Historically accurate regions and cities

**Julius_Nepos** · 12-16-2006, 01:40

Just an update, I've not been able to get M2TW to boot at all since I started modding regions. These are the files I've made changes too:

* descr_regions
* descr_sound_music_types
* descr_regions_and_settlement_name_lookup
* descr_strat
* descr_mercenaries
* imperial_campaign_regions_and_settlement_names

At first I thought I had made a typo, but after many many runs through of editing, I realized the "Unspecified errors" couldn't be from a misplaced letter. I ran a test changing only references of "Iconium_Region" to "Anatolia_Region", this was the only change I made. There were no typing errors, and the game still quit with an "unspecified error." I can't determine what the problem is only I can't get the game to boot at all if I make any changes to the region files. What's my next move here? Thanks ahead of time!

**Lord Condormanius** · 12-16-2006, 02:18

If all you want to do is change region/settlement names, you only have to edit 1 file, "imperial_campaign_regions_and_settlement_names"

This is the file that has the names set up like this:

{Inverness_Province}Inverness Region
{Inverness}Inverness

Do not change anything that is inside the brackets, only change what is outside. After you have made you changes, save and close the file.
*IMPORTANT* you must delete the BIN file that has the same name as the file that you updated (it is in the same folder). Then delete the map.rwm file from the base folder. When your new game loads, it will create new versions of these files, based on your new information. If you forget to trash these files the first time after making the update, you will crash.

I hope that helps.

**Julius_Nepos** · 12-16-2006, 08:54

well L-C, I've gone back and changed only the file you specified. At first it seemed to work and the game went into the grand campaign selection screen and referred to Jerusalem Region as Palestine. However once I tried to begin a campaign with any faction the game quit. After remembering to remove the map file from the base folder and fixing a typo in the text file I restarted again, this time it quit with an "unspecified error." It appears that any change I made to the imperial_campaign_regions_and_settlements_names file results in a "unspecified error" and a crash to the desktop. I changed the file save from unicode to ANSI, I removed all special characters, yet the same result, CTD.

I can not in anyway explain what the problem is, all I'm doing is changing names in a single file, and the game works if the file is clean/unchanged. I'm going to attempt to do some more tests by changing one city name, one region name and then go from there. There must be a reason for these "Unspecified errors" and I don't know what it is. I do remember to delete the string file/map file when they actually do get made, otherwise I can't think of what would be causing me all these problems.

Success!, problem solved: Apparently when editing the appropriate file (imperial_campaign_regions_and_settlements_name) it is important to remember to retain the "Region" statement after each name change, that is, if you name "Caen Region", Normandy, the game wont allow you to start a campaign, it has to be Normandy Region. Not sure why this is but once I made the change everything works just fine. Thanks for the help.

**MaximianusBR** · 12-27-2006, 23:59

I'm using vanilla version and decided to change region names...so i unpacked and changed everything like explained in some tutorial that other people used too and worked perfectly...just created a new .txt file via notepad used the model and modded the names, after it just substituted the vanilla one for the new one...read in the tutorial that if you don't delete the imperial_campaign_regions_and_settlement_names.txt.strings.bin and the map.rwm it crashes...so i deleted both...
but when i start the campaing(new) it just seems to ignore the modification...
anyone knows why?????please???
here's a copy of my modded imperial_campaign_regions_and_settlement_names.txt for anyone to compare:

