Need help putting the unit into game

[emilka1]

Hello,
I've done everything I read to do in those forums, and it came out that I'm still missing something.
I've got a message

ERROR READING FILE
".\ART\UNITS\ECAVALERY\ECAVALERY.INI"

and the game shut down.

What is this file? My comp is not finding it at all.
please help

[BadKharma]

Every unit requires an .INI file. If the folder name and INI file name do not match the game cant find it and you get that error. Additionaly you should make sure both the modified BIQ and the scenario folder you are using for your additions are in the conquests/scenario folder.

[Spacer One]

sometimes units come zipped in an unneeded file folder...make sure the unit is in the top folder...

in other words Art/units/(unit name)
and not Art/units/(unit name)/(Unit name)

[molesworth]

Originally Posted by BadKharma

Additionaly you should make sure both the modified BIQ and the scenario folder you are using for your additions are in the conquests/scenario folder.

I am experiencing some confusion over this. I am trying to add a unit to C3C following Colonel Kraken's tutorial. Now, as you know C3C has both a conquests AND a scenario folder. Which one am I supposed to be working in?

Also the unit I have downloaded (the ASW Helo by vingrjoe) has an INI file (the texty looking thing with a sprocket on it) but is not actually named with the .ini suffix. Does this matter?
When I open the INI file it is written in some kind of code, is this normal?

Sorry for my ignorance and to ask so much but I have been trying for a couple of days to get this to work and would really appreciate some guidance.

Profuse thanks in advance.

[Yoda Power]

Originally Posted by molesworth

I am experiencing some confusion over this. I am trying to add a unit to C3C following Colonel Kraken's tutorial. Now, as you know C3C has both a conquests AND a scenario folder. Which one am I supposed to be working in?

It actually doesn't matter technically. However scenarios are the one people usually use.

Also the unit I have downloaded (the ASW Helo by vingrjoe) has an INI file (the texty looking thing with a sprocket on it) but is not actually named with the .ini suffix. Does this matter?
When I open the INI file it is written in some kind of code, is this normal?

Does sound strange. Ini files are not written in any codes, you sohuld be able to understand how it works when you open it.

[Spacer One]

not to contradict Yoda, but to some the text in the INI may SEEM like a code...

Its not a code, its a list of possible actions, sounds and speeds...

notice that they are all "Attack" or "defend" or "Walk"...this is how the game knows what flic animation to play for each action...

There doesnt have to be an "INI" extention at the end (its there you just cant see it)

You should be working is the scenario folder...there are tutorials on how this is done...

[molesworth]

Thanks for replying Spacer One. It is useful to know that the "INI" extension doesn't actually have to be visible. I actually renamed it to have a .INI suffix - think I may have messed it up now! As far as the code goes, the INI file I have for this unit is not in any earth language, it is a series of what look to me like hieroglyphics! (I know it is really some sort of computer programming language). This leads me to wonder if it is some kind of format that needs converting to be effective. I haven't really got any further in my attempts to add a unit and am now beginning to wonder if I should start over.

[Spacer One]

Im not sure what you could be doing to see the INI in a strange language...it looks more or less just like this:

[Speed]
Normal Speed=250
Fast Speed=250

[Animations]
BLANK=
DEFAULT=Default.flc
WALK=
RUN=Run.flc
ATTACK1=Defense.flc
ATTACK2=
ATTACK3=
DEFEND=
DEATH=Death.flc
DEAD=
FORTIFY=
FORTIFYHOLD=
FIDGET=
VICTORY=Torpedo.flc
TURNLEFT=
TURNRIGHT=
BUILD=
ROAD=
MINE=
IRRIGATE=
FORTRESS=
CAPTURE=
STOP_AT_LAST_FRAME=

[Timing]
BLANK=0.500000
DEFAULT=0.500000
WALK=0.500000
RUN=0.500000
ATTACK1=0.500000
ATTACK2=0.500000
ATTACK3=0.500000
DEFEND=0.500000
DEATH=0.500000
DEAD=0.500000
FORTIFY=0.500000
FORTIFYHOLD=0.500000
FIDGET=0.500000
VICTORY=0.500000
TURNLEFT=0.500000
TURNRIGHT=0.500000
BUILD=0.500000
ROAD=0.500000
MINE=0.500000
IRRIGATE=0.500000
FORTRESS=0.500000
CAPTURE=0.500000
STOP_AT_LAST_FRAME=0.500000

[Sound Effects]
BLANK=
DEFAULT=
WALK=
RUN=HelicopterRun.wav
ATTACK1=HelicopterAttack.amb
ATTACK2=
ATTACK3=
DEFEND=
DEATH=HelicopterDeath.wav
DEAD=
FORTIFY=
FORTIFYHOLD=
FIDGET=
VICTORY=HelicopterRun.wav
TURNLEFT=
TURNRIGHT=
BUILD=
ROAD=
MINE=
IRRIGATE=
FORTRESS=
CAPTURE=
STOP_AT_LAST_FRAME=
[Version]
VERSION=1

beyond that, there is NO reason to open the INI to add a unit to the game...just make sure that the INI and the unit folder have EXACTLY the same name(if the INI is "UNITA"...the folder its in must also be "UNITA")

refer to this tutorial...start from the beginning...

http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=11882

and if you want to understand the INI, read this one

http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=191539

[Spacer One]

ok, this is the text from molesworth's INI...does anyone know what it is?...?

