adamstrange

The only way to change the mod is to contact the creator of that mod and ask him for the mod's source files. All modder should provide the source files since it is so hard to extract what you need to change them.

My mod is almost finished but I have a weird problem. For some reason the Nod can change player colors but the GDI not only won't change but it stays locked at yellow. I haven't messed with the player colors for about 2 months so I know I didn't do anything to the code there. I even removed the edited player colors and left the vanilla one and even still the GDI won't change its color.

Hey...Hey,wait a minute Lauren. I'm not the one who's scaring anyone away. The fact remains that there has been more tutorials and help for Generals/ZH than the games after it and that I've read from other players at other forums on the difficulties of modding these games. Also it doesn't help that dodgevipergts asked how to combine 2 mods but no one gave him any help on how to go about doing it. I've downloaded models for games like Supreme Commander and Generals/ZH and the downloads came with README files on how to get the units into the game but with this game, the units that I downloaded like the Titan from one person, assumed that you new how to do it,nor would he explain to me how to do it rather than just take 5 minutes to just write how to put the units into the game. I did though get the unit into the game because another player at another site told me how to do it. Another thing is that I would like you to point out when did I complain to the The Forgotten team or the MEC2 because that's one that I really don't remember doing. Then it would be nice if you guys wrote some tutorials on how to do it because I have the program and I can't figure out how to use it..

It seems that you're not going to get much help on this forum, either because there are not many modders for this game or simply because those who know how to do it just don't care to tell you how to do it. You see that what totally sucks about all the versions of C&C after Generals/ZH is that they made the game incredibly hard to mod because you need all these different programs to do what could have been done in Generals/ZH with just notepad. A perfect example is when you try to resize a unit. In Generals/ZH or you had to do was add 2 or 3 lines of very small simple code and your unit was resized but with games like TW you need a separate program to do it and then you have to figure out how to use it. The main problem about these later games is that they're in no way to change somebodies mod because the mods are encrypted and unless they are willing to also release the source codes along with their mod then you can't make any changes. The only modder who has done this is the creator of Kane's Wrath Reloaded for TW. If you do build this mod then let me know because I would love to play it. I will tell you this...if you play Homeworld 2 then your going to get a ton of help creating mods compared to this game and forum. I've gotten very little help here except for Lauren and 1 or 2 other persons and that's it. Just look at all my unanswered posts.

How do I change sounds like tank firing its weapons and when they explode ?

