#Medieval 2 total war unit mods mod#

I could be wrong, but simply cutting and pasting DBM units into EB II doesn't seem possible given that the units are designed for such animations. For starters, I couldn't help but notice the small but noticeable innovation (perhaps inspired by the recently-released Rome II Total War) of far more complex unit animations, like soldiers' mouths actually opening when they shout and taunt the enemy at the beginning of battles.

EB II seems to be quite a different beast than DBM. Somehow I already get the feeling that the answer is no. Is there a quick and painless way for a newbie like me to add unit without too much of a fuss or CTDs? The thought of having Roman segmentata legions or contemporary Han Chinese crossbowmen and exiles from the Far East makes my mouth water. Or rather, I think I tried long ago and the game crashed as a result (good thing I had that file backed up). However, I've never added whole new units to the export_descr_unit file. Is that even possible? In the past, I've done some fiddling around with the 'battle_models' file to change skins and textures of units here and there for Stainless Steel.

#Medieval 2 total war unit mods mod#

However, I can't help but resist the temptation to add or insert into this mod a few of my favorite units from another Medieval II mod set in antiquity: De Bello Mundi. Firstly I just want to say that I love EB II, the units are phenomenally realistic looking and awesome, and the whole mod is great despite what I personally consider some shortcomings (like some of the music, plus the fact that settlements on the battle map are still fairly undeveloped). I originally posted this in the EB II forum: