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How to change item descriptions?

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Capn_Tucker

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There have been a few things that have always bothered me about the game, and that I would like to change. I would like to, in the cargo screen change "cannon balls" to roundshot, "grapes" to grapeshot, "knippels" to chainshot, and "wheat" to something like salt pork or hardtack.
Can someone please tell me how to do that? <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/bookish.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":mm" border="0" alt="bookish.gif" />
 
<img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/hi.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":gday" border="0" alt="hi.gif" /> Capn_Tucker

Looks like you only want to change the item names in inventory screens.

I'm no coder, but try this.

Go to POTC\Resource\INI\Texts\English\common.ini

Find the section
; goods name strings

and make your changes there.
Either start a new game or initialize.
Names of items you already have in inventory don't get changed so using a saved game becomes a pain.
Starting a new game is probably easier.
 
For items you need to edit RESOURCE\INI\ENGLISH\ItemsDescribe.txt .
 
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<img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/hi.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":gday" border="0" alt="hi.gif" /> Capn_Tucker

Looks like you only want to change the item names in inventory screens.

I'm no coder, but try this.

Go to POTC\Resource\INI\Texts\English\common.ini

Find the section
; goods name strings

and make your changes there.
Either start a new game or initialize.
Names of items you already have in inventory don't get changed so using a saved game becomes a pain.
Starting a new game is probably easier.
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Thanks! However, initialize no longer seems to work. Pressing the I key does nothing. ???
 
F11. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/whistling.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":wp" border="0" alt="whistling.gif" />
 
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F11. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/whistling.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":wp" border="0" alt="whistling.gif" />
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Found that out in the build readme. Phew! Thought my install was screwed over somehow. Now to change cannon balls to roundshot, and wheat to hardtack... <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile.gif" />
 
OK, I found the GoodsDescribe file. Now for example, do I change only the name inside brackets, or the one before the brackets also? I.E. Wheat {Wheat} to Hardtack {Hardtack}, or Wheat {Hardtack}?

Update: Well, I tried every combination I could think of, but everything is still the same (cannonballs, wheat, etc). ???
 
The name before the brackets is the "code name" the game uses to refer to the item. The name inside the brackets is the display name that is shown to the player. You want to change the display name, so you should only change the text between the brackets.

Wheat and cannonballs aren't items, are they? So they shouldn't be in ItemsDescribe at all. Does GoodsDescribe.txt exist? There is a file for changing good descriptions and names somewhere... <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/rolleyes.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":rolleyes:" border="0" alt="rolleyes.gif" />
 
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The name before the brackets is the "code name" the game uses to refer to the item. The name inside the brackets is the display name that is shown to the player. You want to change the display name, so you should only change the text between the brackets.

Wheat and cannonballs aren't items, are they? So they shouldn't be in ItemsDescribe at all. Does GoodsDescribe.txt exist? There is a file for changing good descriptions and names somewhere... <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/rolleyes.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":rolleyes:" border="0" alt="rolleyes.gif" />
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I tried changing the GoodsDescribe.txt. Changed the information in brackets, but nothing happens. ???
 
Look in ENGLISH/common.ini for:

string = Wheat,"Wheat"

Change this to:

string = Wheat,"Hardtack"

...or whatever you like. This will make the items in the scroll have your new label. I haven't tested it, but you may need to use F11 (what used to be the "I" key) to reinit the strings if you don't start a new game.

Hook
 
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Look in ENGLISH/common.ini for:

string = Wheat,"Wheat"

Change this to:

string = Wheat,"Hardtack"

...or whatever you like. This will make the items in the scroll have your new label. I haven't tested it, but you may need to use F11 (what used to be the "I" key) to reinit the strings if you don't start a new game.

Hook
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Thanks! Will give this a try... <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile.gif" />
 
Thankee Hook! That worked a treat! Works with savegames; didn't even need to reinitialize. Now my ammo has proper names; roundshot, grapeshot, chainshot, and me crew dine on hardtack now instead of bags of wheat <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/rolleyes.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":rolleyes:" border="0" alt="rolleyes.gif" /> ..
I guess this would be my first mod for the game.. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/type_1.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":nk" border="0" alt="type_1.gif" /> Another mod I'd like to see would be to have salt pork or salt beef as a third requirement for ships stores. But I have no idea about doing that one. Perhaps a suggestion for someone knowledgeable to put into build 13.1 or 14?
 
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Thankee Hook! That worked a treat! Works with savegames; didn't even need to reinitialize. Now my ammo has proper names; roundshot, grapeshot, chainshot, and me crew dine on hardtack now instead of bags of wheat <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/rolleyes.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":rolleyes:" border="0" alt="rolleyes.gif" /> ..
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Isn't that where I told you to make those changes?
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Go to POTC\Resource\INI\Texts\English\common.ini <!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
 
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Thankee Hook! That worked a treat! Works with savegames; didn't even need to reinitialize. Now my ammo has proper names; roundshot, grapeshot, chainshot, and me crew dine on hardtack now instead of bags of wheat <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/rolleyes.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":rolleyes:" border="0" alt="rolleyes.gif" /> ..
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Isn't that where I told you to make those changes?
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Go to POTC\Resource\INI\Texts\English\common.ini <!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
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Yeah, you probably did; I had changed the GoodsDescribe and one other file, but nothing happened. I am just file challenged is all.. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/blush.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":eek:ops" border="0" alt="blush.gif" /> But thanks to you also Petros.. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/bow.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":bow" border="0" alt="bow.gif" />
 
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