Custom Flags/decals

[Arnelos]

Alright, inspired by Trip's little American Revolution scenario, I made some custom flags for a scenario. Trouble is... even after digging through the XML files and the python files in his scenario, I can't find for the life of me where he's put in a command that selects those new flag files for his scenario.

I tried replicating the directory structure instead and following the naming convention, but that had no effect. I figure I need to write to the SDK, an XML, or python somewhere telling it the file to look at, but I sure can't find it.

Perhaps there's another step in here I'm missing?

[Smellycowsquid]

Try Modiki, they may have the steps you missed in there. Or you could post, and we will try to help(I've only done this twice)

[0d!n3oo3|Broad]

you need to edit the CIV4ArtDefines_Civilization.xml which you will find in ...\XML\Art.

in this file are 3 important lines (well, 3 of 4...)
(Button),Art/Interface/Buttons/Civilizations/America.dds,Art/Interface/Buttons/Civics_Civilizations_Religions_Atlas.dds,1,5(/Button)
(Path)Art/Interface/TeamColor/FlagDECAL_Star.dds(/Path)
(bWhiteFlag)0(/bWhiteFlag)

the first is for the button, the second for the flag and finale the 3rd.
the 3rd: if you use a flag without civ-colors (thou without an alphachannel) this value has to be set to 1 and the alphachannel of the dds has to be black!
if you use a normal civ-colored flag (with alphachannel-use) this value should remain 0.

hope i could help you

nearly forgot: if you use buttons, then you can just delete the commas and the second part of the tag, so it will look like this: (Button)Art/Interface/Buttons/Civilizations/America.dds(/Button)

note: >, < replaced with ), (

[Arnelos]

Thanks. I'll try that. I found lines in the XML referring to ART_DEFINE or something like that before, but I didn't find the references to the actual dds files. I have to pour back over that XML file to find them.