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Imperial Civil War [Empire at War] => Discussion, Suggestions & Feedback => Imperial Civil War Community Mods => Topic started by: Lord_jacob on April 30, 2012, 10:01:08 PM

Title: Custom ships
Post by: Lord_jacob on April 30, 2012, 10:01:08 PM
i was wondering if there was any simple way i could put a custom ship into the game. kindve like a custom Flagship or somthing like that, but with using data already in the game.
Title: Re: Custom ships
Post by: Corey on April 30, 2012, 10:17:56 PM
If you mean design a ship ingame GalCiv, then no, but if you mean something like coding yourself a new hero, thenen yes. Just look at the Imperial_Remnant_Heroes, EotH_Heroes and New_Republic_Heroes xml files to see how they work.
Title: Re: Custom ships
Post by: Lord_jacob on April 30, 2012, 10:34:03 PM
well, just tried to do it, i failed. any tips or ideas?
Title: Re: Custom ships
Post by: Corey on April 30, 2012, 10:46:41 PM
Post the code here, or PM it to me and I can look at it.
Title: Re: Custom ships
Post by: Lord_jacob on May 01, 2012, 05:02:54 PM
well, i tried just testing, like renaming a hero, and it messed the hero up really bad. is there a way i can attach a Imperial Star Destroyer data to a hero and replace there current ship?
Title: Re: Custom ships
Post by: Lord_jacob on May 01, 2012, 07:18:37 PM
is there a way i can add a custom encyclopedia thing?
Title: Re: Custom ships
Post by: Garuda95 on May 09, 2012, 05:18:04 PM
yea, that would be cool, but cant the XML editor adjust ships so that u can make a custom ship?
Title: Re: Custom ships
Post by: Corey on May 09, 2012, 05:27:43 PM
I really hope editing the XML can do that or I have no idea how we made this mod.
Title: Re: Custom ships
Post by: Lord_jacob on May 26, 2012, 02:49:04 PM
i was finally able to work out pretty much everything, but i just have 2 more questions

1. how do i make the ship to where i can only build one for the whole game?

2. is there a way i can make the ISD2 red?
Title: Re: Custom ships
Post by: Zsinj on May 26, 2012, 03:12:10 PM
      <Build_Limit_Lifetime_Per_Player>1</Build_Limit_Lifetime_Per_Player>

you need to add that into the part of the file under the space station level required.
Title: Re: Custom ships
Post by: Lord_jacob on May 26, 2012, 03:18:49 PM
im having trouble with it, it lets me build more than 1

oh wait, it works now, thanks. now all i have to do is make the ship red some how
Title: Re: Custom ships
Post by: Zsinj on May 26, 2012, 08:39:51 PM
You could try to make a texture on photoshop idk if corey will let you edit the Crimson command texture for that ship you said you added
Title: Re: Custom ships
Post by: Zsinj on May 26, 2012, 08:40:14 PM
What ship are you trying to add anyways.
Title: Re: Custom ships
Post by: Lord_jacob on May 26, 2012, 08:48:14 PM
What ship are you trying to add anyways.


i am trying to make my own flagship, i have most of everything done so far, but i just need to make the ISD red
Title: Re: Custom ships
Post by: Zsinj on May 26, 2012, 08:50:05 PM
Ah you are making a ISD hero and you are trying to get him to have a red paint to make him unique i take it?


I apologize i dont think i can help you with texturing cause its not my strong point.
Title: Re: Custom ships
Post by: Corey on May 26, 2012, 09:23:11 PM
Here. (http://uploading.com/files/b9cb26a1/RedISD.rar/)

Just extract it and put the .dds files into Art\Textures and the alo file into Art\Models. Then the model name in the code should be EV_Red.alo

Title: Re: Custom ships
Post by: Zsinj on May 26, 2012, 09:34:15 PM
Is it of the ISD 1 or 2
Title: Re: Custom ships
Post by: Corey on May 26, 2012, 09:35:26 PM
I don't think our ISD-I model was even in 1.3, so II.
Title: Re: Custom ships
Post by: Zsinj on May 26, 2012, 09:37:07 PM
Ok so it shoots the octuples
Title: Re: Custom ships
Post by: Corey on May 26, 2012, 09:38:42 PM
Well the model has nothing to do with what it shoots. Our ISD I and II were based off of the same model pre-2.0.
Title: Re: Custom ships
Post by: Zsinj on May 26, 2012, 09:39:31 PM
Oh ok sorry i get it now i never really modeled before.
Title: Re: Custom ships
Post by: Lord_jacob on May 26, 2012, 10:30:27 PM
hey, can anyone send me red ISD models and textures? i tried doing it myself, but it didnt work
Title: Re: Custom ships
Post by: Zsinj on May 26, 2012, 10:32:13 PM
Corey just posted some on the first page
Title: Re: Custom ships
Post by: Lord_jacob on May 26, 2012, 11:06:46 PM
:D red ISD!
Title: Re: Custom ships
Post by: Zsinj on May 26, 2012, 11:51:35 PM
Post a picture
Title: Re: Custom ships
Post by: Lord_jacob on May 27, 2012, 12:06:40 AM
how do i take a pic in the game?
Title: Re: Custom ships
Post by: Zsinj on May 27, 2012, 09:21:36 AM



When playing the game press alt and Print screen

then exit the game and open paint or something and right click and paste
Title: Re: Custom ships
Post by: Corey on May 27, 2012, 10:34:18 PM
Here's a version of the skin without an alpha channel:
http://uploading.com/files/163e1be6/RedNoAlpha.rar/