Console Question

In my current campaign, I'm trying to simulate a massive Parthian invasion of the Seleucid Empire so I was wondering if anyone knew the console command to move a character. Thanks.

move_character "first name last name" x,y

x,y are determined by the command "show_cursorstat." It will five the coordinates of the mouse.

If the army disappears, try repositioning the mouse in another clear spot and move them there. Always works for me.

Also keep in mind to avoid redundancies that cause crashes, the internal names of the characters are different than the ones on the map. For example, I tried moving "Captain Appivs" once. The command didn't work, so I tried "Captain AppivsA," "Captain AppivsB," "Captain AppivsC," etc. all the way down to "Captain AppivsK." (which is the last letter they go to and the one that happened to work) For Generals and FMs, you add the letter to the first name if it can't find their name. Make sense?

Ok, but what if the characters is a family member or an agent that doesn't have a last name?

Try the FM's only name in the command. For agents I find it easier to attach them to a captain, (a single cheap unit of whatever) zip the captain off to wherever and then disband the unit.

If he is Roman, good luck with move_character..their internal names are screwy..

Most characters without a last name have a hidden internal last name. Try using only the first name, but that probalby won't work. The hidden name is usually something to do with their faction. The Makedonia one is "ofmakedon". Look for similar in the "descr_names.txt"...

Sorry to hijack a thread, but I have another console question. Is there a way to shut off the limit to the number of troops on the battle field? I thought I read there was, but I can't for the life of me remember where.

There is, but not in the console.

Go to Rome - Total War\EB\preferences\ and open the "preferences.txt" with a (how obvious) text editor.

Search for
UNLIMITED_MEN_ON_BATTLEFIELD:FALSE

And - also obvious - change FALSE to TRUE

UNLIMITED_MEN_ON_BATTLEFIELD:TRUE

Hah, thanks. So easy an ancient historian could do it. Thanks for the help.