Just like the title said, how do I add to a unit a new ability?

I was thinking about something like adding a Naplam strike to China red gaurd, just for the example. How do you do it?

Isn't the napalm strike the ability given to chinese Helix's allowing them to drop a napalm bomb on a target once over it?

I fail to see what you are trying to accomplish. If your mod were to work how would it actually be usable ingame? Would the red guard be able to "call in" a napalm strike, meaning a helix spawns off-map like a specialpower and then drops it at designated area or what?

The better understanding people have of what you want to accomplish the better they can help.

So I'm gonna be seeing Red Guards fly in from the corner of the map and start dropping napalm bombs on my base?... I'm gonna need a lot of Avengers...

Did you add the OCLSpecialPower module to the Red Guard's code?

Well, that's the first thing. Otherwise the Red Guards have no idea that they have access to the ability you're trying to add.

Yet? We've been doing it for years.

Start your own topic. Tell us which ability you want on which unit. Then we'll try to help you.

Lets stick to the basics for now.

Download FinalBIG:
http://www.cnclabs.com/d...wnloader.aspx?fileid=240

Install it, run it, & go to your zero hour directory (Standard is C:\Program Files\EA Games\Command & Conquer Generals Zero Hour). Now find INIZH.big and open it (it might be in the Data/INI folder). Go to Edit->Extract All and extract to your zero hour directory (again, standard is C:\Program Files\EA Games\Command & Conquer Generals Zero Hour). Close the program and there will be files in Data/INI that contain the code for the units in the game.

So experiment with these files and when you get stuck, we're here to help.

If you want to modify the units, you go into the Object folder. LaserGeneral.ini contains every unit & building of the laser general. FactionBuilding.ini contains all the buildings of GLA, China & USA. Etc, etc.

If you want to change a weapon, it's in weapon.ini. If you want to change the units built at a building, it's in CommandSet.ini (don't forget to change the prerequisites in the units file). If you want to change the speed of a unit, it's in Locomotor.ini. The damage units take from different weapons is in Armor.ini. Etc, etc.

Edited by user Tuesday, August 4, 2009 6:02:14 AM(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

That depends on the addon or ability. They're in the unit files. Unless you are going to be specific, I can't help you.

Edited by user Tuesday, August 4, 2009 10:48:22 AM(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

Ok. Delete the folder named INI & all the .ini files in it.

You need to extract the files to
(C:)/program files/EAgames/command & conquer the first decade/command & conquer the first decade(tm)generals zero hour/

Not
(C:)/program files/EAgames/command & conquer the first decade/command & conquer the first decade(tm)generals zero hour/data/ini

Make sure you do this before you do anything else.


In CommandSet.ini, you will need to find a line with Command_ConstructAmericaDozer in it. That is the USA Command center.

If you change that section from this:



Into this:



It will change the US command center to create GLA workers & China dozers as well.

You need to practise coding more before you change the helix & overlord addons. Something will likely crash the game. Be careful changing things. Bad code will stop the game from starting, until you remove the problematic code.

Yeah. I was just using that as an example.

Airforce's commandcenter is this:
AirF_AmericaCommandCenterCommandSet

Superweapons is this:
SupW_AmericaCommandCenterCommandSet

Lasers is this:
Lazr_AmericaCommandCenterCommandSet

For Toxins worker:
Chem_Command_ConstructGLAWorker

For stealths worker:
Slth_Command_ConstructGLAWorker

For Demolitions worker:
Demo_Command_ConstructGLAWorker

For Infantry's dozer:
Infa_Command_ConstructChinaDozer

For Nuke's dozer:
Nuke_Command_ConstructChinaDozer

For Tanks dozer:
Tank_Command_ConstructChinaDozer