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Mright -> Race Description (5/27/2011 4:39:02 PM)

How can I change the race description? I don't see anything in the customization guide and... well I did a search on the forum and, is the search broken? I searched for race and got 0 hits????



Data -> RE: Race Description (5/27/2011 6:47:20 PM)

The search is not broken, it's really quirky. You have to use at least two different words, check the simple search and select the forum you want for it to properly work.
As for the race description I think I saw a recent thread where this was done but I'm not sure, I'll keep an eye for it and let you know if I find how and if it can be done.



Igard -> RE: Race Description (5/27/2011 11:35:54 PM)

Race descriptions are part of the games galactopedia. To edit these go to Distant Worlds/Help and open using MS Word or another app that can edit .mht files. The race descriptions are in the files named race_0.mht - race_21.mht.

Unfortunately, you can't use these files in the customization folder. Only the vanilla races can be edited. If you try to view the race description in the game, for a race that is part of a customized mod, then you'll be taken straight to the galactopedia home page.

Hopefully one day, we'll be able to mod the galactopedia for customized races, techs, resources and everthing else.



Data -> RE: Race Description (5/28/2011 6:32:49 AM)

which brings us back again to the upcoming expansion and the poll. Maybe we'll get all of this now....now, now



Tigan -> RE: Race Description (7/19/2011 8:38:24 PM)

One of the easiest ways to edit the descriptions in Galactopedia. Or at least for me, cause i never deleted the good olī IE.

1.Open the Galactopedia MHTML.file you wanna edit using IE.
2. Save the file. Select: Complete web page format (HTML + Images)
->Result: Now you have a file that can be opened with Word, FreeWord, Notepad or anything else that can edit HTML.files.
3. Change the Text [;)]
-> Unfortunatley the links for the pictures in this files seems to be broken after this, so you have to get them working again manually
4.   right click the in text picture, select "picture" and use the right file in DistantWorlds/images/*subfolder*
5. Open the file again with IE and save it again as MHTML.file
6. Copy and paste this file to the Galactopedia folder

--> Congratulations! You have a completly new Description with a few nice Pictures in it.

Took me 10 Minutes to figure this out. Never did this before, but it works just fine [:D]

I hopefully translated the terms right, cause I run my system in a different language.

BTW: Since this is my very first post in this forum: Greetings from good olīBavaria [:)]






Data -> RE: Race Description (7/19/2011 8:41:45 PM)

And greeting back to you from....everywhere [:)]
Always nice to see a gamer "messing" up with the game from his first post [;)]



Igard -> RE: Race Description (7/20/2011 1:44:50 AM)

Welcome to the forums Tigan. Some nice input there.[:)]



Kalthaniell -> RE: Race Description (7/20/2011 10:50:41 AM)

Thx Tigan. Your input is going to help a lot people who make bigger mods with new races. How come no one figured it out before?

Btw Welcome to the forums :]



Data -> RE: Race Description (7/20/2011 11:06:45 AM)

iirc this was discovered before



Igard -> RE: Race Description (7/20/2011 2:40:11 PM)

This is a good way of doing it if you don't have MS Word. If you do have MS Word, just opening it and editing in that is easiest.



Data -> RE: Race Description (7/20/2011 2:45:05 PM)

So you did it previously, what a gigantic surprise [:D]



Tigan -> RE: Race Description (7/20/2011 8:21:03 PM)

Yeah, ok. Word is the easiest way. But I have to admit that I do not use it (--> FreeWord). Maybe its because I had to deal to many times with Microsoft customer support. Takes ages to get a useful answer. The last time I spend about 4 hours in this crappy hotline, cause one of my own customers crashed his system without making a recovery dvd. Gosch, I truly hate Microsoft. [:D]

If you have MS Word, go for Igards way. If you dont have it, try mine [;)]



Umpa -> RE: Race Description (8/19/2011 7:03:55 PM)

Hello.
I have follow Tigan`s description and it works but when i want to restore the race Picture i cant make a right click and select the picture. I have open it with IE.

Can someone explain again how to restore the Race Picture please?



Igard -> RE: Race Description (8/19/2011 8:38:21 PM)

Hi, Umpa. I haven't tried Tigans method, but I think if you open the htm file with Wordpad, then you can right click and change the picture. If you've only got notepad, then you'll have to find the path for the image and change it to the location on the hard drive.



