Modding the Mouse Pointer

**Good Ship Chuckle** · 11-02-2008, 16:55

The current RTW mouse pointer is rather unwieldy. I would like to just use my regular pointer. Does anyone know how I can get rid of the RTW mouse pointer so that during the game I can use my regular mouse pointer?

**HouseOfHam** · 11-02-2008, 19:01

You'll need to edit all the data\ui\<culture>\interface\sharedpage_01.tga files.

**Good Ship Chuckle** · 11-03-2008, 02:32

The path "C:\Program Files\The Creative Assembly\Rome - Total War\data\ui\<culture>\interface\" does not exist. This is because the folder "ui" doesn't seem to be there. I'm using Sega v1.5. Is vista hiding folders from me again?

**Aradan** · 11-03-2008, 14:26

The UI files are packed away in .pak files, inside the data/packs folder. You first need to unpack them, using Vircingetorix's .pak extractor, in order to edit them.

**Good Ship Chuckle** · 11-03-2008, 17:24

Thanks Aradan.

2 Things
There are two ui .pak files. The files names are "ui_0.pak" and "ui_1.pak". Which one are the pointers located in?

And can someone give me quick link to Vercingetorix's .pak extractor?

**Darkvicer98** · 11-03-2008, 17:29

Heres the link to the PAK extractor, http://www.twcenter.net/forums/downl...?do=file&id=43.

**Good Ship Chuckle** · 11-03-2008, 20:46

Thank you Darkvicer98.

However this question is still unanswered:

There are two ui .pak files. The files names are "ui_0.pak" and "ui_1.pak". Which one are the pointers located in?

EDIT*********
Where are the files .pak extracted to? I extracted fine...but then I couldn't find them.

**Wundai** · 11-04-2008, 16:18

Edit: Sorry didn't read your edit in time :)

Files should extract to the Rome - Total war\data\packs directory

**Aradan** · 11-04-2008, 17:41

After you extract them and edit them, you have to rename the .pak files and then put the contents of the packs/data folder inside the general data folder, in order for your files to be read.