removing platoon firing

[kingtigertank]

Hi I just started modding ETW and i was wondering how to remove platoon firing from elite units and give them rank fire instead because platoon firing seems to be ineffective.

P.S how do i edit the patch.pack data files in dbeditor? I can't edit any values....
Also when i install any mod the game crashes. What version of the game do I need to play mods?

[Isabelxxx]

kingtigertank
You can't edit patch.pack. Clone (copy/paste) the table and edit it.

unit_to_unit_abilities_junctions

[Marcus Aemilius Lepidus]

I want to do the same. Naturaly i don't want to change something on the vanilla files, so i make my own little mod with the db-editor. Klick on new table on unit_to_unit_abilities_junktions and copy all entrys in my own table, than i cut every entry of the platoon firedrill and save it.

But now, nothing is changed when i play a skirmish battle to test it. All have still this ugly drill. Mod is activated via Modmanager, but nothing is changed. What i have forgotten?

[Isabelxxx]

Marcus Aemilius Lepidus
haha, this is a common mistake and unknown thing:

Vanilla table has this name:
unit_to_unit_abilities_junctions

Your table has other name:
my_unit_xxxx (the exact name doesn't matter)

But you know that tables are incremental, this mean that your values (in your table) are added to vanilla table in game.... so you really have not deleted platoon fire-drill because it is still in the vanilla table.

Open your new mod.pack with Pack File Manager and rename your table to:
unit_to_unit_abilities_junctions (same than vanilla)

When ETW is loading it will replace vanilla table with yours ''on the air'', and all will work properly. For this reason you have to copy/paste the entire table if you want to remove an ability.