Umpa -> RE: Race Description (8/20/2011 5:14:39 PM)

I have Wordpad but i dont know where i can change the Picuture.... do you know in which line i can change the Picture??

And i have another Question, it is possible to change the Empire Names that the AI create?
I will add Space Marines and when i begin a new Game the Empires of them should be named Blood Angels or Ultramarines.

Edit: Here i have a Screen how it shows at the moment (Hope it works..). I dont know why i have 2 Picutres.







Umpa -> RE: Race Description (8/20/2011 6:26:56 PM)

Hello again. It works now thanks Igard. I Have read your text again and see that you write the path must be to my harddrive^^

I have Change DE_Race_file\image001 now to C:\Spiele\Distant Worlds\Customization\Warhammer 40k\RaceImages\Race_4a and now it works :D

Notepad is really good for this because all was in different names
Here a Attachment



Data -> RE: Race Description (8/20/2011 7:30:58 PM)

Another satisified gamer...another ale for Igard.
Or from Igard? [:D]



Igard -> RE: Race Description (8/20/2011 10:04:03 PM)

Glad to hear you got working Umpa. Good job!

Mr Data, my cargo bay has been ransacked once again. Every Saturday this seems to happen! Thank you very much.[:D]



ehsumrell1 -> RE: Race Description (8/20/2011 10:51:26 PM)


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ORIGINAL: Igard

Mr Data, my cargo bay has been ransacked once again. Every Saturday this seems to happen! Thank you very much.[:D]



{Message intercepted by the Briar Patch Monitoring Station}



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tjhkkr -> RE: Race Description (8/21/2011 1:01:45 AM)

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tjhkkr -> RE: Race Description (8/21/2011 1:05:30 AM)

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ehsumrell1, I think you ticked data off accusing him of raiding again... he went to his room and came out looking like this...

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Data -> RE: Race Description (8/21/2011 8:12:05 AM)

Ahh, there was so much of it and now so little....I'm talking about the ale, obviously [:)]



ehsumrell1 -> RE: Race Description (8/21/2011 5:31:08 PM)

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ORIGINAL: Data

Ahh, there was so much of it and now so little....I'm talking about the ale, obviously [:)]


Igard.....according to this recently obtained security scanner footage, I think Data has help! [:-]



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Mr. Hom...the bottomless stomach! If HE gets into your stash....SAYONARA!



Data -> RE: Race Description (8/21/2011 7:24:05 PM)

He'll only get there if Lwaxana Troi orders him to do so and she's after another man [:)]



ehsumrell1 -> RE: Race Description (8/22/2011 12:52:32 AM)

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ORIGINAL: Data

He'll only get there if Lwaxana Troi orders him to do so and she's after another man [:)]


She MIGHT be after a certain Romulan we know....never can tell! [8D]



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{Seems she likes Ale as well!}



Igard -> RE: Race Description (8/22/2011 12:55:41 AM)

Engage cloak!!! Engage Cloak dammit!!!!!!![:D]



Data -> RE: Race Description (8/22/2011 6:43:27 AM)

LOL, Lwaxana Troi....the deadliest super weapon ever.



tjhkkr -> RE: Race Description (8/23/2011 12:47:53 AM)

Yeah, and the beauty of her is, you do not have to kill anyone...
The method of operating this weapon is:

1. You beam her down to the planet.
2. In two days, the entire planet is evacuated by the other side.
3. You beam her up and put her into carbon freeze IMMEDIATELY.
4. Then you send down your own colony team.
Simple!

Still seems like a weapon if last resort to me, and one that causes incredible fear, but hey...



tjhkkr -> RE: Race Description (8/23/2011 12:51:35 AM)

quote:

Engage cloak!!! Engage Cloak dammit!!!!!!!


She is telepathic... cloak is not going to work.
It is more like: warp 12. NOW! What are you waiting for? NOW!
Now



Data -> RE: Race Description (8/23/2011 6:36:31 AM)


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ORIGINAL: tjhkkr

Yeah, and the beauty of her is, you do not have to kill anyone...
The method of operating this weapon is:

1. You beam her down to the planet.
2. In two days, the entire planet is evacuated by the other side.
3. You beam her up and put her into carbon freeze IMMEDIATELY.
4. Then you send down your own colony team.
Simple!

Still seems like a weapon if last resort to me, and one that causes incredible fear, but hey...


ROFLMAO.....that is one Shark worthy tactic. My hat is down to you, TJ [:)]



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