I've been trying to get the NOD to have reinforcements just like the GDI but it's not working. Added to Nod Hangar <OCLSpecialPower id="ModuleTag_CallSupportStyka" SpecialPowerTemplate="SpecialPowerCallSupportStyka" TriggerFX="FX_GDICallForTransportFlare" OCL="OCL_CallSupportStyka" CreateLocation="CREATE_AT_EDGE_NEAR_SOURCE" /> <AISpecialPowerUpdate id="ModuleTag_CommandPostCallStykaAI" CommandButtonName="Command_CommandPostCallStyka" ReinforceDistance="300.0" SpecialPowerRadius="300.0" SpecialPowerAIType="SPECIAL_POWER_REINFORCEMENT" /> Added to ObjectCreation List <ObjectCreationList id="OCL_CallSupportStyka"> <CreateObject Options="IGNORE_ALL_OBJECTS DONT_SET_PRODUCER ISSUE_MOVE_AFTER_CREATION MOVE_USES_EVACUATE_AND_EXIT MOVE_TARGET_USES_OFFSET" Disposition="LIKE_EXISTING"> <Offset x="42" y="42" z="100"></Offset> <CreateObject>NODInfantryCarryall</CreateObject> </CreateObject> <CreateObject Options="IGNORE_ALL_OBJECTS DONT_SET_PRODUCER ISSUE_MOVE_AFTER_CREATION MOVE_USES_EVACUATE_AND_EXIT MOVE_TARGET_USES_OFFSET" Disposition="LIKE_EXISTING"> <Offset x="42" y="202" z="-100"></Offset> <CreateObject>NODVehicleCarryall</CreateObject> </CreateObject> </ObjectCreationList> Added to Mod.XML <Include type="all" source="DATA:Military/data/NOD/NODCarryall.xml" /> <Include type="all" source="DATA:Military/data/NOD/NODInfantryCarryall.xml" /> <Include type="all" source="DATA:Military/data/NOD/NODVehicleCarryall.xml" /> Added to Logic Command <LogicCommand Type="SPECIAL_POWER" id="Command_CallSupportStyka"> <SpecialPower>SpecialPowerCallSupportStyka</SpecialPower> </LogicCommand> <LogicCommand Options="NEED_TARGET_POS" Type="SPECIAL_POWER" id="Command_CommandPostCallStyka"> <SpecialPower>SpecialPowerCallSupportStyka</SpecialPower> </LogicCommand> Added to Logic Command Set <LogicCommandSet id="NODHangarCommandSet"> <Cmd>Command_ConstructNODVenom</Cmd> <Cmd>Command_ConstructNODVertigo</Cmd> <Cmd>Command_ConstructNODVertigoBombTa</Cmd> <Cmd>Command_ConstructNODVertigoVenta</Cmd> <Cmd>Command_CommandPostCallStyka</Cmd> <Cmd>Command_NODRecallAllAircraft</Cmd> <Cmd>Command_NODBurrowMines</Cmd> <Cmd>Command_TogglePower</Cmd> <Cmd>Command_SelfRepair</Cmd> <Cmd>Command_Sell</Cmd> <Cmd>Command_SetDefaultBuilding</Cmd> <Cmd>Command_SetRallyPoint_Aircraft</Cmd> </LogicCommandSet> Added to SpecialPowerTemplates <SpecialPowerTemplate id="SpecialPowerCallSupportStyka" Flags="NOT_CLIFF_CELL IS_PLAYER_POWER NO_FORBIDDEN_OBJECTS SHARED_SYNC" ReloadTime="180s" ForbiddenObjectRange="140" RadiusCursorRadius="140" TargetType="LOCATION" EvaEventToPlayWhenSelectingTarget="SelectSpecialPowerTarget" Money="-3000" InitiateAtLocationSound="GDI_Ox_VoiceReinforcements"> <ForbiddenObjectFilter Rule="ANY" Include="STRUCTURE" /> <GameDependency> <RequiredObject>NODHangar</RequiredObject> </GameDependency> </SpecialPowerTemplate> Now when I build the Nod Hangar the button to call in Reinforcements is not there and niether the AI will build the new Reinforcements. What am I missing or doing wrong ?

Will there be an option to actually buy this game and to upgrade it with DLC ? Since this is a browser based game, can my ATI Radeon 4650 be able to play it ? Will there be any options to mod the game ? Does the game have a fog of war shroud ? [I really hate this]

Hmmm,seems that Gurella does build them...odd.

As I'm building my mod I noticed that when I tested it the AI did not build any Base Defenses. I thought that I was doing something wrong so I started the game and just selected to play the original unmodded game. I set up 5 sides 2 Steamroller Nods vs 2 Steamroller Gdi with starting resources at $10,000 and then I just sold my MCV so that I would be defeated and then just let the AI battle itself. During the battle I did not see not even one Base Defense unit built. I did this several times and with the same result. Is this some sort of bug or does the AI only build Base Defenses on certain maps or does it have to do with the amount of resources available on the map ?

Ok let me explain. I have a zip file and inside that are 2 folders called Compiled & Source. I don't need the Compiled because that contains the Titan as a mod and I just want to add the Titan into my mod. Inside the Source folder are 2 subfolders called 3DS [which I gather is for loading it into modeling program] & SDK. Inside the SDK folder is another folder called TitanMod which contains a data folder,which contains an INI folder,a folder called Titan,mod.str,Mod.xml,UnitAbilityButtonTemplate.xml,Version History & WarFactoryCommandSet. Now where do I put the Titan folder , UnitAbilityButtonTemplates.xml & the WarfactoryCommandset.xml because if I put it into my C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\Command & Conquer 3\MOD SDK\BuiltMods\mods folder with the then I get this error. Critical: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\Command & Conquer 3\MOD SDK\builtmods\mods\Military\data\mod.manifest" not found 1 file(s) copied. Manifest Path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\Command & Conquer 3\MOD SDK\builtmods\mods\Military\data\mod.manifest LoD Stream Builder Manifest not found nd Critical: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\Command & Conquer 3\MOD SDK\builtmods\mods\Military\data\mod.manifest" not fou

I have the source files to some units but I can't find any tutorial on where to put these files into my mod and none of them come with a readme that tells you how to install them. For instance instead of the normal APC /PITBULL reinforcement drop I created and predator tank drop which works. I then downloaded the Titan Source files from Thundermods and tried to replace the predator with the Titan but the unit never shows up under the Transports like the predator does. One of the readme's just says [It is assumed that you have a level of knowledge necessary to add this to your mod] Well no...not everyone knows how to do this so how much harder would it have been to just write where the files should go ? I don't know where these custom files are supposed to go.

