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[AgentGB]

hi guys

this is a good mod, but there somthing i just dont get, ill be playin some huge battles, hackin, slicin, dicin, somthing like 90 vs 400,  but just as im winnin, and im chasin erm off the battlefield  9/20 ill get a crash to desktop?  my computer is top notch? i have battlesizer only to 300, ive tried ti with other mods and i hardly ever get a ctd, but it seems more frequent in this mod, and its usually where u wudnt expect it, like tryin to kill the last few troops?

is there a fix for this, ive downloaded 4.1 yesterday?

[Cyclohexane]

Just curious, what faith troop are you using when the game crashes and are you in the forest?  And what version.

I found one faith troop item with a tri count of over 2700 on a single model (most helms in 300 to 800 range) with no lods.  It is possible this could be causing the problem but I cannot confirm that.  I have a nice computer as well and have never had that problem but have never played that faith (can't remember religion but it is the one with the red cloak).  I also use 200 battle sizer and turned down the ragdolls to a low number. 

Give us more specifics and if it is related to graphics, I'll look into it. 

[AgentGB]

Thanks for replying Cyclohexane!

well i had alittle tweak about and its past it crash stage,  my computer is good ill put my specs up in a sec, i dropped all shadin, texture, detail, corspes, ragdolls to minimum, i usually do play with erm all on, and high, especially unlimted corspes and ragdolls.

Thou it tends it lag/ drop in frames rates during very hilly maps, buts not a big problem

#  Processor: Core 2 Extreme QX9650 3GHz
# Memory: 4GB
# HD Capacity: 1.2TB + 300GB
# Graphics Card: 2xGeForce 9800GTX 512MB
# Operating System: Vista Home Premium

http://www.play.com/PC/PCs/4-/6847168/Acer-Aspire-G7700-Predator-Crusher-Core-2-Extreme-QX9650-3GHz-4GB-1-2TB-+-300GB-Raptor-HD-Blu-Ray-+-DVD-SM-Vista-Home-Premium-Desktop-PC-/Product.html

just while your about, hope you dont mind, but can i ask you some questions about SOD

the mod is absolute brilliant! but i feel like im a tad behind schedule for this due invasion,

 im on day 144,
i have 4 castles, and 1 town
Empire Name - Granwaldians (granwalder castle)
Faction - Empire of Antares
Faith - Faithless (engineers) - wanna use erm for securing more prisoners, i think i read there weapon counds as blunt?

i havent produced faith troops yet, only really just get a noble army together at the same time tryin to capture more fief for lords. btw the kingdom management is extremely smart, so very easy to use.

only questions i can think off at the top of my head atm, are...

1. i accidenlty gave a castle to a lord before building any structures in the castles, i noticed after that i was locked out of commssioning buildings, thou i havent made the same mistake with my other 3 castles, so i always make sure somthing building just before i hand it over. at the same time keeping towns for myself,  i read somewhere u need to  give castles to lord to help them out with finance, but also read somewhere not to hand over villages to them?  ive handed over a castle and village that comes with it to te same lord,  not sure if i cud have hand a village out on its own to a lord? wud he still be able to gather an army from it? silly question i doubt it? lol so i handed it over to the lord understanding the village will finance the castle and lord to produce units.

2. Also i always seem to be some what stuggling for money and just about payin the wages every week, thou they only come to 3k minmum, but leaves things real tight for upgrades. Im pulling in cash from battles, (broken wargear,  a few prisoners, and atm my main source of income is raidin nearby villages and sellin off the loot to pay for the army) i read on the fourms engineers where good for prisoner taking, and was thinkin off using this as my main source off income. I try to enter tourny is there nearby to my homeland but wont venture to far away to fend of sly enemy attacks.

3. i currently have 20 prisoners (lords) locked up from both swadian and rhodian, including there kings, my map loction jelkala with all surrounding castles, as i was waiting for a nice weak castle to attack, seem to be on decent terms with Nord and Kherate, so its turning into a land grab btween us for the swadians and rhodians land. Vageri is also having a go

4. Also i read its possbile to set the invasion date back off the legions, cud i alter this in game? wud it affect my saved games if i altered the scripted? i dont wanna do this, but i havent even started producing faith troops and my overall settlements are - 34 in disbelief.

If you have any tips or advice that wud be brilliant, this is my first time on the mod, but im working hard to meet the legions  with a decent army, at the same time, that by keepin out of the way from Nords, they will give the Legions a good battle too, i wud have liked to have left the swadians alone, but they conquer a castle i had my eye on, and wud have messed up my layout of citys,

thank u very much!

