might it cause a problem with my current save files if it'd "install" the mod?

P.S. I'm backupping my saves anyways though.

[Lord Of Storms]

Dnc if you have enough hard drive space you can install more than one copy of MTW I currently have three MTW files on my hard drive one for modding one clean and one with a 69 unit addon. All you do is rename the files and install in a clean folder saves time and trouble if you mess up with a mod file.http://www.smilies-world.de/javascripte/mausverfolger/smilies/smil07.gif

[[DnC]]

Thought that would give registry problems.
But I'd rather just have one install, though I still have a lot of free harddrive space. Just wanting a mod that doesn't sorta screw up the save files http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif
Thanks anyways http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

[Puzz3D]

[DnC],

The all 20 mod won't mess up your savefiles. In fact, it simply adds 3 new eras to the regular game and coexists with the standard early, high and late eras. It doesn't have to be uninstalled to play the regular game. I'm using it now to play as the Mongols, although I do change the size of Mongol horse archers to 60 men, and I use a statswapper to do that. When I want to play online, I use the statswapper to go back to the regular unit stats.

[[DnC]]

Thanks Puzz3D.

Btw I can't seem to download anything from the org sadly (well I can, but it will show every file as 15.2KB large files and thus not being the whole file or just something different), is there another site where I can download the "All 20 Factions" mod from?
Typed it in google and couldn't find it and as I'm typing this I'm searching on other MTW sites, but alas I haven't found it yet.

EDIT: Argh I'm just to anxious to try out WesW's for God and Country mod.
The hell with my old campaigns (have backupped them already, so I can always play it again), I'm trying out WesW's mod and hope I'll like it http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

Now I'll have to see if I'm able to play other factions aswell with WesW's mod (don't know about that).

Still interested in the "All 20 Factions" mod though http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

[Puzz3D]

I don't know why all your downloads would be getting truncated to 15.2 KB. Make sure you have enough disk space avaliable.

Try the org's 3ddownloads area:

http://www.3ddownloads.com/?directory=/strategy-gaming/totalwar/

Also look in this thread for a link to WesW's latest Medmod version 1.8:

http://www.totalwar.org/cgi-bin....;t=7560 (http://www.totalwar.org/cgi-bin/forum/ikonboard.cgi?act=ST;f=5;t=7560)

[[DnC]]

I have enough diskspace (about 60gigs free) http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

But could it be that there's something wrong with 3ddownloads.com medieval section (read something about it sometime ago here at the guild)?

And I have installed WesW's mod v1.71, I'll install 1.8 when it's out of beta testing (it has the Mongols as a playable faction, woohoo) http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

Thanks.

[Big King Sanctaphrax]

I've had problems downloading from the org to, I get a message saying I'm 'Not authorised' to access the page.

[Orda Khan]

Big King Sanctaphrax, just a thought....are you logged in when you try to download?

.....Orda

[Big King Sanctaphrax]

Yes, always.

[HopAlongBunny]

I added the People of Novgrod. Plays ok, just no buildings for offices give the office http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/frown.gif I tried modding the "AddOffice" section to include Novgrod, but still no offices seem to work.

Did I miss doing something? (better) Does the "all 20 factions" mod take care of this problem? http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[Orda Khan]

All 20 and OH mods both sort this

.......Orda

[HopAlongBunny]

Thanks Orda =)

[Lord Of Storms]

HopAlongBunny at the bottom of the add office data block highlight the swiss office titles cut,copy and paste them in the space below and change FN_SWISS TO FN_NOVGOROD and you can also change the name of the office inside the qoutes to say whatever you like... http://www.emotipad.com/emoticons/Big%20Thumb%20Up.gif P.S. Remember the office title only appears in the game when you reach the appropriate level of tech I.E. The right building for the right title. Example building=chancellery you will get the Chancellor title,and so on ...

[HopAlongBunny]

Actually I cut and pasted the Russian offices; changed name as you said...still didn't help.

I tried installing the mod for minor factions; not sure if I have the right one...to borrow a phrase

GAH

[Praylak]

Ya that's exactly what i did. I have the Tosu All Factions mod installed (nice setup btw), and although I can play Novogord, the Royal palace confers no office title. I thought at first, the listing of Russians and Novogord being absent was the culprit. So I just pasted in Novogord over the Russian RN positions under the office listing. Go back to my game, build a Palace, no title. Scratching my head here. It seems quite simple, and i've checked it twice but I still can't figure why.

I'll do a search in the downloads for this "OH" mod, whatever that may be.

[Orda Khan]

Orda's Horde is a Mod that gives you 20 playable factions on normal v1.1 stats or when you swap to 'OH' stats you have a modified Golden Horde to campaign as or to use in MP.
They have new and improved units.

........Orda

[Praylak]

That clears things up for me, thanks. Thats actually exactly what i'm looking for, all factions but no stat changes. I just downloaded it and installing now.
Question for you Orda...While playing either the Mongols or the Novgorod, do royal structures allow titles like the other factions?