Question about adding new dynastic CoAs

[James Hale]

Hello,

I will soon have filled up the dynastic CoA image sheets (in the shield pack DLCs) but would be keen to add some more that myself and a friend have been making. My goal is to add as many historical CoAs for famous / important dynasties as I can.

Does anyone know if it is possible to add extra image files, and if so, how to get the game to read from them in the dynasties.txt file?

 

[Romulien]

Hello,

I assume you mean dynasties.tga file from dlc001 (not dynasties.txt) ?
You can definitely create your own file, just needs to be referenced in interface\coat_of_arms\coats_of_arms.txt (adding at the end of existing ones, for all religions)

texture = {
   file = "gfx\\coats_of_arms\\my_custom_dynasties.tga"
   size = { x = 16 y = 4 }
   noOfFrames = 51
   color = 0
   random = no # Do not use for random CoAs
}

Vanilla has 10 textures, so yours will have index 10 when used in dynasties:

coat_of_arms = {
   template = 0
   layer = {
       texture = 10 # Texture file index in coats_of_arms.txt
       texture_internal = 0 # Frame index in my_custom_dynasties.tga
       emblem = 0
       color = 0
       color = 0
       color = 0
   }
}

 

[Divilly]

Just a tip when referencing the .tga file:
You count left to right, starting on top-left with 0