Need Help with TileEdit

[Andy Jackson]

I downloaded the TileEdit program and have tried to implement the 'Strong Hold' bunker from the WWII units pack but have run into some difficulties installing everything correctly for CTP. I resized the bunker in photoshop and succesfully loaded it into the TileEdit program as a tile improvement. Then saved the gtset565.til file and the resulting tga file from the bunker (TILE0000.tga). However, I've tried sticking that file into various places and can't seem to find where it should go. Anybody know? Second, how and where do I change the strings to identify it? I've tried screwing around with tileimp.txt and installations.txt but to no avail - crashes and tells me it can't find the string on load-up. Anybody who's succesfully implemented a new tile improvement, can you advise me please?

A

[Immortal Wombat]

Ohhh Kay.

When you put the tile improvement into TileEdit, you should get the screen where you assign it a Position and a Tile Improvement ID.
If you did assign it a TileID, then you can use this in tileimp.txt
Copy an entry similar to one you want, probably a fort, rename it (replace the *** with a new name) and then put in your tileID

TILEIMP_*** {
//stuff

TerrainEffect {
Terrain TERRAIN_BROWN_HILL
Terrain TERRAIN_HILL
Terrain TERRAIN_WHITE_HILL

BonusProduction 20
BonusGold 5
EnableAdvance ADVANCE_STEAMENGINE
ProductionCost 1000
ProductionTime 2
TilesetIndex <==== Insert yout TileID here
}
}

Then to gl_str.txt, add a line like
TILEIMP_*** "Strong Hold Bunker"

[Andy Jackson]

Thanks for the speedy reply Wombat, but that's not exactlly the info I need. I'm trying to install it to CTP (not CTPII). I realise i'm in the wrong thread (I also posted in CTP thread, but I figured this might win more or faster attention) and I was under the impression that they'd be the same. Obviously now they are not. If you can peruse my cutting and pasting below and offer any more advice it would be gold.

This is what I've got to work with: tileimp.txt, installations.txt and tileimpicon.txt. (i've been told the last is irrelevant but I'm not so sure).

Here's a sample from my tileimp.txt:

TILEIMP_FORTIFICATIONS { TILEIMP_DEFAULT_ICON ICON_TILEIMP_FORTIFICATIONS }

(all on one line).

[Here's a sample from my installations.txt]:

INSTALLATION_FORTIFICATIONS {
PRODUCTION_COST 1000
PRODUCTION_TIME 4
VISION_RANGE 2
RADAR_RANGE 0
ATTACK 0

FIREPOWER 0
DEFENSE_BONUS 1.5
ENABLING_ADVANCE ADVANCE_STONE_WORKING

### FLAGS HERE


#DEFAULT_SPRITE SPRITE_FORTIFICATIONS # #id string of the default sprite

BUILD_SOUND_ID SOUND_ID_FORTIFICATIONS
VISIBILITY_CLASS_0

VISIBILITY_CAN_SEE_0

IS_FORT
INSTALLATION_LAND
}

### INSTALLATION DONE ###

[And lastly a smaple from my tileimpicon.txt]:

ICON_TILEIMP_FORTIFICATIONS "CT046F.tga" "null" "GAMET046.txt" "HISTT046.txt" "PREQT046.txt" "VARIT046.txt" "Null" "STATT046.txt"


As you probably already know, the CT046F.tga file doesn't exist on a hard drive search - instead it's all compressed into that gtset565.til file. I've tried plugging in the TI ID and the TI Number (different values, but what's the difference between them...?) into all kinds of places and in different combinations. No luck though... is it futile or am I completely missing something?

Thanks for the help,

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[Immortal Wombat]

Ok, Let's move this to the other thread then. Sorry.