Croaker
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Page 39 of the manual states that by editing (RESOURCE\INI\texts\english\HeroDescribe.txt), you can add custom officers to the game for you to find and recruit.
What it doesn't tell you in the manual is that you can also use this file to add main heros to the game.
hero_qty - number of main heroes
ps_hero_qty - number of pseudo-main characters (there may be shown as quest characters in the game, only male main characters are present)
These numbers are initially...
hero_qty {3}
ps_hero_qty {18}
The first three entries in the list are...
Peter Blood
Jan Stance
Diego Espinoza
So, by changing, hero_qty {3}, to hero_qty {18}, all 18 of the characters in the list become selectable as main heroes when you start a new game. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="
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Additionally, you can edit any of the heroes or add more. Changing heroFace and heroModel, you can use any model in the game. Models are located in (Playlogic\Age of Pirates 2\RESOURCE\MODELS\Characters). So, you can be a fat, bald, merchant if you want. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="
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I havn't found the heroFace files yet, but I am currently enjoying playing the game as the Devlin Blaze model, which I like much more than the main 3.
What it doesn't tell you in the manual is that you can also use this file to add main heros to the game.
hero_qty - number of main heroes
ps_hero_qty - number of pseudo-main characters (there may be shown as quest characters in the game, only male main characters are present)
These numbers are initially...
hero_qty {3}
ps_hero_qty {18}
The first three entries in the list are...
Peter Blood
Jan Stance
Diego Espinoza
So, by changing, hero_qty {3}, to hero_qty {18}, all 18 of the characters in the list become selectable as main heroes when you start a new game. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="

Additionally, you can edit any of the heroes or add more. Changing heroFace and heroModel, you can use any model in the game. Models are located in (Playlogic\Age of Pirates 2\RESOURCE\MODELS\Characters). So, you can be a fat, bald, merchant if you want. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="

I havn't found the heroFace files yet, but I am currently enjoying playing the game as the Devlin Blaze model, which I like much more than the main 3.