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by Mazeppa
Fri Aug 14, 2020 7:08 am
Forum: Spartan & Gates of Troy
Topic: Utilizing *SPARE* slots in .txt files
Replies: 9
Views: 2886

Re: Utilizing *SPARE* slots in .txt files

Glad you are up and running! Cheers Pip Just a small additional question (just one, I promise. :P ) Playing the game as usual, I noticed one small oddity when using my newly created unit for a test battle... In the battle results screen, all the info for that unit is somehow shifted to the left, li...
by Mazeppa
Wed Aug 12, 2020 7:28 pm
Forum: Spartan & Gates of Troy
Topic: Utilizing *SPARE* slots in .txt files
Replies: 9
Views: 2886

Re: Utilizing *SPARE* slots in .txt files

The H file is never used. You can discard it. I cannot honestly recall how the system works in Spartan (it was 15 years ago...) but IIRC the lang.str file is the strings data which is built from the localisation.txt file. You should run the text EXE on your new file, then place the lang.str file in...
by Mazeppa
Wed Aug 12, 2020 1:36 am
Forum: Spartan & Gates of Troy
Topic: Utilizing *SPARE* slots in .txt files
Replies: 9
Views: 2886

Re: Utilizing *SPARE* slots in .txt files

You can't change the .h file, it is compiled into the game, so while you can change the strings, you cannot add or remove strings from the list (the order must remain the same). Cheers Pip It looks like I just solved the crashing problem... it seems the battlegfx.txt also needed to be edited, and b...
by Mazeppa
Tue Aug 11, 2020 6:31 am
Forum: Spartan & Gates of Troy
Topic: Utilizing *SPARE* slots in .txt files
Replies: 9
Views: 2886

Re: Utilizing *SPARE* slots in .txt files

The older games are certainly not as mod friendly as newer titles. You should in theory be able to add new elements to the files without causing too many problems though. Cheers Pip Thanks for the reply! Also, it seems editing the localization.txt file and putting that change into the lang.str file...
by Mazeppa
Sun Aug 09, 2020 10:50 am
Forum: Spartan & Gates of Troy
Topic: Utilizing *SPARE* slots in .txt files
Replies: 9
Views: 2886

Utilizing *SPARE* slots in .txt files

Looking at the game files, I've seen quite a lot of them have *spare* slots. I'm guessing they allow for custom stuff that you could put into?? (e.g. buildings.txt has "spare" slots I'm guessing could allow for new attributes for buildings; armies.txt file has "spare slots" for n...
by Mazeppa
Sat Jun 22, 2019 5:22 am
Forum: Chariots of War
Topic: Slitherine learned a lot
Replies: 8
Views: 7487

Re: Slitherine learned a lot

I have been playing Spartan and GoT for some time and they are among my favorite games. Hoping to diversify a bit from the Greek region, I ordered CoW. After 3 days of trying (emphasis trying) to play it, I have thrown it away. Even on easy, I faced constant attacks from all of my neighbours who do...
by Mazeppa
Thu May 09, 2019 9:20 am
Forum: Chariots of War
Topic: Carthage in Chariots of War?
Replies: 0
Views: 1856

Carthage in Chariots of War?

I was thinking of getting Chariots of War - I mean, just looking at the sheer versatility of ethnic groups it had to offer, and the setting and location this game featured, this sparked my interest. I'm also planning to use it as a sort-of inspiration. However, I'm wondering.. is Carthage also in th...
by Mazeppa
Thu May 09, 2019 8:56 am
Forum: Spartan & Gates of Troy
Topic: Diferences between Spartan & Gates of Troy
Replies: 6
Views: 4753

Re: Diferences between Spartan & Gates of Troy

I've played both games - though I've lost the Spartan CD quite a while ago. But iirc, there are some subtle differences between the two games. - One aspect is that there are tons of new units and civs in GOT than in Spartan, such as Nobles, Massed archers, Thorakitai etc... and you can still play th...
by Mazeppa
Mon May 29, 2017 3:27 am
Forum: Spartan & Gates of Troy
Topic: Can't download GoT again.
Replies: 3
Views: 2658

Re: Can't download GoT again.

you should be able to either login to your support account and see all the game you own here, or if not Just contact support[at]slitherine.co.uk with your order details (order reference number or/and email address used when placed the order) and they will provide you with new download links. or as ...
by Mazeppa
Sun May 28, 2017 3:12 pm
Forum: Spartan & Gates of Troy
Topic: Can't download GoT again.
Replies: 3
Views: 2658

Can't download GoT again.

