ALEXANDER EB

FINAL MOD


for any questions/support please feel free to e-mail me at: petrovicvladan9@gmail.com

2021 Files

https://mega.nz/#!sJBmDKTJ!-Mp83KyGx...BhZ7VB9vgceNZs

Key:

I SUGGEST http://www.7-zip.org/ FOR UNZIP

Run EAEM.lnk to launch - ADJUST THE TARGET LINE BEFORE LAUNCH


How to adjust the target line of your EB.exe - In Our Case EAEM.ink
>Go to EB shortcut - left clck on the shortcut and chose properties - then - change the Target by copy-paste method

"<drive letter>:\<directory path you've installed RTW into>\RomeTW-ALX.exe" -mod:eb -show_err -nm -noalexander
"...\Rome - Total War\RomeTW-ALX.exe" -mod:eb -show_err -nm -noalexander

I have been fan and developer of RTW since the start, this will be my final major update, anything after this would be tweaks.

Mods adjustment go far beyond any other.

STEAM INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Unpack the zip
2. Go to your local install folder for the RTW Alexander Steam game - if you're not sure where this is then open Steam, go to Library, right-click Rome: Total War - Alexander, go to Properties > Local Files tab > Browse Local Files
3. Backup the contents of this folder, just in case
4. Select all of the files from the unpacked zip, and copy into the RTW-Alexander steam install folder, overwriting those currently there
5. Go back into Steam, Library, right-click Rome: Total War - Alexander, go to Properties > General tab > Set Launch options
6. Copy the following into the box: -mod:eb -show_err -nm -noalexander and click OK

Play the game as normal

PLEASE POST UR HEROIC VICTORIES AND EMPIRES I WILL BE MAKING CUSTOM CHANGES FOR THE BEST!

Sounds good, I've been thinking about installing with Alex but I have to mess around making a second install first. A few questions:

• Any stability problems?
• Any faction progress information?
• How far have you progressed in your campaign?
• How's the diplomacy looking?

Cheers

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Originally Posted by overweightninja

Sounds good, I've been thinking about installing with Alex but I have to mess around making a second install first. A few questions:

• Any stability problems?
• Any faction progress information?
• How far have you progressed in your campaign?
• How's the diplomacy looking?

Cheers

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You should try it by the list above! Still I will be updating this thread regulary begining from today with pictures of campaign and AI gamplay:juggle2:

Answers!

EB 1 on Alex.exe is the most stable of all *exe that for EB (that is RTW or BI). It has less studs than using RTW.exe or BI.exe, the easy fllow the AI goes with on lower-end demandings for your CPU.. And you don't need to wait 5 minutes for your Hard-drive to get back to life after you exit the game! I am sure SEGA had their work on AI making it less demanding and faster and at the same time - much smarter and stable!

I can say that progression is very nice.. I played two campaigns, but, I have tested the AI by playing about an hour 'clicking the end turn' with Casse! That is - until THE REBELS ATTACKED ME AND DESTROYED CASSE! - I think that is something that is not happening so often! Other factions are spreading and grouping theri forces before a siege (sou you can forget 4 units per siege on VH from AI on ALX.exe). For example - Pontos is spreading from the start to Sinop and to the North and Black Sea, Spain is half in hands of Lusitanians, Armenia is spreading and Baktria and Carthage... From the start! So with Alex.exe the whole EB balance is in probs.. We know that EB should be played in a certan way - but that is made due to RTW.exe engine - that is slow and 'ugly' compared to ALX.exe or BI even... so

I'll Post later :charge:

Unfortunetly no Alexander.exe for me... nt even BI.exe, anyway, it is intersting, have you noticed any naval assaults activities???? Try playing a Carthaginian game and see the Romans behaviour... is it more agressive towards Sicily and the islands (Arse and Karali?)?

I have a question; is Alexander.exe so good that the AI contemplates the meaning of life itself?

If not, is it really worth it?

Hey that all sounds just like my campaign!
I'm playing the Casse with BI.exe - the AI has done just that - golly gumdrops Makibus you have found a winner!
I say we congregate here tomorrow at 0600 hours and present him with a medal, I think he deserves some sort of reward for giving us gameplay where the Makedonian navy follows the fleader!

