Adding Trade Resources

[Razorius]

Other than editing and adding in the following files:
descr_sm_resources.txt
resource_x.cas
resource_x.tga

what files need to be altered in order to add a new trade resource into the game?

And if none, why doesn't geomod recognize the new resources in name or graphic?

Thanks!
-Raz

[Squid]

Moved out of tutorial section.

[Kandid]

You forgot descr_strat.txt!

[Razorius]

Ah yes, of course, is there anything besides those listed above, plus descr_strat.txt? It seems I have everything added, but geomod doesn't recognize them. It also seems that Geomod is showing the graphic for tobacco on the strat map, but the mouse-over reads "glass."

Thoughts?

[Ishan]

It seems I have everything added, but geomod doesn't recognize them. It also seems that Geomod is showing the graphic for tobacco on the strat map, but the mouse-over reads "glass."

It could be tobacco only meaning the .cas model for it and in the text file it says glass you can change that:-
Open the strat.txt file in the data\text folder and you will find this:-

{SMT_RESOURCE_TOBACCO}Glass

^Change that if you want.

[Kandid]

Hmm, I'm not familiar with Geomod at all --- but if there are problems with it, maybe you should post at the Geomod thread at http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=201955 ? You'll get much more visibility there...

[irishron]

I do it the Old Skool way - pick a spot, use show_cursorstat to get my x,y coordinates, and enter them in the descr_strat. Geo-mod and me are not friends.

[Squid]

By the way you cannot add more resources than are already in descr_sm_resources file. There's a hardcoded limit of 26 resources. The only thing you can do is repurpose existing resources.

[Eothese]

The hardcode limit of 26 is wrong, I've got 27.

[Ishan]

The hardcode limit of 26 is wrong, I've got 27.

, Lol thanks eothese i will spam one new resource in my mod.

[Squid]

The hardcode limit of 26 is wrong, I've got 27.

Geomod likely codes to the listed hardcoded limits, I know I do. So if the limits are wrong then geomod will probably not recognize more than 26 resources anyways.

That being said so what is the real limit on resources?

[Moon]

The hardcode limit of 26 is wrong, I've got 27.

Not what this says.

[valvegas1]

Not what this says.

I wasn't aware of that...thanks for the update...

[Eothese]

I just gave it a try and can't get past 27. The problem seems to be the name of the resourse itself rarther than the number, as it throws an error no matter where I place the new entry in the file and always indicates that entry. I even tried with some of the RTW leftovers found in the models_strat folder...

[Squid]

Are you sure you have 27 then and all of them appear in game? It would seem very odd for them to have increased the limit from RTW by just 1.

[Eothese]

Yeah, I had my own doubts after I'd counted for the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd time. But I'm as sure as can be. 24 from vanilla, plus the 3 that are unused, elephants, camels and dogs.

[Ichon]

Where is the working descr_strat file in a mod foldered? I have the one I edited but then I changed mod folder and wanted to use new resources in the new folder but can't find where to replace the descr_strat?

[Moon]

In here.
data\world\\maps\campaign\imperial_campaign\descr_strat

[Ichon]

In here.
data\world\\maps\campaign\imperial_campaign\descr_strat

Thanks! Forgot where I had originally gotten the file as I made backups and then hadn't edited it for awhile. This file and sm_resources are all I should need to change right? I did it correctly earlier to test something and it seemed to work with just changing those but my new changes are much bigger.

[valvegas1]

Thanks! Forgot where I had originally gotten the file as I made backups and then hadn't edited it for awhile. This file and sm_resources are all I should need to change right? I did it correctly earlier to test something and it seemed to work with just changing those but my new changes are much bigger.

Just remember that there are hard-coded limits to how many resources you can have...the max is 26...