Hello, I am very new to modding and I am currently learning how to mod with the code in CC. However, I am looking for help in how I could create 1 new object, and alter another. These are my objectives:

-In "Bunker Systems" Create another hanger that is 1-2 "blocks" wider and 4-5 "blocks" taller (This is because a standard drop ship cannot fit through a vanilla "hanger").

-In "Bunker Systems" Alter the "Drop Ship Dock" so that if a ship is set to "stay" and is right under the dock, it will stay completely still and not give off any flames, until given any other pie menu command (Deliver Cargo, Return, etc), at which point it will create thrust and be able to move away from the dock.

Any advice in coding would be appreciated, and I would appreciate it even MORE if someone was able to do this for me.

Thank you!

Not sure how to do the thing with the dropship but making the bunker modules is easy enough just using paint. Copy the image files in Base.rte for the bunker pieces you want to modify and edit them appropriately. There should be an FG, BG, and MAT file for the modules.

It's all pretty self explanatory but FG is what shows in the Foreground, BG is what shows in he Background of the module be it the empty space or where particles destroy any parts in the foreground. MAT tells the game engine what material to make the module out of. Every material in CC has an assigned color value. You can see all this in Base.rte/Materials.ini. The ones in default bunker modules are probably concrete and rock (I could be wrong here) and background space (dark purple) which is not the same as leaving the spot blank (magic pink).

Once you have your image files edited and saved properly in the Cortex Command color pallet, put all your files in their own folder, name it something cool like BestModules.rte or something. Now you need to tell the game where your images are. All you need is an .ini file. You could create a new one or copy one with bunker modules already in it from Base.rte. Put that .ini file in your folder with your images.

This is what the TerrainObject code looks like. This is generally how CC creates bunker modules. You want something like this in your .ini file.


To properly set up your BitmapOffset, get the dimensions of your bitmaps. Let's say your bitmaps are 30X50 pixels. The X Offset would be half your bitmap's X value. The Y offset would be half your bitmap's Y value.

30/2 = 15 therefore X Offset = -15 (the offsets are made negative)
50/2 = 25 therefore Y Offset = -25 (the offsets are made negative)

These rules apply for most (if not all) bitmap or sprite offsets in CC modding.

With your TerrainObject properly defined, save your .ini file.

Now you should have your 3 module bitmaps and your .ini for defining the module all in their own rte folder. The last step is to create an Index.ini file. Create (or copy) a new .ini file and Name it Index.ini. Put it in your BestModules.rte folder. Add this code to your Index.ini.



Save your Index.ini. Now you should be ready to load the game and try your new module.

If you get error's try to see if you can fix it. You can check Base.rte/AbortScreen.bmp to see where the game crashed.
Feel free to come back and ask for more help if I wasn't clear enough, I would be glad to help further.

BTW: If you need help getting the images saved properly in the CC pallet I can provide a useful link. I use GIMP and Paint 1.6 (the old interface).

Thanks for your help! But I do have one question though...

As of now, I was able to photoshop the new hangar (using GIMP), but I am a bit confused on the coding section. This is because following the initialization of the hangar, the doors seem like they must be created as well.

Additionally, I am a bit confused by the Bitmap Vectors, in terms of what their purpose is and how changing the values affects the game.

Attached is a file containing the code I am currently working with, how does it look so far?

Thanks for helping me by the way!

Yes if you want your bunker module to have doors you will need to add them in the TerrainObject definition. Note that if you're not creating NEW doors and only using the ones from Base.rte then you don't need to re-define them. Also, the bitmap offsets tell the game where to find the center of your bitmap. If you want to add something, like doors or another kind of attachable, the offset will be drawn from that center point. Let's take a look at your code.



If you're planning on adding that conveyor to the module (if this can even be done) you'll need to define it before the TerrainObject. Additionally, if it's completely unmodified from the Base version (except for name) you don't need to define it at all. You can reference anything in Base.rte in your own mods at any time after it loads.

Hope this helps and as usual feel free to ask if you still have questions!

Thanks for the help!

I've got the code for the hangar ready to go.

Everytime I try to start the game, I get an error message reading "RTE Aborted Failed to find the MyMods.rte Data Module!"

Am I missing something in order to run this mod?

Thanks again!

Every mod needs an Index.ini file, with the first line in the file being

Success? Post your mod here if you like. I'm interested in seeing how it turned out

Sadly, no .

I keep getting the same error, even though I added an .ini file

I'll post the code soon!

If you post the .rte I could take a quick look to help out.

Here are the files that I have created.

Looks like it should work. Did you place the Index.ini in the first directory of the .rte folder (MyMods.rte)?

I had the Index file under "DockingBay" which is under "MyMods.rte". I attempted to move it so it's just under "MyMods.rte" but that did not work either.

Without the whole .rte it'll be hard to figure out what's causing he crash...

Sorry for the frustration, but the only things I can post are the files within the rte folder. Is there a way I can post the rte folder?

Compress it to a .rar archive.