Even if that is the only new addition - 'tis surely an honest and worthy one!

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Originally Posted by Glenn

I have a question; is Alexander.exe so good that the AI contemplates the meaning of life itself?

If not, is it really worth it?

Hey that all sounds just like my campaign!
I'm playing the Casse with BI.exe - the AI has done just that - golly gumdrops Makibus you have found a winner!
I say we congregate here tomorrow at 0600 hours and present him with a medal, I think he deserves some sort of reward for giving us gameplay where the Makedonian navy follows the fleader!

Even if that is the only new addition - 'tis surely an honest and worthy one!

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Ok, I am just now making a coffe break.. And I must say I am amaized!!!
And not just about AI! I am so amaized with my EB 1 stability and fast-fllow!

The campaign and battle game run MUCH, MUCH faster! they are stable.. I could svear that my vanilla RTW witho no patches runs just a bit sllower than this! Realy.. I had no CTDs at all by now and I play on VH and fight couple of battles per turn -- like, In my EB 1 based on RTW.exe I had to have atleast 1 CTD after some battle.. but it seems that ALEX.exe is moch mouch better then we all think!

Let's say.. I never played Alex vanilla, but I am sure that 90% of people here did not.. so they could not know what Alex is - it is many times better that RTW and Bi.. the stability and preformance....

For example... I have A high-end system ..Cor2Duo.. ASus8800gst 2 gigs of Geil ultar ram on 800- so I PLAY ON MAX settings all the time... AND you know what! - The first time I had NO STUDS or --sloows at all are now with Alex.exe
Belive me..I palyed just today with my Rtw.exe and nothing changed on my PC since!

AND ABOUT DIPLOMACY! I belive that a good sign is - I took Pella and Demetrias in my first turn! You know .. with elephant on VH.. so then in my next turn I send a diplomat in
Corintos to ask Ceasfire, Trade Rights, saying I will attack and I ask for 5000 minaiI! AND THEY SAID YES! - I think that is very good, in EB 1 based on RTW you could never get that aggrement even if they have only one city left!
That is definetly better Diplomacy! ANd AGonatas sailed somwere!

must go now.. I am besidging Athens in 272 .. will be in touch:yes:

Test more plz.

Can anyone else confirm this please?

Also, does Alex support the same formations BI does? (shield_wall, shieldtrom, swimming)

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Originally Posted by brymht

Can anyone else confirm this please?

Also, does Alex support the same formations BI does? (shield_wall, shieldtrom, swimming)

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No i dont think it does.

will i be able to continue with my saved game?

Should be able to. At least you can on BI, so i'm 99.99% sure you can on alex.exe

Ok, I will test more... but you know... I am in the middle of my campaign wit Epiros.. And I fight a lot so I am in 271 after the Battle of Rome...

I promise... I will test separatly with Casse during the day and will post here..
It's just that I have to install my WinVista now:wall: .. so I will post later..:smash:

I will keep this thread open.. And some of you people could test also.. If he has Alex.. if not.. I will for all of you.. but later :yes:
I will even upload my files that work so you can just copy-paste them.. or mybe I will make a setup for this.. But the point is for you to see the 'catch' because EB 1.1 is under way so.. you can use Alex.exe even after EB 1.1!

Alex has been reported to be better on the diplomacy side with less backstabbing (ironically I must say as the game was shipped without diplomats) and some say with slightly better battlefield AI.
I think I will try a shot as well provided I can recover my key...

Pls upload Maksimus. :yes:

First report:
with Alex it seems to be marginally faster, just started a Pontus campaign

does phalanxes still breaks apart when they attack another phalanx like in RTW?

Loading is way faster indeed. I did not see much improvement over AI turn timing (75-80 sec vs. 90-95).
But personally I'm not sure that CA broke nothing in Alexander :laugh4: We are all aware of literally breaking changes introduced by RTW patches.