¬ Generated by localisation spreadsheet
{North_America}North America Region
{Miccosukee}Miccosukee
{Inverness_Province}Lowlands Region
{Inverness}Inverness
{Oslo_Province}Norway Region
{Oslo}Oslo
{Stockholm_Province}Sweden Region
{Stockholm}Stockholm
{Helsinki_Province}Finland Region
{Helsinki}Helsinki
{Novgorod_Province}Novgorod Region
{Novgorod}Novgorod
{Moscow_Province}Muscovy Region
{Moscow}Moscow
{Riga_Province}Livonia Region
{Riga}Riga
{Arhus_Province}Denmark Region
{Arhus}Arhus
{Volga-Bulgar_Province}Volga-Bulgar Region
{Bulgar}Bulgar
{Edinburgh_Province}Highlands Region
{Edinburgh}Edinburgh
{Vilnius_Province}Lithuania Region
{Vilnius}Vilnius
{Smolensk_Province}Smolensk Region
{Smolensk}Smolensk
{Dublin_Province}Ireland Region
{Dublin}Dublin
{York_Province}Yorkshire Region
{York}York
{Caribbean_Isles}Caribbean Isles Region
{Caribbean}Caribbean
{Ryazan_Province}Ryazan Region
{Ryazan}Ryazan
{Caernarvon_Province}Wales Region
{Caernarvon}Caernarvon
{Thorn_Province}Prussia Region
{Thorn}Thorn
{Stettin_Province}Pomerania Region
{Stettin}Stettin
{Nottingham_Province}Nottinghamshire Region
{Nottingham}Nottingham
{Hamburg_Province}Saxony Region
{Hamburg}Hamburg
{Cholula_Province}Texcoco Region
{Cholula}Cholula
{Antwerp_Province}Friesland Region
{Antwerp}Antwerp
{Magdeburg_Province}Magdeburg Region
{Magdeburg}Magdeburg
{Halych_Province}Volhynia Region
{Halych}Halych
{Cracow_Province}Lesser Poland Region
{Cracow}Krakow
{Sarkel_Province}Khazar Region
{Sarkel}Sarkel
{London_Province}Wessex Region
{London}London
{Breslau_Province}Silesia Region
{Breslau}Breslau
{Bruges_Province}Flanders Region
{Bruges}Bruges
{Kiev_Province}Kiev Region
{Kiev}Kiev
{Frankfurt_Province}Franconia Region
{Frankfurt}Frankfurt
{Metz_Province}Lorraine Region
{Metz}Metz
{Tlaxcala_Province}Tlaxcala Region
{Tlaxcala}Tlaxcala
{Caen_Province}Normandy Region
{Caen}Caen
{Prague_Province}Bohemia Region
{Prague}Prague
{Rheims_Province}Champagne Region
{Rheims}Rheims
{Nuremburg_Province}Bavaria Region
{Nuremburg}Nuremburg
{Rennes_Province}Brittany Region
{Rennes}Rennes
{Paris_Province}Ile-de-France Region
{Paris}Paris
{Hohenstauffen_Province}Swabia Region
{Hohenstauffen}Staufen
{Iasi_Province}Moldavia Region
{Iasi}Iasi
{Tenochtitlan_Province}Tenochtitlan Region
{Tenochtitlan}Tenochtitlan
{Budapest_Province}Hungary Region
{Budapest}Buda
{Angers_Province}Anjou Region
{Angers}Angers
{Bran_Province}Transylvania Region
{Bran}Bran
{Vienna_Province}Austria Region
{Vienna}Vienna
{Caffa_Province}Crimea Region
{Caffa}Caffa
{Dijon_Province}Burgundy Region
{Dijon}Dijon
{Bern_Province}Helvetia Region
{Bern}Bern
{Innsbruck_Province}Tyrolia Region
{Innsbruck}Innsbruck
{Bordeaux_Province}Aquitaine Region
{Bordeaux}Bordeaux
{Tbilisi_Province}Georgia Region
{Tbilisi}Tbilisi
{Bucharest_Province}Wallachia Region
{Bucharest}Bucharest
{Sofia_Province}Bulgaria Region
