Quoting Rob:

[B]Wouldn't it simply be easier to persuade the developers to alter the game so unit values are loaded from a resource file?

Dunno, from past experiences, when the project is done...it would be easier to dig for oil with bare hands...
Yes, if the programmers gave out some infos that would really be a GREAT thing towards improvement.

[omissis]

Rob, go check this program with which they made everything compatible with Falcon4, a program i GUESS 30000 times more complex than stw.
It's called f4patch.
http://www.bierling.net/joel/index.htm

I betatested falcon3 and falcon4.

Basically a new .EXE is launched and results are outstanding.
After an year of development and without any help from the microprose, the ibeta company and the so called realism group have thoroughly changed the game to the point NOONE actually plays falcon4 by launching the original exe and no falcon4 player doesn't have this f4patch.

ONce a program like this is done, those who wanna play normal shogun, launch it by shogun.exe.
The others launch it via XXxxXXxXXxx.exe and the parameters of this new exe lie plainly visible in this f4patch.
See with your eyes.