Some advice in modding. (Sought after, not provided)

**Tellos Athenaios** · 05-24-2008, 00:02

For an example: I added Hippeis to the Seleukid & Ptolemaic roster in my own EB 1.1.

So here's a code example of how that would go:

In the sp game edu backup folder; I changed the Hippeis entry of the export_descr_unit.txt file:

Code:

;183
type             greek cavalry hippeis
dictionary       greek_cavalry_hippeis      ; Hippeis
category         cavalry
class            heavy
voice_type       General_1
soldier          hellenistic_cavalry_hippeis, 25, 0, 1
mount            medium horse
mount_effect     elephant -1, chariot +2
attributes       sea_faring, hide_forest, hardy
formation        1.5, 4, 3, 6, 4, square
stat_health      1, 1
stat_pri         8, 27, no, 0, 0, melee, simple, piercing, spear, 0 ,0.15
stat_pri_attr    no
stat_sec         9, 15, no, 0, 0, melee, simple, slashing, sword, 0 ,0.13
stat_sec_attr    no
stat_pri_armour  7, 10, 2, leather
stat_sec_armour  0, 0, flesh
stat_heat        2
stat_ground      0, 0, -4, -2
stat_mental      12, disciplined, highly_trained
stat_charge_dist 40
stat_fire_delay  0
stat_food        60, 300
stat_cost        1, 2151, 538, 40, 60, 2151
ownership        greek_cities, romans_julii, numidia, thrace, slave, seleucid

In the EB\data folder I changed the Hippeis entry of the descr_model_battle.txt file:

Code:

; Hellenistic cavalry - Hippeis / Mistophoroi Hippeis

type				hellenistic_cavalry_hippeis
skeleton			fs_o_m_spearman, fs_hc_swordsman
indiv_range			40
texture				greek_cities, eb/data/models_unit/textures/hellenistic/ebhellenistic_cavalry_hippeis_spw_greek.tga
texture				seleucid, eb/data/models_unit/textures/hellenistic/ebhellenistic_cavalry_hippeis_spw_greek.tga
texture				thrace, eb/data/models_unit/textures/hellenistic/ebhellenistic_cavalry_hippeis_spw_thrace.tga
texture				slave, eb/data/models_unit/textures/hellenistic/ebhellenistic_cavalry_hippeis_spw_slave.tga
texture				romans_julii, eb/data/models_unit/textures/hellenistic/ebhellenistic_cavalry_hippeis_spw_slave.tga
texture				numidia, eb/data/models_unit/textures/hellenistic/ebhellenistic_cavalry_hippeis_spw_merc.tga
texture				merc, eb/data/models_unit/textures/hellenistic/ebhellenistic_cavalry_hippeis_spw_merc.tga
model_flexi			eb/data/models_unit/ebhellenic_cavalry_hippeis_spw_high.cas, 15
model_flexi			eb/data/models_unit/ebhellenic_cavalry_hippeis_spw_med.cas, 30
model_flexi			eb/data/models_unit/ebhellenic_cavalry_hippeis_spw_low.cas, 40
model_flexi			eb/data/models_unit/ebhellenic_cavalry_hippeis_spw_lowest.cas, max
model_sprite		greek_cities, 60.0, eb/data/sprites/greek/ebsprite_greek_cavalry_hippeis_all.spr
model_sprite		seleucid, 60.0, eb/data/sprites/greek/ebsprite_greek_cavalry_hippeis_all.spr
model_sprite		thrace, 60.0, eb/data/sprites/greek/ebsprite_greek_cavalry_hippeis_thrace.spr
model_sprite		slave, 60.0, eb/data/sprites/greek/ebsprite_greek_cavalry_hippeis_slave.spr
model_sprite		numidia, 60.0, eb/data/sprites/greek/ebsprite_greek_cavalry_hippeis_merc.spr
model_sprite		romans_julii, 60.0, eb/data/sprites/greek/ebsprite_greek_cavalry_hippeis_slave.spr
model_sprite		merc, 60.0, eb/data/sprites/greek/ebsprite_greek_cavalry_hippeis_merc.spr
model_tri			400, 0.5f, 0.5f, 0.5f

And finally I edited the export_descr_buildings.txt file to contain:

