moding question

[dewinter]

sorry for posting this in the wrong forum..i posted several days ago in the new patron question thread in the dungeon but no responce yet..

i am currently playing med mod..and would like to make a few small adjustments.
i want to remove most of the land bridges and although im fairly sure this requires moding the startpos files in the setneighbor and and setborders sections i am not completly sure what i need to change.

any help is apreceated ..thanks

[massamuusi]

No need to edit borders, just seek the province you want to change, and delete the neighbour you wish to get rid off from the neighbour list, and then find the neighbour and do the same, or something like that.
Sorry, so long since I edited anything like that. But I do remember it's damn long list to browse in and time is what you have to spare you'll succeed.

[Seven.the.Hun]

oh yes...those neighbor listings are long long long, much of a mess really, good luck,

[Al Khalifah]

dewinter

1) If you want these changes to apply for each start date (if MedMod has them, I don't play it) you will have to open each startpos file for the mod.
2) Open the startpos file (Medieval - Total War\campmap\startpos) in notepad.
3) Scroll down to where SetNeighbours:: lines begin.
4) To remove a land bridge, say the Wessex/Flanders bridge, find the line SetNeighbours:: ID_WESSEX ID_MERCIA ID_WALES ID_FLANDERS ID_ENGLISH_CHANNEL ID_IRISH_SEA
5) Remove the ID_FLANDERS part so the line now looks like this:
SetNeighbours:: ID_WESSEX ID_MERCIA ID_WALES ID_ENGLISH_CHANNEL ID_IRISH_SEA
6) Repeat this only for FLANDERS->WESSEX.
7) You now cannot move troops between these two provinces without ships.

Remember if you're trying to remove all land bridges that there are two land bridges between Spain and Africa those from Cordoba and Granada to Morrocco. Delete the neighbour status for CordobaMorrocco and GranadaMorrocco but not CordobaGranada.

[dewinter]

thanks..exactly what i was looking for

[Al Khalifah]

No problem. I always do the same myself regardless of the mod.