CTD after making more factions playable

**professorspatula** · 09-30-2005, 20:45

If you want to make the unplayable factions playable, perhaps you need to do some extra modding to descr_strat.txt file. Currently some of the factions have no starting leaders or settlements and instead have something like this:
faction romano_british, balanced caesar
dead_until_resurrected.

That suggests that merely adding those factions to the playable section of the file will do nothing but cause troubles. Some modifying of starting settlement ownership and creating a few characters for the factions awaiting 'resurrection' might make them playable from the start, but then again, might not. I'm sure someone will give it a go if they haven't already.

**PaulTa** · 10-19-2006, 02:20

I've got that problem currently. I have a box set that includes Rome TW and the BI expansion, and I can't seem to mod in the unplayable factions for Rome TW by itself. I was really looking forward to Spain...

Come to think of it, I'd really love a civilized faction besides the Romans that have decent sword units, apart from Seluceids(sp?). The lack of sword wielding units is a real bummer, right up with the fact that Greece only has one decent unit type.

I like the visuals, but MTW seems to be winning the game play award so far. :(

**PaulTa** · 10-19-2006, 02:26

If anyone could point me in the direction of a solution for not being able to play the imperial campaign unplayable factions with the box set, I'd be appreciative.

**ByzantineKnight** · 10-19-2006, 02:45

In Mod Downloads there is a link to a mod that will allow you to play all the factions.

**PaulTa** · 10-19-2006, 03:20

I see a mod that allows you to play all of the factions in BI, but I was kind of hoping to play all of the factions (excluding senate) in RTW. Problem is, it came in a box set so I don't know what patch level the game is at. I haven't downloaded any additional patches though.

I read that you could script the factions to be playable in RTW but that a certain patch made that nifty trick unusable. Am I out of luck, or is there a way around that?

Thanks in advance for the help.

**PaulTa** · 10-19-2006, 03:27

For example, I have the spain Icon when I go to select a faction, but if I click on it I get a CTD. Very frustrating... Like waving a steak in front of a starving dog.

**ByzantineKnight** · 10-19-2006, 03:38

I don't know what to do then, you could patch to RTW 1.5, go to C:\Program Files\Activision\Rome - Total War\Data\world\maps\campaign\imperial_campaign and open the descr_strat file, and look for this line

; 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
numidia
scythia
spain
thrace
slave
end

change it to say

; Custom campaign script generated by Romans Campaign Map Editor

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

And you can play as any of the non CTD prone factions!!