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Originally Posted by Little Legioner

Pls upload Maksimus. :yes:

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ok ok ok.. I will.. I just have to try my Vista on it and I will confirm that all is ok:yes:

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Originally Posted by Zarax

First report:
with Alex it seems to be marginally faster, just started a Pontus campaign

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Very Nice! Did you follow instructions mentioned above? Just so you can confirm that it works so others would have clear ground on Alex.

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Originally Posted by iamphet

Loading is way faster indeed. I did not see much improvement over AI turn timing (75-80 sec vs. 90-95).
But personally I'm not sure that CA broke nothing in Alexander We are all aware of literally breaking changes introduced by RTW patches.

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So we have two + me confirmed opinions on speed! Right? Just test some and post here so we have all at one place

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Originally Posted by Leviathan DarklyCute

does phalanxes still breaks apart when they attack another phalanx like in RTW?

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No, I am playing Epeiros and I had no such issues - I think that I have screenshots of one macedonian phalanx attacking mine when we fought in Demetrias.. Will post.. but I just don't have time now - sorry:shame:

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Originally Posted by Maksimus

ok ok ok.. I will.. I just have to try my Vista on it and I will confirm that all is ok:yes:

Very Nice! Did you follow instructions mentioned above? Just so you can confirm that it works so others would have clear ground on Alex.

So we have two + me confirmed opinions on speed! Right? Just test some and post here so we have all at one place

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Instructions worked fine, AI seems less backstabbish as well.
The only gripe I have with Alex exe is that it doesn't support anything BI related, including hording.
It's a shame because I was already thinking about Alex-XGM...

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Originally Posted by Mr Durian

will i be able to continue with my saved game?

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I tried to reload a saved game from use with the BI.exe and got a CTD.
Works fine with a new campaign.
So no don't count on it :(

Ok..
Can anyone confirm that save-game will work from RTW.exe to Alex.exe?
I would .. but I just got some unexpected probs on my h-drive:whip:
so I have no save games... I will have to start over again

hi I've got a roman one that's working fine on alex.exe I'm ownly early on in it though 250 bc or something

thanks Alex.exe modders

the feature when you double click a unit card on the battle field and camera promptly moves to the unit is broken in Alex. is it still so in your Alex EB campaigns?

It's partially broken, you need to not move the mouse while it zooms.

Is it really that much faster with the Alex.exe?

CTD for my RTW save as well.

So I made a new campaign and the wait between turns is still ~90 seconds, just as it was without alex. The campaign map still lags to hell if I try to move it around with the arrow keys instead of mouse and all that good stuff.

I cannot comment on improved AI as all I care about is performance at this point since the lag jump from the last eb version to 1.0 is quite large for me.

:yes:

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Originally Posted by fallen851

Is it really that much faster with the Alex.exe?

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It is.. Even If you have some average or low-end CPU and soft* system!

So.. I tought that om my old PC it realy does not matter - that is, EB on RTW.exe or on Alex.exe I tought It was the same. But, no - even on my Celeron/WinXP or on my C2Duo/64Vista EB on Alex wprks! - ofcourse it goes much faster on my new PC - just think of it.. Alex has much improvements you should check the official site and review of Alex.. much can be found there

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Originally Posted by Zarax

Instructions worked fine, AI seems less backstabbish as well.
The only gripe I have with Alex exe is that it doesn't support anything BI related, including hording.

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How about the tactical and strategical A.I.? Are they doing better?

In my battles against Rome and Makedonia with Epeiros I could not have any resting place on battlefield.. do I use VH settings, but still, In my EB based on RTW.exe - there were often situations when AI would not move..
So..you could just flank it and kill it with your archers - after a couple of those stupid AI responses I switch to Alex.. And I had no probs with that any more!

Anyway. We could all notice that sometimes on EB 1 RTW based game you would realy have to hope that AI would group his army and then go into conquest - now (with Alex) it is an essence! So even Seleucids are grouping their armies and march to Aegypt and vice versa .. I am going to post some pictures of it (eventualy):whip:

Can anyone upload chat_filter.san and RomeTW-ALX.exe on megashare.com or rapidshare.com... Please!

That would be uttelry illegal...

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Originally Posted by Zarax

That would be uttelry illegal...

