Hi there, i am new in the art of the EAW add ons.

I have a problem, how i can put my own names on the aircraft for example "P38H" to "Meteor" "Cougar" etc... I guess that i need a .str file or something like that...
I will appreciate your help..

TNX

Welcome to EAW and especially unusual to want to do Moding, so congrats!
(and a warning that EAW modding can be both frustrating and rewarding but also its addictive .. lol)

per Charles gunst's EAW Notes version 2:
http://www.sandbagger.uk.com/RafRoy/CharlesGunstEAWNOTESv2-pdf.zip

PNAMES.STR Plane names displayed in flight

it is extracted from the menu_eng.cdf using CDFRW.EXE

there are also some files you may need to adjust, for example the depending on what you are doing, are you making a scenario or planeset?


other EAW documents on my 2nd page hosting my add-ons and stuff also:
http://www.sandbagger.uk.com/rafroyadd.html

Also the EAW WIKI is a storehouse of EAW Knowledge
http://eaw.wikispaces.com/

The other is search sandbagger's, however now I just noticed that sandbagger's site search is only working for the old dead url sandbaggereaw.com and not the new http://www.sandbagger.uk.com/ so you would have to manual adjust the links in your browser, example;
http://www.sandbaggereaw.com/CORD/tutorial/3dzcam.html from search is now at:
http://www.sandbagger.uk.com/CORD/tutorial/3dzcam.html

If you need CDFRW it is at this address (along with some other basic, coo tools):

http://www.sandbagger.uk.com/CORD/index.html

Enter the site and look on the left side, there are links to many things. Under Utilities click on Tools...

And post when you have questions!!

Hi kempston,

if you PM me your E-Mail adress, i will send you all needed FM/DM tools.
And a default set of all FM/DM related files.

Greetings,

Knegel

THANK YOU!

How i can put the centred names??
I changed the names, when i run EAW all the aircraft names are not centred...

What centred names??

Plane names are generally stored in pnames.str.

I have send you a str editor to edit them.

check this

http://s852.photobucket.com/albums/ab85/7002/?action=view&current=SCRN0000.jpg

Wow, that shouldn't happen! The placement of that text string is set in the exe file. Does it happen with any other name? Could you send me the file you edited to place "Meteor" there?

This is what comes to mind - the exe places that text line by centering it at a specific point. Did you enter a bunch of spaces after the text? Using the space bar counts as an increment in the line. If you used the space bar to go from one aircraft name to the other, you will have a problem. You should use the arrow keys to move around a hex file....

Just found that i have send you a outdated str tool by mistake, a newer one is send now.

Report back if it work with that one!

I remember this problem, with the older tool. I had to implement a "tab" in front of the name to get the position right.

Afaik the new tool do it better.

I tried with that,but it does not work
What i can do??

kempston,

I got your file and took a look, comparing it to a default file:



You file is on the bottom, the default one on the top. See all the white area with no dots in the right panel? The program you used to edit the sting file is putting spaces in - the code for the spacebar is 20, you can see it in the pane on the left.

Try the second program Knegel sent you starting from scratch. I tried using your file in the editor I had and it came out the same as yours. But when I used a fresh, default file and replaced "P38H" with "Meteor" it came out fine. This should be the program Knegel sent you, so it should work.

But start with a new, default string file!!

CJ how you opened it in that way??

These are my steps

1) I open the program


2) i open pnames


3) I edit it


4) I save it


5) I put it in EAW folder


Look at this


What i can do???

Hello,

i just tested the editor i send you and it produce a normal pnames.str, where the names show up correct.

As CJ suggested, you probably need to use a absolut fresch Pnames.str out of the text_eng.cdf.

Greetings,

Knegel

kempston,

I used a program called a Hex Editor. The one I use is called Hex Workshop. There are many free ones available on the web. It is very useful for making quick changes HOWEVER in some files like a string file, if you make a change with a hex editor th new name MUST be the same length as the old one or you will have to change the address table in the first part of the program. If you look at my image of the hex editor, you will see a section at the top of each window that has "nonsense" showing on the right side. This is the address section, and it tells the exe file how many bytes from the beginning of the file a particular string starts.

So it's much easier to use the string editor.

I don't use the one you have shown, I have one that came later. I'll send it to you along with a fresh string file. Start there and see how it goes...

Thank you it really works!!

Great to hear! Let us know if you have any more problems.

THANKS!!