Quick Questions/Quick Answers (Unofficial 'Ask Questions Here' Q&A Thread)

[jarlaxle1985]

Though I didn't hire him to test out the actual effect, I have the impression it's a monthly fee. That's either from the in-game text or one of the posts in the forums.

[mkire]

i just encountered a named bandit, is there anything special about him other than he's in the middle of a host of other bandits and has a larger party?

[Thurak]

Though I didn't hire him to test out the actual effect, I have the impression it's a monthly fee. That's either from the in-game text or one of the posts in the forums.

Yes, the text implies a monthly fee, but in my game it was a one time fee.

[jarlaxle1985]

At any rate, are the Freelancer units any good? Does anybody use them extensively?

[Wilm0chimp]

At any rate, are the Freelancer units any good? Does anybody use them extensively?

Not really sure if they are any better or worse than units of equivalent tiers. Choosing their gear is useful and its nice to have any army of guys wearing your house sigil thing. Ive trained them up as archers, but swadian self bowmen are quicker to train and seem to be better. Ive trained them up as spearmen wielding halberds, and they seem alright but they cant brace spears for whatever reason (not sure if ive worked out how to do that properly anyway).

Cant vouch for them as cavalry or swordsmen since ive not tried them out. Picking up 15 recruits every few days is generally worth it though I reckon, since my recruiters constantly die to bandit parties.

[Eurafrica]

Picking their gear is pretty badass, more than compensates for their lower stats/cap of Tier 6. Loading your units up with hard hitting Blunt/Piercing weapons is pretty beastly.

The most fun I've had playing this game was as a "Mercenary Captain" using nothing but mercs and freelancers.

[oh_no]

i just encountered a named bandit, is there anything special about him other than he's in the middle of a host of other bandits and has a larger party?

That is a bandit leader.  As you saw, he has a larger army than most other bandits and rallies other bandit parties around him.  If you ever catch them on their own, take advantage of the situation and wipe them out.  They can become an annoyance if left alone.

[aNkh]

Is it possible to not use the fancy textures in the Gameplay Pack, because its making ma game crash in the loading screen,
i think

[Caba`drin]

Is it possible to not use the fancy textures in the Gameplay Pack, because its making ma game crash in the loading screen,
i think

The textures shouldn't be particularly onerous in the Gameplay version. Do you have "Load Textures on Demand" ticked?
Please see the FAQ on crashes and follow up, if need be, in the stickied Support thread.

[aNkh]

Is it possible to not use the fancy textures in the Gameplay Pack, because its making ma game crash in the loading screen,
i think

The textures shouldn't be particularly onerous in the Gameplay version. Do you have "Load Textures on Demand" ticked?
Please see the FAQ on crashes and follow up, if need be, in the stickied Support thread.

My game stops at the "Loading textures" every time at the same spot and yes i have load textures on demand ticked.
i get no errors or anything it just stops and i have to use task manager to close the game. Could it me poopy ass computer?
OS: Windows Xp SP2
Ram: 1GB
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T2050 1.60 GHz
Video card: Intel GMA 950
My computer is quite the stone but it has done the job so far. It is a laptop as well.

[Double A]

What exactly do the different levels of female prejudice entail, and do they have any impact whatsoever on a male PC (like companions or your wife)?

[Caba`drin]

What exactly do the different levels of female prejudice entail, and do they have any impact whatsoever on a male PC (like companions or your wife)?

I'm not altogether sure myself--I've never investigated the code and there isn't a nice post in the 'About Diplomacy' thread about it like there are about the Diplo AI/Econ optional changes.

That said, I am 99.99% positive that they only effect how a female PC is treated, nothing more and nothing less.

Is it possible to not use the fancy textures in the Gameplay Pack, because its making ma game crash in the loading screen,
i think

The textures shouldn't be particularly onerous in the Gameplay version. Do you have "Load Textures on Demand" ticked?
Please see the FAQ on crashes and follow up, if need be, in the stickied Support thread.

My game stops at the "Loading textures" every time at the same spot and yes i have load textures on demand ticked.
i get no errors or anything it just stops and i have to use task manager to close the game. Could it me poopy ass computer?
OS: Windows Xp SP2
Ram: 1GB
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T2050 1.60 GHz
Video card: Intel GMA 950
My computer is quite the stone but it has done the job so far. It is a laptop as well.

Certainly could be, yes. You could try running it in Dx7 or turning down the texture quality, I suppose.

[Nimja1]

Is it possible to not use the fancy textures in the Gameplay Pack, because its making ma game crash in the loading screen,
i think

The textures shouldn't be particularly onerous in the Gameplay version. Do you have "Load Textures on Demand" ticked?
Please see the FAQ on crashes and follow up, if need be, in the stickied Support thread.

My game stops at the "Loading textures" every time at the same spot and yes i have load textures on demand ticked.
i get no errors or anything it just stops and i have to use task manager to close the game. Could it me poopy ass computer?
OS: Windows Xp SP2
Ram: 1GB
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T2050 1.60 GHz
Video card: Intel GMA 950
My computer is quite the stone but it has done the job so far. It is a laptop as well.

In my personal opinion you are in severe need of an upgrade. Even a cheap low-end computer now would be better than what you currently are using. In my Official opinion I'm thinking the same thing only I apologize for the slight bluntness In that sentence and mean no offence (although I never meant offence in the first place)

[mkire]

maybe it's just me, but the enemies in the arena can attack really fast: I block and try to swing, but they're already finished with their next attack and are hurting me. is this intended?

[krisslanza]

What exactly do the different levels of female prejudice entail, and do they have any impact whatsoever on a male PC (like companions or your wife)?

I think it has to do with how lords treat the female PC. At default levels you get a few lords that insult or say something nasty, and you can pick a fight with them after all. Then the whole 'no fiefs for you and never get a vassal offer'. If you disable it, it shouldn't matter so you'll be treated like a man basically. I imagine if you pick the other option, more lords will be mean. But I've never actually tried them out.