I read through this and I don't understand any of this. I just need to know where does the UnitAbilityButtonTemplate.xml ,the GDITitanSettings.xml & the GDITitanAttributeModifiers.xml go The rest I can put into the files that are already in the game.

How do I set up structures so that when they are built, they also are built with defenses ? Like building a Nod Barracks that would also come with 2 or 3 Shredder turrets.

Anyone know where I can download this model with the SRC code?

I tried it doing the same only with the [bALANCED] settings and I get the same results.

I want to have a new DamageFXType for the Mammoth Tank but I keep getting an error. Are these hardcoded or can new ones be created ?

Does anyone know if there is a replacement for the Nod Commando or a skin that makes her look more like a soldier ? Anyway to reskin this unit ?

I created a new .XML [MultiplayerColor_ColorWineBerry] and imported it but when I compile the mod and start it,this color doesn't show up anywhere. Do the import function on TibED work ?

Everytime I try to start the WrathEd.exe,it crashes and I get the WRATHED HAS STOPPED WORKING error message. Problem Event Name: CLR20r3 Problem Signature 01: wrathed.exe Problem Signature 02: 1.0.0.0 Problem Signature 03: 4fd373a0 Problem Signature 04: mscorlib Problem Signature 05: 4.0.0.0 Problem Signature 06: 50484bd7 Problem Signature 07: 20f4 Problem Signature 08: 1e Problem Signature 09: A4DH5WWIWWW1YJTMP0C0KV4ZWCALU4IN OS Version: 6.1.7601.2.1.0.768.3 Locale ID: 1033 Additional Information 1: 0a9e Additional Information 2: 0a9e372d3b4ad19135b953a78882e789 Additional Information 3: 0a9e Additional Information 4: 0a9e372d3b4ad19135b953a78882e789 Am I missing some files ?

Ok I found some instructions but this is even more arcaic. I tried the command line thing but it can never find the game's directory [had this same problem when I was trying command line with making my TW mod]. So I made a shortcut and start to compile but all it does is shut down the cmd prompt after it appears to finish but just before it closes you can see some type of error message in the prompt. Now I see why there are much more mods for TW and why there a tons of more mods for General/ZH than for TW. They made it so much harder to figure out that players just drop it altogether.

Yes I did but...I got it working. I would have never have thought of this but at another site someone had the same problem and all they had to do was to delete a folder in the My Documents [I think] called WrathED and that was it. I'm able to open it now but the only thing though is that I can't seem to find any .XML files related to KW. Or put it this way,I can't find any that don't crash the program. I went to a folder C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\Command & Conquer 3 Kane's Wrath\Tools\Games\Kane's Wrath and anything in there that I try to open thats an XML file crashes the program and I get this error... Ah,yes. <AssetDefininition xmlns='uri:thundermods.net:SAGE:WrathEDXML:AssetDefinition'> was not expected. We have dismissed this claim. Nevertheless this program will now close. Please refer to the log for more information.

