how to add names and descriptions for homies?

biotear · Apr 26, 2014

i have been working on a mod for saints row 4 and ran into a snag. this being, "how do i add the names and descriptions for new homies?" i was hoping someone could tell me how, as i have no idea. all i know is it is something to do with hud_us.le_strings
thank you for reading.

[V] IdolNinja · Apr 26, 2014

The basics are that you'll need to extract the string files, edit them, and then rebuild. Minimaul's tools let you do just that with ThomasJepp.SaintsRow.ExtractStrings.exe and ThomasJepp.SaintsRow.BuildStrings.exe. For information on how to use each tool, run it in a command window with no arguments and it will show the syntax you need. If you have any questions about the specific syntax or parameters, let us know and we can go from there.

biotear · Apr 26, 2014

thanks for letting me know.

biotear · May 1, 2014

[V] IdolNinja said:
The basics are that you'll need to extract the string files, edit them, and then rebuild. Minimaul's tools let you do just that with ThomasJepp.SaintsRow.ExtractStrings.exe and ThomasJepp.SaintsRow.BuildStrings.exe. For information on how to use each tool, run it in a command window with no arguments and it will show the syntax you need. If you have any questions about the specific syntax or parameters, let us know and we can go from there.

okay i did what you said and it worked, however i do not know what to enter as there is a code for each entry.

[V] IdolNinja · May 1, 2014

biotear said:
okay i did what you said and it worked, however i do not know what to enter as there is a code for each entry.

You create a new "code" (a variable) and then give it a text value. For example:
"THIS_IS_MY_NEW_VARIABLE": "I want this text to show up!"

So, in homies.xtbl the place where you put the text entry, you would use:
THIS_IS_MY_NEW_VARIABLE

So, in-game it would show up with your new text from the right hand side.

biotear · May 1, 2014

[V] IdolNinja said:
You create a new "code" (a variable) and then give it a text value. For example:
"THIS_IS_MY_NEW_VARIABLE": "I want this text to show up!"

So, in homies.xtbl the place where you put the text entry, you would use:
THIS_IS_MY_NEW_VARIABLE

So, in-game it would show up with your new text from the right hand side.

okay this makes sense now.

biotear · May 2, 2014

[V] IdolNinja said:
You create a new "code" (a variable) and then give it a text value. For example:
"THIS_IS_MY_NEW_VARIABLE": "I want this text to show up!"

So, in homies.xtbl the place where you put the text entry, you would use:
THIS_IS_MY_NEW_VARIABLE

So, in-game it would show up with your new text from the right hand side.

i attempted the following code and cannot even rebuild the archive.

Code:

HOMIES_LUKA_GAT_DESC: "Call in Luka Gat"
HOMIES_LUKA_GAT: "Luka Gat"

never mind i figured out what i did wrong.