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Commandbuttons, Commandsets, images, and other ancillary files

We'll be working with a number of files in this section, but first we will start with the portraits:

1) Create a blank .ini file in the \data\ini\mappedimages\aptimages\ folder and name it sf_units.ini. I usually like to create my own .ini for all of my new images - rj_units.ini.

2) Now, the following code can be added and used as long as you used the standard EA size for images. (64X64 for button images and the upper-left 192X192 of a 256X256 image for the portraits) Add the following code to your file:
              

Code

MappedImage MorthondBowmanButtonImage Texture = bimorthondbowman.tga TextureWidth = 64 TextureHeight = 64 Coords = Left:0 Top:0 Right:64 Bottom:64 Status = NONE End MappedImage UPMorthondBowman Texture = upmorthondbowmen.tga TextureWidth = 256 TextureHeight = 256 Coords = Left:0 Top:0 Right:192 Bottom:192 Status = NONE End

3) Replace bimorthondbowman.tga with the name of your button image that you saved in the second page.

4) Replace upmorthondbowmen.tga with the name of your portrait image that you saves in the second page.

Now your images are ready to be used in game and we will add them to the objects.

5) Open the morthondbowman.ini file in \data\ini\object\goodfaction\unit\men\.

6) Add MorthondBowmanButtonImage for ButtonImage at the top. Add UPMorthondBowman to the SelectPortrait.

7) Open the southernfiefdom hordes file and do the same.

Now we will work on creating the commandbutton in order to build the new unit:

1) Open the \data\ini\commandbutton.ini file and look for the Command_ConstructGondorRangerHorde commandbutton.

2) Select the entire block and paste it at the bottom of the file.

3) Change the name of the commandbutton to Command_ConstructMorthondBowmanHorde.

4) Change the object = GondorRangerHorde to:
              

Code

Object = MorthondBowmanHorde

5) We are going to make the Bowmen a powerful late-game unit, so change the neededupgrade from Upgrade_GondorArcheryRangeLevel2 to Upgrade_GondorArcheryRangeLevel3.

6) Change the button image to MorthondBowmanButtonImage

The commandbutton is ready. We will do all of the strings at once. I like to do that so I get more symetry for all of the strings.

Next we add the new commandbutton to the archery range commandset.

1) Open commandset.ini and look for the GondorArcheryCommandSet

2) Add a line afer the Command_ConstructGondorRangerHorde and add the new command button. Redo the numbering of the commandbuttons within the set so each is unique.

3) Do the same thing for the following to ensure that they are buildable at every level of the archery range:
GondorArcheryCommandSetLevel2
GondorArcheryCommandSetLevel3

4) For RotWK2.01 the final commandsets will look like:
              

Code

CommandSet GondorArcheryCommandSet     1 = Command_ConstructGondorArcherHorde     2 = Command_ConstructGondorRangerHorde     3 = Command_ConstructMorthondBowmanHorde     4 = Command_PurchaseTechnologyGondorFireArrows     5 = Command_PurchaseUpgradeGondorArcheryRangeLevel2     6 = Command_Sell End CommandSet GondorArcheryCommandSetLevel2     1 = Command_ConstructGondorArcherHorde     2 = Command_ConstructGondorRangerHorde     3 = Command_ConstructMorthondBowmanHorde     4 = Command_PurchaseTechnologyGondorFireArrows     5 = Command_PurchaseUpgradeGondorArcheryRangeLevel3     6 = Command_Sell End CommandSet GondorArcheryCommandSetLevel3     1 = Command_ConstructGondorArcherHorde     2 = Command_ConstructGondorRangerHorde     3 = Command_ConstructMorthondBowmanHorde     4 = Command_PurchaseTechnologyGondorFireArrows     6 = Command_Sell End

At this point, you can build the big file and play the unit in-game. But you will notice a very serious problem. The units cannot level up and you never can get a banner carrer.

1) Open up experiencelevels.ini from the \data\ini\ folder.

2) At the end of the GOOD_ELITE filter definition add the MorthondBowmanHorde, MorthondBowman, & SouthernFiefdomInfantryBanner.

This will add them to the elite level-up experience track and they will be able to gain level 2 and banner carriers.

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