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Persistent Corpses

Updated for 5.7!

You need any DLC pack to use this - if you only own basegame, use this mod instead.

A simple tweak to stop bodies from despawning after death. I've also modified the decay animation to take 10 minutes per frame instead of 6 seconds, so it'll be easier to see the flavour decomposition.

HOW TO TURN THIS ON:
When creating a lobby, select the "Persistent Corpses" Data set. This is the same dropdown menu where you choose to use the Conquerors or Expansions DLC. This works for singleplayer and multiplayer.
Singleplayer[i.imgur.com]
Multiplayer[i.imgur.com]

HOW TO INSTALL FOR CAMPAIGNS:
Unfortunately there's no way for me to modify which dataset the campaign uses, but there's a workaround in which you replace your default empires2_x2_p1.dat with this modified one to get the same effect. Here's how:

1. Make a copy of the resources folder inside your Age2HD install location as backup

2. You'll need to navigate to the folder where steam workshop mods for this game are downloaded -Steam\steamapps\workshop\content\221380\842804516

3. Grab the resources folder where you navigated to and copypaste it into the Age2 install location. Say yes to all overwrites. Now the persistent corpses will affect expansion campaigns - AoK and AoC campaigns will be unchanged.

4. If you want to play multiplayer again, replace the resources folder again with the backup you made.

If you want to have corpses for the vanilla basegame campaigns, you'll need to subscribe to my other mod which has the data file you need
The workshop location for the original modified dataset is here - Steam\steamapps\workshop\content\221380\850340707
Do the same thing as you did above, and all of your campaigns will have non-disappearing corpses.
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I recommend Enhanced Blood and Enhanced Sinking by Silent Ape to go with this mod, they're pretty great!
Also, special thanks to gagman for his help, as this submission literally wouldn't exist without him!