M2TW refuses to load any file from data/text

[AlphaDelta1]

I've added some new units, and they work fine except the game wont load my export_units.txt from data/text and therefore I am getting the "unlocalised placement text" msg whenever I mouse-over the unit.

I'm sure it's not loading the file because aswell as not giving me the text for new units, it isnt loading my text changes for existing units.

Any ideas?

Cheers

[KnightErrant]

Do you have export_units.txt.strings.bin in the same directory?
If so, delete the .strings.bin file to force the executable to
recompile your export_units.txt file.

[AlphaDelta1]

No, the only files in data/text are my modified exports_units.txt and also a file called FactionIntroSubTitles.txt.strings.bin which is being generated and put into data/text every time I run M2TW.

By the way, if I change my exportunits.txt to be called export_units.txt.strings.bin, and run the game, it seems to load the file incorrectly, and removes all the unit text in the game. So it seems like it will load the file: export_units.txt.strings.bin but not load the file export_units.txt.

Is there a tool to compile export_units.txt to be a bin ?

Cheers

[AlphaDelta1]

Finally got it working, here's how:

1) Made a new mod folder called alphadelta.

2) Made the alphadelta.cfg and set:

[features]
mod = ad

3) Made the folder data/text and inside that placed my modified export_units.txt.

4) Loaded the game using a batch file to initiate the mod.

5) Closed the game and copied both the export_units.txt.strings.bin and export_units.txt to my original M2TW/data/text folder.

6) Started the game, and hey-presto! it works.

For some reason the game requires both the matching txt and bin file for it work properlly.

M2TW modding makes me

Cheers and thanks for your help KnightErrant

[KnightErrant]

Your new post caught me just as I was replying to your
previous. Glad you got it working.

[AlphaDelta1]

Sorry, number 2 should say:

[features]
mod = alphadelta

Number 5 should say:

Closed the game and copied both the newly created export_units.txt.strings.bin and export_units.txt to my original M2TW/data/text folder.

Cheers

[Drákon]

I think I have another solution to solve the problem. Maybe slightly easier.

Just create an empty .string.bin file (with notepad for example) and put it in your /data/text folder with the modified .txt file.

For example, if you have edited and modified
export_ancillaries.txt
and export_units.txt
Add empty export_ancillaries.txt.strings.bin
and export_units.txt.strings.bin in the same folder.

Start the game: M2TW will somehow rebuild the .txt.strings.bin files according to your modified .txt files and your changes will apply properly.

:)

[alpaca]

This thread is eight months old, please don't go around digging out old long-dead threads