Demographics question...

curtsibling · October 5, 2003, 08:07

I have a poser for our Poly aces!

When you activate the Demographics (F11) screen,
you may notice that the Per Capita and Annual Income readouts have a little '$' sign.

Now, no disrespect to my American friends, but a dollar sign is no use in my fantasy scenario...

Anyone know how I could change the '$' to 'Pennies'..???

Catfish · October 5, 2003, 08:47

Gee, Curt, this is my 3rd trip here today.

Unfortunately, I think this one's embedded in the Civ2.exe. I just checked it for you with a hex editor. Other units like %, 0 and ,000 are there as well (look for HISTORYRANK). The rest are in labels.txt - but I figure you know that.

curtsibling · October 5, 2003, 09:02

Thanks, Catffish!

Oh well, I guess it's not the end of the world!

Catfish · October 5, 2003, 09:17

No prob, Curt. Keep those scenarios coming, mate.

Cyrion · October 5, 2003, 17:57

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Originally posted by Catfish
..., mate.

Gee Catfish, you're a real Aussie, aren't you???

I just need to come downunder again, hopefully soon !!!

Boco · October 5, 2003, 21:51

Rats! I was hoping you could find something other than the dead end my limited search came up with. You can play with a lot on the demographics screen, but those $'s can stick out like a sore thumb.

I'd imagine finding the correct $ in the exe or a dll is a needle-in-a-haystack mission.

Catfish · October 5, 2003, 22:51

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Originally posted by Cyrion
Gee Catfish, you're a real Aussie, aren't you???

Hehe. It's mate, dude or man around here. They're all interchangeable.

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Originally posted by Boco
I'd imagine finding the correct $ in the exe or a dll is a needle-in-a-haystack mission.

Not on this occasion - it took me less than a minute to find. I've already pointed you there, anyway (see above); plus I confirmed it: backup Civ2.exe, replace the unit bytes with garbage, view garbage in Demographics screen.

I'd be mightily surprised if there's an override somewhere else.

Boco · October 6, 2003, 07:21

I've got a wild imagination!

Only one instance of '$' in the exe? I'll start searching. Love to rid that screen of $'s.

Catfish · October 6, 2003, 08:53

Aarrgh, no! In case I haven't made myself clear, the $ in question is immediately below the HISTORYRANK entry in the Civ2.exe. I hope I have managed to save you from searching.

There are loads of $s in the Civ2.exe, therefore, this was not my search criterion. I searched for ",000" - one of the denominations displayed in the Demographics screen but not found in labels.txt.