This XML format is extremely frustrating and confusing. I found the MpGameRules.xml and made the appropriate folder for it as well as I added lots of extra colors and edited the reinforcements to give me lots of units but the game still fails to read any of these and the only changes that work is that the command post can reveal the whole map. Now when using TibED 2.0 I managed to add lots of changes to the game including bigger explosions,huge reinforcement drops and exploding blast damage from buildings and tanks. The only thing that I can't do with TibED is to add new things like extra colors or export the .XML files because if I could just do this I would remove the CNC3 ModStudioTool. Even with the updated version, with the additonal files check box the game still won't read .INI files. For example,with TibED I was able to have GDI AirBorne reinforcement drop to deliver 20 commandos,20 RifleSquads,12 RocketSquads & 8 Grenade Squads. When I try it with the CNC3 ModStudioTool I keep getting this error... Error: Input file 'gdiv35ox.xml' not found (referenced from file://c:\program files (x86)\electronic arts\command & conquer 3\mod sdk\mods\military\data\gdi\units\gdiv35ox_summoned.xml). Treating it as empty.Loading 'file://c:\program files (x86)\electronic arts\command & conquer 3\mod sdk\mods\military\data\gdi\units\gdiv35ox.xml'. Critical: Instance GameObject:GDIV35Ox_Summoned [942fff2d:2a556936] attempts to inherit from or override non-existing instance GameObject:GDIV35Ox [942fff2d:4fe73cf4] Build failed on step 4 This is the MOD xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><AssetDeclaration xmlns="uri:ea.com:eala:asset" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"> <Tags></Tags> <Includes> <Include type="reference" source="DATA:static.xml" /> <Include type="reference" source="DATA:global.xml" /> <Include type="all" source="DATA:Military/data/GDI/GDICommandPost.xml" /> <Include type="all" source="DATA:Military/data/GDI/GDICommando.xml" /> <Include type="all" source="DATA:Military/data/GDI/UNITS/GDIV35Ox_CallSupportGDIAirborne.xml" /> <Include type="all" source="DATA:Military/data/GDI/UNITS/GDIV35Ox_CallSupportGDIAirborneRockets.xml" /> <Include type="all" source="DATA:Military/data/GDI/UNITS/GDIV35Ox_CallSupportHunterKillerTeam.xml" /> <Include type="all" source="DATA:Military/data/GDI/UNITS/GDIV35Ox_Summoned.xml" /> <Include type="all" source="DATA:Military/data/GDI/UNITS/GDIV35Ox_SummonedForVehicle.xml" /> <Include type="all" source="DATA:Military/data/NOD/NODShadow.xml" /> <Include type="all" source="DATA:Military/data/NOD/NODShadowSquad.xml" /> <Include type="all" source="DATA:Military/data/NOD/NODShadowSquad_Veteran.xml" /> <Include type="all" source="DATA:Military/data/Shell/MpGameRules.xml" /> <Include type="all" source="DATA:Military/data/GlobalData/MultiplayerColors.xml" /> <Include type="all" source="DATA:Military/data/GlobalData/Weapon.xml" /> </Includes> </AssetDeclaration> Oh and the game still won't read the INI files even when I took the one that belongs to the RedSys mod it still won't work. I spent a total of 9 hours 23 minutes today trying to figure out what would have taken me 20 minutes to do with INI files.

Thats the thing about the documentation,there was none except for what came in EA's modtool and I didn't find anything there about INI files.

I finally got it to work. I went to the cnclabs.com modding forum and there I found the answer to getting the INI files to be read by the game. Now I was able to get rid of the units being shown behind the buildings. I could remove the Fog of War but I chose to just give the Command Post a huge field of vision so that it acts like a giant shroud clearer. I also got the rules to work just as you said Lauren.

