But I think they shouldn't be able to shoot over cavalry. Any idea what the height difference is between infantry and cavalry? If I were you, I would try limiting "unitBlocksLOS = UnitBlockingLOS(me, unit);" conditional on the said unit having the attribute "3DViewHeight" over 7...

So, overhead shooting not in-combat precision shooting, yes? For that, you have to revert the entry I posted previously and tweak the "FUNCTION CheckRouteForBlockingUnit(me, checkTerrain)" in CombatTools. In the said entry, you will find two "if (shooter_height > blocker_height)"...

You are welcome.

As for AI taking advantage of the modding, I cannot remember. Sorry.

I happen to have made a modding to such effect. The lines between 255 and 322 says: // Can't shoot at friends if ((GetUnitSide(me) != GetUnitSide(unit))) { // Can't shoot if in Close Combat or Pursuing. if ((IsInCloseCombat(me) == 0) && (MightPursue(me) == 0)) { // instead of hiding, only di...

I think it would be nice if there is some way to simulate the slow but steady artillery push of the Red Army, especially in historical paths. However, the AI is not particularly adept at using artillery. I suggest reviving extended support ability (scrapped trait that enables full-range support) and...

I once tried to create a more "level playing ground" and tweaked MapGenerateBattle.BSF. Downside of it is that marsh has completely disappeared. If you are interested, you can download it from the following link. It is available as a global mod. https://www.mediafire.com/file/4vv1hc7vlwhmp...

It's "cheat NewHero IgnoresEntrenchment".

170mms provide support only against tanks. So do 210mms.
You have to check traits of each artillery to see if they provide support against infantry, tanks or both (like 150mms).

Sure I am not denying the Devs’ prerogative to modify the game. I am just asking them to leave the option to play that “cartoony” style. The PC2 allows many styles to play it. From special challenges to outright cheating. That is one of its appeal. And I feel just nerfing or restricting use of heroe...

Tigers and Panthers are official, integral part of the game. There is no setting in option that says “Big Cats Off”. On the other hand, heroes are optional like difficulty settings or like giving your enemy +5 strength. Complaining about heroes’ power sounds like “This game’s easy setting is too eas...

Kerensky, thanks for the comic! Maybe I should have said player empowerment through heroes. I think allusion to Godzilla is quite apt in this debate. Godzilla was created because some scientists decided to meddle with nature. Likewise, if an overpowered, lethal and historically-incorrect combo is cr...

+1 for continued empowerment of heroes. They are completely optional feature of the game. You can turn them off at your pleasure. No one is forced to use heroes. You can CHOOSE not to assign one you don't like. Or even better, exterminate him with extreme prejudice. It just takes a few clicks. Devs,...

To Devs,

Those unit traits are not in a format that can be written in units.csv.
Could you please release still functional ones?

I am especially interested in WMD part.

As far as I checked, those high calibre artilleries (like 17cm, 21cm ones) do not provide support against soft targets though they do against hard ones. The opposite is the case for low calibre artilleries.

15cm calibre artilleries do both.

You mean rulers, not generals?

I think following file sets out their generating process.
\Field of Glory Empires\Data\scripts\Ruler.bsf

As far as I can see, their process is randomized and no faction-wise tweak (like making Romans more likely to have competent ruler) is possible.

You need to edit STRUCTURES.CSV. For decadence, enter the desired number in column CH. It is effective in percentage. For loyalty, enter loyalty-related structure modifiers into any one of empty columns (show as -1) between CD to CG. Those modifiers are found in MODIFIERS.CSV with strings of ID_MOD_...

Abandonment issues... Yes, that can be remedied. Disable line 7590 to 7597 of Region.bsf. This enables you to abandon any region even your capital. Also disable line 4085 of Faction.bsf. This nullifies the aging penalty. Disabling a line can be done by entering // at the beginning. In case of Factio...

You can modify the general quality of your leaders by editing FACTIONS.csv.

Find the row of your country (76 for Massalia) and increase integers in column DD (offense) and DE (defense).
Current leader pool must be refreshed for new, more competent leaders to appear, I presume.

If you want to mod the game, I strongly recommend reading archonwiki page below. http://archonwiki.slitherine.com/index.php/Empires_Modding Now, the factions traits are set out in "\Steam\steamapps\common\Field of Glory Empires\Data\FACTIONS.CSV", effect of traits are in "\Steam\steam...

I have been trying global modding to no avail...

So, yes. I will try a campaign.
Thank you for your advice, Heinz.