cheats

[strategos roma]

I have noticed that a lot of people out here make changes to the gameplay script. Is there a guide somewhere around that teaches people to do this? If not, I would appreciate it if someone can give me some hints to get me started. Also, I would like to see if there is a guide about cheats. I can’t get the “create unit” and “move unit” cheats right.

[Maion Maroneios]

I have noticed that a lot of people out here make changes to the gameplay script. Is there a guide somewhere around that teaches people to do this? If not, I would appreciate it if someone can give me some hints to get me started. Also, I would like to see if there is a guide about cheats. I can’t get the “create unit” and “move unit” cheats right.

Can't help you with the script, though I can clarify to you the usage of console commands.

For create_unit, say you have character Antigonos Argeades and you want to give him 4 units of Toxotai. What you have to input is the following: create_unit "Antigonos Argeades" "greek missile toxotai" 4 0 0 0, where the zeroes represent the experience and upgrades of the unit.

For move_character (it's character, not unit), say you have Antigonos Argeades again somewhere (note, NEVER teleport characters from or to cities, as it causes bugs). First move your cursor over to the desired tile you want to move him and enter the following command: show_cursorstat. This will give you the coordinates for the selected tile, for example let's say it gives you 152,113 (those are actual coordinates, it's right on the port of Mytilene). If you wish to teleport Antigonos over to that place, you have to input another command: move_character "Antigonos Argeades" 152,113. Whoala!

Now notice a minor issue that can be quite confusing and result in you not getting the desired effect (meaning, the cheats not working). The " part has (the button is the second one to the right of the L button) has to be shirt-clicked. Double clicking it will give you a '', which is different than ".

Hope this helped,
Maion

[gamegeek2]

The only cheats we ever use around here are "add_money" to help factions that are doing poorly and "auto_win" to save some time on battles that you know you will win.

[Lysimachos]

The only cheats we ever use around here are "add_money" to help factions that are doing poorly and "auto_win" to save some time on battles that you know you will win.

Who is "we"?
I use the create_unit extensively, but not for my own faction

Btw, the " is somewhere else on my keyboard, but I guess it's not that hard to find.

[tsidneku]

Could someone give a tutorial on how to use add_money on other factions? Maybe with a list of the factions' internal names?

I can only figure out how to use add_money to myself. :(

[Atraphoenix]

my easiest solution than searching script files add_money for yourselves than give it what faction you want to give money...

[the man with no name]

Do you put a space between the first and last names?

[Mjolnir]

Do you put a space between the first and last names?

Yes.

[Emperor of Graal]

I don't really use cheats
Once I made a Unit you can't train usually.

[Mediolanicus]

I don't really use cheats
Once I made a Unit you can't train usually.

Which will make the game crash when you play a battle with it...


I use cheats to help the AI.

[SwissBarbar]

what do you mean with that - unit you usually cannot train? you mean your faction? why should it crash, couldn't you just bribe the unit you don't have? would be the same or not?

[athanaric]

The only cheats we ever use around here are "add_money" to help factions that are doing poorly and "auto_win" to save some time on battles that you know you will win.

Actually, I feel like cheating even when I use these (although auto_win sometimes makes perfect sense).

couldn't you just bribe the unit you don't have?

If you bribe units your faction cannot create, they will dissolve (unless they are mercenaries).

[Mediolanicus]

If you bribe units your faction cannot create, they will dissolve (unless they are mercenaries).

And your faction cannot create them on the battle field either, so when you give yourself such a unit by cheats it crashes the game when you try to do a battle with it. Same goes for giving another faction a unit they can't recruit.

That will answer SwiisBarbar's question.

[SwissBarbar]

but it works if I autoresolve the battle, right?

- If not, can you disband units in a foreign army?

[Cute Wolf]

teleport them on Ireland...

[SwissBarbar]

Is there a cheat to increase and one to decrease puplic order? Very important for RP-Reasons. If not, is there another way to influence Public Order, apart from temples, FM, spies, another nice buildings, moving the capital or having fullstacks in the city? (Im speaking of a difference not only of 5%, I mean remarkable increase from 50% to 100% or so)

Thanks in advance for answering

[Ibn-Khaldun]

You could lower or raise the population with add_population cheat.

[Mediolanicus]

Or you could bring in a client ruler (or a normal FM in an allied settlement) = massive drop in public order due to their traits.

[SwissBarbar]

to lower, it would be lower_population? thanks for the fast answer :)

[Ibn-Khaldun]

to lower, it would be lower_population? thanks for the fast answer :)

No. To lower population you must type add_population Rome -4000

[SwissBarbar]

ah, ok. are there any "internal city names" like the ones of the units?

[Ibn-Khaldun]

City names should be the ones you see on the campaign map.

[SwissBarbar]

so it would be "roma" not "rome". Thank you very much :-)

[GnaeusCotta]

I have a little question about the auto_win.
AS just declared war on me so I will be fighting there armies every turn from now on. So I was wondering for the battles that I will surely win, how do you use the auto_win cheat. When do you use it, when the battle has already begun? and what is it that you have to typ? I typed auto_win but nothing happend...

[SwissBarbar]

if you are the one who attacks, you have to type auto_win attacker
if you are the one who is defendig, you have to type auto_win defender
(note: when you are besieging a city, and the enemy makes a sally, you are the defender, although technically you are attacking the city, so you also have to type auto_win defender)

the cheat only works if you auto resolve the battle for obvious reasons. You have to type it in and press "enter", just before you klick on "autoresolve battle"

[the man with no name]

do you put a space after the quote on move char.?

[SwissBarbar]

Example of moving the 3-named Arverni Character Riankiadoc moc Drappes:

move_character[SPACE]"Riankiadoc[SPACE]arvernimocDrappes"[SPACE]150,150


Example of moving a Character with 2 Names, no matter of what faction (except Rome) Sarpedon Syriakes:

move_character[SPACE]"Sarpedon[SPACE]Syriakes"[SPACE]150,150


Example of moving a Roman Character:

move_character[SPACE]"PleaseGodHelpMeForIDontKnowHowToMoveThem"[SPACE]150,150

[GnaeusCotta]

thank you very much swissbar!

[Hotseat_User]

I have a question: can I use the add_money cheat to give Mnai to a other faction? And if, do I have to take the faction name in the game or the orginal one, the faction is build on?

thank you for advise, H_U

[Ibn-Khaldun]

You have to use their internal name from the text files. Just to help you out:

Arche Seleukeia - romans_julii
Baktria - romans_brutii
Hayasadan - romans_scipii
Saba - saba
Pontos - carthage
Saka Rauka - pontus
Sauromatae - armenia
Pahlava - parthia
Ptolemaioi - numidia
Qart-Hadast - egypt
Aedui - gauls
Arverni - scythia
Sweboz - germans
Casse - britons
Romani - seleucid
Epeiros - thrace
Koinon Hellenon - greek_cities
Makedonia - macedon
Getai - dacia
Lusotanan - spain