edit menu\symbols

[tarekmz]

hello guys

i have a problem days ago, i try to edit \data\menu\symbols but it didn't make any effect
i have edit symbols in both symbols 24 and 48 in both main data folder and in mod data folder and also i tried to delete packs which i have unpacked sometime ago before start modding, i did wright also [io] file_first = true in all .cfg files and there is no effect take place in campaign map menus

any help please,
thanks in advance

[Gigantus]

That CFG entry most likely reverted (manual entries in the main CFG get reversed). Suggest to use a mod set up like my Bare Geomod to edit files in that dedicated directory. Use the provided desktop shortcut to test your work.

[Vladyvid]

hello guys

i have a problem days ago, i try to edit \data\menu\symbols but it didn't make any effect
i have edit symbols in both symbols 24 and 48 in both main data folder and in mod data folder and also i tried to delete packs which i have unpacked sometime ago before start modding, i did wright also [io] file_first = true in all .cfg files and there is no effect take place in campaign map menus

any help please,
thanks in advance

The symbols for the campaign are not the ones in folders 24 and 48. What you need to do is to go into data->UI and there are culture groups folders (eg. northern_european) where you have stratpage.tga files with the symbols that are displayed in the campaign scrolls.

[Gigantus]

48 are the symbols in the faction selection screen and 24 are the symbols during the AI turn if memory serves.

[tarekmz]

im sorry but i did all that an edit.. but still egypt symbol in compain menu still the yellow default one!
any where els is my new one

[tarekmz]

i downloaded the bgm and run it what to do i dont know

[Gigantus]

Transfer your edited symbols into the BG mod directory (same path\folder).
Start BG with the provided desktop shortcut

[tarekmz]

Transfer your edited symbols into the BG mod directory (same path\folder).
Start BG with the provided desktop shortcut

i did that but it still cant read my new symbols
i wander from where did the game the old yellow one

[Gigantus]

The game will use the 'old' symbols if there are no valid 'new' ones. Which means you either put your new symbols into the wrong directory or they have the wrong format.

Upload your symbols for me to have a look at.

[tarekmz]

The game will use the 'old' symbols if there are no valid 'new' ones. Which means you either put your new symbols into the wrong directory or they have the wrong format.

Upload your symbols for me to have a look at.

all tga files are in data\menu\symbols 24 and 48

thankx for your assist

[tarekmz]

New folder.rar

all tga files are in data\menu\symbols 24 and 48

thankx for your assist

[Vladyvid]

48 are the symbols in the faction selection screen and 24 are the symbols during the AI turn if memory serves.

Right, so they are not the symbols for the campaign menus? Cause thats what i understood this question was about. I understand it means like the diplomacy scroll in the campaign for example.

[Gigantus]

The full path would be data\menu\symbols\fe_buttons_24 and fe_buttons_48

I had no problems when adding your files into those directories:

Right, so they are not the symbols for the campaign menus? Cause thats what i understood this question was about. I understand it means like the diplomacy scroll in the campaign for example.

The campaign menu symbols are on the two interface tga files of the respective cultures as you correctly explained - what gave these away was the mentioning of 24, 48.

[tarekmz]

i mean i cant change what inside compain menus and diplomacy
i think 24, 48 are those to change

[tarekmz]

i changed it every where and did except campain menus

[Gigantus]

The symbols for diplomacy and elsewhere in the campaign are located in the interface files as Vladyvik explained - they are NOT connected to the files you uploaded.

Here is the path and the names of the files you need to edit those symbols on:

data\ui\southern_european\interface - shared_page01.tga and strat_page02.tga
data\ui\middle_eastern\interface - only the shared_page01.tga file

Other symbols to be edited:
data\menu\symbols\fe_buttons_80 - the symbol that appears in the custom battle faction selection screen (bottom) when a faction is selected
data\ui\faction_symbol - the faction button in the battle UI, bottom right. Highlights friend (blue) and foe (red) when clicked.

Optional:
data\menu\symbols\fe_faction_units - picture of top unit of faction

The above is described in my tutorial 'Adding a new faction'

[tarekmz]

thank you so much i finally did it thank you so much

[Gigantus]

One is glad to be of service