I dont think that would help any , as adding a completly new faction depends on more then just the startpos file alone, and the VIKING era file uses the same commands as the other eras even if the dont appear to be the same, in fact if youy compare the 3 era files you will note alot os subtle diffrences in headings and structure more so with the VIKING era but it was confirmed by CA programmers in another thread they still can all use the same commands.