EB 1.2 released

**Malrubius** · 02-04-2009, 13:51

Originally Posted by Zmaj Drevni

1. So, if general has less bodyguards - it's easier to kill him? In M2TW there was a file which you could edit and it gives a greater chance for success of your agents - assassinss, spies and merchants - is there anything similar here, or do I have to reduce the No of bodyguards?

export_descr_character_traits is the file you seek. GoodAssassin and GoodSpy are the traits that give your agent his chance of success.

**Mediolanicus** · 02-04-2009, 14:05

But remember that opening export_descr_character_traits with plain windows notepad will crash your EB. You need Notepad+ or similar program to alter this file.

**Malrubius** · 02-04-2009, 14:37

Right. I just use Wordpad. It's export_VnVs that is the real bear.

**pomse** · 02-07-2009, 16:20

I play Rome on the hardeste difficulty that I could choose in the game. After 30 turns I was surprised that I don't get any resistance.

I have not seen or met any rebel units. The Gauls north from rome is not doing anything. They just stay in town. Safot Softim Biqarthadast on sicilia is also not doing anything. They don't even move there troops around on sicilia. Only the Greeks attack me a little bit in the start of the game.

I only get in battle when I attack because the enemy does not attack me.

Is that normal in 1.2 ?

**Mediolanicus** · 02-07-2009, 16:26

You're only 30 turns in the game... That's less that 8 years... of course that's normal.

**pomse** · 02-07-2009, 19:31

Originally Posted by Mediolanicus

You're only 30 turns in the game... That's less that 8 years... of course that's normal.

Ok, But that was not normal in the old EB. Normally Safot Softim Biqarthadast attack the other cities on sicilia.

I Will try to play some more turns.

**MarcusAureliusAntoninus** · 02-08-2009, 01:17

Originally Posted by pomse

I play Rome on the hardeste difficulty that I could choose in the game. After 30 turns I was surprised that I don't get any resistance.

I have not seen or met any rebel units. The Gauls north from rome is not doing anything. They just stay in town. Safot Softim Biqarthadast on sicilia is also not doing anything. They don't even move there troops around on sicilia. Only the Greeks attack me a little bit in the start of the game.

I only get in battle when I attack because the enemy does not attack me.

Is that normal in 1.2 ?

Have you started the backround script? Without the script, the AI will go broke and do nothing.

To activate the script click on one of your towns, then click on the advisor's picture in the top left, then click the "show me how" button. This must be done ever time you start a new game or load a saved game.

If the script is active, then it just may be random chance that has slowed your AI.

**Zmaj Drevni** · 02-08-2009, 12:20

I took some generals when I played with Makedonia and won more then 10 battles - yet my general was only good tactician +1 command and the other thing that gives +1 command. He was Sharp/Scharismatic/Vigorous, but that didn't get him anywhere. When I looked in descr_character_traits, I saw that treshold was set too high. I mean 64 for legendary commander? I think that's impossible (correct me if I'm wrong).
When I edited descr_character_traits, it crashes the game. So how can I edit teh file?? (I have wordpad)

p.s. suggestion - you should make that if your general (with let's say 2 stars) fights an enemy general (with 8 stars) and wins, and the battle ratio is 1:1 (or tougher for you), that you always recieve +1 or +2 command (upgrade in command stars...). What do you think?

**Mediolanicus** · 02-08-2009, 12:32

It's much harder to get command stars in EB than in RTW Vanilla.

AI generals get 5 stars or so from the EB script (or another file, I'm not sure).

This is because AI generals always suicidally charge into your lines. This way they'll live longer and boost nearby units to give you a harder fight.

AI got bonusses, you (are supposed to) have the brains.

Command stars are not important if you don't use your generals as Kamikazes. It's morale traits that are important. Check your generals on those.
Which doesn't mean it's impossible to have lost of Command starts. I have an 8, a 6 and a 5 star general in my campaign, but that's nothing compared to their morale boosters.

Originally Posted by Frequently Encountered Issues Thread

I'm trying to mod EDCT and any tiny change I do means the game crashes.

Stop using Notepad to edit Unicode files, it has no idea how to treat those.
Get a free Unicode-aware editor. There are lots available, but Crimson or Notepad++ should be sufficient. Google them.

I think that wordpad can't edit Unicode files either.