What does it take to create a new climate? Is it possible?

**Myrddraal** · 03-10-2005, 17:08

I've been trying to create a new climate (blight for those of you interested in WoT). I've edited nine files:

Data\descr_geography.txt (I've renamed descr_geography.db so that it parses the text file instead)
Data\text\climates.txt
Data\descr_water_types.txt
Data\descr_water
Data\descr_landscape_gound_types.txt
Data\dercr_ground_type_db.txt
Data\descr_climates_lookup.txt
Data\descr_aerial_map_ground_types.txt
Data\descr_climates.txt

I've made a complete copy of rocky_desert, and I can't find any other files which refer to rocky_desert. Is this possible?

**Monkwarrior** · 03-10-2005, 22:23

I am not sure if this is what you're looking for:

Code:

Data\terrain\
	\aerial_map\
		\ground_types\
			desert_rocky_low_fertility.tga
			desert_rocky_medium_fertility.tga

		\tile_textures\rocky_desert\

	\battlefield\rocky_desert\
Data\models_vegetation\
	rockydesert_foliage_01.cas
	rockydesert_foliage_02.cas
	rockydesert_rock_01.cas
	...
	rockydesert_rock_05.cas

Data\vegetation\
		rocky_desert_rock.vege
		rocky_desert_scrub.vege
	\textures\
		rocky_desert_foliage_01.tga.dds
		rocky_desert_rock_canopy.tga.dds
		rocky_desert_rocks_01.tga.dds
		rocky_desert_rocks_02.tga.dds
	\sprites\		
rocky_desert_rock_0.tga.dds
		rocky_desert_rock_1.tga.dds
		rocky_desert_scrub_0.tga.dds
		rocky_desert_scrub_1.tga.dds

If not, just forget it.

**Myrddraal** · 03-11-2005, 09:22

Hm, I thought that those files were allocated to climates in the text files. So the new climate would use all the files you stated... But I'm not sure I'll check it out. Otherwise I'll just have to replace an existing climate...

**eadingas** · 03-11-2005, 09:26

Well, a quick search for 'rocky_desert' in files gives this:
- descr_daytypes.txt
- descr_grass (though not applicable for rocky_desert)
- descr_settlement_plan (for battlefield vegetation)
- descr_sounds_enviro.txt (for ambient sounds)
- descr_sounds_stratmap.txt (for map sounds)
- descr_vegetation.txt (for battlefield vegetation)

**eadingas** · 03-23-2005, 11:23

Well, any luck here? I tried to copy sandy_desert to a new climate in all the files (including sounds), and it still doesn't work...

**Myrddraal** · 03-23-2005, 11:38

Nope, no luck. I tried it, and when I placed it on the campaign map it came up purple/pink instead of the right textures, and in battle it was invisible nearby (you could see sky through the floor), but visible in the distance (I suppose where they use colours instead of textures)

**eadingas** · 03-23-2005, 11:50

Hmm? Maybe we should combine our efforts, then :)
I got the climate to appear on the map perfectly, but I can't fight a battle near it or the game CTDs...