Changing class names

[Streinger 0]

Here's my problem; I tried to change class names of regular soldiers. I was able to rename all classes to "rifleman", except "demo" class...although above soldier's name, when selected, his class is displayed as "rifleman", down in the roster, where all 12 solders are listed, last two still show as "demo".

Anyone had the same problem and knows the solution....?

Edited February 2, 2005 by Streinger

[Parabellum 12]

You have to edit strings.res, IIRC. You also must keep the name to the same or less characters as the original name.

[XE_Joker 0]

Is this for multiplayer? If so, then open the Actor folder, and in the MP Actor folder open the appropriate file in notepad or wordpad. For my example I opened mp_plt1_asl. At the top you'll see this:

<ActorFile>

	<VersionNumber>1.00</VersionNumber>

	<ArmorLevel>2</ArmorLevel>

	<ActorName>@MP_atr_rif</ActorName>

	<ClassName>rifleman</ClassName>

Then change the <ActorName>@MP_atr_rif</ActorName> to your desired name.

<ActorFile>

	<VersionNumber>1.00</VersionNumber>

	<ArmorLevel>2</ArmorLevel>

	<ActorName>=XE= Rifleman</ActorName>

	<ClassName>rifleman</ClassName>

And this is how it appears in game:

Again this is if you are talking about Multiplayer.

[Streinger 0]

I'm not talking about actor's name...I'm talking about the class name. And it's for single player.

What puzzles me, though, is this; if the class name lenght is important and has to be same or less, how come I was able to succesfully re-name "sniper" class (6 leters) to "rifleman" (8 leters), yet when I tried to rename "demo", it didn't work?

Again, next to each individual soldier's name, the new class is displayed, but in roster list, they still show as demo. So now I have 10 riflemen and 2 demo listed...that's what I'm trying to solve here.

[WP33 0]

I don't think you can get rid of that demo guy. In the past, I've gotten all riflemen loaded up, just like you have, yet those two demo guys stick around. I think it might be hard-coded into the game.