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Fires1
05-29-2007, 11:55 AM
I'm not new to RA/YR, but I'm new to editing it. I've edited other games before and have a basic knowledege. In fact I've tried editing the rules.ini file and that didn't work. What I'd like to do is raise the cost of the Chaos Drone to $2500. Any suggestions would be appreciated. :)
Corsarus
05-29-2007, 05:26 PM
go to edit > find

search [dron]

when you get it look for something that says cost= and write cost=2500
hogo98
05-30-2007, 05:46 AM
I would suggest using word pad because it doesn't ask you to designate if you are searching up or down like notepad does.
Fires1
05-30-2007, 10:37 AM
I tried to edit it in rules.ini with word pad, and it saved it. But it still shows a cost of $800. Is the rules.ini file the correct file? Thanks.:)
Fenring
05-30-2007, 11:21 AM
No. You need rulesmd.ini and the right identifier, which is [CAOS].
hogo98
05-30-2007, 01:37 PM
So that makes Dron the terror drone right. Yup just checked it out what do you use to edit Fenring?
EliteGi
05-30-2007, 02:03 PM
He uses notepad just like most of us do. Notepad - simple, effective and hassle-free.
Fenring
05-30-2007, 03:00 PM
WordPad and Notepad++ actually. :p
Fires1
05-30-2007, 06:54 PM
No. You need rulesmd.ini and the right identifier, which is [CAOS].
I'm sorry, I was in rules.ini. not rulesmd.ini. I downloaded the rulesmd.ini with the editing guide and was having some issues saving what I edited in it. I'm not able to find rulesmd in my westwood/ra2 file.
Also would it matter if I'm running Deezires mod?
Thanks for the help guys, I'm a little lost.:freek:
Fenring
05-30-2007, 07:14 PM
Yes, a mod would be an issue.

The rules(md) file is not floating in the directory; it's in the mix files.
Fires1
05-31-2007, 07:53 AM
Yes, a mod would be an issue.

The rules(md) file is not floating in the directory; it's in the mix files.
Fenring,

Okay, Whatever I did I had to re-install. Even after correcting it back to it's original values.
apple23
05-31-2007, 08:15 PM
all you have to do is download the rulesmd file, open it, and search for [CAOS] and change the cost= to 2500
Fenring
05-31-2007, 09:09 PM
NO! God! Why do people insist on telling people to "download the INI files"?

DO IT THE RIGHT WAY! Get the XCC utilities, explore the mix files a bit, learn about them, extract your files and edit them as needed.

[EDIT] Never, never, never, never, NEVER open a mix file in a text editor. If you don't know what you're doing, you'll **** it up.
Fires1
06-16-2007, 02:16 PM
NO! God! Why do people insist on telling people to "download the INI files"?

DO IT THE RIGHT WAY! Get the XCC utilities, explore the mix files a bit, learn about them, extract your files and edit them as needed.

[EDIT] Never, never, never, never, NEVER open a mix file in a text editor. If you don't know what you're doing, you'll **** it up.
Fenring,
I've been busy with some other stuff for the past couple weeks and haven't had a chance to mess with it. But, I did get the XCC Utilities after I had already tried to edit with wordpad and had to reload the game... DOH LOL.
I'm sure I'll be back with more questions when I get time to mess with the mix files.
:cool: Thanks again.