Medieval 2 Total War Traits And Ancillaries List

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-Medieval II: Total War

toggle_fow	Toggles on or off the fog of war. You can see the whole world map when inputted.
auto_win 'attacker/defender'	When at the battle scroll, input this code in, attacker if attacking, defender if defending and press auto retaliate button. Automatically wins.
add_money 'amount'	Gives you the specific amount of gold.
process_cq 'settlement name'	Anything in the city's building queue will be built automatically.
give_trait this 'trait' 'level number'	Allows you to give any trait your faction can have to a specific general.
add_population 'settlement name' 'amount'	Allows you to give a city more population automatically.
move_character z x,y	z=name of settlement or unit without title (except Captain). x,y=coords
show_cursorstat	Shows coordinates under mousecursor in format x,y
character_reset	Allows a character to move again. Does not always work

Use the console to enter the following

create_unit 'settlement or character' 'unit ID' 'amount (1-5)' 'experience (1-9)' 'armor (1-3)' 'weapon (1-3)'

Example -

creat_unit 'London' Longbowmen 2 9 3 3

^The above code will create 2 units of Longbowmen in London with 3 Gold Chevrons, Level 3 armor and Level 3 weapon

Cheat	Effect
create_unit 'settlement or character' 'unit ID' 'amount (1-5)' 'experience (1-9)' 'armor (1-3)' 'weapon (1-3)'	Creates Unit at any settlement/general you like

Just pick a city or any unit as if moving it and just open console and simple type george or any of those on this list and hit enter to get the following units

Cheat	Effect
george	Mercenary Monster Ribault
houston	Mercenary Rocket Launcher
istanbul	Mercenary Monster Bombard
madras	Elephants
rogan	Elephant Artillery
vindaloo	Elephant Rocketeer

Push ~ to access the console. As described above, the 'give_trait' command works with several different traits to add to a specific character. In order for this to work, you must have the character selected and outside of a town. It works like:

give_trait this TRAITNAME #

Below is a list of TRAITNAMES and the maximum number you can put after to determine the level of the trait. These are a list of the most beneficial traits, message me if you want me to post the more obscure ones.

Cheat	Effect
GoodCommander 5	Increases command skill.
GoodInfantryGeneral 1	Increases command skill (situational)
GoodCavalryGeneral 1	Increases command skill (situational)
GoodAmbusher 5	Increases command skill (situational)
GoodAttacker 5	Increases command skill (situational)
GoodDefender 5	Increases command skill (situational)
GoodAdministrator 3	Increased Law, Trade Income
Intelligent 3	Increased Command, Income
VictorVirtue 3	Increases Chivalry
PublicFaith 4	Increases Piety
BattleChivalry 5	Increases Chivalry
NaturalMilitarySkill 3	Increases Command
Energetic 3	Increases Movement Points
HaleAndHearty 3	More kids, increased general's hitpoints
PoliticsSkill 3	- loyalty, + authority
MathematicsSkill 3	Increased Income
FathersLegacy 3	Increases Authority
GoodTrader 3	Increased Trade Income
GoodMiner 3	Increased Mining Income
HighPersonalSecurity 3	Increases Peraonal Security
BattleDread 4	Increases Dread
Loyal 3	+Chivalry,Loyalty
Brave 3	+morale

As mentioned above, enter the console with the ~ key.

This is a list of the various ancillaries (retinue members) that can be added with the give_ancillary command. This code requires you to have the character that you wish to modify selected, as well.

give_ancillary this ANCILLARYNAME

Below is a list of ancillaries (with their ANCILLARYNAME) that can be given to GENERALS

Cheat	Effect
apothecary	Have more kids.
bard	Adds Morale, Popularity
drillmaster	+25% movement, unit recruitment discounted
brilliant_inventor	+30 build points, +1 farming, 20% bonus on mining income
doctor	Have more kids, improves casualty recovery chance.
scribe_ancillary	Adds Authority, Income Bonuses
mentor	Increases Command
foodtaster	Increases Personal Security
tutor	Increases Piety, Trade Income
bodyguard	Increases Peraonal Security, Decreases Popularity
swordbearer	Increases Hit Points, Personal Security
shieldbearer	Increases Hit Points, Lowers Morale

As mentioned above, enter the console with the ~ key.

This is a list of the various ancillaries (retinue members) that can be added with the give_ancillary command. This code requires you to have the character that you wish to modify selected, as well.

give_ancillary this ANCILLARYNAME

Below is a list of ancillaries (with their ANCILLARYNAME) that can be given to Spies and/or Assassins

NOTE: For the ones marked 'TRAIT', use the command:

give_trait this TRAITNAME #

instead to give the agent the specified trait (capitalization matters). Read my above post on traits for more information.

