Changing Technology Names

IanF1966 · Post by **IanF1966** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 3:14 pm

Hi guys, great to join you all!

Is it possible using the technolgy_eng file to change the names of technology?
e.g. Instead of Anti-Tank Guns 3 change it to: "88mm AT Guns" ?

firepowerjohan · Post by **firepowerjohan** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 3:38 pm

jack_w wrote:Hi guys, great to join you all!

Is it possible using the technolgy_eng file to change the names of technology?
e.g. Instead of Anti-Tank Guns 3 change it to: "88mm AT Guns" ?

Yes should work. Every red text in the scripts are supposed to be the displayed names in different languages. This means the names you see there in english can be changed also. Will be fun to see how it turned out when you edited them

Post by **IainMcNeil** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 3:38 pm

Yes sure - just change the 2nd column in the technology file. Make sure you do not add any spaces though. You must use _ underscores which get replaced by spaces when displayed by the code.

IanF1966 · Post by **IanF1966** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 3:50 pm

This is great! Thanks!
I'm getting the game tomorrow but couldn't wait to find out as much as I can

Read all the feedback and reviews and I'm Really REALLY looking forward to this...

IanF1966 · Post by **IanF1966** » Fri Jun 29, 2007 2:53 pm

I followed your advice and renamed techs in the 'translation' area, and the addition of a' _' for spaces and the game will not load at all.
Change back to the original names and it loads.
I tried the same for unit names and same problem...

Checksum problem?

Post by **IainMcNeil** » Fri Jun 29, 2007 3:06 pm

Are you editing the text file or xls? If editing the text file count the columns to make sure you are editing the correct one as the formating is not clear in the text.

IanF1966 · Post by **IanF1966** » Fri Jun 29, 2007 3:50 pm

I save the text file as an .xls, modify then save as a text.

Post by **IainMcNeil** » Fri Jun 29, 2007 4:48 pm

Always start with the xls in the mod zip. You cannot go from text to xls.

IanF1966 · Post by **IanF1966** » Fri Jun 29, 2007 8:06 pm

Ok - I've done this but there is a weird problem:

If I name Organisation 1 "Name_1" then Organisation 2 "Name_2" then in the game it lists all Organsiation levels as "Name_1" -even if I have several names for the different levels.

firepowerjohan · Post by **firepowerjohan** » Fri Jun 29, 2007 8:19 pm

jack_w wrote:Ok - I've done this but there is a weird problem:

If I name Organisation 1 "Name_1" then Organisation 2 "Name_2" then in the game it lists all Organsiation levels as "Name_1" -even if I have several names for the different levels.

Arrgh, yes sorry. You cannot name every single tech advance game will search for the translation name of the first level of a technology and use that for each level. I did not think of that before.

IanF1966 · Post by **IanF1966** » Fri Jun 29, 2007 9:33 pm

LOL!!
Thanks anyway for the help guys; Its not an essential thing I was attempting -just trying to add a bit of techie flavour.

Maybe for a future update?

By the way, I really love this game (and I've been playing WW2 strategy games since I was a kid).

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