cities.txt?

sketchy1 · 03-21-2020, 07:49 AM

I'm trying to find the file that lists all of the name of cities in the game. Some foreign cities are named different for a variety of reasons and sometimes it can be hard to figure out the proper spelling to put a team in a specific city. When I googled what file this is in, I found some old OOTP manuals that suggest it's in ootp/database/cities.txt, but it looks like this file has been phased out in recent versions. Where is the list of cities stored or where can I access it without re-downloading an old version of the game (assuming I have a version old enough with that file even in it?)?

Pendragon · 03-21-2020, 08:54 AM

Cities and countries are now accounted for in the world_default.xml file in the database folder.

They need to update the obsolete content in the game manual. I had hoped that when they updated the manual to include the new material that they would bring the rest of the manual up-to-date, but apparently that was low on the priority list for the available resources.

There is a lot of really valuable information in the official manual, there are just a few things that need to be revised.

Ty Cobb · 03-21-2020, 10:35 AM

Search the forums...there's a good tutorial on how to add your own cities/nations/regions. Just remember to keep a backup outside your OOTP folder...just in case! I added a bunch of small Michigan towns for a personal project.

03-21-2020, 07:49 AM	#1
sketchy1 Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 35	cities.txt? I'm trying to find the file that lists all of the name of cities in the game. Some foreign cities are named different for a variety of reasons and sometimes it can be hard to figure out the proper spelling to put a team in a specific city. When I googled what file this is in, I found some old OOTP manuals that suggest it's in ootp/database/cities.txt, but it looks like this file has been phased out in recent versions. Where is the list of cities stored or where can I access it without re-downloading an old version of the game (assuming I have a version old enough with that file even in it?)?

03-21-2020, 10:35 AM	#3
Ty Cobb Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Grayling, MI Posts: 3,947 Blog Entries: 66	Search the forums...there's a good tutorial on how to add your own cities/nations/regions. Just remember to keep a backup outside your OOTP folder...just in case! I added a bunch of small Michigan towns for a personal project. __________________ “What’s the most you ever lost on a coin toss?” “Everyone is an atheist until Templars begin marching in the rain.” Absinthe makes the heart grow fonder. It is usually futile to try to talk facts and analysis to people who are enjoying a sense of moral superiority in their ignorance.—Thomas Sowell "Alinsky works for me now."

03-21-2020, 08:54 AM	#2
Pendragon Minors (Double A) Join Date: May 2019 Posts: 168	Cities and countries are now accounted for in the world_default.xml file in the database folder. They need to update the obsolete content in the game manual. I had hoped that when they updated the manual to include the new material that they would bring the rest of the manual up-to-date, but apparently that was low on the priority list for the available resources. There is a lot of really valuable information in the official manual, there are just a few things that need to be revised.