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Adding A new Faction for bfme2 & rotwk

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SquallBK

Category: Code
Level: Beginner
Created: Monday May 28, 2007 - 6:48
Updated: Saturday June 27, 2009 - 18:31
Views: 38584
Summary: This will take you through the steps of adding a new faction for bfme2 & rotwk.

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OK, so now you have the playertemplate.ini down. But now, as you notice, you go into play the game with your new faction, and you go to choose it and the display name says 'MISSING:INI:FACTIONHOBBIT'. That is because you must edit the lotr.str to make the name display 'hobbits'.

So to do this, you will first need a finalbig editor, which you can download on this site. After you have it, go to the main bfme2 (or rotwk) directory. Go to the 'lang' folder. Open up english.big. Lotr.str is there, but you cannot edit it as it is. So go to edit- extract- desktop, or anywhere really, desktop just makes it easier to find.

After you have done this, open lotr.str with notepad or some writing format, notepad I find the easiest for coding personally, but anyway, find the lines that look like this-

              
Code
INI:FactionAngmar
"Angmar"
END


doesn't have to be that, but just look for those lines. once you have found them, add this line of code after the END line.
              
Code

INI:FactionHobbit
"Hobbits"
END


the name in quotations is what it will display in the game. Now move onto the next page, and we will begin editing science.ini.

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Treefoz01 - Wednesday August 7, 2013 - 19:19

What do you do with the lotr.str file when you're done editing it?

Emperor of the East - Wednesday October 10, 2012 - 20:52

Something's up with the playertemplate.ini file. Every time I download the preconverted packages, I open the playertemplate file to find that it looks nothing like what I need. May I have some help solving this problem, please? I used this tutorial before on a much older computer and it worked just fine. I would like help with the playertemplate problem please. It's still an excellent tutorial, but my PC won't comply for some reason.

Halanor - Friday November 11, 2011 - 18:15

very useful tutorial thanks

mikele87 - Sunday June 5, 2011 - 14:43

Hello...i followed all the instructions but i'm occuring in the problem of page 2 about the name of the faction.
Those are the code strings i added in the playertemlate.ini:


PlayerTemplate FactionNumenor
    Side             = Numenor
    PlayableSide             = Yes
    Evil                     = No
    StartMoney         = 0
    MaxLevelMP                = #DIVIDE( PLAYER_MAX_PURCHASE_POINTS_DEFAULT PLAYER_PURCHASE_POINTS_GRANTED )
    MaxLevelSP                = #DIVIDE( PLAYER_MAX_PURCHASE_POINTS_GOOD PLAYER_PURCHASE_POINTS_GRANTED )
    PreferredColor            = R:255 G:255 B:255
    StartingBuilding            = MenFortress
    
    ;------------- NO STARTING UNITS FOR YOU -------
    ;StartingUnit0 = GondorFighterHorde
    ;StartingUnitOffset0 = X:-60 Y:185 Z:0    
    
    StartingUnit1         = ArnorPorter
    StartingUnitOffset1     = X:10 Y:200 Z:0
    StartingUnit2         = ArnorPorter
    StartingUnitOffset2     = X:10 Y:210 Z:0
    StartingUnit0        = MenPorter
    StartingUnitOffset0     = X:35 Y:200 Z:0

    StartingUnitTacticalWOTR    = MenPorter            ;// This unit is placed in tactical mode when playing WOTR. Add multiple lines for multiple units.
    StartingUnitTacticalWOTR    = ArnorPorter
    IntrinsicSciences            = SCIENCE_GOOD
    IntrinsicSciencesMP         = SCIENCE_MEN SCIENCE_ARNOR
    SpellBook                = GoodSpellBook
    SpellBookMp                = MenSpellBook ArnorSpellBook
    PurchaseScienceCommandSet    = GoodSpellStoreCommandSet
    PurchaseScienceCommandSetMP    = MenSpellStoreCommandSet ArnorSpellStoreCommandSet
    DisplayName                = INI:FactionNumenor
    DefaultPlayerAIType        = MenSkirmishAI
    BeaconName                = MultiplayerBeacon
    LightPointsUpSound        = GondorLightPointsUp
    ObjectiveAddedSound        = Gui_MissionObjectiveNew
    ObjectiveCompletedSound        = Gui_MissionObjectiveCompleted
    InitialUpgrades            = Upgrade_MenFaction Upgrade_ArnorFaction    ; Any upgrades this player template is born with.



    BuildableHeroesMP        = CreateAHero RohanEomer RohanTheoden GondorFaramir GondorAragornMP GondorGandalf ArnorArgeleb ArnorArveleg
    BuildableRingHeroesMP        = ElvenGaladriel_RingHero
    SpellStoreCurrentPowerLabel     = APT:SpellStoreCurrentEvenstarPower
    SpellStoreMaximumPowerLabel     = APT:SpellStoreMaximumEvenstarPower
    ResourceModifierObjectFilter     = RESOURCE_MODIFIER_OBJECT_FILTER
    ResourceModifierValues        = 100 100 100 100 90 85 80 75 71 68 66
    MultiSelectionPortrait        = UPGondor_Army
    LoadScreenMusic                = Shell2MusicForLoadScreen
End

In the str file i also added the string:

INI:FactionNumenor
"Numenor"
END

In the ROTWK I see the error in the name telling MISSING:INI:NUMENOR

I'm using patch 2.01 and running the game on windows 7 x64.
I hope someone could help me.
Thanks to all

king of the dead94 - Tuesday May 3, 2011 - 12:28

where in the lotr.str file is it? I've searched it several times without success.

clank234 - Monday November 15, 2010 - 12:26

It workd perfectly for me but when u say u only need to edit 1 fortress type, that is where i got stuck wiv no fortress.
But u either need to use an existing fortress or change all fortress files.
Keep up the gd work ;)

elvenlord95 - Saturday July 4, 2009 - 7:26

i did everything you say but i when i go to run it says that the modules are already used!how can i change their names and from were?i'm totally confused!

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has anybody a hobbit faction ready?because i try to make one and i can't!if anybody has one please upload it...

witchy king - Saturday May 23, 2009 - 13:23

for lotr.str you have to open the lang\[yourlanguage].Big with final big

melkor777 - Wednesday April 15, 2009 - 13:12

change the name of the moduletags

person 1123 - Monday January 12, 2009 - 5:01

Help! My mod gives me all sorts of weird errors with my hobbitporter when I try to run it. It says that the moduletags it uses are already used. What do I do?

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