Alright, here we go.

No pictures because you really shouldn't need them.

Okay, so first off, get to your /Cortex Command/ directory in Windows Explorer.

Go to <mod>.rte.

Open Index.ini in Notepad. It will always be in the first folder inside Mod.rte.

After EVERY line except for Datamodule in this folder, add a double-slash: //

Once accomplished, the mod Index should look like this:



Note that the DataModule line is not commented out, but all the others are. That's important; if you comment out DataModule the game will crash on startup.

NOW. Copy EVERY includefile line from the mod. (except for my mod, where the last line is to an activities edit and not needed)

Go back to the /Cortex Command/ directory, and click into Base.rte.

Open Index.ini. Now, this is the tricky part, so pay attention.

First, paste all the IncludeFiles you just copied at the end of the includefiles of Index.ini, but BEFORE the IncludeFile for Activities.ini.

So, the pasted includefiles are after EVERYTHING EXCEPT ACTIVITIES.

That's vital; because most mods have dependencies somewhere inside base.rte.

Now, your Index.ini should look something like this:



The especially savvy members will now begin to wonder where I'm going with this; now every IncludeFile that references the mod has been commented out.

Well, now what you do is, delete the //es you made in the mod Index. Once they're in Index.ini of Base.rte, we want them to load; but if we have both sets of includefiles load, then you will have duplicates of everything in the buy and build menus.

So, proceed to remove all the doubleslashes.



Now, go to Activities.ini, and add away. Note: You will have to add the Includefiles from EVERY mod you want loaded; it's probably the primary reason I put all my mods into one pack.

To change what craft are delivered, use this basic guide:
In each mod .rte, somewhere, there is a root instancename for what you want to mod into Activities.ini, and a root prop type for it.

Nearly always, this will be one of the following:
ADoor
ACDropship
ACrab
ACRocket
AHuman
HDFirearm
HeldDevice
TDExplosive

Most of the time, this is fairly self explanatory.

If it's a door, it's going to be an ADoor.
If it's a dropship, it'll be an ACDropship.
If it's a crab, OR a four-legged turret, it'll be an ACrab.
ACRocket is for rockets.
HDFirearm just means gun (held device firearm), so any gun mod will use this.
HeldDevice is what Shields use; specifically the Riot Shield.
TDExplosive is for most bombs, and all grenades.

So, here's what you do. Depending on the mod, the particle type will change. So, first, what you have to do is find the prop type. Generally, in the buy menu, this will be explained for you.
The Actors tab covers AHuman and ACrab. AHuman also covers Robots, so don't make it ARobot in your activities edit.
Craft covers ACRockets and ACDropships. Hint: Rockets have one engine, dropships have two.
Shields tab has HeldDevices, Bombs has TDExplosives.
Tools and Firearms are both HDFirearms.

So, then, you have to get the instancename, which is just the name of the mod. This is even easier; just look at what it's called in either the Bunker Editor or Build Menu.

Now, open Activities.ini, scroll down to the Grasslands activities, and mod away.


All there really is to it. Oh, and if you're curious, yes, you can make AHumans fall from the sky. Or HDFirearms.

Current Activities Guide Subversion: 1.1.0 [How to Edit guide included]

I added stuff about the Fun Forum in the Forum Games section. I can't wait for it to be censored! I already tried to keep it objective, but I am pretty sure that most/all of it will be cut out.

Bumpdate.

All mod related articles have been marked for deletion. Unless you can give me an excellent reason why they should be in CortexWiki (which you probably should not do in these forums), they get deleted soon.

The wiki's about the game and how to mod it, the forums are for posting your mods. However, that does not mean that you can't use snippets of code from your mods to explain certain aspects of modding, I suppose.

The hit list is here.