This mod changes the command point limit (population limit) so that it is 3x higher in skirmish and x2 higher in the campaign.
For good factions, the command point limit is now 600 (For the campaign it now starts at 300 and caps at 600).
For evil factions, the command point limit is now 1200 (For the campaign it now starts at 600 and caps at 1200).
***This is the latest version of the mod if you are wanting to play multiplayer***
Installation: Put morecp_v2.big into your C:\Program Files (x86)\EA GAMES\The Battle for Middle-earth (tm) folder
Uninstall: Just delete morecp_v2.big
About: This mod changes the command point limit (population limit) in skirmish and the campaign.
For good factions, the command point limit is now 600 (For the campaign it now starts at 300 and caps at 600).
For evil factions, the command point limit is now 1200 (For the campaign it now starts at 600 and caps at 1200).
Alternative installation (shortcut version):
This will make it easier for you to play other mods/multiplayer without compatibility issues
1: Put morecp.big into your C:\Program Files (x86)\EA GAMES\The Battle for Middle-earth (tm) folder
2: ensure file name extensions are enabled then rename morecp.big to morecp.big.shortcut
3: create a shortcut of the .exe (right click lotrbfme.exe and select create shortcut)
4: right click the shortcut and select properties
5: Change the target field to "C:\Program Files (x86)\EA GAMES\The Battle for Middle-earth (tm)" -mod "C:\Program Files (x86)\EA GAMES\The Battle for Middle-earth (tm)\morecp.big.shortcut"
6: You can now launch the mod directly from the shortcut or play the vanilla game from the original .exe
Note: This mod is known to work with patches 1.06 and 1.03.
Note: As long as everyone has the latest version of the More CPs mod, it should work in multiplayer. However, this mod can potentially cause deysnc issues when using Gameranger and so I would recommend using this mod at a LAN party or using something like radmin VPN (https://radmin-vpn.com/) or hamachi (https://vpn.net/) instead
Note: Should be compatible with other mods as long as they don't change the command point limits.
Changelog:
v1.0 Original Release
v1.0b The starting campaign command points for good was increased to 300 from 200 and the starting campaign command points for evil was increased from 400 to 600.
v2.0 Reverted back to incremental command point increases for multiplayer to reduce the chance of desyncs. Now all brackets are 3x higher than vanilla rather than a flat 600 for good and 1200 for evil no matter the player count. For 2 players it is 600/1200, 3-4 players 450/900, 5-6 players 300/600, 7-8 players 240/480
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