Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2008 2:04 am Post subject: Converting CC5 mods to CCWAR
From Firefox's CCWAR Ardennes Offensive VetBoB mod thread...
Tejszd wrote:
Way to go Firefox, the first mod for WAR!!!
TJ, when you have time...why don't you convert Meuse (and maybe BO) to CCWAR?
Converting CC5 mods should not take too much time...Firefox completed Ardennes Offensive VetBoB mod 1.0 in less than 2 weeks...bravo!
I'm currently experimenting with converting the BoS45 demo to CCWAR...took me about 2 days to convert the graphics and data. Haven't had time to meddle around with screen patching the exe to disable some menus not needed for the demo...and I haven't touched or studied how to put in the new maps using the new StratMap.txt (the BoS45 demo is only single battles on 3 maps...kinda like pocket mods).
Currently redesigning and streamlining the rank, medal gadgets and soldier uniforms for the new 'complete' Nations slots now available in CCWAR.
I should be able to finish the conversion in about a week...since I only have to deal with 3 Maps...and Mafi's new BTD conversion tool should make things easier. (But CoD5 WAW just came out...so I that might divert my attention elsewhere for a few weeks )
What's the point of converting CC5 mods to CCWAR? Well for one thing the AI (without Vetmod) is improved...not a great improvement but IMHO much better than the braindead CC5 AI.
And the new Nations slots in WAR is a great new platform for mods with combatants from different nations.
Too bad we still don't have a patch to enable interface screens stretching (yeah...I stil want it! )...and also the BG Commander Photos are disabled in the current ver of WAR (is it possible to manually screenpatch the BG Commander photos with RtBTool?).
yeah how many mods will work with WAR, and also and more impotantly, is it more stable to play H2H without random crashes and 0 second hangs and DirectX issues etc?
yeah how many mods will work with WAR, and also and more impotantly, is it more stable to play H2H without random crashes and 0 second hangs and DirectX issues etc?
All CC5 Mods need to be converted to CCWAR format first...
But we still need a StratMap Editing guide to import the StratMaps to WAR format.
Mod conversion should take about 2-3 weeks work (converting data, graphics/gadgets, maps etc)...maybe even less time if the modder works on it full time.
FYI, Mafi has updated RtBTool with some new goodies to convert CC4-CC5 files to new CCWAR format...thanks, Mafi!
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)...and also the BG Commander Photos are disabled in the current ver of WAR (is it possible to manually screenpatch the BG Commander photos with RtBTool?).
