I won't do a 10-miles post (lucky are you!), as:
I never thought I would do such a time consuming work for the community - weeks I could use to REST between my exams, f*ck no, rest isn't for me!- yet it is. A gift for the AoC community I love, a gift for me who often thought I wasn't capable to stand intensive work. Worth modifying lines and lines of obscure AoC code!
What it is - copied from Voobly page description-:
"My mod replaces 100% of the units, buildings and technologies descriptions by something WAY less cheesy.
Are now available in the box descriptions:
- Creation time
- Speed
- Attack rate
- Line of sight
- Corrected text descriptions if needed
- ...And much more!
Advanced Genie Editor, Resource Hacker and data from testing/expert players have been used to fill in the descriptions. Thus, the figures are assured to be as right as the word means.
The mod has been throughoutly tested during the 40 days of development, issues should be inexistant to minimal."
N.B: If the installation of the Mod doesn't work from Voobly page - typical for Linux or Mac users -,
you can download Pro Mod here and install it manually. Difficulty level: drag-and-drop!
Updates:
(28/03/15) Version 1.3.1:
- Fixed an issue where the line "· Bombard Cannons and Hand Cannoneers fire 17.6% faster" was missing from Spanish Tech Tree description.
(11/01/15) Version 1.3:
- Fixed an issue where Chu Ko Nu creation time with Conscription was displayed as 15.8 s, corrected to 14.3 s
- Fixed an issue where Elite Chu Ko Nu creation time was displayed as 0.977 s (!), corrected to 9.77 s
- Fixed a mistake where it showed Elite Janissary has +2 attack vs. Rams, corrected to +3
- A LOT of cosmetic fixes.
(10/01/15) Version 1.2.1:
- Mod file size reduced by a 4.3 factor (from 788973 to 185373 bytes)!! Leads to an increased performance.
- Fixed a problem where Thumb Ring and Parthian Tactics "disabled help descriptions" didn't show.
- Fixed conversion errors where the "…" symbol was replaced by "&", the "-" replaced by "", the " ' " replaced by "" and the " ™ " by " " "
- Fixed a mistake where it showed Heavy Scorpion minimal range is 2 instead of 1
- Fixed a mistake in the original game tech tree where it was shown "Shinkichon (+2 range Mangonels, Onagers)" when +1 is the actual value
- Added description for Town Center
- Some "disabled help descriptions" added
- Numerous cosmetic changes.
(09/01/15) Version 1.1.1:
- Fixed an issue showing Trade Carts as "Idle Trade Carts" in the economy menu
- Fixed an issue where the name of a player pausing/unpausing the game didn't show
- 14 "disabled help" descriptions corrected from original errors or imprecisions! (1) (see below for screenshots)
- 15 technology descriptions made more precise or corrected (2)
- Mild cosmetic changes in some unit descriptions and mini-map economic/military mode text.
(04/01/15) Version 1.0.7:
- Fixed Militia-line descriptions
- Fixed Knight-line descriptions
- Fixed Cavalry Archer-line descriptions
- Fixed Mameluke and Elite Mameluke descriptions
- Fixed Plumed Archer and Elite Plumed Archer descriptions
- Fixed Throwing Axeman and Elite Throwing Axeman descriptions.
(03/01/15) Version 1.0.6:
- Fixed Villager description
- Fixed Spearman-line descriptions
- Fixed Janissary and Elite Janissary descriptions
- Fixed Mangudai and Elite Mangudai descriptions
- Fixed War Wagon and Elite War Wagon descriptions
- Fixed Turtle Ship and Elite Turtle Ship descriptions
- Minor cosmetic improvements.
(01-02/01/15) Version 1.0.0 to 1.0.5:
- Major fixes.
(1) Loom, Masonry, Architecture, Fletching, Bodkin Arrow, Bracer, Fervor, Heated Shot, Siege Engineers, Conscription, Hoardings, Sappers, Elite Callon Galleon and Shipwright.
(2) War Galley upgrade, Chemistry, Masonry, Architecture, Fletching, Bodkin Arrow, Bracer, Heavy Cavalry Archer upgrade, Paladin upgrade, Light Cavalry upgrade, Murder Holes, Sappers, Hoardings, Shipwright, Hussar upgrade.
Uncorrected "disabled help" text before 1.1
Corrected "disabled help" text from 1.1 on
DONATE TO PHILIPPE LE BON
Some screenshots for your pretty eyes - the entirety of them are on Voobly Mod page, this is a SELECTION-:
Give it a shot, you will love it! :D
Corrected "disabled help" text from 1.1 on
DONATE TO PHILIPPE LE BON
Some screenshots for your pretty eyes - the entirety of them are on Voobly Mod page, this is a SELECTION-:
Give it a shot, you will love it! :D
Special, sincere thankings you to:
- pumukel for your $20 USD donation! So kind, the kind of things I won't forget <3 <3
- Obscvred for explaining me how to convert .dll files to .ini, and nailing all the technical stuff in order to make my language-based mod work!
(and nah i won't finish my post by mentioning my name, I always feel this is condescending, it just isn't my style :!: )