Slitherine

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Unfortunately, you cannot add new countries, and some things, like leader names and the country name itself, cannot be changed either. These are hard-coded into the mech.exe file. So, you'll still see the original country name displayed in all text messages and mouse-over boxes.

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ORIGINAL: Robert_S

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Unfortunately, you cannot add new countries, and some things, like leader names and the country name itself, cannot be changed either. These are hard-coded into the mech.exe file. So, you'll still see the original country name displayed in all text messages and mouse-over boxes.

Actually I had explained a couple of years ago how to change country Exp, morale and other country ratings on Mr Flash's forum. Apparently, my explanation was a little too complex for him and he dismissed it out of hand. You cannot create an extra country slot, but as Doom states, you can replace a country in the game with new flags and a new name. You want to choose a country that does not have special characteristics assigned to it, however.

As for Mr. Doom, why must he email you? Why can't you be more like our mentor, Wild Bill and simply present the know-how to our members? Surely being explained from such noted experts as yourselves, people will listen.

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ORIGINAL: FlashfyreSP

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ORIGINAL: Robert_S

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Unfortunately, you cannot add new countries, and some things, like leader names and the country name itself, cannot be changed either. These are hard-coded into the mech.exe file. So, you'll still see the original country name displayed in all text messages and mouse-over boxes.

Actually I had explained a couple of years ago how to change country Exp, morale and other country ratings on Mr Flash's forum. Apparently, my explanation was a little too complex for him and he dismissed it out of hand. You cannot create an extra country slot, but as Doom states, you can replace a country in the game with new flags and a new name. You want to choose a country that does not have special characteristics assigned to it, however.

As for Mr. Doom, why must he email you? Why can't you be more like our mentor, Wild Bill and simply present the know-how to our members? Surely being explained from such noted experts as yourselves, people will listen.

You can only change the Leader Names, Ratings, and Country Names if you "hex edit" the mech.exe file. And that is not done easily by most people, nor is it encouraged by Matrix, as it technically violates the copyrights for the game code. However, with the addition of TheDesertRat's mechEdit program, the Experience and Morale ratings can now be "unloaded" from the mech.exe and replaced with whatever ratings one wishes. The program only works with the current 8.403 mech.exe, though.

I know all about replacing the flags, as I have done so with my South Africa OOB; but without "breaking into" the game code, casual users cannot change the leader or country names as they can the OOB data. Even changing flags is complicated for the casual player, and is not something I would recommend to anyone without cautioning them to practice on backup copies of the SHP files.