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Offline rcrph

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Renaming the medals/commendations
Is there a way to rename the medal/commendation choices in fred to something more B5 appropriate.
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Offline karajorma

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Re: Renaming the medals/commendations
You could try editing the medals.tbl but I've got no idea what that would do. Maybe nothing, maybe crash anyone out who had won a single medal in any other campaign.
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Offline Slasher

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Re: Renaming the medals/commendations
It's never been tried before as far as I know.  The graphics for the old medals are still in use too; no one has bothered to change them.  :rolleyes:
« Last Edit: April 30, 2006, 04:53:15 pm by Slasher »

 

Offline IPAndrews

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Re: Renaming the medals/commendations
We use all the original FS2 medal GFX, but you all know that already. You can change the names and it won't crash, but its'a bit pointless really without drawing up some new medals.
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Offline rcrph

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Re: Renaming the medals/commendations
I guess this is a pretty simple question for you, but I can copy the medal.tbl from vpview to notepad and make changes in the names .. but how do you copy that back into the medal.tbl to make the change in the game ?
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Offline karajorma

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Re: Renaming the medals/commendations
Simply dump it in Data\Tables and it will override the default one. Although if you are going to be making changes to the table files I very much recommend making your campaign a mod rather than using the default TBP Folder.

All you have to do is this.

1) Make a new Folder named after your campaign (No spaces or hyphens).
2) Make a new folder in that called Data
3) Make folders within that called Missions and Tables
4) Put the medals.tbl in the Table folder. Move any missions you've written to Missions
5) Go back to your main TBP folder and make a shortcut to FRED. Open the shortcut's properties by rightmouse clicking on the icon and in the target box add this after the path to the exe.  -fredhtl -mod NameOfFolderFromStep1
6) You may wish to add these between -fredhtl and -mod too -jpgtga -spec -glow
7) From now on select your campaign from the mod tab in the launcher when you want to test it.

Sounds complicated but it can save you lots of head scratching if you make further changes later.
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Offline Trivial Psychic

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Re: Renaming the medals/commendations
7) From now on select your campaign from the mod tab in the launcher when you want to test it.

Unfortunately, since TBP's folder names have spaces in them, it will complain.  You can still do it, you just have to do it manually.  You have to add the -mod XXXXXX part in the custom flags section of the lancher.
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Re: Renaming the medals/commendations
I was thinking about cahnging the names of the ranking system, to co-incide more with b5, I was going to edit the table shortly for both ranking and medals.  But I was not planning on doing the medal graphics.
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Offline rcrph

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Re: Renaming the medals/commendations
I don't think that the medals themselves would have to be redesigned. It's been a verrrryyy long time since I've played the original FS but as I recall the medals themselves looked fine.  The names are just no longer appropriate to the B5 universe. thx, karajorma for your advice on how to change the names.  I just have to decide what names would be appropriate.
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Re: Renaming the medals/commendations
Make sure you report back to us on whether it works or not :)
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Offline Prophet

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Re: Renaming the medals/commendations
A relevant topic from long ago: http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php/topic,34851.0.html
I gather that nothing has really happened since then, about the medals I mean.
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