Custom Unit Descriptions in the A.G.E

Hello,

I’m currently working on enabling heroes for each civilization using the Advanced Genie Editor, starting with Artaphernes for the Achaemenids. When I type a description in the box (ability, cost, upgrades, etc), it disappears after saving and does not appear in-game. Do I need to select inputs for “Language File Creation”, “Help Converter”, and/or “Hotkey Text Converter” to make it functional? If not, what is the solution?

Thanks!

Use the “Help Converters” with the ID’s and press “Enter” after typing them. It will Auto Convert the Light Blue Textboxes to the correct values.

Edit: Even doing this, I don’t even think it works correctly in game sadly. (IIRC.) Even with Custom/Modded ID’s. :pensive_face:

You’ll need to directly edit the string file. Either you can edit the base game file (not recommended) which is usually found here C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\AoE2DE\resources\en\strings\key-value\, or you can add/copy key-value-modded-strings-utf8.txt to a local mod (recommended) and only need to add the specific strings needed (be sure to get your folder structure correct or it will not work).