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[Bocephus666]

Semper Fi Mac... And what the hell is wrong with games releasing such screwed up ranks. /sigh

[Remenents]

I cant seem to find the right file to edit. Which one is it? For some reason it wont download for me. Keeps saying not found. Error 502. bad gateway?

Edited by Remenents, 13 January 2013 - 09:22 PM.

[shanetrader]

"soldier" ranks
includes lance and gunnery...
marine ranks....
got a little butthurt till i figured out you included a "how to" do it yourself
this is wonderful btw. a lot of respect. i hate fake f***ing ranks in game

[Rikera]

Im also in the military and i have to say that i disagree with a lot of the "too many senior NCO's and officer's in the field" vibe. The way i see it is that XCOM are hand picked or screened from the worlds most elite. Not only the military but also law enforcement (i.e SWAT, GSG9) and other agencies (CIA, Mosad, MI5 etc). They are being recruited into XCOM to face and fight an unknown enemy in hot LZ's without any other air or ground support. They've not stepped off the bus and had a haircut 5 mins ago lol.

If we're gonna use the american forces as the example then something like the Navy SEALs would be better. They carry high or higher ranks than "batalion" troops because of previously pointed out responsibility, experience and pay to suit.

I know films are not the best example but sometimes they're dead on. James Bond (lol) for example is officially a Commander in the Royal Navy simply for records and ability to pay. Also although cringe worthy at times the movie "battle los angeles" can be seen how a batalion fighting force such as the USMC would respond to an alien invasion, with massive mobilization and deployment, fixed wing/rotary support, harriers, f18's, awacs, gunships and god knows what else lol.

Anyway this is turning into a long post, just wanted to point out that the members of XCOM are probably corporals at the lowest in their previous units and certainly many of them would be paid (and therefor) captains and majors...easily.

[entitybln]

Used this thankfully before. Now that I updated to Elite Soldier Pack + Slingshot Pack it isn't working for me anymore.. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance! Great Mod! Take Care EDIT: GOT IT!

Edited by entitybln, 25 February 2013 - 09:47 PM.

[hcnop123]

How do you get this to work with DLCs?

[dubiousintent]

How do you get this to work with DLCs?

In general: Apply mods after you install DLCs.

 

In specific: This mod changes entries in the 'XComGame.int' file.  The mod 'Custom Mod Builder and Manager' has the capability to implement INI and INT changes, and already includes a Ranks mod you can tweak to suit.  The mod 'ToolBoks' has the ability to fix the hash of the executable after other mods make changes, and can make UPK changes through 'Custom Mods'.  Between them, those two tools can implement pretty much any simple mod's changes.  The combination makes this sort of change trivial (at least until the next patch forces all tools like these to get updated).

 

-Dubious-

[4205RC]

Thanks for this. It's a small change but very nice.
I went with this:
m_aRankNames[0]=Rookie
m_aRankNames[1]=Sergeant
m_aRankNames[2]=Staff Sergeant
m_aRankNames[3]=SGT 1st Class
m_aRankNames[4]=Master Sergeant
m_aRankNames[5]=Warrant Officer
m_aRankNames[6]=Chief Warrant Officer
m_aRankNames[7]=Operative
m_aRankAbbr[0]=Rk.
m_aRankAbbr[1]=SGT
m_aRankAbbr[2]=SSG
m_aRankAbbr[3]=SFC
m_aRankAbbr[4]=MSG
m_aRankAbbr[5]=WO1
m_aRankAbbr[6]=CWO
m_aRankAbbr[7]=Opr.

[JuronValor]

Thanks for the idea, and showing how to change the rank names!

 

In the case if some one dont want military ranks at all like me,

instead some "specialized field, shadow operative" style

 

...here my idea for ranks:

 

Special Forces                     Sf    (overall name for X-COM recruits. Fit for military, S.V.A.T.,  or what ever he/she was. I Changed their aim, etc so they not screeming weaklings any more, and live up to the name).

X-COM Agent                       X

X-COM Second Class          X2

X-COM First Class               X1

X-COM Veteran                   Xvet

Inhuman Class                    Icl

Superhuman Class             Scl

Alien Wars Hero                 Awh

 

Eventually they fit quite well with the X-COM rank symbols!

[Rasch]

When you have DLCs installed, you must instead edit C:\Users\*YOUR_USER_NAME*\Documents\My Games\XCOM - Enemy Unknown\XComGame\Localization\INT\XComGame.INT

That's what worked for me at least ;-)