roman_limitanei roman_comitatenses roman_auxilia_palatina roman_plumbatarii roman_arcuballistarii roman_foederati_inf roman_foederati_cav roman_equites_promoti roman_legio_lanciarii roman_heavy_onagers east_roman_comitatenses east_roman_plumbatarii east_arcuballistarii east_roman_foederati east_roman_clibanarii east_equites_sagittarii saxon_keelmen saxon_huscarls saxon_chosen_axemen saxon_riders gothic_warband gothic_heavy_infantry gothic_lancers hunnic_raiders hunnic_horse_archers hunnic_nobles berber_camel_raiders berber_javelinmen celtic_warband celtic_chariots celtic_naked_fanatics sarmatian_mercs Some units are mercenaries ( merc_ ) or AOR (area of recruitment). They still work as IDs. 6. Pro tip – dump all IDs from your game If you have unpacked the game, run this in the bi/data/ folder (Windows, with Git Bash or similar):
The master list is inside the game’s data files . You need to unpack them (if you have the vanilla game) or use the export_descr_unit.txt file. Typical path (after unpacking): Rome - Total War/bi/data/export_descr_unit.txt Each unit has a type line, e.g.: rome: total war barbarian invasion unit id list
ownership romans_west To add a unit to another faction, copy the entire unit block, change its type ID, and modify ownership . Here are the most useful IDs – exactly as typed in vanilla BI: Pro tip – dump all IDs from your
create_unit Aethelwulf "saxon_huscarls" 2 5 0 0 In export_descr_unit.txt , you can copy, edit, or create new units – the ID must be unique. Here are the most useful IDs – exactly
grep "^type" export_descr_unit.txt | awk 'print $2' | sort > bi_unit_ids.txt That gives you a clean list of every single unit ID used in your version of Barbarian Invasion. If you need a (including all rebels, mercenaries, and hidden units), let me know and I can generate it based on the vanilla export_descr_unit.txt .
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