How do you change Kings names

[Lancer6969]

hehe... I was trying to change kings and hero's names, I know this has been covered but I had a hard time searching for this in the forums...please help....thanks

[NagatsukaShumi]

Look in the file Loc/Eng/names.txt

[Ithaskar Fëarindel]

Do you want entirely new names, or just the use of existing names?

[Lancer6969]

I just wanted to change the existing names....thanks for your help guys.

[Ithaskar Fëarindel]

Good that makes things much easier http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

Open up the heroes.txt file that you're using (I assume you will be making your own heroes file.)

First, check out the lines like this:

SET_FORENAMES:: FN_ALMOHAD 8 8
SET_FORENAMES:: FN_BYZANTINE 6 8
SET_FORENAMES:: FN_DANISH 2 8

The first number denotes which set of forenames the faction uses. The forenames are listed at the bottom of this file, you will see a lin ADD_FORENAMES:: followed by a list of names in speach marks.
The second number, which is usually an 8, represents how many names in the ADD_FORENAMES list can be used as names for the King.

Example, the Danish use Forenames list 2, so find where the second ADD_FORENAMES list appears (CA have thankfully put a label here also, // 2: danish_forenames.)
The top 8 names will be used as Danish Kings. If you want the Kings names to be used for generals as well, you need to list them below the top 8 - which is why Sweyn, Erik, Olaf etc. all appear in the list twice.


To change the names can be easy or hard http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif
If you change (Danish as example) Olaf to Hardeknud, because the name already exists in the game then you need do nothing more.

However, if you change it to "Ithaskar" the game will crash because it doesn't recognise the name. If you do change it like this, you need to then go into names.txt as Nagatsuka pointed out. Scroll down to the end of the list where the names are defined, about half-way down. Just above where it defines the Roman Numerals, add this:

// New custom names added by XxX
["Ithaskar"] {"Ithaskar"}

Yuo can add tonnes more...



The same applies for heroes in this respect. But these are much easier to change imo. Just find the hero you wish to change the name for:

"Robin", "of Locksley"

If you want to change the surname to "Hood" - since Hood is not defined anywhere the name needs defining in names.txt so back you go and enter just below the other entry:

["Hood"] {"Hood"}


That should get heroes and Kings sorted. For famous Kings names, the first number defined here represents the name in the FORENAME list the faction uses, just remember that 0 is the first name not 1.