ALEXANDER EB

[Mediteran]

try again, because i followed the instructions on the first page and everything is working :)

[||Lz3||]

try again, because i followed the instructions on the first page and everything is working :)

incluiding the Potential client ruler fix?


cause it seems that whenever I instal those fixesthey overwrite alex's and viceversa

[Mediteran]

i first installed the fixes, and manually edited the files as the instructions on the first page say, if you edit manually and dont extract nothing overwrites :)

[||Lz3||]

oh and another question hehe... where the h... can I find skymod?

[Mediteran]

archer's skymod? i have no idea :) i used the files from the zip that i downloaded from the first page

[||Lz3||]

maksimus, do you by chance have archer's skymod? , could you upload it cause I just cant find it

the original post where archer uloaded his mod isnt available anymore

[||Lz3||]

anyone has the archer's skymod or the files?

[GreatOnee]

Hi, I read the turtorial, and was wondering, what is command "-noalexander" used for?

[ezekiel2517]

it says it makes it possible for low end computers to play EB but, what about one old like mine?:

P4 at 2.0
nvidia 64 mb
384 RAM

i can play Vanilla with med or high unit detail, large size, unit shaders (without them some units have no feet) and everything else on lowest. I play DarthMod, RTR PE and TIC as well with the same "quality" but when i tried EB 1.1 i had 5 minutes turns and it was not bearable.

if it's gonna lag lots i don't mind waiting until i can buy a new computer.

[Maksimus]

you should try

[Juggernaut]

Do you have a plan to update the uploaded tweaked files so it includes latest bug fixes?

[Maksimus]

no


sorry guys , no time

[||Lz3||]

well I could upload the latest files but unfurtonately I already changed them whit my own modifications , well.. other minimods (I think the ones that intefere are konny's trait changes) , If you want them...I could upload them

or also you could do the changes yourself , just update the files whit the latest fixes and then add alx.exe's changes


-I suggest you to download maksimus' files

-Backup the 3 files that need to be changed (I think they're VnVs enums.txt , export_desc_vnvs.txt, and export_desc_character_traits)

-copy and paste maksimus' files in your RTW folder (or EB data I don't really remember, check the instructions )

-then copy paste the backup files again to where they belong overwriting maksimus'

-add manually the changes (its not that hard you can do it in about 10 or less min)

-open your ebconfig.xml file in your RTW folder and change line 215 (or just serch for ".exe") and make it look like this
<Text>RomeTW-ALX.exe -mod:eb -noalexander</Text>

now you can use it whit the trivial script and you dont need to change the target line



was I clear enough?

[Juggernaut]

well I could upload the latest files but unfurtonately I already changed them whit my own modifications , well.. other minimods (I think the ones that intefere are konny's trait changes) , If you want them...I could upload them

or also you could do the changes yourself , just update the files whit the latest fixes and then add alx.exe's changes


-I suggest you to download maksimus' files

-Backup the 3 files that need to be changed (I think they're VnVs enums.txt , export_desc_vnvs.txt, and export_desc_character_traits)

-copy and paste maksimus' files in your RTW folder (or EB data I don't really remember, check the instructions )

-then copy paste the backup files again to where they belong overwriting maksimus'

-add manually the changes (its not that hard you can do it in about 10 or less min)

-open your ebconfig.xml file in your RTW folder and change line 215 (or just serch for ".exe") and make it look like this
<Text>RomeTW-ALX.exe -mod:eb -noalexander</Text>

now you can use it whit the trivial script and you dont need to change the target line



was I clear enough?

Thanks, that worked perfectly.

[Janius]

works like a charm here :)

[Laza]

Do I need to activate night battles? Ive edited the text files correctly without changing anything concerning night battles and it doesnt work. You cant start a campaign or load a save game. The mod itself doesnt make any problems but lacks the bugfixes which is really annoying.

Any help?

[||Lz3||]

well... why dont you install it whit night battles but dont use them...

The AI never uses them anyway , so If you dont want night battles... just dont click on them on the battle screen... and about the lacking of bugfixes...I alredy explained how to do this by yourself in less than 6 min

[Havok.]

is alex.exe EB good to go with the other useful mini mods?

[||Lz3||]

it depends... its not...auto... you'll have to make several manual tweaks but once you get use to it everything is compatible


you just need to check if the other minimods affect one of the files changed by alx.exe

or... which mods are you interested in?

[brymht]

Having trouble getting Alex to run. Getting the error "Cannot find chat_filter.san in //Data/EB/Data"

I have copied this file over to the EB/Data directory. Cannot find any issue.

[Havok.]

it depends... its not...auto... you'll have to make several manual tweaks but once you get use to it everything is compatible


you just need to check if the other minimods affect one of the files changed by alx.exe

or... which mods are you interested in?

1-AI unit formation mini mod
2-city mod restriction mini mod
3-Spoilers of battle mini mod
4-forced diplomacy mini mod

but if means changing things manually, i'll probally screw things up in the process, i guess i'll just stick with the BI.exe

[Laza]

well... why dont you install it whit night battles but dont use them...

