altplanetnames.txt not being used

[SmileyFace]

I'm pretty sure one of the recent beta patches broke "altplanetnames.txt". I can't get AI War (ZR disabled) or ZR to recognise it with the latest beta. Can someone confirm it's still working? I tried with two different files: no dice.

[x4000]

Are you looking in the lobby, or after the planet names are assigned based on starting a game from the lobby? Because, for multiplayer reasons (not everybody has the same altplanetnames, and syncing that across the network would be slow), it does not take effect until you actually launch a new campaign.

[SmileyFace]

Ahhhh, got it. Ok, it's still working. I read something about the lobby & custom names in another thread but didn't put 2 and 2 together.

So this thread still creates some value (I hope), perhaps move it to wiki addition suggestions? I did look there for details about how alt names work, but a search for "altplanetnames.txt" yielded nothing.

[x4000]

A good point, I'll move this to the main forum and I've added an extensive wiki topic: http://arcengames.com/mediawiki/index.php?title=AI_War_-_Alternate_Planet_Names

[SmileyFace]

Very impressive (so fast...)!! And thanks That makes a handy reference for future use.

[x4000]

My pleasure.