Changing a Surname?

[TheCommodore7]

I'm currently playing as the Count of Argyll, a man named Patrick McDougal. I'd like to change his name to the more historically accurate MacDougall. How do you do that?

 

[Veldmaarschalk]

I'm currently playing as the Count of Argyll, a man named Patrick McDougal. I'd like to change his name to the more historically accurate MacDougall. How do you do that?

Go to Crusader Kings\db\dynasties.txt, search for McDougal

dynasty = {
	id = { type = 12 id = 3109 }
	name = "McDougal"
	province = { 44 45 }
}

And change it into

dynasty = {
	id = { type = 12 id = 3109 }
	name = "MacDougall"
	province = { 44 45 }
}

 

[TheCommodore7]

Thanks so much!

 

[hyme]

how do you do this in the save, with people who dont have last names. i would to give some of my vassels last names.

 

[Mr. Capiatlist]

how do you do this in the save, with people who dont have last names. i would to give some of my vassels last names.

Go to the dynasties text, and search for the blank dynasties. Add something like "Smith" or "Brown" or any other generic last name.

All characters have dynasties, there are a few (two IIRC) that are blank names, though.


EDIT: For me they are id = 1 and id = 6

 

[TempestDK]

Go to the dynasties text, and search for the blank dynasties. Add something like "Smith" or "Brown" or any other generic last name.

All characters have dynasties, there are a few (two IIRC) that are blank names, though.


EDIT: For me they are id = 1 and id = 6

The problem with doing this is that all "non-dynasty" characters in the game will be called Smith or Brown, which kinda sucks for a Russian othodox or Arab muslim.

One way would be to open the dynasty file and find one of the dynasties you'd like him/her to belong to (or create a new dynasty). Then find the character in the save game file and change the dynasty he/she belongs to. Just remember that any kids the character already has will not belong to the new dynasty (if you changed it for their father) unless you change them individually. But any new kids born will be of the correct dynasty.

 

[unmerged(141178)]

What, you haven't heard of the famous Ottoman sultan, Ahmed II Smith?

 

[Mr. Capiatlist]

The problem with doing this is that all "non-dynasty" characters in the game will be called Smith or Brown, which kinda sucks for a Russian othodox or Arab muslim.

One way would be to open the dynasty file and find one of the dynasties you'd like him/her to belong to (or create a new dynasty). Then find the character in the save game file and change the dynasty he/she belongs to. Just remember that any kids the character already has will not belong to the new dynasty (if you changed it for their father) unless you change them individually. But any new kids born will be of the correct dynasty.

But there isn't a better solution in my mind. I mean, the " " dynasty is kind of annoying after a while. With female characters I don't mind it so much, but with males it just leads a huge trail of one named people.