I downloaded your SDK Expansion but there was no documentation. I did check the copy additional files box but the game still is not reading the INI file. I even put the GameData.ini with the XML files and deleted the INI folder and that still didn't work. Building Mod Military Step 3: Building global data Step time taken: 00:00:00.0312000 Step 4: Building static data & Conquer 3\MOD SDK\builtmods /iod:C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\Command & Conquer 3\MOD SDK\builtmods /ls:true /pc:true /ss:true /audio:.\mods\Military\audio;.\audio /art:.\mods\Military\art;.\art /data:.;.\mods;.\mods\Military\data;.\cnc3xml Cached session data not available. Loading 'file://c:\program files (x86)\electronic arts\command & conquer 3\mod sdk\mods\military\data\mod.xml'. Loading 'file://c:\program files (x86)\electronic arts\command & conquer 3\mod sdk\mods\military\data\mapmetadata_global.xml'. Loading 'file://c:\program files (x86)\electronic arts\command & conquer 3\mod sdk\art\gb\gbcompost.w3x'. Loading 'file://c:\program files (x86)\electronic arts\command & conquer 3\mod sdk\art\gb\gbcompostd2_an.w3x'. Loading 'file://c:\program files (x86)\electronic arts\command & conquer 3\mod sdk\art\gb\gbcompostd3_an.w3x'. Loading 'file://c:\program files (x86)\electronic arts\command & conquer 3\mod sdk\art\gb\gbcompost_rdrd.w3x'. Loading 'file://c:\program files (x86)\electronic arts\command & conquer 3\mod sdk\art\gb\gbcompost_askn.w3x'. Loading 'file://c:\program files (x86)\electronic arts\command & conquer 3\mod sdk\art\nb\nbempty_abld.w3x'. Error: GameObject GDICommandPost has an unnamed module StructureUnpackUpdate in file c:\program files (x86)\electronic arts\command & conquer 3\mod sdk\mods\military\data\gdicommandpost.xml Command Line: C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\Command & Conquer 3\MOD SDK\mods\Military\data\mod.xml /od:C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\Command & Conquer 3\MOD SDK\builtmods /iod:C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\Command & Conquer 3\MOD SDK\builtmods /ls:true /pc:true /ss:true /audio:.\mods\Military\audio;.\audio /art:.\mods\Military\art;.\art /data:.;.\mods;.\mods\Military\data;.\cnc3xml SDK\builtmods /ls:true /pc:true /ss:true /audio:.\mods\Military\audio;.\audio /art:.\mods\Military\art;.\art /data:.;.\mods;.\mods\Military\data;.\cnc3xml BinaryAssetBuilder started Session cache age is 0 days, 0 hours, 0 minutes. Loading 'file://c:\program files (x86)\electronic arts\command & conquer 3\mod sdk\mods\military\data\multiplayercolors.xml'. Loading 'file://c:\program files (x86)\electronic arts\command & conquer 3\mod sdk\mods\military\data\gdicommandpost.xml'. Loading 'file://c:\program files (x86)\electronic arts\command & conquer 3\mod sdk\art\gb\gbcompostd2_sn.w3x'. Loading 'file://c:\program files (x86)\electronic arts\command & conquer 3\mod sdk\art\gb\gbcompostd3_sn.w3x'. Loading 'file://c:\program files (x86)\electronic arts\command & conquer 3\mod sdk\art\gb\gbcompost_rdr.w3x'. Loading 'file://c:\program files (x86)\electronic arts\command & conquer 3\mod sdk\art\gb\gbcompost_rdra.w3x'. Loading 'file://c:\program files (x86)\electronic arts\command & conquer 3\mod sdk\art\gb\gbcompost_aan.w3x'. Loading 'file://c:\program files (x86)\electronic arts\command & conquer 3\mod sdk\cnc3xml\baseobjects\basestructure.xml'. Resolving references: mods\military\data\mod Stable sorting assets Generating stream: mods\military\data\mod mods\military\data\mod Linking binary data mods\military\data\mod Linking import data mods\military\data\mod Linking relocation data mods\military\data\mod Stream complete Session cache age is 0 days, 0 hoursLoading 'file://c:\program files (x86)\electronic arts\command & conquer 3\mod sdk\builtmods\stringhashes.xml'. uiltmods\stringhashes Old manifest is up to date. Slow asset clean-up (expected: 1, actual: 1, old: 0, current: 1) builtmods\stringhashes Linked import data up to date builtmods\stringhashes Stream complete LoD Stream Builder Streams built: 1 Session cache age is 0 days, 0 hours, 0 minutes. Stable sorting assets Stable sorting assets Generating stream: builtmods\stringhashes builtmods\stringhashes Linked binary data up to date builtmods\stringhashes Linked relocation data up to date BinaryAssetBuilder complete Step time taken: 00:00:02.9640000 Step 7: Copying additional files Step time taken: 00:00:00.0156000 Step 8: Creating big and skudef file Step time taken: 00:00:00.0936000 Build Completed Build time taken: 00:00:03.1824000 I then added the INI folder to the Mod.xml file... <Include type="all" source="DATA:Military/data/ini/gamedata.ini" /> All I got was this error. Critical: XmlFormattingError: XML formatting error encountered in file:///c:/program files (x86)/electronic arts/command & conquer 3/mod sdk/mods/military/data/ini/gamedata.ini (line 1, position 1): Data at the root level is invalid. Line 1, position 1. LoD Stream Builder Critical: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\Command & Conquer 3\MOD SDK\builtmods\mods\Military\data\mod.manifest" not found Build failed on step 4 I'm all out of options because I can't figure out how to get the game to read the ini files. Why the hell didn't the dev's put this in the options just like in Generals/ZH ?...ITS SO STUPID!