HELP!!! SRY to bother but how do i use downloaded units...

[dalkar]

noooooo....i downloaded the gundam unit from this site and extracted the folders into their corresponding places but even after countless restarts and shutdowns they never can be built or seen in the civilopedia. Why is this so ??? im stumpped......if you can help, reply to this post or e-mail me at ultimateomega7@hotmail.com much appreciated and sry to be such a nuissance.

[Gramphos]

You need to add the unit to the rules (mod/scenario or (unrecommended and totally unsupported by developers) the default rules)

[dalkar]

ohh boy

heh heh umm.......sry but ...uhhh....how do you do that? really sry i don't really know how to do anything im new in modding this game.....plz help sry.

[Gramphos]

What is your game version, and how do you wqant to add it (I recomend as a Mod (especially if you are new))

[dalkar]

ok my game ver. is 29f i think pretty sure. yeah that wuld be finr how to add as mod???

[Gramphos]

Open the editor. Select custom rules from a menu (don't remember the exact layout)

Select Units from the dropdown list in the toolbar.

Click add and type in the Unit name. (Make sure that the Artfolder and Ini-file has the same name)

Give the units stats and an Civilopedia entry.

Edit the pediaicons.txt and civilopedia.txt and add entries for your civilopeidia entry

(You may also use my Unit Creation Wizard (A part of C3MT))

[dalkar]

ummmm...i put in the info for stats but does it automatically save?? there is no ok button. and how do i edit those files er whatever.....sry buut where is your dl thingy???? man i ammmm soooo sry im a pest...

[dalkar]

umm also why is the icon for it not show up??? sry again

[Gramphos]

You need to edit units_32.pcx to get the icon to show up. My tool is in a thread in the Files forum. Civ3MultiTool.

Take a lok at the text files and check how the entries for a given unit look (take the scourt for example. (I'm at a computer without Civ3 finstalled right now, so I can't guide you mush better. use my tool. it's easier. but you still have to edit the PCX file with a graphic editing tool retaining the paletteorder.))

[dalkar]

ok ill try to find it but after i do....how do i use the unit?

[Gramphos]

You select to play a scenario and starts the mod you created.

[dalkar]

oh ok ....but when i was making a scenario i selected place unit and selected gundam but it placed the image of a sttler.... how do i make the image of the gundam appear on the screen.....how do i make it so it appears?

[Gramphos]

you need to add it to units_32.pcx

[dalkar]

sry yet again but how do i add it? do i just rename the large icon to gundamunits32.pcx and place it in the units folder? or is there something else

[Gramphos]

You need to edit the units_32.pcx file with a grapic editing tool that handles pcx files with retained pallettes and copy the icon into that file.