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why? its not an exe file...

people ask for and receive vanilla RTW/BI EDUs, DMBs. etc all the time...

RomeTW-ALX.exe is the alex executable...

Zarax.. come on man.. Upload some of your campaign if you can target some AI moves that are 'new' or at lest some opinion we can all comment :pirate2: ..
I would .. but the way I play is just ..'fight all the time and don't end your turn often'.. so I don't have much pictures.. :no:

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Originally Posted by Little Legioner

Pls upload Maksimus. :yes:

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I did not answer or upload the files because if I do you will have to hand-delete some folders - because 'imperial_campaign' that is renamed with 'Alexander' can not owerwriten - it can just be renamed.. so sorry:shame:
You are going to have to follow the instructions..

but have a baloon!:balloon2:

:belly: and a dancer! that should be a motivation to do it manualy:yes:

I tried it too, but I did not have BI so I just installed Alex over RTW 1.5 and used the tricks in the first post to start EB. Technically, it works great, no crash in 30 something in-game years.
The tactical battles seem more interesting, but the strategic game killed me. I started with the Sweboz and I was pretty OK, until one turn, in the 230s, I attacked one of those huge armies of Eleutheroi with two silver chevrons, lead by one guy called Sakes, or something. I fight the battle, I win, but with 50% losses. Then I siege the city. Next turn, what do you think? A full stack of veterans/elite Eleutheroi attacks me from the back, lead by, guess who, Sakes. Never happened to me in RTW 1.5, so Alex falls over the edge of my hard drive, back to RTW for me.

Well, the Ai is good allright.. but I got my CTD on Alex after this~:pissed:
https://img442.imageshack.us/img442/...efinallpk7.jpg

Must win again :shame:

theres no way we can resume a BI game with this though eh? not even messing with that map.rwn or something file

I think that I am not sure at all.. I would like if someone from the EB team would pop-up here and say a word about that..
Maybe there are ways.. but I don't know them yet:no:

I'd imagine a BI save won't work on Alex. About the EB team's advice on this, I don't know if any of the members even own ATW.

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Originally Posted by Raidvvan

The tactical battles seem more interesting, but the strategic game killed me. I started with the Sweboz and I was pretty OK, until one turn, in the 230s, I attacked one of those huge armies of Eleutheroi with two silver chevrons, lead by one guy called Sakes, or something. I fight the battle, I win, but with 50% losses. Then I siege the city. Next turn, what do you think? A full stack of veterans/elite Eleutheroi attacks me from the back, lead by, guess who, Sakes. Never happened to me in RTW 1.5, so Alex falls over the edge of my hard drive, back to RTW for me.

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I think that one is actually a EB 1.0 feature to make conquering the Alps difficult, time consuming and not worth it. I wouldn't switch back because of it.

My custom battles no longer work, when I go to start a battle it just dumps me back to the faction selection screen, anyone else getting this?

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Originally Posted by overweightninja

My custom battles no longer work, when I go to start a battle it just dumps me back to the faction selection screen, anyone else getting this?

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Yes, it is just 'missed' :shame: in my post to get Alex working.. I think I will find a way and edit the first post
note: I am actualy sure the custom are going to work - the pattern of edits are the same as on BI.exe - will work on it!:yes:

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Originally Posted by Maksimus

Yes, it is just 'missed' :shame: in my post to get Alex working.. I think I will find a way and edit the first post
note: I am actualy sure the custom are going to work - the pattern of edits are the same as on BI.exe - will work on it!:yes:

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Great I'll find the steps for BI and just adjust for alex then, cheers!

Sorry.. I just can't fix the custom battle bug! :thumbsdown:

But I have uploaded my files that are needed to play EB 1 on Alex.exe
There is some things aded.. you wont get a CTD when entering Custom battle - but you wont be able to play custom
sorry :balloon2:



It is FIXED!