The AI never uses them anyway , so If you dont want night battles... just dont click on them on the battle screen... and about the lacking of bugfixes...I alredy explained how to do this by yourself in less than 6 min

Ive changed the txt files once again and and and it still doesnt work. Ive got the same problem here. Check the files plz! Both night battles enabled and disabled cause a ctd when trying to start a campaign or load a game. :-(

Level Ceases_Ambassador
Description Ceases_Ambassador_desc
EffectsDescription Ceases_Ambassador_effects_desc
Threshold 1

;------------------------------------------
Trait Immortal
Characters family
Hidden

Level Immortal
Description Immortal_desc
EffectsDescription Immortal_effects_desc
Threshold 1

;------------------------------------------
;Mod: EBMod801 - 12/31/05 : trait to make diplomats better when stationed in a settlement for EB 0.7.2.1
;-----------------------------------------

Prev_Ynys_Duwall
Prev_Ynys_Duwall_desc
Prev_Ynys_Duwall_effects_desc
Immortal
Immortal_desc
Immortal_effects_desc

{Legendary_Hero_effects_desc}
+4 Morale for all troops on the battlefield, +1 Influence

&#172;--------------------

{Immortal} Immortal

{Immortal_desc}
Hidden immortal trait

{Immortal_effects_desc}
No Effects

&#172;--------------------

{Daos} Daos

[||Lz3||]

1-AI unit formation mini mod
2-city mod restriction mini mod
3-Spoilers of battle mini mod
4-forced diplomacy mini mod

but if means changing things manually, i'll probally screw things up in the process, i guess i'll just stick with the BI.exe

well first of all the AI unit is pretty much independant of evey other minimod that I've seen here, same whit Force diplomacy , you you can install them whit no problems whatsoever , just copy & paste

em not sure... I guess you could wait my files , or.... you do have a backup of the original EB?? just restore eveything as the original and start over

the trouble ones would be city mod and spoils, (not sure...its just that I haven't tried them yet )

but unfurtunately my laptop power cord broke so I can't access the files until I get a new one (that would be tomorrow)

I'll post a version of alex.exe whit the latest updates :P and if you give me some time (around 2 days) I think I can make it work whit spoils and city mod



@laza
I dont know... I had the same problem the fisrt time I did it , perhaps you can restore eveyting as it was and then start over? :P
or wait for my files...

[||Lz3||]

Having trouble getting Alex to run. Getting the error "Cannot find chat_filter.san in //Data/EB/Data"

I have copied this file over to the EB/Data directory. Cannot find any issue.

I had the same issue... not sure why it happens...

try copy & paste whit maksimus files and check if it works, if it does, then change the text files and check again, at least that way you'll know what went wrong

[brymht]

Still nothing. Despite the file being there, I'm still recieving the error message

Failed to read censored wor dictionary file : data//shat_filter.san

I installed this a few months back with out issue. What gives?

[||Lz3||]

Still nothing. Despite the file being there, I'm still recieving the error message

Failed to read censored wor dictionary file : data//shat_filter.san

I installed this a few months back with out issue. What gives?

em... even when overwriting whit maksimus files?? thats weird...

something must had gone wrong... not sure if this is causing the problem but, are you using it whit trivial script or the changing target method?

check if the target line or line 215 of ebcongfig.xml are as they should be...


and again I sould be uploading all the files you need in about 2 days or so (maybe tomorrow)


important note, when changing line 215 of ebconfig , theres some issues whit several text edit programs that I dont know why but fail to change it properly , I suggest using notepad++ (just google it) not even textpad worked

[brymht]

works!

[||Lz3||]

tada!!
happy birthday kids!

here's the fully updated alex.exe mod that works whit TrivialScript

HERE

and if fore some reason you want to go back here are the original rtw files
Here
Instructions for both "packs"
1-Download it...
2-Unpack it no go to your Activision folder (the one that contains the "Rome - Total War" folder)

(or unpack it wherever you want and copy paste)

NOTE:when using the trivial script you DON'T need to change the target line

hope this is clear enough, just let me know if something happens

now... a request for maksimus perhaps its good idea to update the first page so the new guys get the newest files


@Havok
I'll have alex working whit spoils tomorrow (well... in about 18 hrs since this post was made) feel free to instal FD ,citymod and AI mod now since none of those files are changed

[Laza]

Thx very much! No more problems right now! I think u need to copy and paste the immortal trait etc. at the beginning of the files. Otherwise (in my case) its going to crash everytime.

[phonicsmonkey]

tada!!
happy birthday kids!

here's the fully updated alex.exe mod that works whit TrivialScript

Nice work, thanks!

But just to be clear, is this the full Alex mod, or just the files required to play EB1.1 (with fixes) on the Alex.exe?

because I'm looking just to play normal EB on Alex.exe...