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thomas13 said:

1) Give computer AI nobles access to the medical skill but not enough access that they can attain level 275 HP bonus. This will increase survivability for computer vs computer battles so more troops attain higher tier levels.

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I thought this was an interesting idea, so I made a mod that gives lords 125 medicine skill: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2875237021 . I haven't played a campaign with it yet, but I'm looking forward to hearing if it makes a difference for anyone else.

LuciusDomitiusAurelianus said:

it's still their codebase and they know it best

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i don't actually think this is true - look how many regressions and new bugs they introduce in every patch
mods are nowhere near as buggy as official patches
modders may only do small projects, and they may walk away from the game for long periods, but they can always come back with their knowledge of the code intact
but once a taleworlds employee quits, that code knowledge is gone for good

I think I've found the solution for this mod in particular, courtesy of the Magic Holsters mod - a project.mproj file. This is apparent, if cryptically, in the XSLT docs, where the example project.mproj points to action_sets.xml, a file in the Native module.

The broader question - "How to debug XSLT?" - remains open. While imperfect, online XSLT testers are the most useful tool I've found:

Just got this in 1.9.0 after clicking "yes" to the safe mode popup after a crash.

I see a line that may be related to this issue in the 13/10/22 hotfix notes:

• Fixed a bug that prevented crafting item property sliders from showing green/red change values.

However, the issue persists: crafting order stats text was colored in 1.8.1, but is no longer colored in 1.9.0.

vth_Musketeer said:

In fact, bring back the old system where I could go in my troop inventory and assign my companions to the formation I want them in. Let the player do the assigning and stop leaving it to random. That will fix the problem.

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+1

Can confirm the Landowner Needs Manual Laborers quest is much more rare than in 1.8. No idea why they'd nerf this in the same patch where they add tournament horses that sell for 15k. One step forward, one step back. Never give us balanced options, just one broken OP way to play and big nerfs for every other playstyle.

I read through some of this guy's post history, and it looks like he's a consistent and vocal critic of Taleworlds, not a troll. What was he banned for? A post with 20 different "Inappropriate Behavior" warnings isn't useful, unless you're trying to say that criticism of Taleworlds is "inappropriate".

Lucius Confucius said:

One comes from a horse culture and the other does not?

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That's a reasonable explanation for the difference in riding skill, at least. Strangely, the Khan's Guard has a T4 horse while the Vanguard Faris has a T5. The two horses have nearly the same total stats, though.

AxiosXiphos said:

equipment is a big part of a units effectiveness.

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This is also an interesting point. Khan's Guard has 51 head and 62 body armor; Vanguard Faris has 37 head armor and 65 body armor. Khans have a T6 glaive and a T4 bow; Vanguard Faris has (five) T6 javelins, a T4 one-hand sword, and T3 lance and shield.

The Khans seem to be objectively stronger not just in skills, but equipment too.

anoddhermit said:

It's that everything about the Khan's Guard takes maximum advantage of AI and equipment imbalances and quirks.

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Yeah. I don't get it. There are six T6 units. Two of them are hand-crafted to be OP in stats, equipment and AI synergy (Khans and Fians). Two are basically lame T5 cavalry (Faris and Druzhinnik). Two are pretty well balanced (Banner Knight and Cataphract). Is this supposed to be a difficulty curve between the factions? Khuzait is easy mode, Aserai is hard mode? Has Taleworlds simply been unable to find time for a balance pass in the last two and a half years? I wish I understood their thinking.

The bars show green and red for me in 1.9 too, but in 1.8, the text was also colored.

yeah when are they going to "redesign" khan's guards and fians

Totalgarbage said:

(unless the faction has no town, then they go sell it to the closest one I believe)

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Nope - the villagers park themselves in the village and do nothing, and the game crashes if you try to buy from the village