Okay, been a long time TW player, but haven't played since RTW and have just bought and begun playing S2TW. So far there is not a lot of meat in the modding forum as far as specific "how to" advice, but I gather that modding S2TW is much different than modding RTW and previous games, correct? For example, have the text files been eliminated as a means of modding?

Anyway, there are basically three things I want to know how to do, and I hope my fellow orgahs can help:

1) Change faction starting money

2) Change game end date

3) Speed up tech tree discoveries

Thanks in advance...