VanillaMod 0.92 Current Worklog

[FactionHeir]

For ease of testing, the updated files are available here in the meantime. Its a 169KB archive that includes the data folder and its subfolders with files that have changed. To make it work, you need to have a working copy of VanillaMod 0.91 and then extract the archive's contents into your VanillaMod folder, overwriting when prompted.

Link: http://www.mediafire.com/?hu1wxdxcnnt (old link, use new one below)

[Johan217]

FactionHeir,

I just stumbled across this mod recently, and like it very much. Especially the traits fixes, they should be included in every other mod I think!

One question:
Will this new version be compatible with the v1.5 patch? Or does the 1.5 patch only affect Kingdoms?

Keep up the good work. There are some other mods out there that look more glamourous, but yours actually fixes many things that are overlooked in other mods.

[FactionHeir]

Thanks for the praise

The mod works for M2TW without Kingdoms, and as such will only affect the grand campaign started using the mod's shortcut (whichever way you set it up). You can safely patch to 1.5 I believe and still play this mod.

If you run into troubles or find the mod is not working properly for you, please let me know!

[pevergreen]

- Made a few minor adjustments to guild points

Not a problem with it, just something I noticed. In my first game with this mod (VH/VH) as Sicily, I moved to Jerusalem, upon taking it, next turn I was offered Horse Breeders Guild. Few turns later (No recruiting or retraining of horses) was offered The faction one, same thing few turns later, HQ of it.

I didnt recruit, retrain or build horse training buildings. Im not complaining though.

[FactionHeir]

Yeah, this happened most likely because the Egyptians already had a breeder's guild somewhere and have been training cavalry in Jerusalem which they can with race tracks.

Guild points aren't reset (cannot be reset reliably) when one faction takes another faction's settlement, so if the settlement already had a high number of points towards a certain guild and you take it, you will be offered that guild.

[FactionHeir]

- Tweaked diplomacy relations a bit more
- Increased number and replenishment of mongol/timurd recruitments
- Made castle libraries increase the limit for diplomats and spies
- Made caravanseries increase the limit for merchants
- Minor tweaks to battle aggressiveness
- Increased reliability of horde faction movements
- Gave horde factions 1 spy to start out with
- Reduced availability of "home country" conquistadores
- Delayed Rebel money until end of turn 14 and reduced amount
- Amended victory conditions some more

Under consideration:
- Adding Character Names Project to Mod (Optional)
- Adding Regions and Provinces to Mod (Optional)

Will upload the changes once I get some more time to test them.

[FactionHeir]

Another testing release. Let me know if you experience any problems or oddities.

http://generalsun.dreamhosters.com/uploads/files/VanillaModUpdate092c.zip (old link, use new one)

Note that this also fixes the initial 0.92s faulty (old) strat map AI file.