Code:

city_barracks_J1 requires factions { romans_julii, numidia, } and building_present_min_level government gov3 and not hidden_resource not_here
        {
            capability
            {
		recruit "greek cavalry hippeis" 0 requires factions { romans_julii, numidia, } and hidden_resource EA and hidden_resource C and hidden_resource n1 and hidden_resource n2 and hidden_resource y4 and hidden_resource n8
                recruit "greek cavalry hippeis" 0 requires factions { romans_julii, numidia, } and hidden_resource SW and hidden_resource C and hidden_resource n1 and hidden_resource y2 and hidden_resource y4 and hidden_resource y8
                recruit "greek cavalry hippeis" 0 requires factions { romans_julii, numidia, } and hidden_resource EA and hidden_resource E and hidden_resource n1 and hidden_resource n2 and hidden_resource n4 and hidden_resource n8
                recruit "greek cavalry hippeis" 0 requires factions { romans_julii, numidia, } and hidden_resource EA and hidden_resource D and hidden_resource y1 and hidden_resource y2 and hidden_resource y4 and hidden_resource n8
                recruit "greek cavalry hippeis" 0 requires factions { romans_julii, numidia, } and hidden_resource EA and hidden_resource C and hidden_resource n1 and hidden_resource n2 and hidden_resource n4 and hidden_resource y8
                recruit "greek cavalry hippeis" 0 requires factions { romans_julii, numidia, } and hidden_resource SW and hidden_resource C and hidden_resource y1 and hidden_resource y2 and hidden_resource n4 and hidden_resource y8
                recruit "greek cavalry hippeis" 0 requires factions { romans_julii, numidia, } and hidden_resource EA and hidden_resource C and hidden_resource n1 and hidden_resource y2 and hidden_resource y4 and hidden_resource n8
                recruit "greek cavalry hippeis" 0 requires factions { romans_julii, numidia, } and hidden_resource EA and hidden_resource D and hidden_resource n1 and hidden_resource n2 and hidden_resource n4 and hidden_resource y8
                recruit "greek cavalry hippeis" 0 requires factions { romans_julii, numidia, } and hidden_resource SW and hidden_resource D and hidden_resource y1 and hidden_resource y2 and hidden_resource y4 and hidden_resource n8
                recruit "greek cavalry hippeis" 0 requires factions { romans_julii, numidia, } and hidden_resource NW and hidden_resource D and hidden_resource n1 and hidden_resource n2 and hidden_resource n4 and hidden_resource n8
                recruit "greek cavalry hippeis" 0 requires factions { romans_julii, numidia, } and hidden_resource SW and hidden_resource B and hidden_resource n1 and hidden_resource y2 and hidden_resource n4 and hidden_resource y8
                recruit "greek cavalry hippeis" 0 requires factions { romans_julii, numidia, } and hidden_resource SW and hidden_resource B and hidden_resource n1 and hidden_resource n2 and hidden_resource n4 and hidden_resource y8
                recruit "greek cavalry hippeis" 0 requires factions { romans_julii, numidia, } and hidden_resource SW and hidden_resource C and hidden_resource y1 and hidden_resource y2 and hidden_resource y4 and hidden_resource n8
                recruit "greek cavalry hippeis" 0 requires factions { romans_julii, numidia, } and hidden_resource SW and hidden_resource C and hidden_resource n1 and hidden_resource y2 and hidden_resource n4 and hidden_resource n8
                recruit "greek cavalry hippeis" 0 requires factions { romans_julii, numidia, } and hidden_resource EA and hidden_resource B and hidden_resource n1 and hidden_resource y2 and hidden_resource y4 and hidden_resource n8
                recruit "greek cavalry hippeis" 0 requires factions { romans_julii, numidia, } and hidden_resource EA and hidden_resource E and hidden_resource y1 and hidden_resource n2 and hidden_resource n4 and hidden_resource n8
                recruit "greek cavalry hippeis" 0 requires factions { romans_julii, numidia, } and hidden_resource SW and hidden_resource C and hidden_resource y1 and hidden_resource y2 and hidden_resource y4 and hidden_resource y8
                recruit "greek cavalry hippeis" 0 requires factions { romans_julii, numidia, } and hidden_resource NW and hidden_resource A and hidden_resource n1 and hidden_resource y2 and hidden_resource n4 and hidden_resource n8
                recruit "greek cavalry hippeis" 0 requires factions { romans_julii, numidia, } and hidden_resource EA and hidden_resource E and hidden_resource n1 and hidden_resource y2 and hidden_resource n4 and hidden_resource n8
                recruit "greek cavalry hippeis" 0 requires factions { romans_julii, numidia, } and hidden_resource SW and hidden_resource C and hidden_resource n1 and hidden_resource n2 and hidden_resource n4 and hidden_resource n8
                recruit "greek cavalry hippeis" 0 requires factions { romans_julii, numidia, } and hidden_resource SW and hidden_resource B and hidden_resource y1 and hidden_resource y2 and hidden_resource n4 and hidden_resource y8
                recruit "greek cavalry hippeis" 0 requires factions { romans_julii, numidia, } and hidden_resource SW and hidden_resource D and hidden_resource y1 and hidden_resource y2 and hidden_resource y4 and hidden_resource y8
                recruit "greek cavalry hippeis" 0 requires factions { romans_julii, numidia, } and hidden_resource SW and hidden_resource D and hidden_resource y1 and hidden_resource y2 and hidden_resource n4 and hidden_resource n8
                recruit "greek cavalry hippeis" 0 requires factions { romans_julii, numidia, } and hidden_resource SW and hidden_resource D and hidden_resource n1 and hidden_resource y2 and hidden_resource n4 and hidden_resource y8
