modding population levels?

Hi There,

I want to modify population levels in MTW2 - is this possible? If so, how do you do it? Which file(s) need to edited?

Also, is there a limit or 'ceiling' for population levels in MTW2? I mean, is each city level determined by population size and if so, what are the figures involved?

Will modifying population cause the game to crash? Can this be avoided?

Looking at estimtes for Medieval population rates (they're pretty speculative) there are big differences: for example, the population of France was three times that of England. Can this be reflected in MTW2?

Any help and guidance appreciated on this.

descr_settlement_mechanics.xml is the file you want to be looking at.
Note that the max values there directly correlate to the squalor values earlier in the file.

To make some region's growth higher than others, mod descr_regions.txt and delete map.rwm afterwards

To make regions have higher starting values only, mod descr_strat

Hi FactionHeir,

That's great - many thanks. I'll check out the relevant files and see what can be done. Thanks again.