Text Mods??

[ReallyDedPoet]

Have spoken to a few people about this, thanks for your help. Anybody out there do much stuff with changing text in the game. The " Press the Attack " , " Keep up the Good Work " stuff. I would like to change these and apply randomization as well.
Something similar to what Tikigod did with loading screens and the pin-ups ( nice work Tikigod ).

I have searched the threads here but have not had alot of luck yet. Either a link is broken or outdated.

Thanks for any of your help.

RDP

[JScones]

You can edit essentially any label in **_menu.txt to your liking, but you need SH3Cmdr to apply the randomisation you are after.

To randomise in SH3Cmdr, you don't even need to use the Random folders - you need only add a few lines to the "Randomised events.cfg" file.

For example:

 
[0:data\Menu\en_menu.txt]
ChooseFrom=13
RndMidPat=1
 
0_STRINGS|4197=Message Acknowledged. Excellent Work.
1_STRINGS|4197=Message Acknowledged. Increase Patrol One Grid NORTH.
2_STRINGS|4197=Message Acknowledged. Increase Patrol One Grid SOUTH.
3_STRINGS|4197=Message Acknowledged. Increase Patrol One Grid WEST.
4_STRINGS|4197=Message Acknowledged. Increase Patrol One Grid EAST.
5_STRINGS|4197=Message Acknowledged. REPOSITION ONE GRID NORTH.
6_STRINGS|4197=Message Acknowledged. REPOSITION ONE GRID SOUTH.
7_STRINGS|4197=Message Acknowledged. Good Hunting Kaleun!
8_STRINGS|4197=Message Acknowledged. Keep up the good work Kaleun!
9_STRINGS|4197=Message Acknowledged. Excellent Results.
10_STRINGS|4197=Message Acknowledged. REPOSITION ONE GRID EAST.
11_STRINGS|4197=Message Acknowledged. REPOSITION ONE GRID WEST.

The limit to what and how you change text is simply your imagination.

[JScones]

Just found this example by gouldjg to demonstrate the versatility:

[0:data\Menu\en_menu.txt] 
ChooseFrom=13 
RndMidPat=1 
 
0_STRINGS|4198=Keep up the good work Kaleun! 
1_STRINGS|4198=Great stuff Kaleun! 
2_STRINGS|4198=Very impressive! 
3_STRINGS|4198=Happy Hunting
4_STRINGS|4198=Look Forward to seeing you back at base! 
5_STRINGS|4198=Great stuff Kaleun! 
6_STRINGS|4198=Very impressive! 
7_STRINGS|4198=Happy Hunting
8_STRINGS|4198=Keep up the good work Kaleun! 
9_STRINGS|4198=Great stuff Kaleun! 
10_STRINGS|4198=Very impressive! 
11_STRINGS|4198=You are doing well
 
[1:data\Menu\en_menu.txt] 
ChooseFrom=6 
RndMidPat=1 
 
0_STRINGS|514=I hope she holds! 
1_STRINGS|514=Standbye for leaking! 
2_STRINGS|514=The men are getting uneasy! 
3_STRINGS|514=Do you want me to level off captain?
4_STRINGS|514=I don't think she will hold the pressure! 
 
[2:data\Menu\en_menu.txt] 
ChooseFrom=6 
RndMidPat=1 
 
0_STRINGS|515=We have never been this deep before! 
1_STRINGS|515=Suggest we rise a little! 
2_STRINGS|515=The men are nervous Sir! 
3_STRINGS|515=I think we should level off?
4_STRINGS|515=The pressure will get us soon! 
 
[3:data\Menu\en_menu.txt] 
ChooseFrom=3 
RndMidPat=1 
 
0_STRINGS|598=Enemy is pinging us, sir! 
1_STRINGS|598=Those Bastards! 
2_STRINGS|598=Were being pinged! 
 
[4:data\Menu\en_menu.txt] 
ChooseFrom=3 
RndMidPat=1 
 
0_STRINGS|599=Enemy ship engaging us, sir! 
1_STRINGS|599=There comming for us! 
2_STRINGS|599=What shall we do Sir? 
 
 
[5:data\Menu\en_menu.txt] 
ChooseFrom=3 
RndMidPat=1 
 
0_STRINGS|601=We may have been detected, sir!
1_STRINGS|601=Damn they have detected us, sir!
2_STRINGS|601=I think they have detected us!

[ReallyDedPoet]

Thanks Jscones. I will give it a try and do it through SHCommander.

Good Hunting!

RDP

[bigboywooly]

So you just add the lines to the bottom of the cfg Jaeson ?

[JScones]

Originally Posted by bigboywooly

So you just add the lines to the bottom of the cfg Jaeson ?

Yup

[ReallyDedPoet]

Worked like a charm! Lots of possibilities

[charlesmester]

Can anybody please explain to me where you find the randonise events cfg. folder? Looked under sh3 comm. and could not find it, is it under the sh3 folder? and what would be the exact name of the folder I should be looking for? Thanks in advance.

Chuck

[Morts]

its in the SH3 Commander\Cfg folder

[charlesmester]

Thanks Mort, will have a look when I get home.

Good Hunting

Chuck