Changing Names

[bumble410]

Really enjoying this game, but I was wondering if there is any way to change the names of the astronauts, mission controllers, to kind of personalize the game for single player, obviously. Thanks.

[nico7550]

Hi,

this can only be done by tweaking the games files. There is XML files for that.

You could maybe find other interested players to build a historical names mod...

Cheers

[Jenny90]

There is no specific tool or something like that to do this. You have to do it manually by yourself, which requires you to edit some system file. I think you can change it in XML files.

[Nacho84]

Hello all,

Changing the names requires editing some of the game files. It's quite straightforward, though: the files are stored inside SPM-Windows_Data\Scripts\Data Scripts\General Container. You'll find XML files in there for each employee groups (SET, Astronauts/Cosmonauts and Flight Controllers) and for each space agency. Open the files with a text editor and feel free to change the names.

Cheers,

[Mach25]

I have created a historical astronaut candidate roster with over 200 names. Takes you up to the 1990 astronaut class. Includes USAF DynaSoar and MOL astronauts. HOWEVER....
This board is not letting me attach a file OR insert a URL. So how am I supposed to share the file?

[Nacho84]

Hello Mach25,

Send me the files via PM and I'll upload them for you. I believe the forum allows you to attach files once you reach 5 posts.

Cheers,

[kstruna]

Would be nice to have Neil and Buzz and others in the list.

[Palarran]

Buzz and Yuri Gagarin are in the game, I've seen/hired both. They're the only astronauts with pictures.

[kstruna]

Good to know! Then Guss Grissom and Dave Scott is a must in the team

[Mach25]

Here is the link to download the Historical NASA astronaut roster file. Simply replace the existing one and restart the game.

http://www.mediafire.com/view/zp4g3jxrg ... s-NASA.xml
(click the GREEN download button)

I tested it, and it works. The only "bug" is that the astronauts will appear in the game in random order.

[nico7550]

Only Nacho84 can do something will the random...

a fixed list is not a problem, recruiting buzz in 56 is more a problem...

[kstruna]

how can we add pictures to them? can we mod this as well? There is an attribute for Buzz, so there shouldn´t be a problem to add it to the others

EDIT: well the portrait is not a simple jpeg or png, but Buzz Aldrin.unity3d.... so maybe in next patch... and maybe impossible because of the licence...

[lordshipmayhem]

By the way, at least one controller's name is a rather deliciously atrocious pun. Are there more than the one I've encountered?

[nico7550]

how can we add pictures to them? can we mod this as well? There is an attribute for Buzz, so there shouldn´t be a problem to add it to the others

EDIT: well the portrait is not a simple jpeg or png, but Buzz Aldrin.unity3d.... so maybe in next patch... and maybe impossible because of the licence...

Maybe with Disunity, in future release ?

You can still take a look there:
http://slitherine.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=226&t=53638