editing MTW

[einar]

Is there any method for editing the way MTW assign the image files to different factions, different cultures??.

May i add new directories containing new images for different factions (christians for example) without hardcoding the game? (instead of muslims, christians and pagan, any other different)

[Mithrandir]

Copied it to The Dungeon (http://www.totalwar.org/cgi-bin/forum/ikonboard.cgi?act=ST;f=5;t=2241;r=1;&#top) http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif.

-Mithrandir-

[einar]

Quote[/b] ]Originally posted by King David in the Dungeon:

What do you want to do ? If you make a faction you have to assign it a religion, Pagan,Orth,CAth,Mus Depending on what religion you choose that is the pics you will get. But you can change that. For example:say New faction will be Americans and you want the Americans to have the golden horde army but not those god awful portraits. You go to the pagan folder Generals Prince Or watever folders there are in there and you replace the pictures with pictures that you would deem adequate. The trick is the Pictures you put in there have to be Resized to the same size of the original portraits and in TGA format and walla.

I want to correct the awful christian portraits that the game assign to the mongol generals when they appear in 1230 (or 1231?) in the high period. Maybe i'm a perfectionist but i don't like that bug. I don't know where the mistake is, there are four folders with the portraits images, Orthodox, Muslim, Christian and Pagan. But the game assign the christian portraits to the mongol generals (only after patching, the 1.0 version of the game didn't do this). I am afraid that i won't be able to correct this without hardcoding the game http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/frown.gif

Well i will wait for another patch :P.

Could anybody post this in the dungeon???. I can't do it http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/frown.gif:(:(:(

[KukriKhan]

Could anybody post this in the dungeon???. I can't do it http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/frown.gif:(:(

Done, einar. Use Mith's link above to see. I've seen another discussion on Catholic portraits being put on Mongol generals. I'll find that & link you up.

[einar]

thanks http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

I'll continue posting, so, one happy day i'll be able to post in all the forum http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif:D:D:D

I'll begin a late period campaign, the mongol portraits are correct in this period :P

[einar]

Quote[/b] ]Originally posted by KukriKhan in The Dungeon:

Theis is Kukrikhan again: hasn't someone id'd this as a patch oversight, somewhere? I'll see if I can find that. Meanwhile, thanks for the assist/reply King David


Well, barocca has posted this bug in the Dungeon (bug reports thread):

here (http://www.totalwar.org/cgi-bin/forum/ikonboard.cgi?act=ST;f=5;t=2025)

I know, i'm a perfectionist http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

[einar]

Quote[/b] ]Originally posted by PatrickNeil in The Dungeon:

I've never found what determines portraits... I was interested in how the game new Hero portraits just by misc0x so there have to be antecedants somewhere.

About the christian mongol portraits, that isn't uncommon, cause Rebels, who can be christian, join the mongols. Certainly in campaining you may notice that sometimes you get different units, perticually obvious are muslim units when they join your faction, and they bring their portraits.

Well, i know all what you're saying, but, before patching the game, when the mongols appear in 1230, all the portraits of their generals are mongol (or pagan). I think you're right, the cause may be the rebel beginning of the mongol faction. Changing the Faction Bahaviour in the campaign/starpos files may correct this???. Must we correct this?. Is this a bug or not????

[einar]

Quote[/b] ]Originally posted by TechnoMage of Shadows in The Dungeon:

have noticed that the High period Startpos file has only one tab in this line
//Faction Cultures
FN_GOLDEN_HORDE PAGAN_CULTURE
all others have 2 or 3 tabs, i doubt this causes the error,

but when i get to 1230 i will have a look.


Hmmmm, i think that tab can't be the source of the problem. In the Late period startpos file the line is similar to the high file line and all the mongol generals have a pagan portrait. I don't know what is the cause http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/frown.gif

[Lord Krazy]

I believe this is a bug so to speak
and it is being attended to.
I'll fill you in when I find the link.
if I find the link http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif
if not I'll explain myself.
But I have to go now sorry http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/frown.gif

Lord Krazy http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[einar]

oki oki oki oki http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif