HowTo: Set up MTW2 for modding

[dzzirt]

- opened text/imperial_campaign_regions_and_settlement_names.txt and changed {London}London to {London}Supadupacity

Edited this file both in mymod directory and in normal one - still doesnt work :(

[dzzirt]

Tried to create and edit mymod.cfg aswell - doesnt work, but it worked when i added
[io]
file_first = 1

[log]
to = logs/system.log.txt
level = * error

to the top of original medieval2.preference.csfg :/

think ive messed up with extension of mine mymod.cfg file (so it is actually mymod.cfg.txt now or smthing like that)

How to work with extensions in windows?? So i can find it out

[zuli]

How to work with extensions in windows?? So i can find it out

Right-click on the file and see Properties. There you see full name of the file and can edit it.

You might also want to set the extensions visible all the time:

In Explorer go to 'Tools > Folder options...'
On 'View'-tab uncheck 'Hide extensions for known file types'
I'm not sure if you need to click on 'Apply to all folders', but it wont hurt.

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I'd have a question of the mod folders. I'm a bit confused, full day of reading these forums and all i got was a broken mod folder in the end :)

I followed all the way through Step 3 of this tutorial and got a working mod folder set up. I edited a starting leader of a campaign, traits and name, got it working just fine.

Now i would like to make new traits. So i need to tamper with the .string.bin files. But when i unpack the packs into my modfolder, edit the needed text files for my liking, and delete the original .string.bin's, the game wont start.

Trace logs show that the game crashes when loading 'filter.san' file, and atleast once got past that and crashed when loading 'preferenses\player.txt'. Which both seem like they have nothing to do with the crash, since i havent touched them at all.

Well, my traits prolly crash the thing, but thats another matter.

What i'd like to know is if this is the right way to do things?

Do tutorial Step 3 (setup the modfolder)
Unpack packs to modfolder
Unpack .string.bin's and edit them
Delete the originals
Game generates new bins and voila...

I wouldnt want to mess up the games own data folder with unpacking there, and i read somewhere that the game wont even generate new string.bins from text files in its own folders. So i tought the modfolder was the way to go.

Geez, this came out long. Anyways, any advice will be appreciated :)

[lismore]

Hi

I downloaded the patch and extracted.

Sorry if this is a silly question.........to change unit stats for the main camapiuagn would I go into:

medieval2totalwar/data/export_descr_unit.txt

Or does the path need to be different? I tried to edit one or two and nothing changed.

Thanks

[VVLAJX]

Hi i tryed to set up mtw2 I DO EVERYTHING FINE AND I TRYED TO RENAME LONDON INTO THE MOLOCH. WHAT TO DO NOW PLEASE

[Zain]

I've got everything working, the mymod thing, everything's unpacked, I can edit everything now. BUT, the .bin to .txt converter is asking me a question I can't answer.

I downloaded the Python thing, and have the entire folder of the converter in data/text. Now, every time I select the convert_all.bat it asks me to select a program to run it from. I browsed around and selected every .exe in Python, but nothing's working. Anything to help?

-Zain

[Mighty Oggy]

I've got everything working, the mymod thing, everything's unpacked, I can edit everything now. BUT, the .bin to .txt converter is asking me a question I can't answer.

I downloaded the Python thing, and have the entire folder of the converter in data/text. Now, every time I select the convert_all.bat it asks me to select a program to run it from. I browsed around and selected every .exe in Python, but nothing's working. Anything to help?

-Zain

I'm having exactly the same problem.