Custom Ranks

[kbbw123 115]

So, I'm not sure if this is asked before but is it possible to change the default ranks to custom once?

 

so far what i managed to do:

 

remove the default once from CfgRanks,

added custom once to CfgRanks,

 

problem I'm facing now:

ArmA still gets the default ranks from somewhere.

Rank and setUnitRank/setRank still only use default value's.

 

Is there a way to change this?

 

Code:

class CfgRanks
{
    class EW_0
    {
        rank = "Private";
        displayName = "Private";
        displayNameShort = "PVT";
        textures = "\A3\Ui_f\data\GUI\Cfg\Ranks\private_gs.paa";
    };
    class EW_1
    {
        rank = "Lance Corporal";
        displayName = "Lance Corporal";
        displayNameShort = "LCorp";
        textures = "\A3\Ui_f\data\GUI\Cfg\Ranks\private_gs.paa";
    };
    class EW_2
    {
        rank = "Corporal";
        displayName = "Corporal";
        displayNameShort = "Corp";
        textures = "\A3\Ui_f\data\GUI\Cfg\Ranks\private_gs.paa";
    };
    class EW_3
    {
        rank = "Sergeant";
        displayName = "Sergeant";
        displayNameShort = "Sgt";
        textures = "\A3\Ui_f\data\GUI\Cfg\Ranks\private_gs.paa";
    };
    class EW_4
    {
        rank = "Staff Sergeant";
        displayName = "Staff Sergeant";
        displayNameShort = "SSgt";
        textures = "\A3\Ui_f\data\GUI\Cfg\Ranks\private_gs.paa";
    };
    class EW_5
    {
        rank = "Warrant Officer 2nd";
        displayName = "Warrant Officer 2nd";
        displayNameShort = "WO2";
        textures = "\A3\Ui_f\data\GUI\Cfg\Ranks\private_gs.paa";
    };
    class EW_6
    {
        rank = "Warrant Officer 1st";
        displayName = "Warrant Officer 1st";
        displayNameShort = "WO1";
        textures = "\A3\Ui_f\data\GUI\Cfg\Ranks\private_gs.paa";
    };
    class EW_7
    {
        rank = "Second Lieutenant";
        displayName = "Second Lieutenant";
        displayNameShort = "2ndL";
        textures = "\A3\Ui_f\data\GUI\Cfg\Ranks\private_gs.paa";
    };
    class EW_8
    {
        rank = "Lieutenant";
        displayName = "Lieutenant";
        displayNameShort = "L";
        textures = "\A3\Ui_f\data\GUI\Cfg\Ranks\private_gs.paa";
    };
    class EW_9
    {
        rank = "Captain";
        displayName = "Captain";
        displayNameShort = "Capt";
        textures = "\A3\Ui_f\data\GUI\Cfg\Ranks\private_gs.paa";
    };
    class EW_10
    {
        rank = "Major";
        displayName = "Major";
        displayNameShort = "Maj";
        textures = "\A3\Ui_f\data\GUI\Cfg\Ranks\private_gs.paa";
    };
    class EW_11
    {
        rank = "Lieutenant Colonel";
        displayName = "Lieutenant Colonel";
        displayNameShort = "LCol";
        textures = "\A3\Ui_f\data\GUI\Cfg\Ranks\private_gs.paa";
    };
    class EW_12
    {
        rank = "Colonel";
        displayName = "Colonel";
        displayNameShort = "Col";
        textures = "\A3\Ui_f\data\GUI\Cfg\Ranks\private_gs.paa";
    };
    class EW_13
    {
        rank = "Brigadier";
        displayName = "Brigadier";
        displayNameShort = "Brig";
        textures = "\A3\Ui_f\data\GUI\Cfg\Ranks\private_gs.paa";
    };
    class EW_14
    {
        rank = "Major General";
        displayName = "Major General";
        displayNameShort = "Mgen";
        textures = "\A3\Ui_f\data\GUI\Cfg\Ranks\private_gs.paa";
    };
    class EW_15
    {
        rank = "Lieutenant General";
        displayName = "Lieutenant General";
        displayNameShort = "Lgen";
        textures = "\A3\Ui_f\data\GUI\Cfg\Ranks\private_gs.paa";
    };
    class EW_16
    {
        rank = "General";
        displayName = "General";
        displayNameShort = "Gen";
        textures = "\A3\Ui_f\data\GUI\Cfg\Ranks\private_gs.paa";
    };
    class EW_17
    {
        rank = "Field Marshal";
        displayName = "Field Marshal";
        displayNameShort = "Marsh";
        textures = "\A3\Ui_f\data\GUI\Cfg\Ranks\private_gs.paa";
    };
    delete 0;
    delete 1;
    delete 2;
    delete 3;
    delete 4;
    delete 5;
    delete 6;
    delete 7;
    delete 8;
};

[Alex150201 894]

I don't know but I'll follow to learn! I am interested in this!

[kbbw123 115]

So no dev that can awnser me? or Pettka that sneaks in like a :ph34r:  and post something like: Maybe soon :devil: (<does this even work like that?)

[Jackal326 1158]

Aren't the ranks hard-coded? I seem to remember this being raised as a mod-opportunity a while back and someone confirming that they were - though I could be wrong.

[bull_a 44]

You cannot create ranks in the config.cpp file or in the mission description.ext. However, you can override the names and rank texture attributes of the existing ranks with a modification.

If you want to create ranks I suggest you do the following:

 

config.cpp

CfgRanksCustom
{
   class RankPrivate
   {
     rankPriority = 0;
     rankName = "Private";
     rankNameShort = "Pvt.";
     rankTexture = "private.paa";
   };
};

script.sqf

_unit setVariable ["RankCustom","Private"];

Sorry to bring bad news,

 

Bull