need some help with my 1st mod

[BandarLover]

Here is Foodstamps reply when I couldn't save my text file to a DM file. Worked perfectly.


I believe I can help you with this issue.

When you are ready to save your work, you need to click file ----> save as.

This will bring up the save as box showing the directory you intend to save the file in. Here is the part to pay attention to .

Towards the bottom, you will see a field labeled "Save as type:". This field needs to be changed to "all files"

Once you have selected all files. Save your work as filename.dm .

This will save the file as an actual dm file instead of filename.dm.txt like you are doing currently.

I hope this helps!

P.S.- Super Jealous Moment: I never got Johan to give me advise on my mod.

[Sombre]

I am actually really looking forward to you continuing with your mod Bandar. The idea of it is very appealing to me and it fits in well with the NI maps, which lack recruitable animal tribe barbs.

With the new sprite extraction method you should have a much easier time with the graphics too. I'll help as much as I can (as you know I have a lot on the go).

[Xietor]

Thanks for all of the suggestions! I really do appreciate it.
And hopefully I can get this off the ground. My list of credits keeps expanding exponentially.

I did get it into dm file format(thanks to llamabeast), and gave it a try before reading the comments pointing out my numerous errors. It crashed saying the mod had no name.

Maybe it was because of all the other stuff I had wrong, but i am going to work on it, incorporate the suggestions, and try again.

[Endoperez]

Are you sure you had quotes in the #modname line?

[BandarLover]

Sombre said:
I am actually really looking forward to you continuing with your mod Bandar.

I do plan to, soon, possibly, maybe. I want to take a look at Endo's GIMP tutorial for sprite extraction.

Xietor, I for one will be using this mod. I always disliked Man's infantry and any little boost helps in my mind. Plus another hero? I'm sold!