Help using DB editor

[The Dark Spectacled Admiral]

Let me preface this by saying I don't mod, or really do anything with computers other than play games so go easy on my here.

I searched how to remove unit caps so I could play as the pirates with more than 6 units. I was instructed to use the "db editor" to remove the unit caps, and so I did that, along with a few other tweaks like enabling the pirate faction to recruit sakers and I saved it all. However, none of these changes are appearing in the game. Can anyone offer any advice?
Thank you very much for reading.

[HazardHawk]

I have not played with the editor in quite a number of years. I do know once you had to export your changes, save the file, then use a line in scripts to activate unless you put it into movie format which auto loads.

Rather than all of that, why not try playing the mod Empire Total Factions. Add in the Additional Units Mod if you want more units. Play as any faction including the pirates.

[The Dark Spectacled Admiral]

Originally posted by HazardHawk:

I have not played with the editor in quite a number of years. I do know once you had to export your changes, save the file, then use a line in scripts to activate unless you put it into movie format which auto loads.

Rather than all of that, why not try playing the mod Empire Total Factions. Add in the Additional Units Mod if you want more units. Play as any faction including the pirates.

Thanks very much, I'll look into what you said.

I had tried various other mods that modded the pirate faction but I didn't quite like how most of them worked, just my personal preference, so I wanted to try myself.

[Insaniac]

DBEditor is faulty and often doesn't properly make changes. I use PFM.

[HazardHawk]

I just loaded up to verify... ETF does allow playing the pirates, but it is only allowed 6 units, plus generals and fleets. I had forgotten how fun it is trying to create an empire with no armies to do it with to speak of! Made it as far as all of south America, all the Islands, Central American, Mexico and into North America before quitting going to bed tonight.

[The Dark Spectacled Admiral]

Originally posted by Kumelowski:

DBEditor is faulty and often doesn't properly make changes. I use PFM.

Thanks, I'll try that aswell, is it easy to use like DB editor?

[Horcerer]

PFM is what I use, and I have little experience with DBEeditor, but pfm is near flawless.

[The Dark Spectacled Admiral]

Originally posted by HazardHawk:

I just loaded up to verify... ETF does allow playing the pirates, but it is only allowed 6 units, plus generals and fleets. I had forgotten how fun it is trying to create an empire with no armies to do it with to speak of! Made it as far as all of south America, all the Islands, Central American, Mexico and into North America before quitting going to bed tonight.

Lol, I did the same thing, I conquered south America and the caribean before being unable to take on North America. It was a lot of fun and I wanted to try taking on the whole world with just bucaneers and pirate mobs!

[HazardHawk]

Originally posted by Our Savior, Richard Nixon:

Originally posted by HazardHawk:

I just loaded up to verify... ETF does allow playing the pirates, but it is only allowed 6 units, plus generals and fleets. I had forgotten how fun it is trying to create an empire with no armies to do it with to speak of! Made it as far as all of south America, all the Islands, Central American, Mexico and into North America before quitting going to bed tonight.

Lol, I did the same thing, I conquered south America and the caribean before being unable to take on North America. It was a lot of fun and I wanted to try taking on the whole world with just bucaneers and pirate mobs!

I was playing ETF. I did not get the mob but was restricted to 6 Buccaneer units only. To make up the army had to be 14 generals and a couple of generals left as garrisons. Had to dump most of my fleet because there wasnt enough to raid to be worth keeping them past a few raiding fleets in other parts of the world. Then I ended up having to leave a Buccaneer unit accessible to sections of regions to be able to replace dying generals as garrisons. Quite the little challenge.

[rolcave]

If i use a editor it's cheating?? lose my account?