Help about modding programation MTW-VI

[Sultan_Suleyman]

I putted:

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PortraitsOverride:: FN_12 "muslim" *In LATE.TXT

//========================================

and put my image:
campmap/portraits/muslim/misc/misc02.tga

and finally in Famous King:
6, 2, 4, 3, 3, 4, 1, fearsome2

and next game dont load and dont open, i had to use Task Manager for close the app. What is wrong?

[macsen rufus]

Hi Sultan,



There's some differences between the mediaeval era and Viking era startpos files, and the way factions are labelled. In the med eras, they are named, in the Viking era they are numbered. I always use the 'Viking' system, because it's so much easier to work with FN_01, etc and ID_LANREG_01, etc, than try to remember what all the names are changed to in the mod

I'm not sure if the 'portrait override' works in mediaeval eras, so there are TWO things to try:

First change FN_12 to FN_TURKISH - the reference to FN_12 in the LATE.txt will almost certainly kill the game

If that doesn't solve the problem, just delete that whole line, as the Turks will default to the Muslim folders anyway

EDIT TO ADD: Deleting the whole line is the way to go - it is unneeded.

One other thing: it looks like you've altered the famous king entry for the first in the list - this would be the king who starts in EARLY. In late, the startpos gives:

SetStartLeader:: FN_TURKISH 2 8 1 4 0 3 0 3 2 1

So it would be famous king 2 (ie 3rd in the list) that needs to be changed:

FAMOUS_KINGS:: FN_TURKISH 7
//name no. c d p a portrait vnv
6, 1, 2, 5, 4, 3, -1, educated1
7, 1, 2, 5, 4, 3, -1, educated1
0, 1, 3, 5, 4, 3, 1, fearsome1
2, 1, 3, 5, 4, 3, -1, lawman1
4, 1, 3, 5, 4, 3, -1, lawman1
2, 2, 3, 5, 4, 3, -1, attacker2
4, 2, 3, 5, 4, 3, -1, fearsome2

because that is the entry that points to Osman (name 0) the First, who starts in Late.


And, once again, Sultan, your question has pointed me to another mistake I'd been making myself, so thanks for the question

[dimitrios the samian]

Macsen ... your dropping more nuggets mate
Sultan , your a lucky man .
Edit your post to read , Potraits & Naming Kings & Generals .

[macsen rufus]

I tested it to prove to myself I was right:



For some reason it doesn't alter the pic on the faction select menu, but it works in-game, anyway.

[Sultan_Suleyman]

YOU ARE A GENIUS BRO!!! Many thanks, it work!!! dont appear in menu select but appear in campaign!! im so happy, many thanks and long live

[Sultan_Suleyman]

I have a new question... Why stats King from campaign doesnt match with stats King from Default_Heroes.txt; for example, in campaign my Prince Edward become King Edward I (c:2 d:2 p:0 a:3) and Edward I in Default_Heroes.txt have stats (c:5 d:4 p:3 a:5), i dont understand, only his portrait match.

[macsen rufus]

Hi Suleyman and Yan,

I believe that side of 'famous kings' is broken somehow. I often find my famous kings don't pick up their stats or vices/virtues from the heroes.txt. The only one that is reliable is the starting king. However, they do SOMETIMES get the right details. As to why, I still don't know - it could just be pure coincidence.

There is also the fact that princes get their own VnVs before taking the throne. It's possible, I imagine, to set a famous king to be an 'attacker2' in the heroes.txt, but if he's had an eventful time of being a prince first, he might have already become an 'attacker3'. Hero generals work out fine, it's just the kings that are a pain in the neck. There are so many variables, it's difficult to pin down exactly.