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en>TAK02: Cameo sizes added for reference

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Cameo sizes added for reference

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	Cameos have to be in [[SHP]] format. If you want to convert a PCX (PNG, JPG, etc. also work) image to SHP, see [[XCC Mixer file conversion#PCX .3E SHP\|Converting PCX to SHP]].		Cameos have to be in [[SHP]] format. If you want to convert a PCX (PNG, JPG, etc. also work) image to SHP, see [[XCC Mixer file conversion#PCX .3E SHP\|Converting PCX to SHP]].
	~~Please note the cameo needs to be a 60x48 image when adding one for~~ RA2 and YR. It is unknown what side-effects result from making a smaller and/or larger cameo.
			For reference: TS cameos are 64x48, RA2 and YR cameos 60x48.
			It is unknown what side-effects result from making a smaller and/or larger cameo, though RA2 seems capable of handling 64x48 TS cameos without trouble.

	Once you have the SHP file, let's call it {{Tt\|example.shp}}, you need to tell the game to use it:		Once you have the SHP file, let's call it {{Tt\|example.shp}}, you need to tell the game to use it:

en>TAK02: Added RA2's cameo size. Please put TS's in too.

2018-07-02T12:29:54Z

Added RA2's cameo size. Please put TS's in too.

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	Cameos have to be in [[SHP]] format. If you want to convert a PCX (PNG, JPG, etc. also work) image to SHP, see [[XCC Mixer file conversion#PCX .3E SHP\|Converting PCX to SHP]].		Cameos have to be in [[SHP]] format. If you want to convert a PCX (PNG, JPG, etc. also work) image to SHP, see [[XCC Mixer file conversion#PCX .3E SHP\|Converting PCX to SHP]].
			Please note the cameo needs to be a 60x48 image when adding one for RA2 and YR. It is unknown what side-effects result from making a smaller and/or larger cameo.

	Once you have the SHP file, let's call it {{Tt\|example.shp}}, you need to tell the game to use it:		Once you have the SHP file, let's call it {{Tt\|example.shp}}, you need to tell the game to use it:

en>Gordon-creAtive: Reworking the Tutorials order...

2008-03-30T12:26:01Z

Reworking the Tutorials order...

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	*There, you just told the game to look for your file and use it as a cameo for that unit.		*There, you just told the game to look for your file and use it as a cameo for that unit.
	Now you have to put the file somewhere where the game can find it. See [[How to put your files in the game]].		Now you have to put the file somewhere where the game can find it. See [[How to put your files in the game]].
	[[Category:Tutorials]]		[[Category:General Tutorials]]

en>DCoder: Rewrite

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	~~== Adding a New~~ [[~~Cameo~~]] to ~~RA2~~ (By [[~~Kane 148~~]]~~) ==~~		Cameos have to be in [[SHP]] format. If you want to convert a PCX (PNG, JPG, etc. also work) image to SHP, see [[XCC Mixer file conversion#PCX .3E SHP\|Converting PCX to SHP]].

	~~Tools Needed: [[XCC]] [[Mixer]]~~, ~~[[XCC]] [[Mix Editor]]~~, ~~[[Red Alert 2]], [[Art]].ini~~		Once you have the SHP file, let's call it {{Tt\|example.shp}}, you need to tell the game to use it:
			*Open the {{Ini\|art}} file.
	~~This tutorial will show~~ you ~~how~~ to ~~take an new [[cameo]] that is in PCX format and add~~ it ~~to Red Alert 2.~~		*Find the unit that should be using this cameo.
			*Edit its section so that the line
	~~=== Step One~~: ~~===~~		Cameo=whatever
	Open ~~[[XCC]] [[Mixer]] and go to the directory that the [[cameo]] is in. Make sure that it is in the correct pallette, and is named correctly. For more info on this, read~~ the ~~[[cameo]] making [[cameo making~~\|~~tutorial]]~~.		looks like
			Cameo=example
	~~=== Step Two: ===~~		(the game automatically adds the {{Tt\|.shp}} extension.)
	~~Select~~ the [[cameo~~]] you want to add, and right click on it and select "Copy as SHP (TS)". The [[SHP]] file will be placed in your [[XCC]] folder. You can now close [[XCC]] [[Mixer]]~~.		*There, you just told the game to look for your file and use it as a cameo for that unit.
			Now you have to put the file somewhere where the game can find it. See [[How to put your files in the game]].
	~~===Step Three: ===~~
	Open [[XCC]] [[Mix Editor]]. Now click "New", and save it in your [[RA2]] directory as "ecacheXX.[[mix]]" (XX= a number between 1-99). Now click "Insert", and select the [[cameo]] [[SHP]] and click "Open". Now click "Save", "Compact", and "Close", in that ~~order. You can now exit [[XCC]] [[Mix Editor]].~~

	~~=== Step Four: ===~~
	~~Now open [[Art]].ini in [[Wordpad]] and go to your unit's code. Now add these lines to it (or modify~~ the ~~existing lines):~~

	Cameo=~~XXXX~~
	~~AltCameo~~=~~XXXX~~
	(~~XXXX=~~ the ~~cameo SHPs' filename~~)

	~~=== Step Five: ===~~
	~~Save [[Art]].ini~~, and ~~place~~ it ~~in your [[RA2]] directory if it’s not already there~~.

