Modding: problem with names. I'm stumped!!

[Prince Lom]

OK, I've been making a pretty basic mod for my self on MTW VI.

Rather than add new factions, I've just been overwriting the details of the original ones.


All is going well, but I have an odd problem with the names of my generals. I've changed all the English names in 'Names.txt' to Elven ones (it's a fantasy Mod I'm making - a Tolkienesque sort of affair). It works fine for the most part - but I keep getting the name 'Richard' appearing now and then. I've looked in all the Loc text files and can't find where this 'Richard' name is defined anywhere I thought it might be in 'Changes.txt', but I couldn't find it there, I know the problem isn't in 'Names.txt' because I've defined 'Richard' as something else here, so I'm out of ideas I even did a Find search on the word 'Richard' on all the files in the Loc folder, but couldn't find it.

What am I missing? Is the name hard-coded, or am I just looking in the wrong place? http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif

The same thing is happening to the French faction too - I changed all the names in Names.txt, but I still keep getting 'Stephen' occasionaly.



Thanks in advance for any help,

Lom

[Lord Of Storms]

The Names in question are found in the Default Heroes file in the Forenames Lists for the English=Richard is a kings name and for the French= Stephen but is not a Kings name, I have come acroos this problem also with some Heores names I tried to change and no matter what I edited it stayed the same, The Loc files are full of translations and they are connected in what seems the oddest ways, I dont know why they would show up if they are not declared in names txt but it happens, so give the Default Heores file a look and read the heading it has some good info on setting up new names lists for factions. LOS

[Prince Lom]

OK, thanks a lot man http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif I'll give that a try.


If that doesn't work, I'll just have to bear it. It's only a cosmetic change really, I think I can deal with the odd Elf being called Richard. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif