Thanks for the very quick reply. This is not the sort thing that is easy to find out through trial and error so very much appreciated.

This is from the Holland mod thread Cablenexus wrote:If I want them to be a vassal of Rome quickly I set their willingness to a number of max 1? This is a coefficient, not percentage. This coefficient multiplies the weight how much the player wants to join the other one as member not master. You can...

We still cannot afford to hire another developer which would be a huge help, that is also the reason why any kind of support (visibility or reviews which would increase sales) would make it easier in the future. Point taken. I do recognize that getting AI human like would be monumental task. But be...

When I wrote siege I meant assault against fortifications rather than staving a city into surrender (which I never do now as the diplomatic hit is too great) but I agree with your other points.

Even though Ptolemy and the Seleucids are fighting a bitter war both have declared war against me. Unprovoked. Both are saying "There shall be war" when I offer peace. For the moment I am not doing too badly as they are too busy fighting each other to send more than token forces against m...

I assume you know that if you hover the mouse over attitude you get a list of reasons they like/dislike you. Often this will give you a good idea of what went wrong. But not always. What really doesn't make sense is when the AI decides to fight a war against you when you are fighting their enemy. I...

Thanks. There would be a case for making it hard to use cavalry in siege but I think you made right choice to keep it simple.

Does this apply also when attacking fortified infantry in a city or do cavalry have a penalty for when they are sent against fortification?

I assume you know that if you hover the mouse over attitude you get a list of reasons they like/dislike you. Often this will give you a good idea of what went wrong. But not always.
What really doesn't make sense is when the AI decides to fight a war against you when you are fighting their enemy.

With a city like Ephesus that is on a peninsular it is impossible to attack it without putting it under siege - and getting the hit from dishonourable actions. Would I be possible to only trigger the dishonourable actions if you actually capture the city using siege or at least besiege it for severa...

Thank you Cablenexus for a very complete reply My error was to assume that <TerrainBehaviorMemento movementConsume="1" attackBonus="0" defenseBonus="0" silentMovementConsume="-1" terrain="121" railMovementConsume="-1" roadMovementConsume=&q...

The best Civilization was the first. It was well designed with two clear conflicting routes to victory. Later versions weren't so much complex as bloated. Aggressors is likely to avoid that trap because the intended sequels will be adapting the system to different areas rather than piling on more of...

I am posting this with two aims. First because I need help and second because it might be helpful to other modders to see the steps I have taken. Hence it is probably a little longer than it really needs to be for those who understand modding sufficiently to answer my question. So apologies to them ...

What prompted me to start this thread was playtesting my Peloponnese scenario where not only was I lacking in food but so were the AI players who were offering me huge bribes to get me to give up the little food I had. I'll be careful to follow the suggestion that if I concentrate resources in speci...

Do people prefer to play Aggressors with plenty of resources or do they prefer the challenge of very few resources. Related to that do people prefer the resources to be well distributed or do they prefer that some states are able to corner the market in some resources so making trade essential. I as...

It's best new countries as completely new. If a country has been eliminated then a new state will be created when discontent rises to a certain level. It then just takes over the label the eliminated faction had. I agree 100% with your second point. The game needs show the extent of a new faction be...

Cablenexus wrote: ↑Sun Oct 21, 2018 8:42 am
(This is for example why a trade relation over many turns can pay out. You build turn by turn on the relationship).

But if they are refusing to make cities visible then you can't even trade with them.

I have uploaded an new version of my Peloponnese scenario here: http://kart-hadasht.co.uk/game/aggressors/peloponesesmall.php I have also finally got onto steam and uploaded it there but it won't let me change the visibility setting so it is currently on friends only. Is there some kind of vetting s...

I had a go at this. I assumed that the key would be the number I needed to install Aggressors but the error came back as invalid. What is a Steam key?

Take a look in the scenario.ag file of the original Ancient Med. scenario to get an idea how the citynames are setup: <unitNames> <unitNames> <UnitNameMemento name="Baelo Claudia" positionRange="1" modelIds="1"> <position x="7" y="20" /> </UnitNameM...