Switching country while loading?

[nimiz]

Switching country when loading?

Is there a way to switch to a country that is already in the grayed out icons when you load your game?

You can change to countries that have no icons by right-clicking, but I can't switch to countries with grayed out icons. Is there a workaround?

 

[Third Angel]

In the save file just delete the entry concerning the country you want to switch to in this list:

	POR = {
		desc = "POR_DESC"
		picture = "gfx\scenarios\picture_min.bmp"
		countrytactics = "POR_DESC"
		playername = "Portugal > "
		countrydifficulty = 4
		countryeconomy = 2
		countrymilitary = 3
		countrydiplomacy = 4
	}
	DAU = {
		desc = "DAU_DESC"
		picture = "gfx\scenarios\picture_min.bmp"
		countrytactics = "DAU_DESC"
		playername = "Dauphiné > "
		countrydifficulty = 4
		countryeconomy = 5
		countrymilitary = 5
		countrydiplomacy = 4
	}
	BUR = {
		desc = "BUR_DESC"
		picture = "gfx\scenarios\picture_min.bmp"
		countrytactics = "BUR_DESC"
		playername = "Burgundy > "
		countrydifficulty = 3
		countryeconomy = 4
		countrymilitary = 3
		countrydiplomacy = 2
	}
	ENG = {
		desc = "ENG_DESC"
		picture = "gfx\scenarios\picture_min.bmp"
		countrytactics = "ENG_DESC"
		playername = "England > "
		countrydifficulty = 5
		countryeconomy = 4
		countrymilitary = 5
		countrydiplomacy = 4
	}
	VEN = {
		desc = "VEN_DESC"
		picture = "gfx\scenarios\picture_min.bmp"
		countrytactics = "VEN_DESC"
		playername = "Venice > "
		countrydifficulty = 3
		countryeconomy = 3
		countrymilitary = 2
		countrydiplomacy = 3
	}
	MLO = {
		desc = "MLO_DESC"
		picture = "gfx\scenarios\picture_min.bmp"
		countrytactics = "MLO_DESC"
		playername = "Milan > "
		countrydifficulty = 2
		countryeconomy = 3
		countrymilitary = 2
		countrydiplomacy = 2
	}
	HAB = {
		desc = "HAB_DESC"
		picture = "gfx\scenarios\picture_min.bmp"
		countrytactics = "HAB_DESC"
		playername = "Austria > "
		countrydifficulty = 4
		countryeconomy = 2
		countrymilitary = 3
		countrydiplomacy = 5
	}
	BRA = {
		desc = "BRA_DESC"
		picture = "gfx\scenarios\picture_min.bmp"
		countrytactics = "BRA_DESC"
		playername = "Brandenburg > "
		countrydifficulty = 2
		countryeconomy = 1
		countrymilitary = 3
		countrydiplomacy = 2
	}
	BOH = {
		desc = "BOH_DESC"
		picture = "gfx\scenarios\picture_min.bmp"
		countrytactics = "BOH_DESC"
		playername = "Bohemia > "
		countrydifficulty = 1
		countryeconomy = 1
		countrymilitary = 1
		countrydiplomacy = 1
	}
	HUN = {
		desc = "HUN_DESC"
		picture = "gfx\scenarios\picture_min.bmp"
		countrytactics = "HUN_DESC"
		playername = "Hungary > "
		countrydifficulty = 2
		countryeconomy = 2
		countrymilitary = 3
		countrydiplomacy = 3
	}
	DAN = {
		desc = "DAN_DESC"
		picture = "gfx\scenarios\picture_min.bmp"
		countrytactics = "DAN_DESC"
		playername = "Denmark > "
		countrydifficulty = 3
		countryeconomy = 3
		countrymilitary = 2
		countrydiplomacy = 2
	}
	POL = {
		desc = "POL_DESC"
		picture = "gfx\scenarios\picture_min.bmp"
		countrytactics = "POL_DESC"
		playername = "Poland > "
		countrydifficulty = 4
		countryeconomy = 2
		countrymilitary = 3
		countrydiplomacy = 3
	}
	MOS = {
		desc = "MOS_DESC"
		picture = "gfx\scenarios\picture_min.bmp"
		countrytactics = "MOS_DESC"
		playername = "Muscovy > "
		countrydifficulty = 4
		countryeconomy = 2
		countrymilitary = 3
		countrydiplomacy = 3
	}

I think that should be enough.

 

[Kiesenberg]

If you click on another save game and then back onto the one you want to load then the grayed out options become selectable. Or at least thats how it works for me...

 

[nimiz]

Thanks guys, both ways work.

 

[axxey]

If you click on another save game and then back onto the one you want to load then the grayed out options become selectable. Or at least thats how it works for me...

This method don't work in 1.2 and beyond.

But today I discovered by accident the trick which allow to bypass this strange lock, which always annoys me alot.

From the main menu, select Multiplayer, then change Name on _anything_, then press Back, and go to Single Player. Now first (but only first) selection of save file will unlock all major countries.