Rename races?

In a multiplayer hosted game, there is a list-box that allows you to select which race you want to place as. Human, Orcs, Undead, etc.

Is there a way to make my map display altered race names? I want to edit the orc race to represent a 'fire race' for example. And I want this race to appear in this list-box as 'Fire'

Any ideas?

Unless you can complete edit the game, I don't think there is a way. Instead make sure to note to people clearly that if you play the Orcs, you are playing the "Fire Race".

How would you suggest I note to them this?

Make extra forces, and rename them... "Orc = Fire Race" And so on.. Don't put any players in these forces, and now the players can see the changes.

There is a particular file u change though to modify those which is found in the warcraft mpq files.

I'll be able to tell u later today if u wish but would require use of a game executable using sfmpq to make it work and is probrably more effort than needed just to play a single map, and so i reccomend u use Azhaqs workaround method.

You can modify the texts that are displayed in the starting game window, but they take effect with a 1 game delay, meaning: the first time a player plays the map, the changed texts won't be there, they will be there the next game, even if the player plays something else afterwards.

That's with modifying game interface, isn't it? I've seen similar things done with difficulty names.

there's an easier way, simply go advanced -> game interface scroll down and find something that says Text - general 'orc' and change it, i did that once and it worked. you cant add new races tho.

I tried that and when I went to select the race it still said Orc, even though when I went into Game Interface and found Orc, renamed it to Fire Race. How many times did you try it?

The reason I want to do this is because it would save me from having to make a building to allow players to select their race. This gets messy too. If I could simply make 'Fire Race' available to see by users before the game starts, then they KNOW what they are picking. and I can simply customize the official units to look like fire units.

Thanks for all the feedback guys.

PS: If this requires MPQ editing, doesn't this mean other players need the same modified MPQ to see the changes?