Flagmodding

[Takeda-One]

Hey mates, I think of the following way to get your own flag:

As you all may know, on the flagall_ship tex are some not-use flags and in the rigging.ini file the nation flagtex is defined

[FLAGS]

; TEXTURE PARAMETERS
TextureName = flagall_ship.tga
TextureCount = 10
EnglandPennonTex = 0
SpanishPennonTex = 0
FrenchPennonTex = 0
PiratePennonTex = 0
EnglishFlagTex = 1
SpanishFlagTex = 4
FrenchFlagTex = 2
PirateFlagTex = 5
PortugalFlagTex = 3
DatchFlagTex = 0

I want to edit this function: SetCharacterPerk(pchar, "FlagHol");

instead of setting tex 0 in the normal way, I want the game to sett for example tex 3, which is not used in the game (exchange that with my own tex-part)

How can I do that? Has anyone an idea????

 

[Takeda-One]

What I have in mind, is something like an IF-function, like

DatchFlagTex = 0 (if (pchar, "FlagHol") set tex 3)

Could this work, if someone knows how to formulate this correctly?

 

[Takeda-One]

Is there no one who can help me creating a mod for a player's flag???

I`ve poseted several requests, but no replies, this starts to get frustrating!

 

[Pieter Boelen]

It could be that nobody knows what is possible in CoAS.
I CAN tell you that if-statements in INI files won't work though.

 

[Takeda-One]

What is if there is an exception rule, which says "datchflagtex = 0 / iShip = 3", or something like this (I guess "iShip" means the player ship)? Could this work??

 

[Pieter Boelen]

INI files are not actual code files from which code is executed; they just contain some data used by the code files.
A lot is probably possible, just look what we did with the Build Different Flags Mod,
but that'd require someone to figure out how to do that in CoAS.

 

[Takeda-One]

The only files I didn`t searched are the dll`s! I noticed nothing of the promised support from seaward. They could know a possibility to do this, but I couldn`find a valid contact email-adress!

Do you have an option to chose a costum flag in the buildmod? How does this work, maybe that information could include the final hind I need?

 

[Pieter Boelen]

Our Build Mod flags mod has been three years in the works and is REALLY complex. :?

 

[Takeda-One]

We strongly need the source-code from seaward for real good modding! Can`t we do anything therefor?

 

[Pieter Boelen]

We managed to do it in PotC without access to the source code.

 

[Takeda-One]

I can`t find any way in CoaS, so far, appart from defining a hole new nation . There is a feature for changing the flag, but only the normal 5. I think this can only be done in the dlls.

 

[Takeda-One]

What if I just change the texture the Mastmodels is using? How can I do this? (I guess with hex-editor, but I don`t know how to use it correctly)