Moding help please

[ShadesWolf]

http://www.shadesmtw.com/graphics/image1.gif

http://www.shadesmtw.com/graphics/image2.gif

Above are a couple of images from the MOD I am currently working on, based on the 100 years war.

I currently have two main questions.....

1/ The image in the faction selection area, currently of europe, where is that located or is it hard coded ?
2/ How do I change the names of the provinces. So that they read what they are on the map.ie Wales is wales and not Muscovy......

I look forward to your prompt replys, thanks in advance.....

[The Blind King of Bohemia]

You have done a fine job there Shades. I will love that when its done. I know in the the Napoleonic mod they changed Saxony to Hanover but i think they took a provence out( Silesia i think) so it should be possible. As too the first question i have no idea but i'm pretty sure it isn't hardcoded. I think http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[Lord Of Storms]

Shades the map you are talking about is called the factions map bif and that is found in Medieval Total War/Frontend files/FactionSelect_menu, in here theres 2 bifs you need to replace for your map to show and operate on the faction select screen first is the factions map bif 94kb, then the
factions map lukup bif 11kb.As to your second question I need you to clarify, do you want to change the names on the face of the Campmap itself? or change them in the names txt so they correspond to the map?, I have the same exact map it is from the 100yrs war LMM mini campaign so if you need anymore assistance let me know, I would be glad to help where I can. LOS

[Wellington]

Quote[/b] (ShadesWolf @ Sep. 26 2003,17:52)]I currently have two main questions.....

1/ The image in the faction selection area, currently of europe, where is that located or is it hard coded ?
2/ How do I change the names of the provinces. So that they read what they are on the map.ie Wales is wales and not Muscovy......

I look forward to your prompt replys, thanks in advance.....
Hi SW,

You should have all the files. In the readme I sent this is where they should go -


- "\Textures\campmap\MapTex.tga"
- "\Textures\campmap\MapTex2.tga"
- "\frontend_files\FactionSelect_menu\factions map.bif"
- "\frontend_files\FactionSelect_menu\factions map lukup.bif"
- "\campmap\minimap.bif"
- "\campmap\minilukup.bif"
- "\Textures\campmap\LukMap.lbm"
- "\Textures\campmap\LukMap2.lbm"
- "\campmap\startpos\Script.txt"
- "\Loc\Eng\Names.txt"
- "\Loc\Eng\Changes.txt"
- "\Loc\Eng\Glorygoals.txt"
- "\Loc\Eng\Variables.txt"



From 1/ the files that you don't appear to have installed in the "\frontend_files\FactionSelect_menu\" MTW directory are "factions map.bif" and "factions map lukup.bif"

From 2/ you dont appear to have copied all 4 text files in the "\Loc\Eng\" MTW folder.

If you do copy tyhem into all the correct places your 2 problems will be solved.

Welly.

[ShadesWolf]

Thats what I thought Wellington, but the files are in the correct place, and Im still having a few problems.

What I might have to do is reinstall MTW then install VI before I move all the files in.

Thanks for the help guys, I will have another look tonight, when MONSTER (my daughter) has gone to bed http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[barocca]

is this an expansion to VI or an overwrite?

if it is an expansion read the thread in this forum titled adding expansion,

the faction selection minimap files are in a different location in VI expansions than plain MTW,

you have email too....

[Wellington]

Quote[/b] (ShadesWolf @ Sep. 27 2003,05:03)]Thats what I thought Wellington, but the files are in the correct place, and Im still having a few problems.

What I might have to do is reinstall MTW then install VI before I move all the files in.

Thanks for the help guys, I will have another look tonight, when MONSTER (my daughter) has gone to bed http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif
SW,

Bear in mind the files I sent you were specifically for MTW 1.1 - NOT VI

Welly

[ShadesWolf]

Yes thanks wellington, I finally worked out that they were based on MTW and not VI. I noticed there are a few minor changes that made a lot of difference to the game playing. The start up file was the one I had main problem with. I have the mod up and running with the exception to what I mentioned up above. Im currently working on the English faction, adding historic info, ie Kings and heroes....

Thanks for the above info guys, hopefolly I will getit to to.

BTW Barocca it is curretnly an overwrite, but I think I might change it to an expansion as its causing me a few problems....

[ShadesWolf]

OK I think I have sorted out the one problem

http://www.shadesmtw.com/graphics/image3.gif

In Texture/campmap there are two files both with 'FE' infront of them, that is where my problem was these were the incorrect files, I have now changed them and as you can see from above I now have a proper selection screen.

Thanks for your help guys.....

[WesW]

You may also want to look at the startpos files. For VI they changed them so that, I believe, you declare the provinces in addition to the factions and bunch of other stuff.

[ShadesWolf]

I have sorted out my problem with province names.

You can now click on 'The Home county' and it calls the province 'The home country'