Naming characters

[Selifator]

Is it possible to rename characters, and if so how do you do it?

[Nellup]

AFAIK, not once you have started a game, but you can edit the starting characters and the names that are generated for new family members.

[general nuisance]

Hi selifator
Yes it is possible to rename characters. The best thing to do first off is to move this thread to text editing and scripting, that's where the real pros are
However from my knowledge you will need to change 2 files
1) find data/descr_names and check if the name that you want is listed under that factions list of names
Here is an example of what you will see
faction: romans_senate

characters
Amulius
Augustus
Aulus
Caius
Cassius
Cnaeus
This is an example of first names, you will need to check under surnames and if a woman under Women (women do not have surnames)
If the name you want is not listed I beleive you can add you name to the list of the relevant faction (but check this out before doing and always place it in the correct place)
next file you will need is data/world/maps/campaign/imperial campaign/descr_strat
Here is another example of the julii family
Let's say you hated the name Vibius and wanted to change it to Marcus
You would have to change the name in 3 places

character Vibius Julius, named character, age 28, , x 88, y 81
traits GoodCommander 1 , PoliticsSkill 2 , GoodAdministrator 2 , MathematicsSkill 1 , Austere 2 , StrategicSkill 1 , Energetic 2 , HaleAndHearty 2 , Sane 1
ancillaries merchant, chirugeon
army
unit roman generals guard cavalry early exp 1 armour 0 weapon_lvl 0
unit roman hastati exp 1 armour 0 weapon_lvl 0
unit roman hastati exp 1 armour 0 weapon_lvl 0
unit roman archer exp 1 armour 0 weapon_lvl 0


character_record Augustus Julius, male, command 0, influence 0, management 0, subterfuge 0, age 15, alive, never_a_leader
character_record Amulius Julius, male, command 0, influence 0, management 0, subterfuge 0, age 13, alive, never_a_leader
character_record Manius Julius, male, command 0, influence 0, management 0, subterfuge 0, age 10, alive, never_a_leader
character_record Decius Julius, male, command 0, influence 0, management 0, subterfuge 0, age 7, alive, never_a_leader
character_record Marcus Julius, male, command 0, influence 0, management 0, subterfuge 0, age 3, alive, never_a_leader
character_record Faustina, female, command 0, influence 0, management 0, subterfuge 0, age 48, alive, never_a_leader
character_record Poppaea, female, command 0, influence 0, management 0, subterfuge 0, age 29, alive, never_a_leader
character_record Alypia, female, command 0, influence 0, management 0, subterfuge 0, age 29, alive, never_a_leader
character_record Claudia, female, command 0, influence 0, management 0, subterfuge 0, age 28, alive, never_a_leader
character_record Fadia, female, command 0, influence 0, management 0, subterfuge 0, age 4, alive, never_a_leader

relative Flavius Julius, Faustina, Lucius Julius, Quintus Julius, Vibius Julius, Augustus Julius, end
relative Lucius Julius, Poppaea, Decius Julius, Fadia, Marcus Julius, end
relative Quintus Julius, Alypia, Amulius Julius, end
relative Vibius Julius, Claudia, Manius Julius, end


1) next to character LIKE SO character Marcus Julius, named character, age 28, , x 88, y 81

2)relative Flavius Julius, Faustina, Lucius Julius, Quintus Julius, Marcus Julius, Augustus Julius, end
3)relative Marcus Julius, Claudia, Manius Julius, end
You must do it in these three places to make sure that the family tree reads correctly
You must also be extreemly careful when making changes to these files as the descr_strat file is very sensitive and changes MUST be in exactly the same place as before
And remember the golden rule of all script editing BACK_UP YOUR FILES

[general nuisance]

Oh forgot to add
There is an excellent download called RTW Tutorials and walkthroughs Manual which I believe is available from this site or Total War Heaven
If you need any more help Selfinator please feel free to PM me and I will walk you through it

A slight mistake on the changed versions of the previous post
the gap between character and Marcus Julius MUST be the same number of empty spaces as it was in the original, descr_strat (on your RTW programme)this applies in all other cases too
It is not possible to replicate it here (as the replies are automatically shortened by the programme)