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[WhiteProphecy]

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[WhiteProphecy]

I have a question, what type of spearmen are these, and can you get these in the Selucid campaign?


http://www.totalwar.org/games/wallpapers_rome/wallpapers/rtw_wall07.jpg

[WhiteProphecy]

I'm sorry about the second post so quickly, if you cant get this unit for the Selucid Empire, could you guys put this unit in one of the virsions or something please, I'm sure others agree this would be a cool additional unit for the Selucid Empire.

[Uesugi Kenshin]

They seem to be a unit which was not included in the game. Other than that I don't know.

[WhiteProphecy]

hmmmmmm

[SomeNick]

They look like armoured hoplites. And , yeah not in the game... well that particular shield they have isn't anyway. Looks egyptian.

Nice pic though : )

[Hannibal Barca]

:P I told you they might be a unit dude. They look cool, though Silver Shield's still look cooler.

[WhiteProphecy]

ya, does anybody know where to get the BI demo?

[WhiteProphecy]

sorry for the post right after this, I dont understand why it doesnt give me an edit option, o well.


ya that picture is my desktop.

Is there also going to be another Rome game after BI?

sorry for all the questions lol

[Uesugi Kenshin]

You can't edit, vote in polls, or post outside the Entrance Hall and iirc a couple other forums until you are a member.

There will almost definately be another Total War game after RTW: BI, other than that not a clue.

[Ludens]

The BI demo can be found in the downloadsection of www.totalwar.com. Failing that, you could use the search for "BI demo download" in the Colloseum.

There will be another Total War game after BI, but I doubt it will feature the Roman Empire.

[WhiteProphecy]

ok, thankyou, i'm downloading the demo right now.

[WhiteProphecy]

wont let me download ~:confused:

[Rilder]

that pic looks like Hoplites without the phalanx which is what RTW really missed out on... they coulda at least made hoplites good with the swords as they were in real life

[The Stranger]

I have a question, what type of spearmen are these, and can you get these in the Selucid campaign?


http://www.totalwar.org/games/wallpapers_rome/wallpapers/rtw_wall07.jpg

thats a unit of seleucid captains...you also have them with thrace and macedon...theyre not included but a simple change in the strat file can change that

[Syxx_Killer]

That pic is my wallpaper, too. I think they look cool. What do I have to change in that file to make them accessable? I'm doing a Macedon campaign right now with good success. I would like to use that unit. I have a 9 star general now. I booted the Brutii from Greece and am starting my conquest into new lands. Soon I hope to take Rhodes. I could really use that wonder. lol

[The Stranger]

eh do want them as captains (as they were intended) or as a unit (wich is more complicated to do).

[Al: Total Gore]

I have a question. For BI, I’ve heard you can edit certain values so that rebels don’t pop up so frequently. Where can I find the correct file and what would be a proper value to input so that rebels appear far less frequently but with larger numbers? I’m tired of fighting brigand armies consisting of 2 spearmen or 2 peasants every three turns.

I would also like to know if there is a way to reduce the amount of pirates. It’s utterly ridiculous to see massive fleets of these little buggers roaming around the Mediterranean. One or two is understandable but a whole stack of pirate ships?!

[Antagonist]

That would be desc_strat.txt, the core file of a singleplayer campaign.

It should be in (Main Rome Directory)\bi\data\world\maps\campaign\barbarian_invasion

Scroll down slightly and you'll see, just below the start and end date values, a short series of "switches" you can use to activate or deactivate certain features. The ones you want are brigand_spawn_value and pirate_spawn_value.
You edit the frequency of brigands and pirates by changing the number beside these values. I'm not certain precisely how these values work, but it is my understanding that higher numbers reduce the probablility or frequency of brigands or pirates spawning.

Personally I don't know how the game determines the size or "rebel" armies when they are spawned, or how to change this, but perhaps veteran modders could help you.

Hope that helps,

Antagonist

[Al: Total Gore]

Thank you again Antagonist. This is the second time you've come through for me. ~:)

[SomeNick]

thats a unit of seleucid captains...you also have them with thrace and macedon...theyre not included but a simple change in the strat file can change that

Thankyou :)

Ahh... could you point to where the instructions for doing this are?

