Hero Ability

[slayer007]

Hi guys, I just downloaded this mod a few days ago. I can't seem to find any chart or info for Hero Ability. I'm wanting to know what the different abilities do. Ie. Art of Deception for Cao Cao. Thx guys and I love the mod!!!!

[Gigantus]

The abilities are the same as in the original campaigns - just with different names and tweaked effects. Lookup the name in data\text\expanded:

{EMT_BYZANTINE_POLITICS_NORMAL}Use Hero Ability: Art of Deception

If you are versed with text files you can then check in descr_hero_abilities the exact effect, but it shouldn't be much different (if at all) from the original.

            <name>Byzantine_Politics</name>
            <duration>0</duration>
            <normal_tooltip_label>EMT_BYZANTINE_POLITICS_NORMAL</normal_tooltip_label>
            <disabled_tooltip_label>EMT_BYZANTINE_POLITICS_DISABLED</disabled_tooltip_label>
            <normal_sprite>HERO_ABILITY_BYZANTINE_POLITICS_BUTTON_IMAGE</normal_sprite>
            <selected_sprite>HERO_ABILITY_BYZANTINE_POLITICS_BUTTON_IMAGE</selected_sprite>
            <disabled_sprite>HERO_ABILITY_BYZANTINE_POLITICS_BUTTON_IMAGE_DISABLED</disabled_sprite>
            <sound_effect>Byzantine_Politics</sound_effect>
            <hero_ability_effects>
                <hero_ability_effect>
                    <name>unit_infighting</name>
                    <target>enemy_armies</target>
                    <percentage_chance>50</percentage_chance>
                    <min_effect_time>30</min_effect_time>
                    <max_effect_time>60</max_effect_time>
                </hero_ability_effect>
            </hero_ability_effects>
        </hero_ability>

[Hanti]

Another question about abilities:

Hero has ability called LEADERSHIP (many have it). Leadership represents general aptitude for military command.
My hero has Leadership 7 and it gives me tooltip with details like: command +7, attack -7, defense -7 and authority +2.

So the question is: does it really give malus to attack/defense of his unit?

[Hanti]

Oki, I found details, but the question is still valid.

Level Jn3008
Description Jn3008_desc
EffectsDescription Jn3008_effects_desc
; GainMessage Jn3008_gain_desc
Threshold 8000
Effect Command 7
Effect Attack -7
Effect Defence -7
Effect Authority 2

Effect -7 attack should give -7 command when attacking with my general
Effect -7 defence should give -7 command when defending with my general
Effect +7 command should give +7 command always independently form attacking or defending

Effect +2 authority affects the loyalty of captains and generals in a positive way / cities management etc

So what's the point? Why give to generals -7 and in the same time +7? The sum is 0 either way.
Am I right?

What doest mean "Threshold 8000"? Threshold of 8000 of what? 8000 kills? 8000 battles?

[Gigantus]

Most of these traits originate with RTW (the mod has been ported from there) where they might have had a different effect then in M2TW.
Threshold is related to how often it has to be triggered to advance to the next level

[Hanti]

It could be. In RTW command stars also cause the general to get more general's guard to accompany him. So Leadership 7 with Effect Command 7 effectively gives him more guard troops, no matter if he's attacking or defending.

This is good trick to improve one aspect of a unit, but not another (commanding abilities). I understand now.

Does it work this way in M2TW too?