bel3ve
  • bel3ve
  • 100% (Exalted)
  • Major Topic Starter
17 years ago
Here is a bunch of random questions regarding modding, mapping, computers, and other stuff.

1. When I make a mod to zoom out far it only shows aprox. 600sq units of terrain before appearing black, is this fixable?
2. How many units can the Game (ZH) have before it crashes?
3. Is there a way to make a "warm up sound"
4. Why cant I make an angry mob using Comanches? It always crashes to desktop.
5. Is it possible to make a third and fourth weapon bone? (a mammoth tank with 2 barrels and 2 SAMS)
6. Is there a way to make my units not stack up (in a mod) when you have lots of units (20 Infantry)
7. My speakers are picking up Spanish radio. any Ideas why?
8. Is there a download able "advanced notepad" that lets you search for words?
9. Why is the firestorm mig (black napalm) llaaggiinngg my game? Ive got a 2.1ghz laptop with 3RAM and around 128Graphic memory.
10. Will world builder add in units I've modded into the game?

UserPostedImage
Sponsor
CommieDog
17 years ago
    [*]1. DrawEntireTerrain=Yes in GameData.ini might work. Be prepared for epic slowdown, though, especially on larger maps.[*]2. As far as I know, it's as many as your computer can support.[*]5. Of course. If you have bones named "WEAPONXX" (with "XX" being a 2-digit number, with a leading zero if necessary) and then specify "WEAPON" as the firing bone, then the game will cycle through all of the "WEAPONXX" bones.[*]7. LOL! [*]8. Since Notepad as a search function, I guess you could probably download such a program off your hard drive.[*]9. Not surprising, considering that fact that you're using a laptop. I can't think of why the issue would appear only with Black Napalm, though. [*]10. Yes.

UserPostedImage 
CommieDog: Because someone has to do your dirty work for you
Annihilationzh
17 years ago
4. Use working code.
7. CommieDog understated this.
8. Use notepad's 'Find' function (ctrl+F).
If you need help, post in the forum. You'll get help a lot faster than if you send me a PM.

I reject all buddy requests. I don't think 'buddy' needs to be made official. It's not like you're marrying me.
bel3ve
  • bel3ve
  • 100% (Exalted)
  • Major Topic Starter
17 years ago
Thanks for the help about the zoom and other questions (btw I got SUPER LAG)
any ideas about questions 3 and 6?
UserPostedImage
beng
  • beng
  • 66.5% (Friendly)
  • Captain
17 years ago
> 1. When I make a mod to zoom out far it only shows aprox. 600sq units of terrain before appearing black, is this fixable?

You are asking for super lag doing that, best leave it alone.

> 2. How many units can the Game (ZH) have before it crashes?

See the cnc generals world builder manual page 78

> 3. Is there a way to make a "warm up sound"

what do you mean by warm up?

> 4. Why cant I make an angry mob using Comanches? It always crashes to desktop.

mob members slave is for ground units, for air units use slavedupdate like the vehicle drones.

> 5. Is it possible to make a third and fourth weapon bone? (a mammoth tank with 2 barrels and 2 SAMS)

You can have as many weapon bones as you like, but only 3 weapons per weaponset. There are non-weaponset methods of firing weapons but those don't use bones much (except for attaching lasers as per paladin, and also the nuke silo launch bone).

> 6. Is there a way to make my units not stack up (in a mod) when you have lots of units (20 Infantry)

What do you mean by not stack up?

> 7. My speakers are picking up Spanish radio. any Ideas why?

Something in their circuitry resonates with the spanish radio wavelength.

> 8. Is there a download able "advanced notepad" that lets you search for words?

There are plenty of notepad replacements but standard windows notepad already lets you search for words.

> 9. Why is the firestorm mig (black napalm) llaaggiinngg my game? Ive got a 2.1ghz laptop with 3RAM and around 128Graphic memory.

See this post for better particle systmes that cause less lag:
http://www.cncmaps.com/index.php?showtopic=2402&pid=1984694&mode=threaded&show=&st=0 

> 10. Will world builder add in units I've modded into the game?

Yes if their files are located in the correct directories (follow the directory structures in the big filess).