Is there a way to change name and icon of a unit midgame?

Age of Empires III: DE III - Modding
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My idea is not to “replace X unit with Y unit” but to change the icon and name of certain unit as a effect of a tech.

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About names: Yes, look at upgrade techs, those all change the name of units.

  <effect type="SetName" proto="Crossbowman" culture="none" newname="36180">
  </effect>

In which newname=“stringnumber”

In this case: 36180 is

<string _locid="36180">Veteran Crossbowman</string>

Portraits: I’m not sure. I think those are hardcoded into each protounit

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You can check the way the US outlaws are done for an example on changing portraits, but I have a hunch it only works before you look at the portrait. If you look at the portrait before the tech is activated, it doesn’t seem to change.

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Wouldn’t surprise me, if the game isn’t able to clear the art out if the ram °^°

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