Well, I am playing for a while now on Alex.. I can't tell you more on AI based on te lands it has - because I play more battles then turns, so I am in 268 bc.
Destroyed Macedon, Romans and fighting for Sparta curently (had some probs in battle CTDs when I lost a 4 turns loading game without the option to activate Eb script)

And I am very happy that Alex is more challenging than BI ot RTW.. far more actually
but.. The battles are very hard .. realy.. I am palying RTW 4 years now so belive me.
I just had one where I had to fight about 5000-6000 Macedonians with my 3500 .. And I was phalanx defending.. my god!:duel:

Anyway.. The AI on Alex.exe especially on battles is far more complex.. by my opinion. Do I use VH settings, this is realy too hard..

And I strongly belive that the whole EB 1 gamplay balance is in serious trouble if played on better AI - such as Alex..:whip:

Some and I think most of unit balances come in in question when played on Alex.. For example again, The cavalry and your generals are basicly uselles in Battle - and that is no joke...
With 4 Epeiros generals you cant rundown one hoplite unit. And I understand that horsmen are no suitable to fight for a long time standing in against infantry - but this is just TO MUCH (I will post some pictures next time I capture the moment) And this has nothing to do with VH settings I tried it on Medium so It is a matter of Unit balance.. On Alex, it seams that VH settings are MUCH harder then on RTW!
Now , the EBBS srcript is realy making one unrealistic and unwanted expirience. :gah:

I definetly support and recommend some mods that alter the EB 1 gamplay dinamic if used wit ALX -
For example: Mods that are lowering the costs and maintaince of units and some that are making resources more valuable
Because the way EB 1 is based now (on RTW.exe) - is just not design for harder AI like in Alex (compared to RTW).. Play a whilie and you will see!:shame:

I understand CBs don't work, what about historical battles, do they work?

And you should play H/M, also don't base your assumptions of the first years as Epeiros the first turns are full of hard fought battles. but once you get Greece you start rolling in dough.. and that's without destroying Rome (which you did). So holding down 2 fronts (Italy and Greece) and winning is already over-achieving IMO...

I played an Epeiros campaign started out by letting Taras rebel and conquered Greece (some very hard battles the first few years). After that I got to making so much money that I felt it was too easy.

I'm thinking about giving Alex a try when I decide to start a campaign and play.

No.. Historic does not work ... I just got a CTD. I think it could be fixed like in EB 1 for BI.exe but I haven't moded that .. maybe it's just some folder names and descriptions wee need to change so It works.. I leave that to people that did make custom/historic battles work on BI.exe

And about that other thing:whip:

here is my VH/VH campaign
https://img264.imageshack.us/img264/...2571137ke3.jpg

I am just now in a way to destroyed KHellenon in my 266 bc.. I went to Rhodos. . .and yet i missed some turns (like 2 years becaus of some CTDs after battles)..
Basicly.. My campaign is based on great and fast victories, In my first turn I took Pella and Demetrias .. so you understand how much battles mean to me..:shame:

Still.. I an strongly convinced that cavarly is realy weak.. I mean really.. I asked some EB members about it and they just told that that is the way it should be...
I must say, the AI is very well balanced on Medium and on VH settings, you can always win - like me.. But you can not, use ganeral in charge at all .. exept if enemy is fighting my phalanx..
In my battle of Sparta It took 3 of my upgraded generals to NOT kill a single peltast unit that si wrong :no: .. no? Well. .. I think there is muchhistoric proof to put cavalry a little up the latter. And when I fought at Rome.. my god.. My generals were 'sent off' - you know leaving infantry finish the job - generals are just to weak for battles balance fo ALX
i will do so when EB 1.1 comes out, at least giving all cavarly 2 hit points

But hey! Try it with Alex.exe it realy is harder:yes:

HISTORIC and CUSTOM now work!

I switched to ALX for a new Romani campaign. Had no problems and the AI seems to be a bit smarter.

However, I am having issues with my generals. None of them has died of old age, my faction leader is now 104.

Is not-dieing-of-old-age a hardcoded feature of ALX? Can someone confirm if or is just this particular campaign messed up?

cheers

Generals not dying of natrual causes is a feature of Alex, but its in no way hardcoded. That said, I would be extremely suprised if it was activated for all generals simply by switching to alex.exe. IIRC it involves going through a .txt file and adding it to the generals you want.

