Adding custom titles to VV 2.1

[Emperor Leo]

I already asked this question by going slightly off subject in someone elses topic in the General Rome forum, so not wanting to hijack someone else's thread I thought I'd best ask the question here instead.

Basically, how can I add my own custom assignable titles to use in-game (VV 2.1)? The vanilla titles (i.e. Bodyguard, Huntsman, etc.) are fairly dull (sorry, Paradox!), so I want to add something a little more exciting. I understand that this is fairly simple to do, but I'm a total file editing n00b, so if someone could explain how to do this, that'd be great!

 

[Sute]{h]

Havn't done it yet myself, but in essence you open titles.txt go through the file until you understand how the other titles are build up, and then add your own in the end. You properly have to add localisation data as well, which would be somewhere in vae_victis.csv. Take care when editing the csv file though. You don't want excel to modify the format in the file. If in doubt use notepad instead.

 

[leefbern]

Is there a trick for adding an image for your title? Even after I add the .tga file if the gfx title folder I still see the large bust icon for the new title.

Thanks!

 

[Emperor Leo]

You properly have to add localisation data as well, which would be somewhere in vae_victis.csv

What would I have to add to this file?

 

[mate0815]

Is there a trick for adding an image for your title? Even after I add the .tga file if the gfx title folder I still see the large bust icon for the new title.

Thanks!

yes. you have to add a "link" from the title to the picture. in interface/titles.gfx you have to add a section for each title you create in the way of the other titles shown there.

What would I have to add to this file?

a minimum entry is create a standard. with an additional suffix "_culturename" you can define different names for each culture.
for example:
you created a title "clown". then you have add minimum lines like

title_clown;Clown;Clown;Clown;;;;;;;;;x;;
title_clown_desc;happy person;;Lustiger Typ;;;;;;x;;
obj_become_clown_title;Become Clown;;Clown werden;;;;;;;x;;
obj_become_clown_desc;$CHARACTERNAME$ dreams of being happy;;$CHARACTERNAME$ träumt davon, Spaß zu haben;;;;;;;;x;;

 

[Sute]{h]

Is there a trick for adding an image for your title? Even after I add the .tga file if the gfx title folder I still see the large bust icon for the new title.

Yes.

1 Place the image in the title folder
2 Find titles.gfx in the interface folder. Add your spritetype. If you are using a moddir you have to use the entire path (mod/mymod/gfx/titles/mytitle.tga)

 

[leefbern]

Thanks to you both--that did the trick.

 

[Emperor Leo]

Thanks for your help. I'll have to give it a go!