{Sofia}Sofia
{Venice_Province}Venice Region
{Venice}Venice
{Toulouse_Province}Languedoc Region
{Toulouse}Toulouse
{Milan_Province}Lombardy Region
{Milan}Milan
{Leon_Province}Asturia Region
{Leon}Leon
{Zagreb_Province}Croatia Region
{Zagreb}Zagreb
{Florence_Province}Tuscany Region
{Florence}Florence
{Ragusa_Province}Dalmatia Region
{Ragusa}Ragusa
{Toledo_Province}Castille Region
{Toledo}Toledo
{Pamplona_Province}Navarre Region
{Pamplona}Pamplona
{Genoa_Province}Liguria Region
{Genoa}Genoa
{Trebizond_Province}Trebizond Region
{Trebizond}Trebizond
{Marseille_Province}Provence Region
{Marseille}Marseille
{Bologna_Province}Bologna Region
{Bologna}Bologna
{Yerevan_Province}Armenia Region
{Yerevan}Yerevan
{Zaragoza_Province}Aragon Region
{Zaragoza}Zaragoza
{Lisbon_Province}Portugal Region
{Lisbon}Lisbon
{Constantinople_Province}Constantinople Region
{Constantinople}Constantinople
{Thessalonica_Province}Thessalonica Region
{Thessalonica}Thessalonica
{Ajaccio_Province}Corsica Region
{Ajaccio}Ajaccio
{Roman_Province}Rome Region
{Rome}Rome
{Caesarea_Province}Rum Region
{Caesarea}Caesarea
{Nicaea_Province}Nicaea Region
{Nicaea}Nicaea
{Naples_Province}Southern Italy Region
{Naples}Naples
{Baghdad_Province}Baghdad Region
{Baghdad}Baghdad
{Cordoba_Province}Andalusia Region
{Cordoba}Cordoba
{Durazzo_Province}Epyrus Region
{Durazzo}Durazzo
{Iconium_Province}Anatolia Region
{Iconium}Iconium
{Valencia_Province}Valencia Region
{Valencia}Valencia
{Mosul_Province}Mesopotamia Region
{Mosul}Mosul
{Cagliari_Province}Sardinia Region
{Cagliari}Cagliari
{Edessa_Province}Edessa Region
{Edessa}Edessa
{Adana_Province}Lesser Armenia Region
{Adana}Adana
{Smyrna_Province}Asia Minor Region
{Smyrna}Smyrna
{Antioch_Province}Antioch Region
{Antioch}Antioch
{Granada_Province}Granada Region
{Granada}Granada
{Brazil}Brazil
{Fortaleza}Fortaleza
{Aleppo_Province}Aleppo Region
{Aleppo}Aleppo
{Palermo_Province}Sicily Region
{Palermo}Palermo
{Corinth_Province}Achaea Region
{Corinth}Corinth
{Marrakesh_Province}Morocco Region
{Marrakesh}Marrakesh
{Isle_of_Cyprus}Isle of Cyprus Region
{Nicosia}Nicosia
{Acre_Province}Tripoli Region
{Acre}Acre
{Algiers_Province}Algeria Region
{Algiers}Algiers
{Tunis_Province}Tunisia
{Tunis}Tunis
{Isle_of_Rhodes}Isle of Rhodes Region
{Rhodes}Rhodes
{Damascus_Province}Syria Region
{Damascus}Damascus
{Jedda_Province}Arabia Region
{Jedda}Jedda
{Isle_of_Crete}Isle of Crete Region
{Iraklion}Iraklion
{Jerusalem_Province}Palestine Region
{Jerusalem}Jerusalem
{Gaza_Province}Sinai Region
{Gaza}Gaza
{Tripoli_Province}Cyrenaica Region
{Tripoli}Tripoli
{Alexandria_Province}Northern Egypt Region
{Alexandria}Alexandria
{Arguin_Province}Arguin Region
{Arguin}Arguin
{Timbuktu_Province}Sahara Region
{Timbuktu}Timbuktu
{Cairo_Province}Egypt Region
{Cairo}Cairo
{Dongola_Province}Nubia Region
{Dongola}Dongola

please help!!