                recruit "greek cavalry hippeis" 0 requires factions { romans_julii, numidia, } and hidden_resource SW and hidden_resource D and hidden_resource y1 and hidden_resource n2 and hidden_resource n4 and hidden_resource n8
                recruit "greek cavalry hippeis" 0 requires factions { romans_julii, numidia, } and hidden_resource EA and hidden_resource C and hidden_resource n1 and hidden_resource y2 and hidden_resource n4 and hidden_resource y8
                recruit "greek cavalry hippeis" 0 requires factions { romans_julii, numidia, } and hidden_resource SW and hidden_resource A and hidden_resource y1 and hidden_resource y2 and hidden_resource y4 and hidden_resource y8
                recruit "greek cavalry hippeis" 0 requires factions { romans_julii, numidia, } and hidden_resource NW and hidden_resource A and hidden_resource n1 and hidden_resource n2 and hidden_resource y4 and hidden_resource y8
                recruit "greek cavalry hippeis" 0 requires factions { romans_julii, numidia, } and hidden_resource SW and hidden_resource C and hidden_resource n1 and hidden_resource n2 and hidden_resource y4 and hidden_resource y8
                recruit "greek cavalry hippeis" 0 requires factions { romans_julii, numidia, } and hidden_resource SW and hidden_resource D and hidden_resource y1 and hidden_resource n2 and hidden_resource y4 and hidden_resource n8
                recruit "greek cavalry hippeis" 0 requires factions { romans_julii, numidia, } and hidden_resource SW and hidden_resource D and hidden_resource n1 and hidden_resource n2 and hidden_resource y4 and hidden_resource n8
                recruit "greek cavalry hippeis" 0 requires factions { romans_julii, numidia, } and hidden_resource SW and hidden_resource C and hidden_resource n1 and hidden_resource n2 and hidden_resource n4 and hidden_resource y8
                recruit "greek cavalry hippeis" 0 requires factions { romans_julii, numidia, } and hidden_resource SW and hidden_resource A and hidden_resource n1 and hidden_resource n2 and hidden_resource n4 and hidden_resource n8
                recruit "greek cavalry hippeis" 0 requires factions { romans_julii, numidia, } and hidden_resource NW and hidden_resource D and hidden_resource y1 and hidden_resource n2 and hidden_resource y4 and hidden_resource y8
                recruit "greek cavalry hippeis" 0 requires factions { romans_julii, numidia, } and hidden_resource SW and hidden_resource D and hidden_resource n1 and hidden_resource y2 and hidden_resource y4 and hidden_resource n8
                recruit "greek cavalry hippeis" 0 requires factions { romans_julii, numidia, } and hidden_resource SW and hidden_resource D and hidden_resource n1 and hidden_resource y2 and hidden_resource y4 and hidden_resource y8
                recruit "greek cavalry hippeis" 0 requires factions { romans_julii, numidia, } and hidden_resource SW and hidden_resource C and hidden_resource y1 and hidden_resource n2 and hidden_resource y4 and hidden_resource y8
                recruit "greek cavalry hippeis" 0 requires factions { romans_julii, numidia, } and hidden_resource SW and hidden_resource D and hidden_resource n1 and hidden_resource n2 and hidden_resource n4 and hidden_resource y8
                recruit "greek cavalry hippeis" 0 requires factions { romans_julii, numidia, } and hidden_resource SW and hidden_resource D and hidden_resource y1 and hidden_resource n2 and hidden_resource y4 and hidden_resource y8
                recruit "greek cavalry hippeis" 0 requires factions { romans_julii, numidia, } and hidden_resource SW and hidden_resource D and hidden_resource n1 and hidden_resource y2 and hidden_resource n4 and hidden_resource n8
                recruit "greek cavalry hippeis" 0 requires factions { romans_julii, numidia, } and hidden_resource SW and hidden_resource B and hidden_resource n1 and hidden_resource n2 and hidden_resource y4 and hidden_resource y8
                recruit "greek cavalry hippeis" 0 requires factions { romans_julii, numidia, } and hidden_resource EA and hidden_resource C and hidden_resource y1 and hidden_resource y2 and hidden_resource n4 and hidden_resource n8
                recruit "greek cavalry hippeis" 0 requires factions { romans_julii, numidia, } and hidden_resource EA and hidden_resource C and hidden_resource y1 and hidden_resource n2 and hidden_resource n4 and hidden_resource y8
                recruit "greek cavalry hippeis" 0 requires factions { romans_julii, numidia, } and hidden_resource EA and hidden_resource C and hidden_resource y1 and hidden_resource y2 and hidden_resource n4 and hidden_resource y8
                recruit "greek cavalry hippeis" 0 requires factions { romans_julii, numidia, } and hidden_resource NW and hidden_resource D and hidden_resource y1 and hidden_resource y2 and hidden_resource y4 and hidden_resource y8
                recruit "greek cavalry hippeis" 0 requires factions { romans_julii, numidia, } and hidden_resource EA and hidden_resource E and hidden_resource y1 and hidden_resource y2 and hidden_resource n4 and hidden_resource n8
                recruit "greek cavalry hippeis" 0 requires factions { romans_julii, numidia, } and hidden_resource SW and hidden_resource C and hidden_resource y1 and hidden_resource n2 and hidden_resource n4 and hidden_resource y8
                recruit "greek cavalry hippeis" 0 requires factions { romans_julii, numidia, } and hidden_resource SW and hidden_resource B and hidden_resource y1 and hidden_resource n2 and hidden_resource y4 and hidden_resource y8

