Editing Preferences (Banners, green arrows, etc)

[paleeagle]

Just got the game but really want to turn off unit banners and disable cut scenes etc, like you could do with the preferences script in RTW

Is it in M2TW if so where?

Anyone help

Thanks

[Lusted]

Yup, open medieval2.preference.cfg with notepad, the lines you need to change are the same as in RTw i think.

[PurpleScotch]

Go to the preferences file in your installation and open it with a text editor and search for the word banner you'll find the line you need, then change the number from 1 to 0..same with all the rest.

[paleeagle]

many thanks guys.

I had opened this file when I first installed the game but it was empty.

Maybe you have to start the game first before it generates.

Anyway working now

Many thanks

[PurpleScotch]

Yea thats right you have to start the game..and heres a tip, if you ever want to restore your file exactly as before..delete the preferences file and start the game again..all goes back to normal and the file is restored.

[Tom Servo]

If you remove arrow markers is there any way to distinguish what unit is selected? Since the selected units dont glow anymore.

[jegui]

If you remove arrow markers is there any way to distinguish what unit is selected? Since the selected units dont glow anymore.

Yes... the unit flags/banners will swivel up and down and the unit soldiers will be sort of highlighted...

[Filip_bre]

I tried everythin, in vain, to remove the banners from the game. there seems that the Preference file is not included like in RTW. In RTW i used to change many parameters in the pref such as grass distance, banners of...
PLease tell me how to remove those totally
(shame though, that there are no flag barrers at all in the game !?!?)

[Lusted]

look in medieval2.preference.cfg file, open it with notepad. Its basically the same as the RTw preference.txt.

And good luck identifying your units without banners or the green arrow markers.

[Filip_bre]

is notepad a program that all pcs have ? I have a dell, will i be abble to open it, or do i need to download this notepad.

thank you for the info lusted

(the banners ruin the visibility, all i see is banners, game looks so much real withouth)

[deguerra]

oh dear. yes, with 99.99% certainty you will have notepad as it is a standard program installed with windows. just right click the file, select "open with" and notepad should be in the menu

[Filip_bre]

thanks lads.

sorry for the topic, just noticed the same one before me

[deguerra]

you shall be forgiven just this once lock thread?

[John I Tzimisces]

Threads merged. Woot.