Cheat	Effect
dancer	+2 to agent's skill
catamite	+1 to agent's skill
courtesan	+1 to agent's skill
pickpocket	+1 to agent's skill
GoodSpy 5	TRAIT +1-5 to spy's skill
GoodAssassin 5	TRAIT +1-5 to assassin's skill
GoodSaboteur 3	TRAIT +1-3 to assassin's saboteur skill

Open the cheat console by pressing the tilde key (~) and type in any of the following codes. Capitalization is important. For names with spaces in them use '_______ ________' (underspaces are for desired name) For the most part, if you find some of these cheats aren't working do remember to try capitalizing, removing certain things like opt : and <>

Cheat	Effect
add_money #	Adds desired quantity of money to your faction. 40K per number of times you enter the code.
add_population _____ #	Add population to desired city (note: for city's with two or more spaces use quotation marks ['])
move_character <name> <x>,<y>	moves named character to position on campaign map
auto_win attacker/defender (depending on circumstance)	the attacker or defender wins the next autoresolved battle
create_unit <settlement/character_name> <unit_id> <opt:how_many> <opt:exp/armour/weapon>	creates one or more units of the specified type
toggle_fow	toggles the fog of war on or off
bestbuy	sells units cheaper
oliphaunt	the biggest around
jericho	and the walls came a-tumblin' down
give_ancillary this ______	gives the character an ancillary
remove_ancillary this ______	removes ancillary from the character
character_reset	resets the character back to it's start of turn settings
show_cursorstat	shows the cursor position and region id
show_landings <opt:cursor/region_id>	shows the landing positions available to the ai from a given region, default hides them
process_cq _______	Completes all (possible) construction pending in queue
give_trait_points <charactername> <trait name> <points>	gives the character points for trait
list_traits	Lists all traits
list_ancillaries	Lists all Ancillaries
mp <charactername> <amount>	gives the character movement points
list_characters <opt:faction_type>	lists all the characters in the world or those belonging to a faction
create_mission <sent_faction> <mission_id>	Attempt to create and add a mission to the specified faction
diplomacy_costs <receiving_faction> <proposing_faction> <opt:target_faction> <opt:settlement_name> <opt:payment_amount> <opt:payment_years>	displays a list of raw and perceived diplomacy items costs from the perspective of the receiving faction.
recruitment_pool <settlement_name>	details of the current recruitment pool of a settlement
capabilities <settlement_name>	details of the current recruitment capabilities of a settlesment.
capture_settlement <settlement name>	evicts current resident and gives to player.
toggle_perfect_spy	toggles everyone's perfect spying ability.
process_rq _______	Completes all (possible) recruitment pending in queue
force_diplomacy <accept/decline/off>	Forces the negotiator to accept or decline a proposition
diplomatic_stance <faction_a> <faction_b> <allied/neutral/war>	Set the diplomatic stance between the two factions (factions must be different)
invulnerable_general <character_name>	Invulnerble General (cannot be beat in battle)
test_ancillary_localisation	adds all ancillary to the character info display
show_all_messages	Show all messages to all factions (on/off)
clear_messages	Clear all the current stacked messages
upgrade_settlement <settlement name>	upgrade settlement level
list_units <character/settlement name>	lists all of the units in an army, with details.
date <year>	changes the campaign date to the given year
force_battle_victory <opt:capture_percent>	forces the local player's alliance to win the battle, completely destroying the enemy alliance or optionally capturing a percentage of the enemy allia
diplomacy_mission <ai_faction> <target_faction> <mission_type> <opt:mission_target>	creates a diplomacy mission

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Creative Assembly have built in some limits to the games, meaning that modders can not have more than x amount of factions or y amount of units. Limits for Medieval II: Total War appear to be similar to Rome: Total War though some are slightly raised. See also Hardcoded Limits in RTW which may also apply unless a higher value is mentioned here.

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General Hard Coded Limits for M2TW

Take command of your army and expand your reign in Medieval II. Direct massive battles featuring up to 10,000 bloodthirsty troops on epic 3D battlefields, while presiding over some of the greatest Medieval nations of the Western and Middle Eastern world.
Ancillaries; Use the following values with the 'giveancillary character ancillary level number' code. Note: Some of these can be accompanied with a 'level number', usually ranging from 1 to 5, giving additional bonuses (or penalties).

Max number of crusades at once: 1
Max number of cultures: 7
Max number of religions: 10
Max character name length: 42 (disputed)
Max number of character types in descr_character.txt: 12 (already in use) - abilities are also hard-coded to type
Max ancillaries per general: 8
Max number of units for a faction available in custom battle selection screen: 200

Text Files

export_descr_unit.txt

Max Unit Entries: 500
Attack Delay (stat_pri): 1 to 100 see here

descr_mount.txt