Amateur (and I mean AMATEUR) modder needs help!

[MJRKUS]

Hey everybody, I'm new. After becoming bored with MTW, i started looking at mods. But sadly, I have MTW:Gold and none of the mods support it.

So I thought that I could make a new one!

I mad a copy of the early campaign and named it IRISH (guess where I'm from) and altered the code meaning to add the Irish into my game.

It was harder than I thought.
Don't worry, my computer hasn't exploded or anything I just need to know what to do next.

I have the names on, the flags, colours, religion... everything set and i can get into the map and run for as long as i want, but the thing is the units and buildings available. I know which file it is (CRUSADER_UNIT_PROD11, CRUSADER BUILDING_PROD13) to change it and I have Gnome Editor
and made all the (Catholic) units available to me but when i start it it says

UNKNOWN FACTION SPECIFIED: FREE21

I used Free21 to declare it and make it.

Is there anywhere else you have to declare it to get that to Know it?
Note that is not a spelling mistake as I've tried multiple times and when i take my faction name out of those files it works again.

[Omanes Alexandrapolites]

Hi and welcome MJRKUS,
Good news! All mods which support M:TW VI are automatically compatible with the Gold Edition. You just have to re-direct the files in any mod installer packages to "C:\Program Files\The Creative Assembly\Medieval - Total War - Gold Edition".

Sadly, however, this may vary for some mods such as BKB's Super Mod. For such modifications, you may have to ask in the mod's thread/forum on how to install on a copy of Gold.

I'm sorry to say that I'm not quite sure what the solution is to your modding query. Sadly, my modding doesn't go much beyond basic unit stats. However, may I suggest that you ask your query here. Many of our resident modding experts reside over there, so you are almost guarenteed to find a solution to your problem.

Hope this helps, good luck, cheers!

[MJRKUS]

Thanks mate.

I can now install XL

I still want to know the link I am misssing adding my own faction but for now this will do

[Andres]

Welcome MJRKUS

I'm not much of a modder myself, but I see you already followed Omanes' link to ask your question to our MTW-modding experts. Good luck And enjoy your stay at the Guild!