What the heck is an "INI" file?

[Silentbob_151]

help me out here, I have loaded the units into place, fixed the Units_32 file created the unit in the civ editor, did the civilopedia entry for it, but still i cant get unit to operate, Im begining to feel stupid here, when I select the unit to build it it says, Error loading the "INI" File, what is an InI file anyway? Where do I find one of these InI files at, ive looked everywhere for them arts/units/waffen_SS/Waffen_ss.ini file is the one it says i need? You people must be incredibly smart if you have no trouble with this. could ya help a newby out please? Thanks, Silentbob

 

[Silentbob_151]

also im using windows ME and sometimes windows just dosnt tell you exactly what type of a file your looking at for example the word pad with the gear on it is noticably different from a normal word pad but theres no distinction

 

[Chieftess]

(ok, I'll contain my Comp. Sci. chuckle...)

Did you add a unit to the editor? (yourself, or a uploaded patch) If so, you need a filename (*.ini - * being a wildcard) in that directory. (note - directory = folder) The file needs to have the same name as the unit. For example:

Say you made a medival unit for the Japanese, and called it a "Ninja". The directory would be
arts/units/Ninja

Now, for a temporary fix, go down 1 directory, and into another (say, /samurai ), copy those files over to the Ninja directory. Back in the Ninja directory, change the .ini file to Ninja.ini .

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If you downloaded the unit, make sure the .ini file is the same name as the directory, and open it to make sure it shows all of the filenames.