A guide to making your EB look better

[SwissBarbar]

Thank you for the tipps. I just saw, that in the preferences file you find this:

EDIT_SETTLEMENT_NAMES:FALSE

If I change it to "true" i can edit the settlement names? how does it work?

[Cute Wolf]

Thank you for the tipps. I just saw, that in the preferences file you find this:

EDIT_SETTLEMENT_NAMES:FALSE

If I change it to "true" i can edit the settlement names? how does it work?

That will be available on BI engines only I think.... but that way will also screw the EBBS, because naming of the cities are included in determining homeland, troop control, and much more scripts...

[Ibn-Khaldun]

Yes, if you set it to TRUE then you can change settlement names.
Just open settlement information and click on the settlement name and that's all.
But you shouldn't change the names of settlements because this might screw up your game 'cause EB script uses those names as well.

Edit: Cute Wolf - It's possible with RTW engine as well if you enter EDIT_SETTLEMENT_NAMES:FALSE line to prefrences text file.

[Silence Hunter]

Your first set of maxing changes is excellent , but your city labels and event scenes change will made most who like to roleplay (especially the important label-where should we build or train), and the cutscenes is important because EB doesn't have the backsound... "The enemy general is flee like a frightened goat!!! Hunt him... goat makes good eating!!!" or "The roman leader is fallen! made sure his corpses won't poison the carrion birds!"... and sometimes, when your own is dead, you'll have annoying breakdown, especially when you turn the banner off...

Thank you! As for the optional changes - that's why they are called optional These are just to suit my taste.

Thank you for the tipps. I just saw, that in the preferences file you find this:

EDIT_SETTLEMENT_NAMES:FALSE

If I change it to "true" i can edit the settlement names? how does it work?

You can change this so that you can edit your settlement names, but as others already said - this will screw up the script and thus your game, unless you already own the map and want to name all the cities after yourself

[vartan]

Press the 'J' key to remove the flags on the settlements as those are utterly unappealing.

[Titus Marcellus Scato]

This thread is good enough to be worth a sticky IMO, but it should be in the Technical Help forum.

[The Celtic Viking]

I did not know about the settlement names thing! Top gun there, mate! However, did you forget about minimal UI? I find that makes a much bigger improvement in my eyes than even the removal of the bumping flags or green arrows could compete with. The default is just too big and in the way, and only serves to distract me now that I've grown used to the minimal version.

[Silence Hunter]

I did not know about the settlement names thing! Top gun there, mate! However, did you forget about minimal UI? I find that makes a much bigger improvement in my eyes than even the removal of the bumping flags or green arrows could compete with. The default is just too big and in the way, and only serves to distract me now that I've grown used to the minimal version.

Thanks! Yeah i completely forgot about the minimal UI. I personally am so used to the usual interface that didn't even think about it. I guess it's like everywhere - very hard to change habits, even if the new ones are better/more effective/etc. I'll update my guide and include minimal UI once I have some more free time. Thanks for a reminder!

[Famine0]

I think it's awesome you posted this :D But is it just me or does EB look incredibly dark already? I'd rather make it lighter... Also, I can't change the trilinear optimization (it's unselectable), am I missing out on something?