Character Names

**Starkdude** · November 02, 2011, 12:07 AM

This might be more of a basic modding fix but I thought I knew the solution and when attempted in game I appear to be messing up.

If I want to add Character names (both 'characters' and 'surnames') do I simply need to edit the 'descr_names.txt' file? I wanted to add a few additional names to some of the factions or random general generation. To sample it, I added my own name under first and last names for Denmark (Stannis). However, I think I ran into a problem doing that as I had a random character spawn with no name whatsoever.

Is there a certain way that file needs to be editted if we are going to add a name? I thought I spaced it all out correctly with tabs and what not.

Any ideas?

**achudnow** · November 02, 2011, 12:36 AM

You also have to put the name into the Names list under data/text/names. It has a list of all the names in the game, first or surname. Each name is written like this, {Robert}Robert. The purpose for that is when you have something like the Dragon surname or title, you have to put an underscore in the first part, {the_Dragon}, then you would just put the Dragon as the second part, {the_Dragon}the Dragon, if you did {the_Dragon}the_Dragon then your character would have the name Robert the_Dragon, which is kinda dumb.

So, all that technical crap aside, if you want to add the name Bob to the game, you add it under the relevant faction names list in descr_names, then you go to data/text/names and add {Bob}Bob among the Bs of the list.

The reason for this is the game goes first to descr_names to find the appropriate name. Having accomplished that, it goes to data/text/names to find the name in the list there. If it doesn't, it will either CTD or just spawn a nameless character. This only applies to first names, oddly, if you have no surnames in the list that are also in the descr_names list for the particular faction, it'll just spawn generals with no last name.

**Starkdude** · November 02, 2011, 07:32 AM

Thanks for the help. It appears to be working. Still haven't seen the surname that I added yet (fell asleep), but I did have an 'Alexander Baratheon' spawn as one of Stannis' kids, so the first name is working. I'd like to get a little more into simple modding using this map. But I'm taking it a bit slow since I haven't been into modding a game since the old civ2 (dating myself).

My next step will be adding starting generals and tampering with the existing family trees. And eventually, I'd like to see about events like maybe Robb Stark capturing King's Landing or slaying Joffery leads to a Sansa spawning in his family tree as a princess (similar to tyrion lannister appearing at the eyrie).