How the Hell do I change faction names?

**Ryanexpress** · June 07, 2007, 01:47 AM

I have looked and looked, but cannot find anything definitive on how to change a factions name. I keep hearing about a expanded.txt file, but can't find it. Help would be nice. Btw, my game is patched to 1.2.

**Ryanexpress** · June 07, 2007, 01:47 PM

Originally Posted by Ryanexpress

I have looked and looked, but cannot find anything definitive on how to change a factions name. I keep hearing about a expanded.txt file, but can't find it. Help would be nice. Btw, my game is patched to 1.2.

...please, I really wanna change the name of the turks to "The Seljuk Dynasty"

**Socal_infidel** · June 07, 2007, 02:22 PM

Watch the language!

1] Run the unpacker that came with 1.2 if you haven't already done so

2] Download Alpacas strings.bin converter to convert expanded.txt.strings.bin file in the data/text folder to an editable text file

3] Open this file up with notepad and find the {TURKS}Turks entry and change it to {TURKS}Selçuk Saltanat or whatever

**Ryanexpress** · June 07, 2007, 02:45 PM

Originally Posted by Socal_infidel

Watch the language!

1] Run the unpacker that came with 1.2 if you haven't already done so

2] Download Alpacas strings.bin converter to convert expanded.txt.strings.bin file in the data/text folder to an editable text file

3] Open this file up with notepad and find the {TURKS}Turks entry and change it to {TURKS}Selçuk Saltanat or whatever

Ok, I'll give it a try.

**Ryanexpress** · June 07, 2007, 08:44 PM

ok, I am having a problem, when I convert it to a txt file, do I leave it as a txt file, and get rid of the bin file? Because No matter what I do, I still have the same exact names. If you could do an exact step by step, that would be great.

**Socal_infidel** · June 07, 2007, 08:50 PM

And you're using a mod switch or mod folder?

From what I understand, if you're using a mod folder no need for the strings.bin file, it will regenerate one.

If you're not, then you need to leave the old one there.

**selenius4tsd** · June 09, 2007, 04:38 AM

Moved. This forum is for tutorials, not questions, so please remember in future.

**Ramesses II The Great** · December 26, 2011, 08:15 PM

For some reason only known to the almighty, the converter has refused to work despite my best efforts of getting it to do what it was created to do. Major disappointment!

However, This does http://www.twcenter.net/forums/downl...do=file&id=993

**Ishan** · December 27, 2011, 04:59 AM

Converter only works when you have an old version of python installed. Install this version by first uninstalling the other version and then please report back.

**AJStoner** · December 30, 2011, 08:07 AM

If you don't want to downgrade your phython for whatever reason the strinbin converter that comes with geomod can be used to create the files you need.

**Ishan** · December 30, 2011, 08:35 AM

Python 2.5.4 (32-bit) must be installed because most of the M2TW python scripts are based on it. If user doesn't uses these scripts then it's another matter.