Thanks again ~:cheers:

[Seleukos]

thats a unit of seleucid captains...you also have them with thrace and macedon...theyre not included but a simple change in the strat file can change that

Seleucid captains? not much historical indeed! ~;p They wear corinthian helmets of 5th cent BC and hold funny shields--octagon hoplon shields???
Anyway..~:)

[WhiteProphecy]

i dont have barbrian invasion, i have no $$$ lol. Is there any patches with that unit for just regular Rome?

[The Stranger]

i dunno if i'm capable of doing it soon, i can do it on tuesday but only if yur willing to wait that long. i will point it out, wich way and how.

Seleukos....theyre not only seleucid but also thracian and macedonian captains...(colour differs ofcourse just as shieldpatterns)

[WhiteProphecy]

ok thanks, i can wait till tuesday, its this comin up tuesday right?

[The Stranger]

yeah it is

[WhiteProphecy]

alrighty:charge:

[The Stranger]

are you using a mod, if not i can just change m on my pc and you can download it...i can put in alot of other skins and units too if you want

[Rilder]

Seleucid captains? not much historical indeed! ~;p They wear corinthian helmets of 5th cent BC and hold funny shields--octagon hoplon shields???
Anyway..~:)


That shield isnt the Hoplon shield, the hoplites' shield isnt the hoplon either


The shield is actually called Aspis. The word shield. The word Hoplon, is the word Oplon. which like lots of greek words gets an extra letter shoved here and there when spoken in a more english tongue.
Oplo meant tool, and then got turn to mean a generic term for any warriors tool, such as armour or weapon.

Oplon, then took on the name of the shield. The term hoplite meant "a man who carries tools of war" or "a man who carries weapons" and then the shield got named as Hoplon as the most obvious tool of the hoplite (other than the spear/pike).

In modern greek Oplon means weapon also. which makes it easy.

[The Stranger]

hoplite, is the word and it just meant the (heavy) armed. and yeah it came from oplo the greek word for weaponry

[SomeNick]

i dunno if i'm capable of doing it soon, i can do it on tuesday but only if yur willing to wait that long. i will point it out, wich way and how.

Seleukos....theyre not only seleucid but also thracian and macedonian captains...(colour differs ofcourse just as shieldpatterns)


Thankyou The Stranger :bow:

These units will no doubt be very cool to see in the game ~:cheers:

[The Stranger]

do you want them as unit or captain. and are you using a mod.

[WhiteProphecy]

i'm not using any mod, btw, how do you switch the units and skins and stuff?

[WhiteProphecy]

a captain please.

[The Stranger]

ow well here is it for a unit

This is fictional unit and therefore will have no description nor any unit cards.
youll see this unit on the map as a black peasant (card) on the battlefield youll see the real unit.

paste this in activision/Rome Total War/Data/export_descr_unit.txt

type greek officer
dictionary greek_officer ; Hellenistic Swordsmen
category infantry
class heavy
voice_type Heavy_1
soldier greek_officer, 40, 0, 1.2
attributes sea_faring, hide_forest, very hardy
formation 1, 2, 2, 3, 4, square
stat_health 1, 0
stat_pri 15, 4, no, 0, 0, melee, simple, piercing, sword, 25 ,1
stat_pri_attr no
stat_sec 0, 0, no, 0, 0, no, no, no, none, 25 ,1
stat_sec_attr no
stat_pri_armour 6, 7, 5, leather
stat_sec_armour 0, 0, flesh
stat_heat 3
stat_ground 2, 1, 0, -1
stat_mental 10, impetuous, highly_trained
stat_charge_dist 30
stat_fire_delay 0
stat_food 60, 300
stat_cost 2, 660, 270, 50, 70, 660
ownership macedon, thrace, seleucid

paste this in activision/Rome Total War/Data/export_descr_unit_enums.txt

greek_officer
greek_officer_descr
greek_officer_descr_short

paste this beneath this in activision/Rome Total War/Data/export_descr_buildings.txt

army_barracks requires factions { carthaginian, armenia, pontus, egyptian, greek, roman, }
{
capability
{
recruit "greek officer" 0 requires factions { seleucid, macedon, thrace }

and

royal_barracks requires factions { seleucid, roman, }
{
capability
{
recruit "greek officer" 0 requires factions { seleucid, }
___________________

