Linking singla player maps - [Solved]

Overmind · AA Infantry **Joined**: 05 May 2022

I'm trying to make it so that when completing a single player map, the next one is loaded, as in the case of the original campaign missions.

I'm not sure if CNCNEt modbase does this automatically or not.
Currently, when completing the initial map, i get an error (unable to load scenario) although the next map is defined in the battle.ini used by CNCNet.

So what can I do to load the next mission automatically?

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Ousagi · AA Infantry **Joined**: 02 Nov 2022

You need to set it in mapselmd.ini. Most of the mission/campaign stuff are in battlemd.ini(not the CNCNet version, the one in the RA2MD.mix),
mapselmd.ini, and missionmd.ini. All of these can be found in the RA2MD.mix.

Already learned this back then before I learned the CNCNet version. I learned it before even making my mod use CNCNet.
So I was just using RunAres.bat back then and the Ares version of setting the missions.

Overmind · AA Infantry **Joined**: 05 May 2022

For CNCNet single player missions are listed in INI\battle.ini

In there, the mission list is in order, but when the 1st mission is done with victory, instead of loading the second one i get "unable initialize map selection" error instead and the 1st mission gets re-run.

So that's why I assume it has to be something more.

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Ousagi · AA Infantry **Joined**: 02 Nov 2022

Were you able to make it work? It should just be in mapselmd.ini.
I also sometimes forgot and thought setting it in INI\battle.ini is enough.

Though I might be wrong and there is another way but this was the way I've been doing it.
It is inconvenient to set up so many things just to make it work like in vanilla. Laughing

Overmind · AA Infantry **Joined**: 05 May 2022

Ousagi wrote:

Were you able to make it work? It should just be in mapselmd.ini.
I also sometimes forgot and thought setting it in INI\battle.ini is enough.

Though I might be wrong and there is another way but this was the way I've been doing it.
It is inconvenient to set up so many things just to make it work like in vanilla. Laughing

Not yet.

Added it like this for testing but Yuri map 02 does not load after 01 is finished. Same error.

; Soviet Progression
[Nod]
Anims=Anims
Sounds=NODSFX
1=Sov01
2=Sov02
3=Sov03
4=Sov04
5=Sov05
6=Sov06
7=Sov07
8=Yur00
9=Yur01

[Yur00]
Scenario=yur00as.MAP
Description=791
VoiceOver=NOD-01.AUD
MapVQ=NODMAP01.VQA
Overlays=TN02A.SHP,TG02A.SHP
Targets=1,190,100
ClickMap=NODCLK01.PCX

[Yur01]
Scenario=yur01as.MAP
Description=791
VoiceOver=NOD-01.AUD
MapVQ=NODMAP01.VQA
Overlays=TN02A.SHP,TG02A.SHP
Targets=1,190,100
ClickMap=NODCLK01.PCX

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Ousagi · AA Infantry **Joined**: 02 Nov 2022

Same exact thing I did back then. Laughing

[Nod] is for the Soviets, [GDI] is for the Allies, and [ThirdSide] is for Yuri.
it should be:

Code:

[ThirdSide]
1=Yur00
2=Yur01

Assuming the Player is set to Yuri Faction. Are the others working? I meant the Soviet ones?
Also is said ";Soviet Progression" at the top. Make sure you add ";Yuri Progression" comment for [ThirdSide].

Overmind · AA Infantry **Joined**: 05 May 2022

Using [ThirdSide] is the one of the 1st things I tried. It crashes the game when changing maps with C0000005.

If I add them like this:
[Nod]
Anims=Anims
Sounds=NODSFX
1=Sov01
2=Sov02
3=Sov03
4=Sov04
5=Sov05
6=Sov06
7=Sov07
8=YUR00
9=YUR01

And change side from Yuri to Soviet in CNCNet battle.ini it still gives "unable initialize map selection".

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https://www.moddb.com/mods/apocalypse1

Ousagi · AA Infantry **Joined**: 02 Nov 2022

You're right! I've just tested it on my own map but it doesn't go to the next mission.
The Ares version worked before, but it's different.

I've checked Flipped Mission's maps to see how they added the missions. Still, it just looks like how I did it,
with mapselmd.ini, maybe you could ask it in Mod Haven. Someone there probably tested this.

I'll try to keep checking, I also want this to work.

Mig Eater · Posted: Fri May 01, 2026 9:42 am Post subject:

To add new campaigns you need to edit Battlemd.ini, Missionmd.ini and MapSelmd.ini;

Battlemd.ini is used by the menu UI to start the campaign.

Missionmd.ini holds the settings for the UI briefing screens.

MapSelmd.ini controls the mission progression, most of the tags in here are leftover from TS and are unused in RA2.

If you're trying to add a new Yuri campaign then try this (I'm writing this off the top of my head from memory so might need tweaking)

Battlemd.ini

[Battles]

15=YUR01

[YUR01]
CD=2
Scenario=YUR01umd.MAP
FinalMovie=
Description=DESC:YUR1

You need to add the new "DESC:YUR1" text strings to the csf file

Missionmd.ini

[YUR01UMD.MAP]
Briefing=Brief:Yur01md
UIName=Name:Yur01md
LSLoadMessage=LoadMsg:Yur01md
LSLoadBriefing=LoadBrief:Yur01md
LS640BriefLocX=20
LS640BriefLocY=20
LS800BriefLocX=20
LS800BriefLocY=20
LS640BkgdName=LS640S01.SHP
LS800BkgdName=LS800S01.SHP
LS800BkgdPal=LS800S01.PAL

[YUR02SMD.MAP]
Briefing=Brief:Yur02md
UIName=Name:Yur02md
LSLoadMessage=LoadMsg:Yur02md
LSLoadBriefing=LoadBrief:Yur02md
LS640BriefLocX=20
LS640BriefLocY=20
LS800BriefLocX=20
LS800BriefLocY=20
LS640BkgdName=LS640Y02.SHP
LS800BkgdName=LS800Y02.SHP
LS800BkgdPal=LS800Y02.PAL

You need to add the new "LoadMsg:Yur01md" text strings to the csf file and LS800Y02 SHP and pal loading screens to a mix file.

MapSelmd.ini

[ThirdSide]
1=YUR01
2=YUR02

[YUR01]
Scenario=YUR01umd.MAP
2=YUR02

[ALL02]
Scenario=YUR02umd.MAP
3=YUR03

The "2=YUR02" is the magic trick to make the missions progress.

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Overmind · AA Infantry **Joined**: 05 May 2022

Missionmd.ini can be ignored for now, I'm doing the UIs later; currently they load with black screen, no problem.

As soon as I use [ThirdSide] in MapSelmd.ini I get a crash.

No progress yet.

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https://www.moddb.com/mods/apocalypse1

Overmind · AA Infantry **Joined**: 05 May 2022

I got a mission going to the next one.
Looks like the trick was indeed to specify 2,3,4= etc.
Will test more to see if it's good.

Thanks for the tip.

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Red Alert 2 Yuri's Revenge Apocalypse mod:

https://www.moddb.com/mods/apocalypse1