„$‚ÅJ)# šÀ'Ê
†?0HìðŸÛA¦\
¤›·ü'„ ‘#Sc?BºP° 3¦,l½ú
Ϥÿ±þeEüÌ}ˆï-=!(ŸB?=„„‘#· [3®ô„g2Bz„FÞÔž#[IYFéq´ p[ä…ÍûÂ3¡î0ˆ¥Ç@|oQ\ÒƒJ™6pØÂh½á™Œ˜žˆ¥çRcJSzDH Oôá ’MÂÈYS†\8´¯ÓžÉˆÚâÞ'"¾7Ï8 àæ}˜¤#Në
Ïd„ô@ø“ÐN†øÞ&ß@‚[zySG´mÌE·æNOx&#¦'ĽC|o £ç5ˆ¤Ç•0lØÂÁãrzÂ3‘ÌAN™Ðg½ ‚ï$N2dꌡWzÂ3„´E„ô@(™f´Ÿ›µ0v_ᙌ  B?=>"ˆ€ '>†„¡ƒ¦9aØ”žðLÆÔl ¤'¢ød{ySzT_Ö«Š›4vÊÈ™“†.:Oìô„g2¦fÿAÙ¶ÂE"ö£#ó >lÞÌ™S¦N[¸¼/,“´Cô¼ç§˜·PÑþàû3f·0ÒþðLFHŒè}„‘:eØ/÷á%™Ï ™M¸©cöìª#'›3 °m6–Wì—œô7“
Ñí)ÄÒ*øz)eÆäÃ6i1¤lÁRF.ª÷¥“¾¢LFð>Ñû!íGß œù`¦ý°Eó¬Ú¿.±ž5=ÂÃzCÐz3È"é$9oáIP§§'#'(B zBPûsšr/z"X/Ð —NêŒaS&Œ\8RÔé)“S$Ò“ó6ŒÊ‹ƒì}À"g6˜xŸ7sडÑ)Þ– ÉÚë
!í'Áû¢7TÄÇÜýÜ4 ˜„Àù-Bz,â&Ú†ôä—Ü‹¡àK|4 3g*r¸×1%Ï:e±$º°ÞuñU&}ÅN!Þ'©¼((a`A$=¦i¢I Ú‚(
›2 „„¡;‹‰%ٝžOú*“¾â'#¤'œ!ž¿¹Aå…A’ø9€÷,Åܵ#oäБS¶À†õΤ¯h“ÒCs^É„dŽISîƒI2Ÿ)ø-²ÁÄû¼a¯ËÞ7“ag½!ˆý"°Þl½©ø zÄÒ‚BÌ[l÷…e2‚÷1Ÿ·„€ösˆ‚|I0ܼÏ3fæ -èÊÆÑ1Û"ˆÐéÉ“¾"M ˆ'¦HQÒpíƒ[zI#îZ6ïÏd ýX/(éA²Ôƒ›ø€ò†Mš1e@L¡†Nš7nÑÓS'}EœBćK„ô ìX¯+e°¡ƒ>íÏd„ô„HïaJO¤¾"3’ ’TЮéòÈ Ó&
YÖšð¾°æz3ƒ™o„RzD±Þ÷å ’Û™ô@ÆÍ™´] Ž„‘C¦Œ[l®ïëA_Ñ#øð¤G@¼x…)=&þ‚%ùÓyO¹|ÐJ!oؼ™3§.,ÞžÁˆÈ 7"o !ï›—qšÅÅ’¯ô8"§L: ˜¤9ƒ†š·JY$ˆ'êZ8¼/¢´‡Pz†öK‰ž Á/=ÄÈ ‹‡íKzzÐWÔÁéíq
‘ôfÕŸ$©Õ­ôxZ0a‹äëIâ–Añi
“ö‡Hz$üFíO‡ƒœ÷¹†
[ôôTï‹:˜ëuP^‚€õŽrdˆ)§‡AiApJ)uÜ€ ¢§Î‰9 ‚È¡âÙ“‹Vì·A_ô¿•ýá ýô°ˆÆz#G0I4sè¤q;o„&œ²0x_™ôm’B|ÝxB_ûc¬5HZ¯&aμ ÷@VÞä}&*ë•FΘ:mÜ„±“æ,2Ž(>!Îz‘DKOæ}1Ø4ˆ¤Ç7pÊÈ q“¶ šsÄ1s[³[à¼%

I didnt put it all in here, cause it was huge...but this is a good sample

[BadKharma]

Also the unit I have downloaded (the ASW Helo by vingrjoe) has an INI file (the texty looking thing with a sprocket on it) but is not actually named with the .ini suffix. Does this matter?
When I open the INI file it is written in some kind of code, is this normal?

When I open the ini file with notepad from that unit it looks normal not like the coding I see above.
I think you better start over using the original unaltered .ini .......... and also it would be a good idea in your preferences to show file extensions.

[Plotinus]

molesworth, have you had any success yet? If not feel free to PM me - I might be able to work out what the problem is...