So my laptop finally died and had to resort in getting a new one and re-obtaining everything I've had from the old laptop. I also wanted to re-obtain Gates of Troy which I purchased in this site, but it looks like I have to buy the whole thing again. :( I can't even remember whether I signed in or n...
by Mazeppa
Sun Aug 09, 2015 1:52 pm
Forum: Spartan & Gates of Troy
Topic: Something Odd with the Tribal Scouts...
Replies: 1
Views: 2757

Something Odd with the Tribal Scouts...

I was playing the Athenians the other day on impossible difficulty, and I was facing against a simple barbarian horde consisting of just 48 tribal scouts (I think). I had a whole 16-squad army of Elite hoplites, ready for battle, making sure the battle would've took place in open ground, well suited...
by Mazeppa
Tue Apr 21, 2015 6:59 am
Forum: Spartan & Gates of Troy
Topic: New bonuses for Acropolis, Oracle and Colossus
Replies: 0
Views: 3153

New bonuses for Acropolis, Oracle and Colossus

Simply getting the same old "productivity and happiness much increases" effect from 3 different unique buildings is just lame for me now - especially after having played this game for 10 years. So I kinda wanted to give something different for these buildings. For instance: The Acropolis m...
by Mazeppa
Tue Apr 21, 2015 6:37 am
Forum: Spartan & Gates of Troy
Topic: Introducing new ethnic groups
Replies: 0
Views: 2431

Introducing new ethnic groups

So I had an idea on using the map editor for Spartan Iain provided here to make a map of Carthage and its surroundings, or possibly even the Trojan-Latin war Aeneas had in Italy in Virgil's Aeneid. But never had the time to even do the map for these things. But if I ended up doing those one day, I h...
by Mazeppa
Sun Aug 31, 2014 8:43 am
Forum: Spartan & Gates of Troy
Topic: Editing text files and creating mods in GoT/Spartan
Replies: 20
Views: 24824

Re: Editing text files and creating mods in GoT/Spartan

some cause, when i try to copy the file..... to the mod folder, it ask the permission from admin... and i move it as admin, is the "access denied" appear because i create another account in my computer? You'll have to right click the file, copy and paste it on another place. That's pretty...
by Mazeppa
Sat Aug 30, 2014 2:58 pm
Forum: Spartan & Gates of Troy
Topic: Simple Mod Help
Replies: 5
Views: 4162

Re: Simple Mod Help

Hi, I know this was a long time ago, but I believe people viewing this thread with the same concern as the OP could really find my help here useful. I've successfully modded the dardanian such that they could train massed archers and xystophoroi units so I believe I could help your issue here. First...
by Mazeppa
Wed Aug 27, 2014 2:22 pm
Forum: Spartan & Gates of Troy
Topic: Diplomatic issues in Gates of Troy and mercs
Replies: 0
Views: 2833

Diplomatic issues in Gates of Troy and mercs

So I just bought Gates of Troy some few days ago and explored it for a while and indeed, some aspects are very different compared to Spartan. And the diplomatic system is also very different. Once, I sent my diplomat to a neighbouring city state (achaea) - (I believe I was playing the pelasgian argi...
by Mazeppa
Thu Aug 14, 2014 1:06 am
Forum: Spartan & Gates of Troy
Topic: changing music files
Replies: 0
Views: 1993

changing music files

Another topic guys :-S How do you change the music in the game? Because in my opinion, the music just ruins the atmosphere the gameplay and it kinda makes me sleepy after playing the game for a while. This is pretty much my only complaint to this game that I really want to modify. Found some great m...
by Mazeppa
Wed Aug 13, 2014 8:34 am
Forum: Spartan & Gates of Troy
Topic: Adding units with same model and modding stats
Replies: 0
Views: 2111

Adding units with same model and modding stats

Hey guys, Is it possible to "add" units in the game but putting in an existing model image of another unit? For example, in the Thracian Asti group, adding e.g. Thracian spearmen whilst putting in the "Astynomia" image. Also, another thing: Is it possible to put different stats i...
by Mazeppa
Tue Aug 12, 2014 9:38 pm
Forum: Spartan & Gates of Troy
Topic: Making Colonization Campaign in Spartan
Replies: 2
Views: 2821

Re: Making Colonization Campaign in Spartan

Hi, There is actually a way to implement the colonization campaign without Gates of Troy. But it is VERY tedious and not to mention, time-consuming. All you needed to do is to edit the text files in the campaign folder. Namely, sides.txt, armies.txt and cities.txt but making a back-up copy before do...
by Mazeppa
Thu Aug 07, 2014 4:14 am
Forum: Spartan & Gates of Troy
Topic: Spartan Map Editor
Replies: 16
Views: 13148

Re: Spartan Map Editor

It's more likely that they are in the wrong place, or missing some of the files needed. The editor was something of a nightmare, written by Iain in the main and so not super friendly. I'm not sure of what files you would need I'm afraid. I do know that it would usually write out some kind of error ...

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