Trying to mod in a new unit

[crazyewok]

Hmmm... Good luck, I hope you won't have problems with adding everything.
By the way, did you test the other EE2 mods, like Realistic Mod? http://ee.heavengames.com/downloads/showfile.php?fileid=2925
or EE4 mod? http://ee4-eng.do.am/

They have a lot of new units, a lot of planes and everything.
You can install this version of UP1.5 on the mod: http://forum.ee2.eu/t1731-development-diary-ee2-ee2x-unofficial-patch-15-a-version-of-up15-for-modders to support all screen resolutions.

Looking at the realism mod it may serve as a better base as many units are already added in.

Might remove a few and just add engineer with pillboxes in.

Problem is all these mods have to me good and bad points. Want to get a mod optimised to my and my LAN friends play style.

[crazyewok]

Ok I worked out how to add units.

Now I want to add to the realism mod pillboxes and barb wire ect.

I have added the engineer unit, that was easy.

What I need to know now is what files control who builds what?

Right now the the engineer just builds normal buildings like a Citizen and I want to change it so so they build there own unique line of defence structures?

[Dr.MonaLisa]

You decide who and what builds in dbtechtreenod5.csv file.
I think engineer is somehow connected with Citizen. I would recommend to add a new unit, for example Engineer3 (Copy the unit type and model from Engineer2). Then in dbtechtreenod5.csv set what building should he built. You'll see example by units which I added to that file.

[crazyewok]

Thanks.

2 hopefully last questions:

1) What file links textures to units?

2) Were are the Icons for in game build buttons?

After that I "think" I have figured it out.

[Dr.MonaLisa]

1) What file links textures to units?

For example in: ee2x_unofficial_patch_15_units.ddf

UnitModel BlaBlaBla
{
DefaultModel = Blablabla.nif
}

Where Blablabla.nif is a texture (model).

2) Were are the Icons for in game build buttons?

Pictures are somehow hardcoded, but they're defined in file: zips\dbsprite_unitIcons_packed.csv (ZIPS FOR EE2: AOS TOO, not zips_ee2x - if we're using Unofficial patch 1.5).

If you have any other question, or if you have a problem with something that I already explained - feel free to ask.

[crazyewok]

1) What file links textures to units?

2) Were are the Icons for in game build buttons?

Pictures are somehow hardcoded, but they're defined in file: zips\dbsprite_unitIcons_packed.csv (ZIPS FOR EE2: AOS TOO, not zips_ee2x - if we're using Unofficial patch 1.5).

Ok if they are hard coded how did the other modds change them so that there new units had new ingame icons?

[Dr.MonaLisa]

Ok if they are hard coded how did the other modds change them so that there new units had new ingame icons?

The icons are .tga files, however in EE2 files you won't find .tga (it's converted to .textcache if I remember good). But you can paste new .tga icons to "textures_150" folder in the zips folder (not zips_ee2x). The game will read them. You should check how it's done in the zips\dbsprite_unitIcons_packed.csv file.

[crazyewok]

Ok another think is adding menus.

I have noticed you can add new build menus on construction and production buildings how do you do that?

[Dr.MonaLisa]

db_150.zip\db\UI\dbuiunitaction5.csv
for example:

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//UnofficialPatch1.5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
unit_action_build_more,,icon_unitact_buildCivilian,TwoStateRollover,,0,3,3,3,3,tt_unitact_buildMore,vtt_unitact_buildMore,Citizens,0,0,"""UIUnitButtons_SetMenu 3""",,""""""

I added "repair" button to the fire truck by editing file: dbunittypeattributes.ddf
and:

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//UP1.5:
UnitTypeAttribute BldRepair2 {
   UnitTypeFamilies = [
      Firetruck
   ]
}

Then in dbuiunitaction5.csv:

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unit_action_buildRepair2,,icon_unitact_buildRepair,TwoStateRollover,,0,1,1,3,3,tt_unitact_buildRepair,vtt_unitact_buildRepair,BldRepair2,0,1,"""UIUnitCommand_BuildRepair""",,""""""

[crazyewok]

db_150.zip\db\UI\dbuiunitaction5.csv
for example:

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//UnofficialPatch1.5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
unit_action_build_more,,icon_unitact_buildCivilian,TwoStateRollover,,0,3,3,3,3,tt_unitact_buildMore,vtt_unitact_buildMore,Citizens,0,0,"""UIUnitButtons_SetMenu 3""",,""""""

I added "repair" button to the fire truck by editing file: dbunittypeattributes.ddf
and:

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//UP1.5:
UnitTypeAttribute BldRepair2 {
 UnitTypeFamilies = [
 Firetruck
 ]
}

Then in dbuiunitaction5.csv:

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unit_action_buildRepair2,,icon_unitact_buildRepair,TwoStateRollover,,0,1,1,3,3,tt_unitact_buildRepair,vtt_unitact_buildRepair,BldRepair2,0,1,"""UIUnitCommand_BuildRepair""",,""""""

Cool thanks.

Special ability's what file are they kept in? As trying to add stealth ability to stealth aircraft?

Think this thread has turned into a English modding guide lol