New community reward unit unnamed

Hi there,

yesterday i signed up in the new CA's forum and i received the code to activate the 10° Hussars for Great Britain. This unit is in the roster but without name, only "(light cavalry)". I've the italian version of the game, what can i do to get back its name?
Thank you very much!!!

british light cav are Hussars, are you sure your building is level 4? i don't think you get the 10th till about level 4.

EDIT: nope i tell a lie, i've been playing as the prussians for too long.

are you running any mods?

Originally Posted by Melonfish

british light cav are Hussars, are you sure your building is level 4? i don't think you get the 10th till about level 4.

EDIT: nope i tell a lie, i've been playing as the prussians for too long.

are you running any mods?

thank your for answering
I found the unit card in the unit rosters of custom battles menu. Every unit in the game has its complete description there, but the 10th hussars. The unit works fine if i pick it, but again, its card in the lower bar, during battle, lacks the name for that unit, just "light cavalry"
It's a minor issue, i know, but it's a pity, you know.
No, no mods on NTW.
Thank you anyway!!

Go here and download this mod. Put it in your /data folder. It is a file that contains names for a ton of different mods. I am almost positive this will give you the name for the 10th Hussars, though I don't know if the Italian version of the game will cause problems. Try the file, then if it causes issues, ask about them in the thread for the mod. Swiss Halberdier will know more about the various versions.

Ok, thanks, i'll try, even if, by now, it's not my intention to apply any mod.
But thank you very much for your time

Originally Posted by KNavis

Ok, thanks, i'll try, even if, by now, it's not my intention to apply any mod.
But thank you very much for your time

Well here is the problem. The game only uses one file which stores the names of the units. When you add new units, like the 10th Hussars, their name will not show up without being in this file.

One would expect the game to do this for you with a legitimate unit, but alas, it appears not to have done so. So you'll have to either mod the file yourself to get the name, or use a file that already contains the name in order for it to show up in game.

If you want to remain mod-free you will not be able to have the 10th Hussars with a name.

Hope this helps!

You have been very exaustive, thank you. Possibly, which is the units' names files? Do i need any application to edit them? Even if, i guess, it is much harder than a simple file editing
About mod using, i like it very much and apply it as much as i can, because generally made with much care than the original code, but, in this case, it's "just" a unit name
Again, thank you

Hi,

Yes, you would need an application called Pack File Manager to make edits to many useful game files (including the one you're looking for). You can edit the game files directly, but this is not suggested. Instead, you should make a mod to do this change. Its quite simple really, but it might take a bit of reading to grasp the modding concepts.

The file you are looking for is probably in a file called something like local_it.pack
Mine is local_en.pack as I have an English installation. Opening that with the Pack File Manager will reveal 2 files, you want localisation.loc (I have no idea if the filenames are different for an Italian install).

You want to add this to the bottom of that file: units_on_screen_name_Cav_Light_British_10th_Hussars 10th Hussars False
(or leave the box in the 3rd row unchecked if you're editing inside PFM).

Let me know how you make out.

How did you make out with this? Let me know if you need any help.

Hi there!!

I'm sorry, i didn't have time to fix it . I think i'll keep it as it is, however . It's just a unit name, and the unit works perfectly. I'll wait for some powerfull total mod AND some free time for me
Thank you very much, anyway! Read you soon.