Export descr buildings.txt - M2TW

EDB in M2TW

Most of the research on export_descr_buildings.txt was done for Rome Total War where its format and use-age is very similar. Please see; Export_descr_buildings.txt - Complete Guide for RTW for that information. However there are some differences in M2TW, some extra capabilities and some things that no-longer work so the differences will be noted here;

Recruitment

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Capabilities

Capability Name	Loads without error	Text appears	Effect in game;	Value 5 means;	Value -5 means;	Additive bonus	Notes!
population_fire_risk_bonus	NO 'invalid' message	NO	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	useless
mine_resource	YES	YES	increased income	tbc	tbc	tbc
population_growth_bonus	YES	YES	population growth	2.5% in building browser, actual effect 1.25%	-2.5% / -1.25%	YES
population_loyalty_bonus	loads?	text?	effect?	+5 means	-5 means	additive?	notes
population_health_bonus	loads?	text?	effect?	+5 means	-5 means	additive?	notes
trade_base_income_bonus	loads?	text?	effect?	+5 means	-5 means	additive?	notes
trade_level_bonus	loads?	text?	effect?	+5 means	-5 means	additive?	notes
trade_fleet	loads?	text?	effect?	+5 means	-5 means	additive?	notes
taxable_income_bonus	loads?	text?	effect?	+5 means	-5 means	additive?	notes
farming_level	loads?	text?	effect?	+5 means	-5 means	additive?	notes
road_level	loads?	text?	effect?	+5 means	-5 means	additive?	changes strat map
gate_strength	loads?	text?	effect?	+5 means	-5 means	additive?	notes
gate_defenses	loads?	text?	effect?	+5 means	-5 means	additive?	boiling oil?
tower_level	loads?	text?	effect?	+5 means	-5 means	additive?	only relevant if settlement model has tower upgrades
armour	loads?	text?	effect?	+5 means	-5 means	additive?	notes
stage_games	loads?	text?	effect?	+5 means	-5 means	additive?	notes
stage_races	loads?	text?	effect?	+5 means	-5 means	additive?	notes
weapon_melee_simple	loads?	text?	effect?	+5 means	-5 means	additive?	notes
weapon_melee_blade	loads?	text?	effect?	+5 means	-5 means	additive?	notes
weapon_missile_mechanical	loads?	text?	effect?	+5 means	-5 means	additive?	notes
weapon_missile_gunpowder	loads?	text?	effect?	+5 means	-5 means	additive?	notes
weapon_artillery_mechanical	loads?	text?	effect?	+5 means	-5 means	additive?	notes
weapon_artillery_gunpowder	loads?	text?	effect?	+5 means	-5 means	additive?	notes
weapon_naval_gunpowder	loads?	text?	effect?	+5 means	-5 means	additive?	notes
bodyguard	loads?	text?	effect?	+5 means	-5 means	additive?	notes
recruits_morale_bonus	loads?	text?	effect?	+5 means	-5 means	additive?	notes
recruits_experience_bonus	loads?	text?	effect?	+5 means	-5 means	additive?	notes
happiness_bonus	YES	YES	public order & growth	25% public order & 1% growth	-25% and -1% max	YES	max total applied 125% public order and 12.5% growth
law_bonus	loads?	text?	effect?	+5 means	-5 means	additive?	notes
construction_cost_bonus_military	loads?	text?	effect?	+5 means	-5 means	additive?	notes
construction_cost_bonus_religious	loads?	text?	effect?	+5 means	-5 means	additive?	notes
construction_cost_bonus_defensive	loads?	text?	effect?	+5 means	-5 means	additive?	notes
construction_cost_bonus_other	loads?	text?	effect?	+5 means	-5 means	additive?	notes
construction_time_bonus_military	loads?	text?	effect?	+5 means	-5 means	additive?	notes
construction_time_bonus_religious	loads?	text?	effect?	+5 means	-5 means	additive?	notes
construction_time_bonus_defensive	loads?	text?	effect?	+5 means	-5 means	additive?	notes
construction_time_bonus_other	loads?	text?	effect?	+5 means	-5 means	additive?	notes
archer_exp_bonus	loads?	text?	effect?	+5 means	-5 means	additive?	notes
cavalry_exp_bonus	loads?	text?	effect?	+5 means	-5 means	additive?	notes
heavy_cavalry_exp_bonus	loads?	text?	effect?	+5 means	-5 means	additive?	notes
gun_exp_bonus	loads?	text?	effect?	+5 means	-5 means	additive?	notes
navy_exp_bonus	loads?	text?	effect?	+5 means	-5 means	additive?	notes
recruits_cost_bonus_naval	loads?	text?	effect?	+5 means	-5 means	additive?	notes
retrain_cost_bonus	loads?	text?	effect?	+5 means	-5 means	additive?	notes
weapon_projectile	loads?	text?	effect?	+5 means	-5 means	additive?	notes
income_bonus	YES	YES	adds fixed amount of income	+5 money	tbc	additive?	notes
weapon_simple	loads?	text?	effect?	+5 means	-5 means	additive?	notes
weapon_missile	loads?	text?	effect?	+5 means	-5 means	additive?	notes
weapon_bladed	loads?	text?	effect?	+5 means	-5 means	additive?	notes
weapon_siege	loads?	text?	effect?	+5 means	-5 means	additive?	notes
weapon_other	loads?	text?	effect?	+5 means	-5 means	additive?	notes
construction_cost_bonus_wooden	YES	NO	reduces cost of wooden buildings	tbc	tbc	additive?	notes
construction_cost_bonus_stone	YES	NO	reduces cost of stone buildngs	tbc	tbc	additive?	notes
construction_time_bonus_wooden	loads?	text?	effect?	+5 means	-5 means	additive?	notes
construction_time_bonus_stone	loads?	text?	effect?	+5 means	-5 means	additive?	notes
religion_level	YES	YES	increases conversion to religion*	+5 means	-5 means	additive?	*religion must be specified for EDB tree
religion_level_amplifier	loads?	text?	effect?	+5 means	-5 means	additive?	notes
free_upkeep	loads?	text?	effect?	+5 means	-5 means	additive?	notes
recruitment_slots	loads?	text?	effect?	+5 means	-5 means	additive?	notes
agent_limit	YES	NO	restricts agent recruitment	+5 means	-5 means	additive?	see agent_limit notes
name of capability	loads?	text?	effect?	+5 means	-5 means	additive?	notes

Negative Bonuses

Negative amounts generally only reduce the total amount of 'bonus' in a settlement to zero. For instance you can't have a minus value for happiness generated by buildings, only reduce the bonus to zero.

Additive Bonuses

Generally to bet additive bonuses (so different building trees all contribute to a bonus within a settlement) use the format

happiness_bonus bonus 3

with the extra 'bonus'

Agent Recruitment and Limits

Agents are made recruitable in the 'capability' section of a building in EDB

with a line like;

agent diplomat 0

this can also be restricted further by using 'requires' ;like;

agent assassin 0 requires factions { egypt, timurids, }

agent_limit can also be used to restrict the number of agents that a faction can have alive at any one time its use-age in vanilla is for merchants and priests, e.g.

agent_limit merchant 1

that means that for each example of that building constructed a faction can build one merchant - they won't be able to recruit merchants at all unless they have constructed or captured a building with that entry. In vanilla other agents; spies, diplomats and assassins, where completely unrestricted however adding a similar line like;

agent_limit spy 1

will impose a similar restriction on spy recruitment.