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SE4 is highly moddable, and it takes only a minute or two to add a new troop class that requires no technology, or to make Small Troops require no technology to research. To make Small Troops available from the start, go into TechArea.txt and locate the Troops tech. Set this field to 0 instead of 1, so that the Troops tech area requires no technologies to be able to research:

Number of Tech Req := 1

change to:

Number of Tech Req := 0

Then, set this field to 1 instead of 0, so that you will start any game with level 1 in Troops technology:

Start Level := 0

change to:

Start Level := 1

Of course, it is best to create a mod folder, named whatever you would like (such as Fast Troops), then copy the data folder (folder and all) into it. Make your modifications in this mod folder. Then, go to the folder with the SE4 executable, and open Path.txt. Change this line to have the name of your mod:

Using Mod Directory := None

change to:

Using Mod Directory := Fast Troops