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Originally Posted by Maksimus
In my battle of Sparta It took 3 of my upgraded generals to NOT kill a single peltast unit that si wrong .. no? Well. .. I think there is muchhistoric proof to put cavalry a little up the latter.

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This would have probably been the un-balancing that playing on VH gives the game.

Can anyone mess a bit to see if custom or histoirc work
I am sure that BI.exe is the same thing.. How do you make Custom and Historic work on BI.exe? any Help?

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Originally Posted by Admetos

This would have probably been the un-balancing that playing on VH gives the game.

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Well - No. Not acctually, It seemed to me and others that was the case (especially because EB members are 'pointing' at that), but it's actually not:no:
EB 1 is not unbalanced because of VH settings - that said I am refering that VH settings are not addressing only to cavalry.. VH settings boost +7 morale and some attack and defence value to the enemy, wich is making them just a bit harder to beat.

What I am refferint to is the fact (by my expirience of RTW game-playing) that Cavalry is, generaly, undervalued:shame:.. And that si probably the way it is intended in EB by the creators, What is not intended surely is to have a general whose infantry is fighting with no probs - but he himself is usless:coffeenews: ..

In my case, I would like to have stronger cavalry in general - but that is actually refering to their attack and hit points (i will make such a mod where ordinary infantry would not have a chance against Company)

Infantry might not find VH/VH as hard as cavalry do. Cavalry rely on their stats (charge bonuses) to be effective in combat. If they can't kill enough people in their initial charge to give them time to withdraw, then they get mauled when they turn their backs. By giving the AI a +7/+7 stat boost, you reduce the set of units that the cavalry can kill enough of in their initial charge.

If you want to make it harder for yourself, don't play on VH/VH. Use general cam, don't pause the battles, put the wings of your army under AI control and don't reload when you lose (and with the wings of the army under AI control, you WILL lose). That way you'll get a challenge AND the pleasure of riding down foot soldiers.

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What I am refferint to is the fact (by my expirience of RTW game-playing) that Cavalry is, generaly, undervalued

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Its is important to consider that cavalry in the Hellenistic Period often did not have large, strong, quality mounts (horse breeding), did not always use horse shoes (limiting the movement of horses), and - most importantly, did not have stirrups.

The paired stirrup did not appear until around 322 AD (Sarmatians used a single loop as a horse-mounting aid prior to that). In the absence of stirrups, cavalry had less stability in the saddle, were more easily unseated while riding, were unable to engage in close-fighting from the saddle with great force (i.e. wielding a sword with stirrups is very different to wielding a sword without), and were more vulnerable to being toppled from the saddle by enemy infantry.

So, I think the balance with the cavalry is about right.

H.

Did any palyed a VH battle with 70% infantry, 20% missles and 10% cavalry?
Keep on mind that you have the same numbers (or less as ussuall) as CPU..

Still.. I agree that battle balance is just fine generally - but I was refering to harder-better battle AI with Alex.exe... Miniding that cost/versses use is highly undervaluated - it makes you wish not to use cavalry at all! :thumbsdown:

Anyway..

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Originally Posted by overweightninja

My custom battles no longer work, when I go to start a battle it just dumps me back to the faction selection screen, anyone else getting this?

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I have the same problem :thumbsdown:

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Originally Posted by Marcus Publius

I have the same problem :thumbsdown:

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Yes - We know - Me to!.. I am just waithing for some EB member to see if this would work :whip:
I am not sure how to make Custom/Hustoric battles playable - but some EB members surely can know the pattern - We are actually all waiting for some modder to show up here and test it - like BOVI :yes:
(could you help here a bit? Here is a bloon :balloon2: )

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Hey Maksimus,
Is it possible to go back to using RTW.exe AI by following your instructions in the first post in reverse?

I do see that the AI is better in Alex, its just that if my faction leades never die, I feel like I'm cheating and not getting the best out of the game...


Thanks in advance for the help

Your faction leader will die, you need to go into descr_strat and give a general the "Immortal" trait to stop him dieing from natrual causes. To go back to RTW.exe, just change the command line of the shortcut.

what about the renaming of certain campaign folders as listed in the first post? do those need to be renamed back to imperial campaign or whatever?

