still can not change files...

[Bravedude]

ok people, am i gonna have to uninstall and reinstall and do the unpacker and everything over again?

[mor dan]

ok, first thing's first. let's start from the beginning. replace all moddified files with their original backups (please tell me made a back up folder for moddified files before changing things).

let me know when you have done this.

[Bravedude]

sigh, no, i did not make a back up folder for replacing modded files, but i did remove ALL changes i have made to the files so everything is exactly like vanilla before i even did anything, or is it still bad?

[mor dan]

nah, vanilla is how i want it. if you haven't unpacked already, follow these steps:

goto the tools folder in your M2TW directory
right click on unpack_all.bat
choose Edit
replace what's there with this line:

unpacker.exe --source=..\..\packs\*.pack --destination=..\..\backup --verbosity=1

this will unpack everything to a folder called backup in your M2TW directory. these are your back up files. do not mod these directly. instead, copy the files you want to mod and paste them into your M2TW\data folder. in this case, you're wanting to play as the Papal States. create a backup of your descr_strat.txt file, and place the files export_descr_units.txt and export_descr_buildings.txt in your M2TW\data folder.

in descr_strat, add papal_stats to playable.


right click your desktop M2TW icon, choose properties, and paste this into the area labeled Target:

"C:\Program Files\SEGAa\Medieval II Total War\medieval2.exe" --io.file_first

in your M2TW directory, open a notepad and paste this:

[io]
file_first = 1

[log]
to = logs/system.log.txt
level = * error


save and name this file: mymod.cfg

open another notepad and paste this:

medieval2.exe @mymod.cfg

save and name this file: mymod.bat


this is a bit of redundancy meant to make sure we cover all angles and if one thing doesn't work, maybe the other will.


now, goto your export_descr_buildings.txt file and find the line:

recruitment_slots


it will be under all of the castle/city wall entries right at the beginning of the file. change this number on all city wall settings to be recruitment_slots 9 and save it. remember, you should be in your data folder, not your backup folder. you should have already copied the file from your backup to your data folder. the purpose of this is to test the mod switches.

now, run your desktop icon. tell us if it crashes. if you can start a new campaign as the Papal States, look at your recruitment queues and tell us if all 9 slots are lit up to be used. if they are, then then switch is working. if not, quit the game, goto your M2TW directory and double click mymod.bat. if this still won't run the game, let us know.

[Bravedude]

ok wait, i have already unpacked, should i still follow this?

[Bravedude]

ok just letting you know, im following the instructions right now , and it is unpacking right now. i put the code in for the unpacker like you said.

[mor dan]

cool. i'm going to be gone until about 7pm Pacific Standard Time (California time, just in case). i'll check up when i get back.

[Bravedude]

ok,ok i did the --io.file_first thing for the short cut. i did everything except what to do right after making the backup folder. you want me to copy the vanilla EDB and EDU files from the backup folder into the data folder to mod? what do i do with the EDB and EDU files already in the data folder?