Using Mod buildStudio

Madin · Plasma Trooper **Joined**: 05 Apr 2009

I have just started using the Mod buildStudio edited by Bibber because I am interested in it's format.

I apparently have a lot to learn.

I have tried to do a test, editing the EVA.ini.

I added an xml defining the single sound clip & defining the test EVA event ( in "MOD SDK\Mods\MyMod\data\AdditionalMaps\
The buildstudio correctly finds the sound file and new EVA event.
However once I go to test the mod, there is no change.

I had put the modified EVA.ini into "MOD SDK\Mods\MyMod\data\Misc\Data\INI".
I also tried "MOD SDK\Mods\MyMod\data\INI", no difference.

What am I doing wrong?

Also what kind of file special file structure should I know about?

ApolloTD · Commander **Joined**: 19 Nov 2003

The mapmeta data stream was separately built in the original C&C3 tutorial for getting new eva sounds to work as from normal mod stream they don't get accessed from. this was prior to mod studio time...

Applies to C&C3 but RA3 I do not know.

tools\binaryAssetBuilder.exe "%cd%\Mods\%1\data\additionalmaps\mapmetadata_*.xml" /od:"%cd%\BuiltMods" /iod:"%cd%\BuiltMods" /ls:true /gui:false /UsePrecompiled:true /vf:true

Note the " mapmetadata_*.xml " This is the name of the xml file you use to define the sounds with.

The xml file itself just uses the same format as any other audio file defines and it doesn't need to be listed in the mod.xml

Make sure the path is correct, the "additionalmaps" folder is created inside the root data folder where all your other xmls go.

Compiling the new eva events/voices in your usual mod stream is venture that do not work in C&C3 and need to build separate mapmetastream to get it working and the eva ini should follow the folder structure of original thus its location is crucial since it doesn't get turned to data stream...

Madin · Plasma Trooper **Joined**: 05 Apr 2009

Thanks!

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Bibber · Disk Thrower **Joined**: 31 Aug 2007 **Location**: Germany

The eva.ini has to be in "Mods\[ModName]\Misc\Data\ini".

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Madin · Plasma Trooper **Joined**: 05 Apr 2009

Bibber wrote:

The eva.ini has to be in "Mods\[ModName]\Misc\Data\ini".

Thanks for the reply.

Ju-Jin · Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2012 12:25 am Post subject:

ApolloTD wrote:

The mapmeta data stream was separately built in the original C&C3 tutorial for getting new eva sounds to work as from normal mod stream they don't get accessed from. this was prior to mod studio time...

"original C&C3 tutorial"? wat?
That it's possible to abuse the additionalmaps/mapmetadata streams was found by chance #Tongue

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ApolloTD · Commander **Joined**: 19 Nov 2003

Ok, bad choice of wording there(?) as frankly I could not recall where the original tutorial for this trick was presently, in no way was I claiming EA provided tutorial for that.

Ju-Jin · Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2012 12:56 am Post subject:

The original tutorial was posted by me in the old official cnc forums after looking through the executable for about 6 hours of intense research on how to solve the problem xD

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