this is for a captain
paste this beneath this

type greek officer
dictionary greek_officer ; Hellenistic Swordsmen
category infantry
class heavy
voice_type Heavy_1
soldier greek_officer, 40, 0, 1.2
attributes sea_faring, hide_forest, very hardy
officer greek_officer
formation 1, 2, 2, 3, 4, square
stat_health 1, 0
stat_pri 15, 4, no, 0, 0, melee, simple, piercing, sword, 25 ,1
stat_pri_attr no
stat_sec 0, 0, no, 0, 0, no, no, no, none, 25 ,1
stat_sec_attr no
stat_pri_armour 6, 7, 5, leather
stat_sec_armour 0, 0, flesh
stat_heat 3
stat_ground 2, 1, 0, -1
stat_mental 10, impetuous, highly_trained
stat_charge_dist 30
stat_fire_delay 0
stat_food 60, 300
stat_cost 2, 660, 270, 50, 70, 660
ownership macedon, thrace, seleucid

[WhiteProphecy]

where do i go for that to work and for me to type that in?

[The Stranger]

i said where you could COPY AND PASTE it
in my PC than C disk than program files than activision than RTW than data and than the file i said...i thought it was quite clear

btw White how old are you??? just curious

[WhiteProphecy]

13


lol sorry my bad

[WhiteProphecy]

what factions can you be in the campaign?

[The Stranger]

what factions can you be in the campaign?

just a few but i can change it for you so you can play all factions...did you worked it out

[WhiteProphecy]

not yet, workin on it

[The Stranger]

im working on your factions request

[Moros]

im working on your factions request
a whole different EU than in the frontroom!:bow:

[The Stranger]

i can be nice :P come on msn

[WhiteProphecy]

lol, nice people are always on MSN and AIM, tobad i cant get any of them becuase my pops lol


ty stranger for doing the virsion for me

[VeroImperatoreDiRoma]

I wanted to post this question in the right thread but as a new member couldn`t.Then instead of waiting patiently I read about how long it could take to qualify for the other forums,and the words "if you feel you`ve been forgotten"# so here goes:

Regarding governors-what is the importance if any of keeping them in their relevant province?
On reflection this could be a ridiculous question with an obvious answer and proof enough why newbies aren`t allowed to post anywhere they like.



#I have difficulties getting served in crowded bars~D

Thanks

[Microwavegerbil]

Don't think their position has any effect on the province, though I could always be wrong.

And nah I don't think this is what the "screening" process is trying to block out, more like trying to block out people who just spam stupid stuff.

[lugh]

It depends what game you play.
In MTW, it increases the loyalty of that province in the short term. In the long term AFAIK, it increases the likelihood of developing bad V&Vs, so try to keep 'em moving, fighting in battles, that kind of thing.

[Ludens]

Regarding governors-what is the importance if any of keeping them in their relevant province?
In the first place: welcome to the Org, VeroImperatoreDiRoma.

If your question is about M:TW: there is no known effect for absentee governors whatsoever. Dread, acumen and piety have the same effect when the gov is in his domain or on the other side of the map (this does not apply for the King's influence, however). Sitting still in a province does seem to improve the chance of gaining bad vices however, so it is useful to sent governors to the frontline. Keep in mind however that the governor will get no building-related virtues if he is in a stack led by another general. The virtue will go to that general in stead.

[Stoicblitzer]

i have a question. how do i change my name on the forums?

[Uesugi Kenshin]

Pm Tosa, he'll be able to change your name for you.

[VeroImperatoreDiRoma]

OK Cheers all!
Of course I should have said MTW !! I did try to be clear but alas,fact is I moderate on a worldwide football forum and it needs patience to the extreme.You make a poll of best player and someone posts their favourite five players.~:rolleyes:

One other question,where does the pause button stand in multiplayer games?
Is it used? Should I wean myself off pausing? I want to play online after one or two more campaigns so is it bad practice?

[Uesugi Kenshin]

If RTWMP (i've dabbled a bit, but can't do it much due to dial-up) is anything to go by it requires all players to hit the pause button and splashes an announcement saying ________ wants to pause the game. I only played MTWMP a coupld of times, but I think it uses the same system now that I think about it.

I'd suggest weening yourself off of the pause button.

[Leonin Khan]

i wouldnt if i was you...if youve played RTW you prolly couldnt play the ugly graphics of MTW if you dont care about tat or if you havent played RTW you definitly should