Unit Descriptions Tool

[Fynn Total War]

Made a tool to automatically add various unit attributes to unit descriptions, very customizable, it will add them at the top of the unit description, let me know if more features are needed

How to use:

Select the path to your mod and press set to confirm, (requires a export_units file that doesn't already have those descriptions if you don't want them double!)

Customize the options and press start, program will do the rest.

It will automatically rename the new file with added descriptions to export_units and add _backup to your old one.

It can automatically remove attribute descriptions that were added by the tool before if you want to update them, or it can even remove your mods current attribute descriptions if they follow the same format (at the top of the description, followed by double line break)

Press 'Save options to cfg' to save your configuration to the included cfg file so you won't have to reconfigure the program every time

might need an exception in your anti-virus!

Updated 20/11/2021 - Fixed bug when running outside mod folder, added options to save your configuration
Update #2 20/11/2021 - Removed redundant rename export_units button, added the modpath to cfg file
Always keep the new unit_stats_tool.cfg file with your program in the same folder, just press save options to write you customized options to it, it will read the options from there when the program starts

Download Links:
Drop box https://www.dropbox.com/s/uhtd4s80ll22ghw/Unit%20Descriptions%20Tool.7z?dl=0
TWCenter: https://www.twcenter.net/forums/down...o=file&id=4637

[Gigantus]

Appreciated, I'll give this a twirl.

Edit - just tried to run it and got a short flash of an interface like in the dark blue pic you provide and then the app exits, but never mind - it appears the tool needs to be placed inside a mod folder, maybe add that to the info?
Explanation: I have a sub folder called 'modstuff' (Medieval II Total War\mods\Mod Stuff) where I keep all my tools and the app behaves as described if placed in there.
Placing it into my trusty BG directory (Medieval II Total War\mods\bare_geomod) works.

[Fynn Total War]

Many thanks for the report, updated the program. Should work from any folder now, added option to save your custom configuration as well.

[Lanjane]

AVG Internet Security Antivirus reports this file as containing a Trojan (Win64:Trojan-gen) and deletes it automatically

[Fynn Total War]

You'll need to make an exception if your anti-virus deletes it, unfortunately any python script you convert to exe using pyinstaller will get flagged by most av software

You can find the source code here on github: https://github.com/thrillos/Unit-Descriptions-Tool

[Gigantus]

I did not have an issue with Window's defender - it did however tell me that it was 'cloud investigated' or something to that effect.

[Lanjane]

@Fynn thank you, I tried with the GitHub version and it works like a charm!

However, may I please ask you to make a few minor edits to add support of RTW engine too?

RTW engine holds projectile settings stored in "descr_projectile_new.txt" file, not in "descr_projectile.txt".
Also there's a bug in RTW which leads to engine discarding everything after ..._descr} before the first mention of "\n\n"

So

{barb_peasant_gaul_descr}Expert at Hiding in Forests\n\nPeasants are reluctant warriors

will be shown in game just as "Peasants are reluctant warriors...." etc. The text marked with bold letters will be ignored by the engine