Unlock All Factions

[Member of the Tribe]

Is there anyway to unlock all the factions on the mac? Thanks!

[Damavikoff]

http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?359293-Unlocking-Factions-on-a-Mac

some discussion about Rome Total War. Shoud be suitable for Medieval 2 too.

[Member of the Tribe]

I tried that, but there's no descr._srat file for mac when you download from steam

[Damavikoff]

So how it looks on mac?
Sorry but it's difficult to help you without mac ( :D ) or some screenshots

[Member of the Tribe]

You're fine lol, yeah I can't figure out how to post a screenshot of it, but it's just weird, because I know when I had Rome there was a file like that, but I can't find any of those with Medieval and the lack of files that I have is surprisingly small

[HamsterEmperorOfMunchkins]

You can use F12 to screenshot in game.

[Lonesome 77]

Well completing a campaign as a stock faction will unlock them all; that's how it's supposed to be done. If you want to do this in the shortest way possible, then I'd say choose a short campaign, and cheat your way through it. Then choose whichever faction you want to be otherwise.

[Member of the Tribe]

Haha I figured out how to get to the descr_strat file, it was weird though. And yeah specifically I was trying to unlock the papal states

[Mandalore9394]

Originally posted by Member of the Tribe:

Haha I figured out how to get to the descr_strat file, it was weird though. And yeah specifically I was trying to unlock the papal states

Would you mind showing how you did it? I have a similar question and previously used the games on a windows pc, so I have no clue how to do this on a mac.

[Member of the Tribe]

I ended up just downloading a mod I found that also unlocked the Aztecs and Mongols among others

[Gigantus]

Path to the descr_strat file: ...\data\world\maps\campaign\imperial_campaign\descr_strat.txt

Then edit the top of the file until it looks like this (all playable factions into top section):

campaign		imperial_campaign
playable
	   england
	   france
 	   hre
	   spain
	   venice
	   sicily
	   milan
	   scotland
	   byzantium
	   russia
	   moors
	   turks
	   egypt
	   denmark
	   portugal
	   poland
	   hungary
end
unlockable
end
nonplayable
	   papal_states
	   aztecs
	   mongols
	   timurids
	   slave
end