Adding new units and graphics?

[Stratos]

Can someone tell me how to add a new unit including graphics please?? Want to add some armored suits (with "legs and torso as hull and turret"), and using already available weapons. Can soemone tell me how to do it?

[Cross]

1. Create the BMP images of the icon, then convert them to SHP files using SHP Edit.

2. Create a BMP image for the picture, then convert it to a LBM file using LBM Tool.

3. Edit the OOB using MOBHACK OOB Editor, where you will enter all the data about the unit, weapons, and associate the Icon and LBM picture with the unit.

You're done. :)

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[Stratos]

Cross, where can I find SHP Edit? I have the icons ready, but need to find that tool.

[Cross]

The 'Shp Ed' utility can be found in the games GRAPHICS folder here:

WinSPMBT\Game Data\Graphics


This post should help you:

http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/showthread.php?t=47320


Though depending on what version of SHP Ed you have, SHP Ed may display about 63 icons instead of about 35.


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[Beeg]

Cross,

How do I create a BMP image of an icon? Use an existing SHP? I can't find any way to do that. Create one from scratch?

Thanks,
Beeg

[Mobhack]

Cross,

How do I create a BMP image of an icon? Use an existing SHP? I can't find any way to do that. Create one from scratch?

Thanks,
Beeg

Learn how to drive the SHPEd utility - it has an SHP->BMP extraction facility AFAIR.

Andy

[DRG]

Or do what I do...... load the icon you want into a unit with MOBHack then press print screen and cut the Icon out and start work on it with your drawing program

[mkr8683]

Or do what I do...... load the icon you want into a unit with MOBHack then press print screen and cut the Icon out and start work on it with your drawing program

Glad to know I'm not the only one who does that :D

[Marder]

I recently wanted to add the M36B1 ( M36 on a M4A3 hull ) and the T30 Prototype tank. I added new LBMs used the M36 and M26 Icons and even made a new weapon for the T30. I used F12 for saving and started the Game but none of the two Units showed up ?
Saved it again leaved Mobhack started Mobhack again and they were gone ?
Is there something i forgot ? :confused:

[Mobhack]

Did you save off the modified OOB before leaving? - the save inside Mobhack updates the current record in the RAM copy of the OOB.

Saving the updated OOB file to disk is required to save the changes permanently.

Andy

[Marder]

Ah thank, you forget that at first, next time saved the oob in a wrong folder. Now it works perfectly. Thanks for the help :)

I will maybe work on a mod similar to the Germany 46 mods but for the allies.

[MarkSheppard]

I will maybe work on a mod similar to the Germany 46 mods but for the allies.

I've been gathering information on that ever since the 2014 releases came out; mainly concentrating on what would have entered service if the war against Japan had continued -- e.g. we had actually done Operation MAJESTIC (the Codename for the invasion was changed from OLYMPIC to MAJESTIC due to a name leak in late July or early August).