Question about putting new chrs in it and ds

[element11 0]

Hey guys, i have made a new chr. rifleman, and i have put it in the game fine, and it is my regular rifleman in single player. I know all about renaming the ica_us_rifleman.chr to all of the different names to put them in the different platoons in multiplayer, and as the default chrs for ds and it. I have made several copies of my chr and named them to the names in ruin's thread, misc skin tutorials.

I guess my questions are as follows

-Do i need to make atr files for each chr for all the platoons for DS and IT? This seems like ALOT of work! If so, how many atrs would i need to make per chr?

-Also, do i even need to set all the chr's names to the ones in ruin's mini tute??

IF you have no idea what i am talking about, with the naming of chr's, or if i am just nuts and you cant understand me please look at this link. maybe you will understand- Naming chr's

Thanks in advance, and let me know if ou do not undestand what i just put ere

[XE_Joker 0]

if this is for multiplayer, you can name them whatever you want and you only have to make 1 for each class. like for singleplayer campaigns you need the ica_us_rifleman and the ica_us_rifleman_a and the ica_us_rifleman_b. well multiplayer all you need is 1 and name it whatever you want. like you want your blue squad guys to be:

Rifleman: e_rb

Demo: e_db

Support: e_sub

Sniper: e_snb

just be sure in the atr file for the mp_plt1_asl and the others that the LOD's are set accordingly such as the following for the mp_plt1_asl (rifleman):

<ModelName>e_rb.chr</ModelName>

<LOD2>e_rb.chr</LOD2>

<LOD3>e_rb.chr</LOD3>

<DesertLOD1>e_rb.chr</DesertLOD1>

<DesertLOD2>e_rb.chr</DesertLOD2>

<DesertLOD3>e_rb.chr</DesertLOD3>

<JungleLOD1>e_rb.chr</JungleLOD1>

<JungleLOD2>e_rb.chr</JungleLOD2>

<JungleLOD3>e_rb.chr</JungleLOD3>

that is just an example of using 1 chr for all 3 environments. i normally make chrs for all 3 environments, but that is just me. unless of course it is a universal camo like the cyprus lizard camo i did. it's good for jungle and desert. anyway, same goes for the head LODs.

also, if you want to name your multiplayer soldier types; do this:

in the mp_plt(#)_(type) file go to <ActorName>@MP_atr_rif</ActorName> and change the @MP_atr_rif with whatever you want to name him/her. <ActorName>Blue Rifleman</ActorName>. So, ingame and on the soldier screen instead of it saying A Rifleman, it will say Blue Rifleman. (# is whatever platoon number you are editing for, 1 = blue - 2 = red - 3 = green - 4 = yellow) and (type is whatever soldier type are editing for, asl = rifleman, the others are self explanatory) example: mp_plt1_asl = blue rifleman.

I hope i didn't confuse you. if you need anymore help just ask here or at my site in the forums. http://xtremeeagles.net