What year is it?

[Didz]

This might be a stupid question but on several occasions I've wanted to check the date when playing MTW2, but I can't find it anywhere. The turn number is mentioned but not the date.

Is there anyway of finding out without saving and reloading the game?

[_Tristan_]

This might be a stupid question but on several occasions I've wanted to check the date when playing MTW2, but I can't find it anywhere. The turn number is mentioned but not the date.

Is there anyway of finding out without saving and reloading the game?


Take a peek at the faction summary scroll the date is listed in the left-hand column at the bottom...

[Daveybaby]

Its in the FAQ:

Q: How do I get the game to display years in stead of turns?
A: Delete the line "show_dates_as_turns" line in descr_strat.txt.

No idea whatsover if this will work on an existing game or only newly started ones.

[HoreTore]

The descr_strat file is only ever read at the beginning of a campaign, so any changes there require a new campaign.

To edit it for an ongoing game, you'll have to download MedManager, a small program allowing you to edit a couple of things in your savegames, including this.

[Didz]

Take a peek at the faction summary scroll the date is listed in the left-hand column at the bottom...
Doh! The number of times I've looked at that screen and only noticed the Turn Number:dizzy2:
https://img120.imageshack.us/img120/1594/mfs1qq0.jpg (https://imageshack.us)
In fact, I only spotted it this time after taking a second look. So, basically the only thing missing is the season but I'm not usually too bothered about that.

[Daveybaby]

Well you should be able to figure out what season it is by whether northern europe is covered in snow or not.

[Mithradates]

Does the season change depending on the year sometimes ive noticed two seasons of snow or is long exposure to Medieval driving me insane?

[_Tristan_]

Does the season change depending on the year sometimes ive noticed two seasons of snow or is long exposure to Medieval driving me insane?

Sorry but I think you've indulged on Medieval too long... Summer and Winter succeed normally only each last two years at a time in Vanilla...