Client Kingdoms - RTW expansion modification

[Epistolary Richard]

Client Kingdoms ~
A Rome Total War expansion modification

Update 22/5/05 - Downloads before today will have included a CTD bug in the export_descr_advice file which affects some users. Please see this post for how to fix it or download the mod again and use the later export_descr_advice. Apologies and many thanks to those who brought it to my attention.

Update 29/4/05 - The file has been updated with a new descr_model_battle file, the only changes are to ensure that Roman centurions & standard bearers always appear with the correct Julii skin. If you've already downloaded Client Kingdoms then to save you downloading it again you can find the new dmb here.

Also, please ensure that when you're installing the unit cards you always click 'No' when you're asked if you want to replace an existing file - otherwise some of your 'vanilla' units may appear with the wrong unit card.


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Client Kingdoms expands the original game by bringing a fresh new dynamic to the player’s relationship with their conquered territories. Defend them and govern them well and – from time to time – you will be offered the chance to recruit a small army of their local troops, including their unique specialists.

Use them wisely however, as you have no means of replenishing their numbers unless your clients offer you more.

Due to the mechanism by which Client Kingdoms operates, it is compatible with both the vanilla game and with most modifications. If you want to check if your modded game is compatible them have a look at the specific criteria posted in the living readme.

[Duke Malcolm]

Looks like a good mod, can't wait to get it.

[Epistolary Richard]

You're in luck, it's now being hosted. It's really just a fragment of what scripting allows us to accomplish. Hopefully we'll be seeing many more mods incorporate scripting commands in the future.

[Wishazu]

so how do i get this to work? do i need to create a seperate installation of rome etc.


woohoo, 500 posts lol

[Epistolary Richard]

No, have a look at the install instructions in the readme. There are only four text files which overwrite your existing ones:
- export_descr_advice
- export_descr_advice_enums
- export_advice
- descr_model_battle

Though, aside from dmb, I doubt your versions of these files have changed from vanilla - the rest of the files you can copy in as per the readme instructions and they'll sit there without affecting anything if you restore your original versions of the above files.

If your using a heavily modded game then you'll have to check the list of units and settlements in the readme to ensure you still have them all.

[shifty157]

What dictates how many units you get, what kind they are, and when you get them?

Does the AI get units as well?

[Pannonian]

Due to the mechanism by which Client Kingdoms operates, it is compatible with both the vanilla game and with most modifications. If you want to check if your modded game is compatible them have a look at the specific criteria posted in the living readme.

Do I need 1.2 for this to work, or does it work with earlier versions?

[Simetrical]

How many pictures are there of Victoria? If there are multiples, as suggested by EDA.txt's "Attitude" lines, you could replace some with other pictures (say, a barbarian portrait for offers from barbarians).

-Simetrical

[Epistolary Richard]

Do I need 1.2 for this to work, or does it work with earlier versions?

I don't know if 1.2 changed any of the files that I'm using, but I think the chances are that it probably is compatible as I don't believe they changed the edu unit type names. I'm afraid to be sure, however, it's going to be a matter of installing it and having a go.

How many pictures are there of Victoria? If there are multiples, as suggested by EDA.txt's "Attitude" lines, you could replace some with other pictures (say, a barbarian portrait for offers from barbarians).

That's an excellent idea. According to the eda there are four different attitudes:
Attitude Angry
Attitude Concerned
Attitude Excited
Attitude Normal
but we'll have to see whether or not these actually reference different pictures or if they're just another unimplemented idea.

[Lord_Eitho]

I tried to install on 1.2 but it didn't work :(
I think i didn everything right and it ctd at the first loading screen.
I'm going to reinstall and give it another shot after school...

[Lord_Eitho]

All i got to say is
VERY NICE!

[buujin]

Incredible

Richard great stuff sir, thank you so much

This may sound far fetched.. but with your current knowledge of rtw's scripting capabilities, would u say its possible to somehow implement religion and/or religious crusades into the game ?

This may take some deep thought on your behlalf but from what you say it seems as though it might be possible.

Please Excuse my ignorance


buu.

[Southern Hunter]

Great work. Looks like the basis of a fantastic improvement to the game.

[Pritzl]

Brilliant idea. Quick question, can you remove as well as spawn new stacks? Also can you check for the existence of a particular stack or access it via some sort of index? If both are feasible I'd think having some of your stacks rebel on you is not that far off an idea.

[Epistolary Richard]

This may sound far fetched.. but with your current knowledge of rtw's scripting capabilities, would u say its possible to somehow implement religion and/or religious crusades into the game ?

That very much depends on how abstract you want to make it. I wasn't around for MTW and so I don't know what sort of qualities people regard TW Crusades as having. However, if it was just a glorified senate mission, say capture a city within ten years and get a reward of some kind, then it would be very easy.

can you remove as well as spawn new stacks? Also can you check for the existence of a particular stack or access it via some sort of index? If both are feasible I'd think having some of your stacks rebel on you is not that far off an idea.

Note that we cannot currently spawn new stacks, we can only place units in a settlement. While potentially there is the spawn_army command, there isn't anything to remove them. Theoretically, the way to do it would be to spawn a diplomat nearby and have them force-bribe the stack - however, the more specific things have to be the more complicated the scripting gets.