CSF

CSF files contain all the ingame texts of RA2 (ra2.csf) and YR (ra2md.csf). They can be edited either with XCC String Table Editor (by Olaf van der Spek) or with RA2StrEdit (by TheMatze).

Editing CSF files in XCC String Table Editor

Let's say you are following a tutorial for adding a new unit... and the tutorial tells you to "add an entry Name:NewTank to the CSF file and set it to 'My New Tank'".

• Open XCC Mixer.
• Launch > String Table Editor > select the game.
• In the left panel, select the "NAME" section.
  • You can actually select any section you wish, it will still get saved properly.
• Click "Insert" at the bottom.
• Type in Name:NewTank and hit Enter.
  • These strings are case-insensitive, you can type in naME:NEWTANk and it would still work.
• Double click on the new entry.
  • Alternatively, click on it and hit "Edit" at the bottom, your choice.
• Type in My New Tank in the big box, and leave the bottom box empty.
  • These strings are case-sensitive, and the text you type in here will be displayed in the same case as you entered it.
• Hit "OK".
• Hit "OK" at the bottom.

There you go, now your tank will be named "My New Tank" when you move your mouse over it. (This doesn't effect the cameo.)