Medieval 2: Total War PC Q&A

Q: How come it won't let me give a trait to characters with two names? how can i give characters with two names a trait (like John Smith)

A1: You need origninal name, or better yet just do give_trait this "this" replaces the name, so ya

A2: Use quotes. Example: give_trait "John Smith" GoodCommander 5 You can also select the character (so that their movement field is showing) and use "this" instead of their name (i.e. give_trait this GoodCommander 5).

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Q: I put in the give_trait "character" "trait" "number" and nothing happens then I try it with brackets( [ ] )and it can't find the character, what am I doing wrong!?

A1: Try "give_trait this 'trait' '#' " with the character selected

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Q: I can't get the "give_trait" cheat work?How do I enter them?

A1: You make sure your character is outside the city or castle,select him,open the console ( ~ ) and type give_trait this GoodCommander 5 or what ever the trait depends the character whether is a diplomat or princess or assassin etc.

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Q: How can I stop another army capturing a city and completing a crusade?

A1: When the army goes to attack your city highlight all the solders in your city/castle and a sword will appear right click on the attackers when the screan pops up hit the ~ then type in auto_win defender note: it will have to be auto matically resolved this cheat does not work if you fight the battle your self

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Q: I can only play with christian factions... how do I play with the muslim ones?

A1: U either defeat them or win a campaign (long or short)

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Q: Can you choose the period to start the campaign like in medieval 1?

A1: No :(

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Q: Hey, I have no clue of how to unlock all the factions can someone please tell me! Thanks?

A1: Find the folder for Medieval 2 on your hard drive, it should be SEGA. Open them in this order: SEGA > Medieval Total War II > data > world > maps > campaign > imperial_campaign > descr_strat.txt WARNING: MAKE A BACK-UP OF THE descr_strat.txt OR ANY FILE BEFORE EDITING. SAVE TO DESKTOP TO AVOID RE-INSTALLING TO RECOVER THE ORIGINAL. Open the descr_strat and there should be a section right in front of you that list the factions as "Playable" "Unlockable" and "Non-Playable." Without major modding, you can copy and paste any name into the "Playable" section and they will be available when you choose a campaign. There are also MANY MANY MANY other things that you change change/manipulate from this file, but ask for help before doing so, and make a back-up of the file to save the original. EXCEPTION: The only factions you cannot play without modding are The Mongols, Timurids, and Aztecs.

A2: When you are choosing what faction to be, notice how you can choose between short and long campaign. each campaign has a different goal/goals you must complete to "beat the game". if you want to get other factions quickly, you should choose the short campaign of your favorite nation. to get the other factions quickly, you should reach the goal as quickly as possible (obviously). but this means that you cant worry about your religious status, how happy your people are, or any random missions that lead you away from your main goal.

A3: To unlock all the factions you must win the long version of the campaign with one of the 5 basic factions... after you are victorius then you can go back and do another campaign with any of the other factions (exceptions of mongol,timurid,aztec, and papal states of course)

A4: actualy all you have to do is the short verson of the grand campain ps go saint jimmy and the forty thiefs

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Q: Anyone who knows how I use the create_unit cheat to get ships? My fleet is constantly being attacked by pirates... I've tried to type Cog and Holk after it like I would do with Longbowmen but it doesn't work.

A1: To get ships just use lower case lettersfor the name of the ship. EG create_unit "Rennes""carrack" 1 9 3 3

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Q: In the des strats or whatever the file is, how come you can't ADD characters to a faction? I put in all the required texting that any premade character has, but when I go to do a campaign under the faction I created my character in, he doens't appear. Why does the game block that?

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Q: How do I unlock the Aztecs etc...and How do I go to America??? When does this happen?? PLease help!!

A1: Get a ship out the farthest it can go out to see then when it cant go out no more you will be able to slowly make your way there

A2: Select boat and type move_character name x cord y cord eg move_character geiles 14 120 (carabiean I think 14 60 another just try cords till you get close land to off load ships)

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Q: I am in the 109th turn and my corruption level reached 20000 florins per turn... it is too much and I cant go on because I cant support new developed armies... how do I get my corruption level to go down?thanks in advance

A1: Ouch thats nasty mate, check out all your characters' influence on towns by looking at the difference they make when you place them in cities and out of them. I have the same thing sometimes, you have to sort out the financially adept characters from the inept. Good luck.

A2: Try to change our capital in middle of our kingdom. Europe to the Moors

A3: Just use the add_money cheat to periodicly boost your amount of florins and when it starts to get low just do it again.

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Q: I got the cheats but I dont know how to activated in the game?

A1: Try pressing @

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Q: The auto win cheat doesnt work for me, it just says parameter not found?

A1: When the battle scroll comes up type this in exactly like you see it.Then hit enter on the keyboard and click the button that says "auto-retaliate" auto_win attacker if your attacking auto_win defender if you're defending

A2: If you are the attacker, then you have to type "auto_win Attacker" if you are the defender, then you have to type "auto_win Defender"

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Q: I cannot see the movies in the game, it just appears like a black screen, what can I do? another question please, how can I get my archers on the wall if my city is besieged? thanks

A1: You need to change screen resolution I think,you get your archers on the wall by moving in the view till you can see the top of the wall then same as any other move

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Q: When do the Mongols come?

A1: I think around late 12th century (1100s) they are located where the Turks are

A2: Around turn 100-110

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Q: When I try to give a trait to a person with two or more names, I get an error message that says the character cant be found. Do I have to have a special key ore something between first name and surname?

A1: Try putting scare quotes ("") around the person's full name. Or use "this" while selecting the character.

A2: If it's someone with just two names, e.g Alexander Canmore, then you just type 'create_unit "Alexander Canmore" "Spear Militia" 5 0 3 3'. However, if it's someone with a three part name, e.g Charles de Marseilles, then you would type 'create_unit "Charles de_Marseilles" "Spear Militia" 5 0 3 3'.

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Q: How do you get the holy roman empire on your side to win the campaign?how do you get the holy roman empire to request a crusade?

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Q: How do I find the aztecs or soth america?

A1: First off, at about 150 turns, the event 'The World is Round!' will appear. Then, some unexplored map pops up on your minimap, and depending on your faction, you use Caravels or Carracks to cross the ocean and can go to Cuba, some bits of Norht America, and South AMerica. -Answer by:Warluster

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Q: Are You able to create Naval Units Yes or No?

A1: Yes

A2: Yes. no caps & it'd work

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Q: The Auto win code will not work! It is so annoying! :(?

A1: I believe the auto-win code only works if you simulate the battle, that is, not play it yourself. Make sure you're typing: auto_win attacker for when you are initiating battle or: auto_win defender when battle is initiated by someone else.

A2: The syntax is: auto_win attacker or auto_win defender.

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