Since I wasn't in any way particularly concerned with changing AOR and such I kept & copied that code to army_barracks_J1 and royal_barracks_J1 as well. (Otherwise I would be unable to train hippeis in levels beyond city_barracks_J1....)

**Megas Methuselah** · 05-24-2008, 03:39

TA, you're a living legend.

**Socy** · 05-24-2008, 10:58

What Methuselah said! Thanks a bunch TA, I owe you one

**Aaldaemon** · 05-24-2008, 11:34

Ooooh, thanks a lot Tellos! I wasn't quite 100% sure about the model part but now I should be able to make my own unhistorical Greek empire that can field hellenistic cataphracts. Spartans and Cataphracts togetherrrrr ooooh /faints.

**Socy** · 05-24-2008, 16:48

While the post from TA certainly was helpful I still would be grateful if anyone would care to elaborate on AOR and how to change the bodyguards of client-rulers (The ones in eastern provinces) so that they become like the client-rulers that the AS start with. (Check Babylon; Babylons client ruler = Shipri Tukul as bodyguard).

By the way, is changing recruitment for a faction save-game compatible?

**Tellos Athenaios** · 05-24-2008, 17:15

Well about AOR, or Area of Recruitment: in EB there exists a system with hidden resources (or HRs for short). Since each region can have a number of hidden resources, you can use a particular unique combination of (certain) hidden resources to indentify a particular region.

So basically:
PSEUDO code to clarify descr_regions.txt found in the eb/data/world/maps/base folder

Code:

My region
     My city
     My people
     111 222 0 ; a unique RGB encoding: the colour of a region must match
                   ; the colour of the region on the Map_regions.tga file.
     Some more codes
     My comma separated HR list

These HR's can be referenced inside the export_descr_buildings.txt file in the eb/data folder; as I said before. The Unique combinations EB uses are a general area markers + a unique (binary) 'number'.

Example (from my Hippeis code as posted above)

Code:

and hidden_resource SW and hidden_resource B and hidden_resource y1 and hidden_resource y2 and hidden_resource n4 and hidden_resource y8

The green code is typical of the EB 'general' area marker (SW meaning South-West I think) which is, let's say, Sicily + North Western Africa. I don't know if that really is the case -- but that's for the purpose of an example totally irrelevant anyways. The binary number bit is the blue code. n1 is the opposite of y1, y2 the opposite of n2 and so forth. So this works out: 1011 => region number 11.

Hence, by using 1 'line' of recruitment code per unit per region (per barracks complex, but that is for other purposes) you can set up detailed AOR's. Now, you can of course specify different recruitment code per level of MIC you use, which means in theory you can have wider AOR's on higher MIC levels than on lower levels. (Or vice versa, of course.)

However, if you were to simply delete the entire section listing the hidden resources, you would end up with an AOR which covers the entire map. For instance hippeis would be recruitable in Axum as well as Roma or Gawjam~Heruskoz or Chighu.

If you were to delete the binary number bit, you would now enable recruitment of hippeis throughout the entire region marked by hidden_resource SW and hidden_resource B.

So if you don't want/need a very fine and meticulously defined AOR you can economize on the amount of code quite a bit through means of deleting the binary number (and omitting the other code which specifies other regions within the same general area).

**Socy** · 05-24-2008, 17:53

You're a true hero TA, so it is almost with shame that I ask another question. In the export_descr_unit file the Nakhararakan Tiknapah (Armenian Noble Infantry) and the Shipri Tukul (Babylonian Heavy Infantry) share the same model, namely the "eastern_infantry_babylonian_nakhararakantiknapah". Now, if I add both these units to the same faction rooster, say AS, will it work? Seeing as they share the same model.

The reason that I'm asking is beacuse Hayasdan (roman_scipii) can recruit both according to the export_descr_unit.

And ofcourse, are all these changes save game compatible?