help with newbie modding

[JPSeraph]

Hi, I've recently purchased Dom 2 (couldn't wait until Oct 2 to play past Turn 40) and naturally want to tweak with it.

Since my favorite SP Pretender got nerfed, I want to return the VQ back to her original glory. After breezing through the mod manual and checking all the "god mod" posts, I haven't found a command to set the Pretender's startup cost. How do I set the VQ back to her rightful 110 points?

Any help would be appreciated.

I guess another question I have is if I want to create a new unit, but use the graphics from an existing unit, how do I accomplish this? I read that someone has all of the unit graphics type one (non-attack pose) on a convenient map file, but how about the attack pose? Is there a way to simply use the graphics from within the game without taking screen shots, converting to TGA, etc?
(I am VERY inept with graphics)

Lastly, if I want to remove one unit from a nation's recruitable list, do I have to clear the entire list and then add everything back except the one I am removing or is there a more efficient way?

Thank you in advance for reading/replying!

[Agrajag]

If you define a Gold Cost for a pretender, it will act as design points instead.
So IIRC you need to pick the VQ and change #gcost 110
IIRC, Copying the graphics of another unit isn't possible with mode commands, you will have to capture pictures and add them. It will, however, be possible to do in Dom3.

[JPSeraph]

goldcost, why didn't I think of that? Thanks!

And I'm looking forward to modding in Dominions 3 as well; looks like it will be much more in-depth.

[Endoperez]

There will be few more options, but there aren't that many changes at release. Illwinter has mentioned at least few mod ideas of their own in the huge Dom3 Wishlist thread, so new features might come in later on. However, the very basics of moddable starting sites and few other often-requested features are in.

[JPSeraph]

One more question: if I want to change a regular unit's leadership stats for when I use Gift of Reason, does simply adding the three #leaderships accomplish this or will that cause any problems ingame? (I guess it would mean every regular unit has hidden #leadership stats?)

"Lastly, if I want to remove one unit from a nation's recruitable list, do I have to clear the entire list and then add everything back except the one I am removing or is there a more efficient way?"

If someone could answer the last one as well, I'd be very grateful. Thanks!

[Agrajag]

IIRC, the answer to the 1st question is that you should do as you guessed, define some leadership for regular troops in case they are GoRed, this follows the logic of defining body types for none commanders.
The answer to the 2nd question is (again, IIRC) that there isn't a better way.