Hax's Great Faction Swaps

[Hax]

Hmmm, not for this project I think.

[Hax]

Update: I am selling my pc, so I'll probably won't work on it this week, I'll continue when I get my new pc (around saturday, hopefully)

[Havok.]

Will this mod be compatible with alex.exe?
and if so, are you considering to add some unique units to those factions?

edit: grammar >.>

[chenkai11]

Will this mod be compatible with alex.exe?
and if so, are you considering to add some unique units to those factions?

edit: grammar >.>

Yes, Hax please do add some unique units for those factions. Or else pergamon or bosphoran will end up playing like KH, or eastern greeks faction.

[Havok.]

Yes, Hax please do add some unique units for those factions. Or else pergamon or bosphoran will end up playing like KH, or eastern greeks faction.

Seconded

[||Lz3||]

that would be a little difficult , mostly cause unless he knows how to model units with 3dmax , he would have to ask permission to other mods to use their units , which sometimes is a little difficult...

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

that's why he's going to steal em'!! .

EDIT: or he could change the skins of existing units :P

[Hax]

I'm really horrible at skinning and modelling, and I do not own a copy of ALX.exe. I guess it would be compatible, but unless someone is willing to help me with skinning and modelling, I don't think I would manage, heh.

Or else pergamon or bosphoran will end up playing like KH, or eastern greeks faction.

Actually, both of those factions will (IMHO) not be like playing the KH or the Eastern Greek factions.

Pergamon has a mix of phalangites, classical hoplites and Galatians (and Thracians later on)

Bosphoros has a mix of classical hoplites, foot archers and horse archers.

Anyway, I will certainly keep this in mind.

[Khazar_Dahvos]

got that new pc yet hax

[Hax]

I have.

Anyways, I do have a little update for you guys. I'm going to do Baktria for Pergamon, because there is a very strange problem with Epeiros that gives a CTD every time I click end turn. Perhaps it will be different with Baktria.

I hope I can show you another update soon.

[QuintusSertorius]

Damn, that's a shame, Epeiros are a perfect fit.

[Hax]

Yes indeed.

Also, it means that I have very, VERY much to do in the sense of modding, making units available and all.

[Khazar_Dahvos]

indeed it is a pain just to add just one unit to a factions roster of recruitment!!!!

[QuintusSertorius]

Yes indeed.

Also, it means that I have very, VERY much to do in the sense of modding, making units available and all.

Do you have any ideas on what the cause of the CTD might be? Could there be a work-around of some description that isn't as involved as reworking Baktria?

[Hax]

I have no idea.

I have a CTD every time I click end turn, with and without the script activated.

[QuintusSertorius]

I have no idea.

I have a CTD every time I click end turn, with and without the script activated.

Have you put type I governments in any of their settlements? I don't know how the hidden resources business works, but Epeiros don't have type I available in Asia Minor without messing with some stuff.

[Hax]

Hmmm...I did put a type I government in Pergamon, but that doesn't work when you deactivate the campaign script.

[Tellos Athenaios]

ALL "setting up the Govts" is done through scripts. Which means that in order to sucessfully swap faction X with a non-existant faction Y you'll need to edit the EBBS to adjust the code for faction X (reflecting what is appropiate for Y).

[QuintusSertorius]

There we go, solution! Just to test that's the cause, try it with a type II (which they can have) and see if it still crashes.

[Hax]

Huh.

Thank you very much for saying this, Tellos. I'm going to try this instance.

[Hax]

Sorry for the double posting.

Thank you so much for this. The problem is solved now! Yay!

[overweightninja]

Hax were you able to pin down what was causing the load/save issue in the end? Ran into the same problem myself :(
Glad to hear your work is progressing well, any idea when you'll have a version complete enough to playtest?
Cheers mate

[Hax]

The load/save issues somehow have something to do with the fow spies in the campaign script.

Glad to hear your work is progressing well, any idea when you'll have a version complete enough to playtest?

Very soon. I just need people who are interested in helping.

[Hax]

Update: I'm having trouble with a CTD almost every three turns on the turn of the Eleutheroi. I've tried to track it, but so far, no success.

[Khazar_Dahvos]

still running into CTDs or are you just busy!!!!!
I will offer my help in anyway possible Hax!!!

[Hax]

Well, I've had less CTD's now. Only battle CTD's, but those are semi-normal.

[Satyros]

Totally support .

Also , a question : will this mod enable some of or all said changes ?

Satyros

[Hax]

What changes are you talking about?

[The Celtic Viking]

What I think he's asking is if you can choose to switch just, say, Casse for Galatia and have all else as in vanilla EB, or if it's all or nothing.

In any case, you have my moral support. This is a good idea - I just wish there was some way I could help.

[Hax]

What I think he's asking is if you can choose to switch just, say, Casse for Galatia and have all else as in vanilla EB, or if it's all or nothing.

I will make .rar files for every single change. Then I will try to make .rar files for every other changes (so say Galatia+Pergamon or Numidia+Media Atropatene. Did I just tell you another one of my ideas? I could also do Pahlava for Gandhara, to follow up on what MAA did in his AAR. =D)

In any case, you have my moral support. This is a good idea - I just wish there was some way I could help.

People that I really need now are people willing to playtest.

[Satyros]

I'm awfully sorry to say that , unless I get a new PC where I''ll be by September , I will not be able to playtest ( or even play any PC game for that matter ) , even though I would really like to.

Of course , if above mentioned condition is met I will be happy to playtest till I drop drooling on my keyboard , I'd be happy to help .

There is a slight chance ...

Satyros

P.S. : The celtic viking was right . Thanks for the answer .