art and rules not included

Guest · Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 10:39 pm Post subject:

where are the art.ini and rules.ini files for the unit? without them the game cant find it, so are they inside the .hva or .vxl files? or what do we do with the download?

Lt Albrecht · Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 10:49 pm Post subject:

Fail= [Exponential increase] + No. of guest posts + No knowledge of files + Inappropriate place.

Please get an account, and ask how to add a unit in the Tiberian Sun Editing Forums.

Your rules.ini and art.ini can be found in the main .mix file in your /SUN folder Using XCC mixer, from there you must learn how to add a unit using Notepad to Edit the .ini files. The .VXL and .HVA files are the image of the unit, this is how it looks in the picture.

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Guest · Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 11:10 pm Post subject:

being on my campuses web, it appears i have exceeded my registration attempts for now, so i must wait. anyway, i must not have phrased my question properly. all of the other buildings and units i have downloaded from these sites have included lists in their threads, provided by the creators, that listed what you need to add to art.ini and rules.ini to make the unit work. this one has no such list however, so i was wondering whether im missing something

Lin Kuei Ominae · Seth **Joined**: 16 Aug 2006 **Location**: Germany

some give example ini code with their units/buildings, which just make some additional stuff (e.g. muzzleflash position;turret position) work.
However in most cases you can use a rules.ini/art.ini entry copy from an original unit.

But if you don't even know what rules.ini and art.ini are (or how to add a unit), i doubt the example code would help you further.

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MT · Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 11:39 pm Post subject:

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where are the art.ini and rules.ini files for the unit? without them the game cant find it, so are they inside the .hva or .vxl files?

Yeah, every HVA and Voxel has the rules.ini and art.ini in it

XD

Azkhare · Grenadier **Joined**: 24 Jan 2008

If the instructions aren't given in the package, you should try and look for the tutorials.

TS/FS Recommended tutorials:
Newbies Tutorial: http://www.ppmsite.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=20064 by LKO

Making a new unit: http://www.ppmsite.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=518 by Banshee

RA2/YR Recommended tutorials:
Making a new unit: http://www.ppmsite.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2552 by DeeZel

I hope that helps.

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Guest · Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 11:41 pm Post subject:

i know what the art and rules ini files are, i have successfully added stuff, namely most of ur works lin kuei, which were awesome btw. so i guess since i want to add this tank, the c&c3 mammoth, and the reapermkii tank, i should just copy the files for the hover mlrs? or should i use the old TD mammoth tank files, which i think should be in there since they are usable in the last gdi mission?

Guest · Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 11:44 pm Post subject:

lol, when i hit send it added ur two posts right b4 mine, i will try to look in the vxl and hva files, but my two programs for that keep giving me errors, otherwise i will try the tutorials

Tiberian Enigma · Vehicle Driver **Joined**: 23 Jan 2009

alrighty, got myself an account on this site. it is i, the Tiberian Enigma! it was i asking those questions before, and having no luck using vxl or hva programs because they give me errors, i will just have to wing it

SaneDisruption · Cyborg Cannon **Joined**: 14 Feb 2007

damn there are too many idiots on this site nowadays... jesus learn to do shit yourselves guys... there is a tutorials section IN BOLD in the ztyping forum... christ

Tiberian Enigma · Vehicle Driver **Joined**: 23 Jan 2009

alright got it working, no need to be an asspirate, not all of us are adept at modding tiberian sun, now i just gotta tweak the setting so that the weapon firing looks better

Azkhare · Grenadier **Joined**: 24 Jan 2008

congrats! keep working on it, it's fun (until the point where you get IEs and more IEs, and you start thinking how good would be to throw your PC out of the window out of frustration...)

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SaneDisruption · Cyborg Cannon **Joined**: 14 Feb 2007

You dont need to be adept at modding tiberian sun to read a ztyping FORUM jesus christ i hate noobs

Team Black · Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 4:14 am Post subject:

I split the topic, so that it doesn't pollute Sanes sexy mammoth tank. Let's lay off the new guy, he's being respectful enough..

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Regulus · Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 6:12 am Post subject:

Yeah, all of you guys assholes. great way to bring in new members into the already dead modding community. Give yourself a +1 to your charisma modifier out of petty cash.

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Team Black · Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 6:28 am Post subject:

You've lost Karma!
the modding community isn't dead, Regulus.

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Regulus · Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 6:30 am Post subject:

B.S. Its lost soo many people.

You know, when i started modding at like 12 or something, I actually edited the .mix file with Notepad. (to no success) before i finally found out what the hell was going on. Give this guy some credit and a little boost. Anyway, I'M here to help you if you need anything Enigma.

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Team Black · Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 1:32 pm Post subject:

people come and go, that's life..

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Aro · Alcohol Fueled **Joined**: 10 Sep 2006

But there's really no need to bash him like Sane did. We all go through the phase where we're rather clueless on what to do. Razz

Lin Kuei Ominae · Seth **Joined**: 16 Aug 2006 **Location**: Germany

That's the problem, that you always see only people posting which have problems, but no one posting "thank you, the tutorials helped me further and i got now everything working"
You only see the "negative" side, but rarely the positive one. Sad