How do you change unit names?

Fire_Marshal_Bill · March 21, 2001, 16:54

For instance, i would like to rename Paratroops to Rangers and Marines to SEALs...etc.
How can i change these so the game will use the new names rather than the default names?
Thanks for your help.....(If any....lol)

Henrik · March 22, 2001, 03:37

Edit the file, rules.txt

Willem_van_Oranje · March 22, 2001, 10:12

That's right. And if you have Fanatstic Worlds, you can do it in the game, too.

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Gothmog · March 22, 2001, 17:59

Be sure to use Notepad (or whatever the Mac equivalent is if you play on a Mac) to edit the rules.txt. The Fantastic Worlds/MGE rules editor has a bug in it that corrupts the rules.txt if you rename anything (units,improvements,advances) in it.

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Shadowstrike · March 22, 2001, 21:21

Be careful when editing rules.txt The game will fail to load if you do something wrong with the file. Make a backup copy first.

Henrik · March 23, 2001, 01:31

Yeah, but what the game does is to edit the rules.txt for you

I have MGE btw

Henrik · March 23, 2001, 05:28

quote:

Originally posted by Gothmog on 03-22-2001 04:59 PM
Be sure to use Notepad (or whatever the Mac equivalent is if you play on a Mac) to edit the rules.txt.

Mac equivalent is called "Simple text", but if you have "BBedit" use that instead.
[This message has been edited by Henrik (edited March 23, 2001).]