Also, where is the file you mention that needs to be changed?

sorry but not so familiar with the RTW file structure.

Thanks.

Ah yes, now having read the first post you will need to re-name the folders, I assumed that you'd copyed them, which would be less time-comsuming if you plan on switching back. The 'file' that needs to be changed is your EB shortcut on the desktop, just change "RomeTW-ALX.exe" to "RomeTW.exe", obviously without the quotes.

Admetos answer is good for you Blazing141, just try to follow the instructions from the first post and do the thing...

If you realy would have some probs with that - I will upload the vanilla files/folders to make it work back...but the point of this is to know-how to use the 'pattern' of switching to Alex.exe for any future EB modes (RTW based:smash: )

Excellent, thanks, guys! I will stick with EB/Alex for now as my Romani campaign is going well, but I will wait and see if dudes start dying of old age....if not, then back to EB/RTW....

Please post if they live more than.. let's say.. 115 years:yes:

That is due to Alex.exe vanilla campaign.. in wich you have to win all before Alexander is dead.. so .. some just play longer than the others!

anyone know how to make the generales die in alex.exe?

If you look up a few of posts...

Admetos,
I'm not well versed in modifying the files to make the generals mortal. Can you advise of what specifically needs to be done? Thanks.

When you switch to alex.exe, the generals WILL NOT be immortal. To make a general immortal, you need go to descr_strat and give them the trait "Immortal 1" (without quotes). This won't work in EB because there's no immortal trait. So now maybe finally we can have people stop worrying about their generals being immortal, this being the second time i've said it. To make your generals immortal, you will need to add the immortal trait from from Alexander and, as said above, give it to the generals you wan't to be immortal in descr_strat.

Maksimus@ I'm thinking you should put in the first post that generals won't be immortal, seeing this is being asked alot.

Even though it feel strange to have a bunch of 100+ years olds...

Well, I'm pretty sure that the generals become immortal through that trait, and seeing as EB was built on 1.5, that trait wasn't even made then so definetly isn't in EB, so I can't see how generals would become immortal simply by switch to alex.exe. And even if the trait did exist in EB, you still need to give it to generals in descr_strat. :dizzy2:

Well in M2TW I believe you can mod the max age, in RTW IIRC you cannot so it's hardcoded by that it means controlled by the exe, so yes an exe switch could cause the max age to go up and generals (perhaps especially FMs) live very long lives...

Is it possible for them not to die? I belive No..:inquisitive:

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Originally Posted by Maksimus

Is it possible for them not to die? I belive No..:inquisitive:

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In M2TW? set the max age to something ridiculous like 1000... at least that's what I remember reading somewhere...

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Originally Posted by Admetos

Well, I'm pretty sure that the generals become immortal through that trait, and seeing as EB was built on 1.5, that trait wasn't even made then so definetly isn't in EB, so I can't see how generals would become immortal simply by switch to alex.exe. And even if the trait did exist in EB, you still need to give it to generals in descr_strat. :dizzy2:

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I agree with you, on the other side there is no real in depth research on alex and there might be a few hard coded weird things...

how can I stop the game from CTD when playing custom or historic on ALEX?

:no: You just have to figure what *txt. to change.. I would have but I am just guessing for now...
It would be nice if someone from EB team or anyone who made Custom/Historic work on BI.exe could help now
But we are not so lucky this week:no: (fixed.)

maybe you should post this topic on the unofficial modding projects forum and ask for help?

I think people that read the mod sub-forum would read this forum, perhaps this forum would be better.

Did anyone have Naval Invasions? - I mean, I know Alex AI is much better then BI AI, but I tought that I read somewhere that BI is made to use even 'plastic' invasion sometimes 3-4 unit's top's, and that was just a response for RTW setback on naval issues

Still, I belive that it is now diferent in Alex.. There are not so much naval, but there are more AI battles on the land..

Please post if you have naval invasion screen in Alex.exe:yes:

I had naval invasion in vanilla alexander

Well, that is nice to :laugh4: