Export descr buildings.txt - M2TW
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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 | loads? | text? | effect? | +5 means | -5 means | additive? | notes |
| 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.
