How do I change to MTW style interface?

**Orda Khan** · 08-27-2004, 23:26

Open your demo folder, inside there are a number of folders and files... open the preference file, scroll down to find ' Disable arrow markers ' change the entry from false to true....arrows are gone

For TW camera setting press f1 during battle TW is one of the settings available. I believe TW is also available on in game options, I deselected the others just for good measure

.......Orda

**Simovek** · 08-28-2004, 18:29

No not the camera, I mean so that the interface, the unit squares at the bottom of the screen and the orders buttons. They are way to small and they look like every other RTS game out there. I want the large unit boxes at the bottom with the unit command boxes at the top of the screen. How do I do that?

**Mr. Juice** · 08-28-2004, 18:57

Originally Posted by Simovek

No not the camera, I mean so that the interface, the unit squares at the bottom of the screen and the orders buttons. They are way to small and they look like every other RTS game out there. I want the large unit boxes at the bottom with the unit command boxes at the top of the screen. How do I do that?

Alas, I have found the answer! First you uninstall the R:TW demo, and then you intall S:TW or M:TW in its place!

**[DnC]** · 08-28-2004, 19:21

Maybe you're looking for the option "Classic_UI"? It's apparently "FALSE" on default in the "preferences.txt" file, change it to "TRUE" and it might give the classic interface back.

The "preferences.txt" file can be found in the main RTW directory, but I'm not quite sure if you need Suchoop's Easymod for it.

And with "Classic_Control" put on "TRUE" you get (STW/? Haven't played STW in a long long time)MTW controls, but I don't know if everything is exactly alike though. I haven't tested it fully yet, but at least the camera controls seem to be the same; hold rightmouse button down and move your mouse to tilde the camera works! I thought the "Total War Style Camera" in the options was supposed to do it, but it didn't work for me.

**Alexander the Pretty Good** · 08-28-2004, 19:34

And with "Classic_Control" put on "TRUE" you get (STW/? Haven't played STW in a long long time)MTW controls, but I don't know if everything is exactly alike though. I haven't tested it fully yet, but at least the camera controls seem to be the same; hold rightmouse button down and move your mouse to tilde the camera works! I thought the "Total War Style Camera" in the options was supposed to do it, but it didn't work for me.

You get the left-click for move, right click for camera back, [RANT]BUT YOU CAN'T DRAG BY HOLDING DOWN THE LEFT MOUSE BUTTON! INSTEAD YOU GET THE SELECT BOX!!! CA FIX THIS PLEASE![/RANT]

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It is really annoying and debilitating in battle.

**[DnC]** · 08-28-2004, 19:53

Yep you're right, god that's annoying! Back to the old controls

EDIT: Nevermind, hold down Ctrl and leftmouse click until you get the desired formation and let go. Gah me and my impetuous posting behavior.

**Alexander the Pretty Good** · 08-28-2004, 23:09

Huh. I never knew that. But it works! And there goes probably my number 1 grumble about RTW...

Thanks!

**todorp** · 08-28-2004, 23:40

Originally Posted by Simovek

No not the camera, I mean so that the interface, the unit squares at the bottom of the screen and the orders buttons. They are way to small and they look like every other RTS game out there. I want the large unit boxes at the bottom with the unit command boxes at the top of the screen. How do I do that?

In the game press Esc and a menu will pop up, where you can change the interface to MTW. I don't know how to do change it in the config files.