AgentGB

 

[Cyclohexane]

#  Processor: Core 2 Extreme QX9650 3GHz
# Memory: 4GB
# HD Capacity: 1.2TB + 300GB
# Graphics Card: 2xGeForce 9800GTX 512MB
# Operating System: Vista Home Premium

http://www.play.com/PC/PCs/4-/6847168/Acer-Aspire-G7700-Predator-Crusher-Core-2-Extreme-QX9650-3GHz-4GB-1-2TB-+-300GB-Raptor-HD-Blu-Ray-+-DVD-SM-Vista-Home-Premium-Desktop-PC-/Product.html

That is one serious machine.  You definitely should not be getting crashes but I would recommend setting battlesizer to 200 and test it.  If no crashes, then you are just getting over loaded, or set the rag dolls to a lower value and test it out. 

just while your about, hope you dont mind, but can i ask you some questions about SOD

the mod is absolute brilliant! but i feel like im a tad behind schedule for this due invasion,

 im on day 144,
i have 4 castles, and 1 town
Empire Name - Granwaldians (granwalder castle)
Faction - Empire of Antares
Faith - Faithless (engineers) - wanna use erm for securing more prisoners, i think i read there weapon counds as blunt?

i havent produced faith troops yet, only really just get a noble army together at the same time tryin to capture more fief for lords. btw the kingdom management is extremely smart, so very easy to use.

Thanks for the compliment but actually none of my changes have been incorporated yet.  All of my changes will be in the next version.  And yes, engineers do blunt damage but if you are running around with cavalry, your engineers may not be making the final hit often.  The next version which will be out in a few months will have mercenary guilds where you can hire out the slavers (also use blunt weapons). 

1. i accidenlty gave a castle to a lord before building any structures in the castles, i noticed after that i was locked out of commssioning buildings, thou i havent made the same mistake with my other 3 castles, so i always make sure somthing building just before i hand it over. at the same time keeping towns for myself,  i read somewhere u need to  give castles to lord to help them out with finance, but also read somewhere not to hand over villages to them?  ive handed over a castle and village that comes with it to te same lord,  not sure if i cud have hand a village out on its own to a lord? wud he still be able to gather an army from it? silly question i doubt it? lol so i handed it over to the lord understanding the village will finance the castle and lord to produce units.

2. Also i always seem to be some what stuggling for money and just about payin the wages every week, thou they only come to 3k minmum, but leaves things real tight for upgrades. Im pulling in cash from battles, (broken wargear,  a few prisoners, and atm my main source of income is raidin nearby villages and sellin off the loot to pay for the army) i read on the fourms engineers where good for prisoner taking, and was thinkin off using this as my main source off income. I try to enter tourny is there nearby to my homeland but wont venture to far away to fend of sly enemy attacks.

3. i currently have 20 prisoners (lords) locked up from both swadian and rhodian, including there kings, my map loction jelkala with all surrounding castles, as i was waiting for a nice weak castle to attack, seem to be on decent terms with Nord and Kherate, so its turning into a land grab btween us for the swadians and rhodians land. Vageri is also having a go

4. Also i read its possbile to set the invasion date back off the legions, cud i alter this in game? wud it affect my saved games if i altered the scripted? i dont wanna do this, but i havent even started producing faith troops and my overall settlements are - 34 in disbelief.

If you have any tips or advice that wud be brilliant, this is my first time on the mod, but im working hard to meet the legions  with a decent army, at the same time, that by keepin out of the way from Nords, they will give the Legions a good battle too, i wud have liked to have left the swadians alone, but they conquer a castle i had my eye on, and wud have messed up my layout of citys,

 

1.   You must be playing an older version.  I know you are 144 days in so you may not want to restart but version 4.2 allows you to build buildings that other lords own.  Giving a castle + village will allow lord to upgrade troops (at castle) and have income coming in (from village) needed for raising army.  Once again I want to say that the next version, it will be more important to give villages to lords.  The economy will be very different.  So, get used to it now.  In my opinion, with just cities, you will make enough cash. 

2.   Prisoners are supplemental income at best.  Take more cities, build economic buildings, tourneys are good, sea raiders make nice income, etc.  Once you have a few cities, you will not have a money problem.  Also consider using your civs troops (not many mercenaries which are expensive)

3.   Ok

4.   Go to the camp menu and then visit the seer.  You can then set the date back or forward but I do not recommend this.  It is more fun when the date is random and you have no idea when it is coming.  Just build churches, monasteries, etc. you will get faith troops.  Make sure you invest a lot of points in engineering on one of your heroes (either Ymira or Altermin (sp)).  Try to get at least 6 in engineering (preferably 7) on one of your heroes, it will drastically reduce the cost and construction time of buildings.  It is so critical in this game to have a good engineer. 

TIPS:  Have fun and don’t take it too seriously.  Get used to the controls and be prepared for a new updated version in the near future that will blow your mind away!

[pokerrkidd]

hey how do i get reallly really really high faith

[Archevious]

hey how do i get reallly really really high faith

It takes a long time. You have to built shrines and other religious things in your towns and castles then it will slowly rise up.

Oh yeah and everyone, please stop bumping this FAQ, ask it here,

http://forums.taleworlds.com/index.php/topic,61979.0.html