Modding newbie question

[BobaHat 0]

Hey everyone.

I have just entered the world of modding and I have got hold of TibEd and TibEd2 which I find very helpful. I do have a few questions on modding though as I am a bit of a newbie still (a lot in fact).

 

1. How do I edit images like country flags, country loading screens, unit icons etc.? Which programs do I need and how is it done?

 

2. How do I get the AI to build and use the new units and structures that I make in my mods? The AI never seems to build them.

 

Hope to hear from someone soon.

 

-Rob

[Guest Rabbit]

Alright, first off, if you're going to do any of this, you're going to have to drop TibEd and TibEd 2.

 

Instead, you're going to have to go with XCC Tools.

 

Ya might need photoshop (or does ms paint work anyone?) to change the images and such, and to change units themselves, you'll need os shp builder, if I'm not mistaken.

[Doctor Destiny 41]

If you can't get your hands on something like Paint Shop Pro or Photoshop, you'll need the free tools the community has developed. However, at the moment, the host site (PPM) is currently offline. You'll have to wait until they come back to get the Voxel Editor, SHP Builder and other various tools they have available.

 

1. How do I edit images like country flags, country loading screens, unit icons etc.? Which programs do I need and how is it done?

Answered above.

 

2. How do I get the AI to build and use the new units and structures that I make in my mods? The AI never seems to build them.

You need add AIBuildThis=yes to any structures you may add.

However, for units, you have to modify the AI(md) file. Something that TibEd cannot do.

[valkukatov 0]

you know that doesn't help much... i am really newbie just like this guy and don't get at ll what u saying