Adding new units

[Odyseuss]

I am new to adding units through the editor and have a question or two. I have read several of the tutorials in the forum ( the help file for the C3C editor seems useless) and they appear to modify units already in the PediaIcons or units that are in the original game (Colonel Krakens conversion of Musketmen to Musket Infantry for example). I have downloaded some new units (art, civilopedia entries, etc) and have them unzipped and waiting to be added. However, when I go to the unit editor, I can't find the new icon out of nearly 200 examples. Can someone give a short explanation how the unit screen works or point me to the right tutorial?

 

[Steph]

There is a file call unit_32.pcx
It is located in the art/units folder of the scenario.

You need to copy&paste the provided icone into this file if you want to see it as the icon in the editor.

 

[Odyseuss]

Following Colonel Kraken's tutorial and this reply, I copied and pasted a test Icon onto unit_32.pcx and saved. When I tried to edit and create this unit, the unit tab disappeared. When I removed the icon, it came back. I then tried to add a new unit and again when I went to check the change, the unit tab disappeared. I would be grateful for additional direction or to correspond through e-mail to walk me through this problem. Please note that I am trying to add new units that I have downloaded from this forum.