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[Dantanium]

Hi all, complete noobie here.

 

All i want to do is scale down Legolas as i think he is far too powerful in the campaign, often killing 100's more enemy than any other hero. 

 

I've tried a few things from different sites but don't seem to be getting anywhere.

 

I want to either reduce the damage Legolas' bow does or the speed he fires...

 

Any help would be greatly appreciate.

 

[Echo]

Copy your INI.big file in the EA games folder and rename the copy to something like __INI.big, or __mod.big. The underscores will cause the game to read your file above everything else. Do not touch INI.big, only edit your copy (__mod.big or whatever you named that file). Open that file with a program called finalbig.exe: http://www.the3rdage...item-52?addview

 

You will see a list of file names then, you will need to find data/ini/gamedata.ini and in that file, search for LEGOLAS_BOW_DAMAGE. You will find a line that looks like this:

#define LEGOLAS_BOW_DAMAGE                60

Change 60 to the value you like. Less is less, obviously. To make him fire slower, play with these values:

#define LOT3A_LEGOLAS_PREATTACKDELAY             800
#define LOT3A_LEGOLAS_DELAYBETWEENSHOTS         0
#define LOT3A_LEGOLAS_FIRINGDURATION             0

Increasing the preattack delay will make him aim longer, so that would be a start

[Dantanium]

Thanks for the swift reply, I have tried these changes but it doesn't seem to be making any difference.

 

I have changed attackdelay to 100000 just to see what happens but he is still rapid firing... and damage down to 1 yet goblins die with two shots.

 

These changes do affect the campaign dont they?

[Echo]

Yes, they should affect the campaign. In some rare cases, the campaign overrides default values with a map.ini. That is not the case for Moria and Lothlorien however. Is your __mod.big in the Program Files\EA Games\The Battle for Middle-earth™ directory? Where is the __mod.big file? Is it at the top or at the bottom of the folder?

 

Try renaming the file to _zmod.big, maybe that works then.

Edited by Echo, 11 March 2015 - 04:15 PM.

[Dantanium]

That worked perfectly, thank you

 

I can now enjoy Book Legolas, not crazy powerful movie Legolas!