Adding New Icons

[burzmali]

How can I add a new icon for a unit? I've gone through all the files with DuneEx, but ahven't managed to track down where they're kept.

[nemafakei]

Icons are .tga files in the 3ddata0001.rfh/rfd file. Look for, say, AT_Trike.tga . To change them, save a 64x64 compressed 24-bit tga (ie your icon) in a (new) DATA3ddata folder, and change the Art.ini entry to account for it.

[burzmali]

Thanks  :)

[Cedric]

wait what do you put in the artini file?

c:westwoodemperordata3ddatafilename.tga

or just filename

[nemafakei]

I think it's Cameo="iconsfilename.tga", or something to that effect. Exactly the same as other units' art entries.

[burzmali]

OK, I've created a new Icon (just modifying existing infantry Icon), and saved it at the same bit depth etc., but once I get into the game all I get in place of the icon is a random mess of colour.

Any ideas as to what I'm doing wrong?

[Cedric]

whoah whoah whoah

cameo = ????

do you mean

icon = ?

If its showing a random mess of color, its not reading ur icon as in it cant find it.

[nemafakei]

Sorry, icon. Cameo is from C&C. I get confused sometimes.

[burzmali]

Aha! found out why it wasn't recognising my icons. I had the TGA files in the root of the 3DDATA directory, not in a "Textures" subfolder.

thanks for the help.