Editing the game's UI

Tutorial for Battle for Middle-earth II BFME 2, Battle for Middle-earth II: Rise of the Witch-king ROTWK

CammyFries

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Created:	Saturday August 15, 2026 - 13:19
Updated:	Saturday August 15, 2026 - 14:07
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Summary:	Documentation for editing the game's .apt files

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I've been putting together documentation for editing .apt files, which control the game's interface (Menus, buttons, the minimap etc.)
This includes how to add in a UI element from scratch, and explaining what most of the instructions do, so someone could make their own functions.

I also include a collection of all of the vanilla BFME2 and ROTWK .apt files, extracted from their .big files, converted to .xml which is necessary for editing, and a '_translated' version of each, which makes them much easier to read. You cannot edit these _translated versions, but they are a good reference to help you edit the main .xml files, which can then be converted back into .apt.

You can find the documentation here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pA5qwuKYawL2cCKqbcuql1P-vYVmtIvLdNPBiXf77-I

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