Topic: how do i reset the date?

barocca WebSite Group: Administrator Joined: Dec. 2000 Australia either use the datefix tool to play past the game normal end date http://www.totalwar.org/Downloads/Tools.shtml or if you want to begin the game early, you edit the start date in the campaign file's here ..\Games\Medieval\campmap\startpos //======================================== //Start Date //The year in which this //campaign will begin //======================================== SetStartDate:: 80 SetPeriod:: EARLY SetEarlyPeriodStartDate:: 80 SetHighPeriodStartDate:: 600 SetLatePeriodStartDate:: 1000 Back to top

barocca WebSite Group: Administrator Joined: Dec. 2000 Australia first you have to rename the savegame file to EARLY.cpg (for an early era fix) then run program, when it asks you to load script you select Early_Era_Patch.txt Click Run then it will generate an error regarding the program location if it is not default install, Click OK then you can browse to folder where you have the savegame file you renamed to Early.cpg and want to edit and that should be it. Back to top

barocca WebSite Group: Administrator Joined: Dec. 2000 Australia If for some obscure reason it still won't work for you... Black Hat Enaged 1 - Do You have a Hex Editor?? you'll need one.... MAKE SURE YOU KNOW WHAT ERA GAME WAS STARTED IN MAKE SURE GAME IS STANDARD DATE MOD, no mods with changed starting dates!! FOR GAMES STARTED IN EARLY ERA save before 1453 copy the file out to another folder open save file in hex editor view in HEX goto offset 26 change the 2 digits/letters you find there to BD goto offset 27 change the 2 digits/letters you find there to 05 Save Changes, rename file, copy back in - date is now 1454 FOR GAMES STARTED IN HIGH ERA same as above EXCEPT change data at offset 26 TO E5 change data at offset 27 TO 03 FOR GAMES STARTED IN LATE ERA same as above EXCEPT change data at offset 26 TO 15 change data at offset 27 TO 02 Black Hat Disengaged kinda arcane, but NOT HARD TO DO credits to Julien for finding the offsets Back to top

solypsist Main Hall Group: Moderator Joined: Oct. 2000 USA yeah i should try reading the instructions instead of just unzipping it and clicking on the EXE icon. :O hehe works now thanks Back to top

LittleGrizzly Group: Junior Member Joined: June 2002 i would also like to extend my game but just reading that made me go dizzy and a hex editor ??? btw this is for a current game Back to top

oZoNeLaYeR Count Group: Junior Member Joined: Nov. 2001 Melbourne. Australia can we apply this patch when we're using ECS's no agents mod? Back to top

barocca WebSite Group: Administrator Joined: Dec. 2000 Australia LittleGrizzly, ignore the hex, just download the Julien_date fix file, and read the read me.. oZoNeLaYeR, it will edit the savegame file, ECS mod simply disables agents, so yes, they are compatible. Back to top