Editing faction name to take effect after revolution

**Welshman25** · April 18, 2009, 01:33 AM

Is there any way to make it to where the faction name changes after a revolution? Like that when Prussia becomes a republic and adopts the modern German flag their name will change to Germany.

Just wondering, cause I want to make a united German empire in my campaign game. A Germany faction with the modern German flag and retextured units that emerges after a revolution with Prussia would be awesome.

Btw I already know how to make retextured units appear after a revolution...

**Evil_Dane** · April 18, 2009, 06:00 AM

Yeah i would also like to know this...

**Welshman25** · April 18, 2009, 11:52 AM

Is this even possible? Anyone?

**Welshman25** · April 18, 2009, 09:45 PM

I know that there is a way to change a faction name, but I would like to know if it's possible (and if it is, how) to make it where when a revolution occurs and the government changes, the faction name changes. Like Prussia begins with Prussia but when they have a revolution and switch to a republic the name "Prussia" changes to "Germany".

**BeatFK** · April 19, 2009, 12:35 AM

Originally Posted by Welshman25

I know that there is a way to change a faction name, but I would like to know if it's possible (and if it is, how) to make it where when a revolution occurs and the government changes, the faction name changes. Like Prussia begins with Prussia but when they have a revolution and switch to a republic the name "Prussia" changes to "Germany".

That's not historicaly accurate though, Germany doesn't mean republic, Germany was a monarchy/empire many years before it became a republic.

**Welshman25** · April 19, 2009, 05:44 PM

I know it isn't accurate. I just wanted to change history and make an early german republic.

**Mooncabbage** · April 20, 2009, 12:09 AM

You should be able to change the faction flag, I don't know about changing the faction name though, I don't think it's possible. I could be wrong though, are their any examples of it happening in game?

**Welshman25** · April 20, 2009, 06:35 AM

I don't think so.

**Mooncabbage** · April 20, 2009, 07:41 AM

Then it is probably impossible, sorry. I could be wrong, it could be an abandoned feature noone knows about, but I doubt it. Kind of a shame, I would have liked to see your concept taken further, to allow more EU3 style things to happen, like transitioning between the United Kingdom and Great Britain, England etc, France - Revolutionary France, Empire of France.... I can think of plenty of things it could be used for. It might be possible with scripting at some point but that seems unlikely too. At the very least, you can change the flag though. It's in one of the faction definition files.

**The Vicar** · April 20, 2009, 08:37 AM

Wouldn't it be possible to add an emergent faction, say german_republic, or something, and tie them to Berlin, so that if there's a populist revolution there, the German Republic takes over?

I've seen it happen in Greece. I know that Columbia, Mexico, Norway, and Hungary are all like that too.

Come to think of it, so are Quebec, Ireland, and Scotland.

**Irmo** · April 20, 2009, 08:57 AM

If you can find a way to add a new faction, you won't only be solving this problem, but it will be very helpful for everyone else as well

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However, I don't think that would work anyway, because firstly, you don't get to play emergent factions, they just emerge. Secondly, you wouldn't get the 'German Republic' troops attacking Berlin, you would still get your own revolutionary troops. Thirdly, even if the first two points can be gotten around, the emergent faction won't get the empire. Sorry

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