How to change unit banners and faction icons

**gunnarstorms** · 04-28-2005, 04:16

i successfully changed the battle banners and the map unit banners, but i'm having trouble changing the interface shields because i can't find this Data/ui folder your talking about, where is it? i found a folder called /packs and ui_0.pak and ui_1.pak files in it, but i can't open them. What do i do?

**Meneldil** · 04-28-2005, 07:59

Download Vercingetorix' pak extractor, extract ui_1.pak (create a new folder, put ui_1 into this folder, then put the extractor and launch it) A DATA folder will appear, look into it and find the roman/interface folder, replace the files with your new ones, repak the file (there's a tutorial about repaking in the readme) and put the edited, brand new-repaked pak in your RTW pak folder.

IF you're using 1.2, you'll have to unpak patch_0.pak aswell, cause one of the required file is packed here.
To do so, put patch_0 in an empty folder with the pak extractor, rename patch_0 (ie : ui_0.pak or ui_1.pak), and launch the extractor.
Do not forget to repak everything once you'd edited the files (I think you have to rename it patch_0, but I may be wrong).

I hope I've been clear enough (I doubt it, but heh).

**Laridus Konivaich** · 06-17-2005, 16:04

Mokwarrior: Do you know where the files are for the settlement banner that is used when no armies are present?, the larger, square banner? Is this possibly the captain banner?

**Monkwarrior** · 06-18-2005, 07:02

Yes, I think so. But it is not 100% sure, as I tested it some time ago.

**Encaitar** · 06-18-2005, 10:54

The banners that appear above a settlement on the strat map when there are no units there are models_strat\textures\#banner_symbol_{faction}.tga.dds

These textures are referenced from the models_strat\symbol_{faction}.CAS files. Which specific .CAS file is for which faction is defined in descr_sm_factions.txt.

**Monkwarrior** · 06-18-2005, 14:18

Thanks for this important information.

**Nigedo** · 08-26-2005, 22:29

I have a couple of additional comments about editing the banners that appear on the strategy map (displayed on armies and settlements).

The alpha layer behaves strangely in with these banners. It does not seem to be possible to create one with a white crest (logo), for example. If you add a completely white silhouette to the alpha layer and leave the RGB layer blank, the crest will be rendered in-game as a medium grey, as with the Senate banners.

Coloured crests seem to interact with the underlying colour of the banner, which is defined (as the primary/secondary colours of the faction) by settings in the file: "Data\descr_sm_factions.txt".

In my attempts to place a light yellow crest on a dark blue banner, the crest was always rendered in-game as a dirty green colour. I settled for grey in the end. :)