	~~That’s it,~~ you have ~~added~~ the ~~[[cameo]]. You can add more [[cameo]]s by following these steps, except instead of making a new [[MIX]]~~ file ~~for each [[cameo]], open~~ the ~~existing ecacheXX~~.[[~~mix]] and add~~ the ~~new [[cameos~~]] ~~to it~~.
	[[Category:Tutorials]]		[[Category:Tutorials]]

en>DCoder at 18:57, 16 March 2006

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	=== Step Two: ===		=== Step Two: ===
	Select the [[cameo]] you want to add, and right click on it and select "Copy as SHP (TS)". The [[SHP]] file will be placed in your [[XCC]] folder. You can now close [[XCC]] [[Mixer].		Select the [[cameo]] you want to add, and right click on it and select "Copy as SHP (TS)". The [[SHP]] file will be placed in your [[XCC]] folder. You can now close [[XCC]] [[Mixer]].

	===Step Three: ===		===Step Three: ===

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	=== Step One: ===		=== Step One: ===
	Open [[XCC]] [[Mixer]] and go to the directory that the [[cameo]] is in. Make sure that it is in the correct pallette, and is named correctly. For more info on this, read the [[cameo]] making [[cameo making\|tutorial]].		Open [[XCC]] [[Mixer]] and go to the directory that the [[cameo]] is in. Make sure that it is in the correct pallette, and is named correctly. For more info on this, read the [[cameo]] making [[cameo making\|tutorial]].
	~~jhbvjlbh~~

	=== Step Two: ===		=== Step Two: ===

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	=== Step One: ===		=== Step One: ===
	Open [[XCC]] [[Mixer]] and go to the directory that the [[cameo]] is in. Make sure that it is in the correct pallette, and is named correctly. For more info on this, read the [[cameo]] making [[cameo making\|tutorial]].		Open [[XCC]] [[Mixer]] and go to the directory that the [[cameo]] is in. Make sure that it is in the correct pallette, and is named correctly. For more info on this, read the [[cameo]] making [[cameo making\|tutorial]].
			jhbvjlbh

	=== Step Two: ===		=== Step Two: ===

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	That’s it, you have added the [[cameo]]. You can add more [[cameo]]s by following these steps, except instead of making a new [[MIX]] file for each [[cameo]], open the existing ecacheXX.[[mix]] and add the new [[cameos]] to it.		That’s it, you have added the [[cameo]]. You can add more [[cameo]]s by following these steps, except instead of making a new [[MIX]] file for each [[cameo]], open the existing ecacheXX.[[mix]] and add the new [[cameos]] to it.
			[[Category:Tutorials]]

en>DCoder at 13:15, 14 August 2004

2004-08-14T13:15:06Z

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== Adding a New [[Cameo]] to RA2 (By [[Kane 148]]) ==

Tools Needed: [[XCC]] [[Mixer]], [[XCC]] [[Mix Editor]], [[Red Alert 2]], [[Art]].ini

This tutorial will show you how to take an new [[cameo]] that is in PCX format and add it to Red Alert 2.

=== Step One: ===
Open [[XCC]] [[Mixer]] and go to the directory that the [[cameo]] is in. Make sure that it is in the correct pallette, and is named correctly. For more info on this, read the [[cameo]] making [[cameo making|tutorial]].

=== Step Two: ===
Select the [[cameo]] you want to add, and right click on it and select "Copy as SHP (TS)". The [[SHP]] file will be placed in your [[XCC]] folder. You can now close [[XCC]] [[Mixer].

===Step Three: ===
Open [[XCC]] [[Mix Editor]]. Now click "New", and save it in your [[RA2]] directory as "ecacheXX.[[mix]]" (XX= a number between 1-99). Now click "Insert", and select the [[cameo]] [[SHP]] and click "Open". Now click "Save", "Compact", and "Close", in that order. You can now exit [[XCC]] [[Mix Editor]].

=== Step Four: ===
Now open [[Art]].ini in [[Wordpad]] and go to your unit's code. Now add these lines to it (or modify the existing lines):

Cameo=XXXX
AltCameo=XXXX
(XXXX= the cameo SHPs' filename)

=== Step Five: ===
Save [[Art]].ini, and place it in your [[RA2]] directory if it’s not already there.

That’s it, you have added the [[cameo]]. You can add more [[cameo]]s by following these steps, except instead of making a new [[MIX]] file for each [[cameo]], open the existing ecacheXX.[[mix]] and add the new [[cameos]] to it.