RA2 - A combined mod?

[Acriku]

Any tutorials on how to ini-edit? Or is it that easy? Don't think it is easy, so probably not.

[vidiware]

Basic Ini editning is easy but it becomes more difficult on the way to make a cool mod...

Tutorials on www.planetcnc.com/ra2mod! :-)

[Caid Ivik]

Acricu, you're elohimist who doesn't know, how to edit a ini file? Bizzare. Open it in wordpad and rewrite what you want. Be careful with system names, declarations, animations and compatibility.

Also, what should be name? Muad'Dib's Revenge?

[Acriku]

What's an elohimist? And I never really got into modding, but now it looks like a cool thing to do. Everyone's a newbie sometime :)

[Caid Ivik]

It wasn't you in Religion thread with those bizzare tellings about "creator" alien race?

Anyway, back to topic.

Let's start with inis. Open it with Wordpad and look on statements. It's easy to learn. If you're making a new unit, you have to give it an "image" statement with system name of another unit image. Also, all units have to be declared in unit list.

[vidiware]

My friend and i is mixing with 3ds things and the 3ds 2 vxl convertor. But the Convertor is not very good (it hasnt made a vxl yet, just f***k my computer up with error messages, and things like that)

[Caid Ivik]

You have a SHP-VXL convertor? Oh, good thing! Send it to me, please.

[vidiware]

No i have a 3ds 2 vxl converter

[Dunenewt]

Why is it when eva i start helping on a mod it always takes so long 2 develop

[Caid Ivik]

Convertor for changing 3D models to voxels?

Also, Vidiware, I'm preparing a nice thing for test - mechcommander conversion. Do you know, where I can post TS mods? I think D2k will not accept it...

[nemafakei]

Ivik, could you possibly start on the RA2 ini files? It's just I'm not going to have time to do them myself...

[Caid Ivik]

Already started. But I will make just RA2 version of Dune III if you won't get me some ideas...

[nemafakei]

How about...

Infantry

Light Infantry

Rocket Trooper (not too bad on shields)

Laser Infantry (Can't touch shields) *

Vehicles

AT/IX/FR

Trike

Combat Tank

Missile Launcher *

Repair

OR/TL/SM

Raider

Battle Tank

Gas Tank (canisters like inkvine) *

Troop Carrier

HK/CO/RC

Quad

Assault Tank

Siege Tank (slow shell, so OK on shields)*

Guild tech is available through spies into tech centers.

Special Units

Atreides: Sonic Tank, Grenadier

Fremen: Sniper, Fedaykin

Ix: Drone, 'Lowliner'

Ordos: Saboteur, Deviator*

Smugglers: Frigate*,

[Dunenewt]

4 that Ix battle suit thing cant u import the wolverine of TS wich would look gr8

[Caid Ivik]

Of course I can, RA2 has all TS units, you know that 268 MB ra2.mix contains everything from that  ;D

[nemafakei]

You can't change the turrets on the wolverine... I have got a decent turret systemm that's in voxel already. It looks quite good, and it's not a huge (and ridiculous) change like an IFV was... the infantry just sticks his weapon out of the side, front, or top, and that's your suit.

[Caid Ivik]

Who is telling about wolverine's turret?

I've made these sides: Corrino (French), Harkonnen (British), Fremen Colaborants (Korean), Ordos (Germany), Tleilaxu (Cuba), Atreides (Libya), Fremen (Arabs) and Ix (Russia). Problem is that I can't change their names in skirmish options.

[vidiware]

In the ra2.csf thing i think you can....

What is Colaborants???

Never heard that word before!Plz tell in Plain english that i understand! but good style,

[Caid Ivik]

Fremen, who have betrayed the planetar brotherhood "ichwan badawiyin" of fremen and joined the Harkonnens, also many smugglers and other, who thinks, that Empire will give them more than Muad'Dib.

[nemafakei]

Surely 2 types of fremen would just mean overlaps...

I can change the names later, if you can give me the inis.

Why not use Richese? Stealth tech...

[vidiware]

Let ix get chrono tech....

[jacobdouds]

When will this be finished, i'm eager?

[Caid Ivik]

Why Richese? Stealth is for Ordos or Ix I thought. For chrono tech, it will be bonus guild technology, which will appear when you capture some buildings (haven't you seen my Kane's Return mod? Same system).

But PLEASE wait! I haven't much time for it, I'm busy man! It wouldn't last longer than month...I hope...

Patience brings roses and new modifications as one slovak saying says.

[nemafakei]

Richese made the no-ship, remember? Hell, It's a damn good excuse for another good house...

[Dunenewt]

its obvious who hasn't read the books...