changing the TAGs

[Arko]

i've found a way to mod the tags as they are defined by the game.
it could make easier programing of provinces.csv in case of changing completely the names of dukedoms/kingdoms (for tag to correspond to the names given to provinces)

here's the method :
backup your crusaders.exe file is recommended
open the crusaders.exe in any hexadecimal editor (i used "hdd software free hex editor")
near the end of file (or research specific tag) you find the list of existing tag
so just replace the ones you want to change by 4 letter combination new tag
save & exit
you know have to search&replace this(these) tag everywhere in ck files :
-in scenario files
-db\provinces.csv
-db\countries.csv
-gfx\coa\XXXX.bmp (where XXXX is the modified tag)
-config\worldnames.csv or extra text.csv
-in events eventually if used
it is quite simple and it works

many other information can be tweaked this way (culture names, technologies etc...) but shows less interest i think

 

[Veldmaarschalk]

If I understand your post correctly, you can't add tags.

So what is the purpose of changing the tags ? They can't be seen in-game and you can give a tag any name you want. So it doesn't really matter what the tag is.

Same goes for cultures and religions, if you can't add them or not change their properties what is the benefit of changing them in the exe ?

 

[Arko]

not find a way to add some tag (that is was i first searched)

changing a tag to something more transparent could help sometimes for programing province.csv ; for example for someone who wants to massively change the realm names

but i recognize it is not revolutionary neither essential, just nice to know in case

 

[Veldmaarschalk]

not find a way to add some tag (that is was i first searched)

changing a tag to something more transparent could help sometimes for programing province.csv ; for example for someone who wants to massively change the realm names

but i recognize it is not revolutionary neither essential, just nice to know in case

To bad you haven't found a way to add tags or cultures, but still thanks for sharing this information.