Guide to Modding for Beginners and Useful Websites

[TheMirage]

@Jonny boy: You have to go to ObjectCreatonList.ini and find The paradrop OCL, in there, you should easily be able to figure it out.

[Rich19]

Which files do you need to edit in order to add an new general? Ive been experimenting for ages, but it always crashes on loading a game with the general in, even though at this stage he only has a superweapon gen command centre and a laser gen dozer (at least, thats what hes supposed to have...).
Also his name appears as MISSING:SIDE:FACTIONAMERICABOSSGENERAL or something, and on the loading screen, before it crashes with a serios error, there is no picture where i think there should be a vanilla usa logo, and the name appears as MISSING: AMERICABOSS.INI or something. Ive already edited playertemplate.ini and controlbarscheme.ini, where I mostly copied the vanilla usa stuff and changed the names to BossA_Americawhatever. Plz help me!:notworking:

[JohnnyBoy117]

just add this ini to your objects file

[Rich19]

No... that didnt work... Im not trying to enable the boss general to be playable, Im creating an entirely new general for the USA - a combination of the 3 other USA generals. I can add stuff and remove stuff from other gens, but not create a new one...

ps. this is for personal use only... so far anyway.

[maxoys45]

Im sorry but i cant be bothered to read all the posts so i dont knw if this has been asked already. How do u make an install thing so that others can install/un-install u mod without fucking there generals folder up.
thanx

[JohnnyBoy117]

ask jackeydude he can do it

[himohawk666]

I am extremely new so sorry 4 noobish questions

Where are the .inin files?

[Pestilence64]

Originally Posted by himohawk666

I am extremely new so sorry 4 noobish questions

Where are the .inin files?

All the INI files are located in the INI.big file for Vanilla Generals, and INIZH.big for Zero Hour. you need a .big extractor to get at them
I prefer FinalBig but there are a few to choose from
you can get FinalBig at my website in the downloads section under Editing Tools.
www.pestilence64.net

[Gman9000]

I recently downloaded a heuy model from a site and i changed a files the use the w3d file i made and when i load the game there are these long lines from the tip of the wing to the ground. does anyone know how to get rid of these

[Pestilence64]

This is commonly refered to as Shadow Leaks.
most common causes are double sided faces(when 2 paces are ovelapping each other but facing opposite direction)
or edges that connect more than one face.
one thing you can do to hlep locate the source of these shadow leaks is view the model in worldbuilder so you can see the model while its stationary and spin the view around it to make it easier to see where the shadow leak is coming from on you model.