(Help) How to change a units name

[Grizwald714]

I basically want to add some Foederati troops to both the Eastren and Westren Roman Empire but mainly the WRE. However I have no idea how to create or balance units so I decided to simple add some of the games basic german units and change their names. I am pretty sure this is done through the unit_variants_tables.

So for example say I want to add the Germanic Warband to the WRE I copy and past the row of the Germanic warband from the main data file into the unit_variants_table. Then I add the faction to the first column that I want the new unit to be used for. Then to change the name for that faction I simply type in the new name I want to give them say foederati warband into the name column so I type in foederati_warband. Then I add the original unit name (att_ger_germanic_warband) to that's factions roster through the units_to_groupings_military_permissions_tables and then add them to the building_units_allowed_tables to make them recruit able in the campaign. However when I go in to the game I can use and recruit the unit fine however the name is still the same as it was originally Germanic Warband. What am I doing wrong? I really want to be able to give them new names because their old names kills the immersion for me.

Can Someone Please tell me what I am doing wrong or if their is a step I missed.

[Sithrain]

Check out this excellent guide (not mine) http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showt...-Unit-Creation It was written for Rome 2 but it still works just fine.

The on screen name is actually in the .loc files, which reference the unit by its key from main units (or land units, i'm not really awake). Basically if you want to give it a new name you have to create a whole new unit. You can do that fairly easily by just cloning and editing all the entries for your base unit though. What you've got will just give you the pre-existing germanic warband unit for your faction. If thats all you want you only need to add it to your faction in units_to_groupings_military_permissions and the custom battle permissions tables.