Flag system

[creative]

What is the system on the flagfiles. I know the names is for periods, but which is for which?

for example: what is perpnt3.tga.tx for. is there a way to read them?

 

[Armada]

The system is as follows:

• 'flg' means 'flags' or 'ensigns', and 'pnt' means 'pennants'
• 'frt' -> fort
• 'mer' -> merchant
• 'per' -> personal
• 'pir' -> pirate
• 'shp' -> navy ship
• the numbers on the end correspond to the game periods (1 is first period, 6 is last period)
• So, for your example, 'perpnt3' is 'personal pennants, period 3'

To open these files, you need to use TX Converter, which you can download here. That converts the TGA.TX files to readable TGA files.
You need an image editing program like Photoshop or GIMP to open and edit the TGA files. Save your work and then convert the TGA files back to TGA.TX using TX Converter.
Note: when saving the files in GIMP, don't use 'RLE Compression', otherwise TX Converter won't recognise the file.
If you get stuck using TX Converter, just say.

 

[Pieter Boelen]

This is what the numbers refer to:

#define PERIOD_EARLY_EXPLORERS            0
#define PERIOD_THE_SPANISH_MAIN            1
#define PERIOD_GOLDEN_AGE_OF_PIRACY        2
#define PERIOD_COLONIAL_POWERS            3
#define PERIOD_REVOLUTIONS                4
#define PERIOD_THE_CORSICAN                5

Defined in PROGRAM\Periods.c

 

[Armada]

Not quite, because the textures use numbers 1-6 for the periods, not 0-5.

 

[creative]

thanks that helped alot

 

[Pieter Boelen]

True, that, Armada. So do +1 with all the period numbers to match with the texture filenames.

 

[creative]

When you choose the personal faction, how to you change between the flags? and does that have any meaning for which is hostile?

and can you make aqn own faction to use the edited flags on?

 

[Pieter Boelen]

You can choose your personal flag by talking to a crewmember on your deck. Flying your personal colours gives you your REAL relations to other nations and not fake ones based on your flag.
As such, there's no chance of being recognized. Basically stock game performance.

There already IS a "personal nation" that should use your own flag. The "nation change" code for this didn't seem to work entirely right last time I checked though.