other Non-roman factions Playable??

[net knight]

I`m a bit new to RTW but i gone for a while in the Scipii camp.
and i was shocked that i can`t play with other factions?
except the 3 roman factions
isn`t there any mods around enabling other factions?
or is there is an option in the game to enable them and i`m missing!

[lars573]

To get some of the other factions beat a campagin as a Roman faction. To get all factions you must mod, of download a mod.

[King of Atlantis]

Download just about any mod(non-coversion)

or you could do some fairly simple text editing..

[Mongoose]

*SIGH* the never ending question...

1) Find the file "descr_strat" in ...\Rome - Total War\Data\world\maps\campaign\imperial_campaign.txt

2)Open it up.

3)cut the faction you want to play as from the section its under (either unlockable or nonplayable, and copy it into the playable section, that should do it.

Also on that same file for those who wish to play a very long campaign, you have the start date and end date that can be modded there, it says start_date -270 summer and end_date 14 summer.

I got the info from some guys guide. His guide is great and you should read it (Check the "guides" Forum for frogbeasteggs guide)

EDIT:link

[Krauser]

You can use a mod or you can do it yourself.

From your Rome: Total War directory go into Data->world->maps->campaign->imperial_campaign->descr_strat.txt
Copy the file. Rename the new file "descr_strat_original.txt" so you know which one is untouched. Open up the other file.
You should immediately see this:

; Custom campaign script generated by Romans Campaign Map Editor

campaign		imperial_campaign
playable
	romans_julii
	romans_brutii
	romans_scipii
end
unlockable
	egypt
	seleucid
	carthage
	parthia
	gauls
	germans
	britons
	greek_cities
end
nonplayable
	romans_senate
	macedon
	pontus
	armenia
	dacia
	scythia
	spain
	thrace
	numidia
	slave
end

Copy both the unlockable names and nonplayable names except for romans_senate and slave. Those correspond to SPQR and Rebel factions ingame. If you want to play as SPQR get the SPQR mod as it makes the SPQR a true faction. The file should look like this afterwords:

; Custom campaign script generated by Romans Campaign Map Editor

campaign		imperial_campaign
playable
	romans_julii
	romans_brutii
	romans_scipii
	egypt
	seleucid
	carthage
	parthia
	gauls
	germans
	britons
	greek_cities
	macedon
	pontus
	armenia
	dacia
	scythia
	spain
	thrace
	numidia
end
unlockable
end
nonplayable
	romans_senate
	slave
end

Now if at any time you want to go back to the old way go in the same folder. Rename the "descr_strat.txt" file to "descr_strat_copy.txt". Then rename the "descr_strat_original.txt" to "descr_strat.txt". The game just searches for "descr_strat.txt" so you just have to change the name of the file that you want to use whether it be the original settings or the new ones.

If you beat the game with any Roman faction a new file will be created called "unlocked.txt". This file contains some nonprintable characters(for me they are) which the game understands. This tells the game to unlock the factions listed under unlockable. The game never edits "descr_strat.txt". It checks "descr_strat.txt" for what factions are playable. If nothing has changed in that file it searches for "unlocked.txt". If that file exists, it follows
whatever factions is tells it to unlock. Otherwise, it just considers no factions to be unlocked and you can only play the Roman factions.

Good luck

[pezhetairoi]

jeeeeesus, how many times do we have to go through this? >.<

Can somebody sticky a thread that says, in all caps, YOU CAN PLAY ALL FACTIONS! READ THIS!

>.<

[King of Atlantis]

It is an understandable question though, it was one of the first things i wanted to know when i got into mods for mtw.

[lars573]

jeeeeesus, how many times do we have to go through this? >.<

Can somebody sticky a thread that says, in all caps, YOU CAN PLAY ALL FACTIONS! READ THIS!

>.<

But no body reads stickies. I know from experience at RTW heaven where they have a newbie FAQ stickied. And we still get the same kind of threads like this.

[Afro Thunder]

Doesn't the manual itself say that you have to complete a campaign as one of the Roman factions to unlock the other playable factions?

[Krauser]

Doesn't the manual itself say that you have to complete a campaign as one of the Roman factions to unlock the other playable factions?

Yeah, I'm pretty sure it does but who reads the manual these days? I read it but most people don't. They just get into the game right away. I guess with the prologue you don't need the manual.

[gardibolt]

Someone mentioned somewhere that you could only unlock factions that you had destroyed in a previous campaign. Is that correct, or does completing any campaign unlock the unlockable factions?


I'm not interested in modding the files. That's a different question. I want to unlock as the designers intended.

[Mongoose]

Someone mentioned somewhere that you could only unlock factions that you had destroyed in a previous campaign. Is that correct, or does completing any campaign unlock the unlockable factions?


I'm not interested in modding the files. That's a different question. I want to unlock as the designers intended.

Um...you can't. Once you beat a campaign, you can always use the other "playable" factions. HOW EVER, you cannot play the "unlplayable" factions....why? Ca wanted to appeal to the console gamers whoare used to this kind of thing.


It doesn't really bother me though, since you can easily just change it

[Mikeus Caesar]

I got the info from some guys guide. His guide is great and you should read it (Check the "guides" Forum for frogbeasteggs guide)

EDIT:link

Ehem....'some guy' has a name y'know...hint hint...anyways, for the writer of this thread, here is a link to the all-fractions unlocker.

All fractions (including Senate!!)

Can someone keep this link safe please and pass it around? Because i seem to be one of only about 3 people on these forums who has it, and i don't know how much longer my Hard Drive can hold out before i lose all data, including the link.

[Mongoose]

Yes, it was just a joke. I mentioned frogbeasteggs name and gave a link to the guide...so i doubt any one would be mad....

[Mikeus Caesar]

Oh and by the way, why not have a link to my guide? My guide is put in a format so even the most mentally challenged of patrons can understand it.

My Guide

[Mongoose]

Because i like to scare people with less idiot-friendly stuff

[Krauser]

Ehem....'some guy' has a name y'know...hint hint...anyways, for the writer of this thread, here is a link to the all-fractions unlocker.

All fractions (including Senate!!)

Can someone keep this link safe please and pass it around? Because i seem to be one of only about 3 people on these forums who has it, and i don't know how much longer my Hard Drive can hold out before i lose all data, including the link.

Why does everyone call them fractions? Is this some sort of joke or just a big misspelling that everyone has a habit of doing?

There is no 'r' in "factions".

[Mikeus Caesar]

I saw a few newbs mispelling it, and i just couldn't resist. Now, whenever i remember, i spell it fractions. Anyway, i see that you're new here. To help you understand some of the main jokes around here, here is some recommended reading material: So what Bartix!?

Trust me, as well giving you a nice read and a good laugh, it will help you understand some of the jokes around here.

[Mongoose]

Like my sig


Also check out the "Count down to open beta: Bartix" thread in the EB forum.

[pezhetairoi]

Yeah. But before you read the Bartix lore, you will need to familiarise yourself with the changes that are going on with the Europa Barbarorum mod. Otherwise to you Bartix will mean nothing except invaderix from Uranix... :-D

BTW mongoose, you overdid Bartixian... as dark lord of Bartix you ought to have a more comprehensive understanding of Bartixian syntax and grammar, the -ix- suffix only applies to verbs...

[Mongoose]

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https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=50718

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[pezhetairoi]

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