Under request of Biohazard, I put this together. It covers the most basic functions of the XCC mixer, and XCC editor.

XCC mixer:
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1. in the left column in XCC mixer, you can browse through your computer, just like in Windows Explorer. You can either hit Backspace, or the ".." to go back in your search.
You can use this to open any Westwood mix file, as if it was an ordinary folder, just select it and it'll open. "TIBSUN.MIX" holds pretty much all of TS's files.

2. The easiest way to extract a file is to right click on it. You'll get several options on what you can do wit this file.

3. Click "Extract.." to get the 'save as' window.

4. it will make a copy of your file in the directory you specify. For myself, I made a separate folder called 'Extracted' where I extract stuff to, this helps to organize all the stuff I've extracted.

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XCC Mix Editor
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Open XCC Mix editor. It'll take you to a blank table. Hit "New" to get started. It'll give you a 'save as' window, asking yo where you want to put the mix, and what you want its name to be. The name is VERY IMPORTANT!!!!! it tells the game to read the files inside.

Put all your shp in "ecache##.mix"
pretty much everything else goes in "expand##.mix"

## means any two digit number between 02 -99. Do NOT use 01 because that's what the firestorm expansion uses.
Anything in these mixes will override other files with the same name.
For example, if you make a new voxel called bggy.vxl, it will OVERRIDE Tiberian Sun's Nod buggy (bggy.vxl) and display your new voxel as the Nod buggy instead.

I want to put voxels in this mix, so I'm calling it "expand09"

Adding stuff:
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1. Simply select the files you want to add, click & drag them into the Mix Editor box.

2. when you put everything in that you want to put in the mix, remember to click SAVE, or else it won't save. Yeah, i forget this too sometimes

3. After you save, I like to hit "Compact". It's not always necessary, but it's always good to do.

Nice tut there, glad you didn't use black font like the other tut

I'll give it 5 out of 5

You know... you dont have to use XCC Mix Editor... XCC Mixer does it all.

ohhhhh....

all this time I've been doing it the hard way

Ok, i gave it a quick go, I did all the steps...that was easy. Now how do i put them into my game?

Screenies:

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Done what you said...

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They are not there

don't use Tibed.

Extract rules.ini and art.ini and edit them with notepad... it's a little slower to learn, but in the long run it's far far better than any TS modding programs out there..

With my civilian voxel pack, I actually included and the rules and art entries that you need - go in the folder and open "art+rules.ini" to see the entries. It might also give you a better idea on how to get units into the game..

It bases each code entry on the name of the voxel, so mtruck.vxl is defined in rules.ini and art.ini as [MTRUCK], followed by all the tags (strength, speed, etc)
use the Ctrl+F search in Notepad to find your way around the huge ini file, find [VehicleTypes] and list the names of your new units at the end of that list.

Then go down to where it lists units (beginning with [HVR] ), and put down the actual code..

Noez!!11! Teh TibEd... please dont use it, the advanced group of modders do not condone it as it gives you heat rash and serious leg cramp. Poor Keon, he gets so much abuse over hes tool, though hes one for C&C3 looks to be good.

Sorry to say i did use tibed, but manualy :sleep:

Now i can add anything! Wooo

Thanks, Biohazard

*breaths in deep*... Best advise for modders
*breaths out*

BTW: Backster: you really like designing your own windows skins... don't ya?

Yeah, I can't stand default.. and, I can't put away that windows classic layout

(nobody copy me now, or I'll rip out your spleen )