INI

The INI-files are the key part of modding any C&C-game from RA to Generals/Zero Hour. Although the system of the INIs changed with the engines, even today they're still there. INIs can either be modified via a text/INI-editor or TibEd, while most in the community do not recommend the latter. For more information on what the individual file does, click on it's name.

The INIs

Red Alert/Counterstrike/Aftermath

INIs located in redalert.mix --> local.mix, expand1.mix and expand2.mix

• rules.ini
• aftrmath.ini (Aftermath)
• mission.ini (Aftermath)
• mplayer.ini (Aftermath)
• tutorial.ini

Tiberian Sun/Firestorm

INIs located in tibsun.mix --> local.mix, patch.mix (this version is used by most recent patch), expand01.mix
The suffix in { } is used by the Firestorm versions of the files.

• art{fs}.ini
• ai{fs}.ini
• battle{fs}.ini
• day.ini (FireStorm)
• dusk.ini (FireStorm)
• firestrm.ini (FireStorm)
• ion.ini (FireStorm)
• key.ini
• keyboard.ini
• langrule.ini
• langfs.ini (Firestorm)
• mapsel{01}.ini
• mission{1}.ini
• morning.ini (FireStorm)
• night.ini (FireStorm)
• rules.ini
• snow.ini
• sound{01}.ini
• sun.ini
• temperat.ini
• tmcj4f.ini
• theme{01}.ini
• tutorial.ini

Scrambled/String-INIs

These INIs' names were either not given correctly by XCC Mixer, or have no useful name. They all seem to consist of localization strings.

• B3C17994
• B8152851
• CFD7E82A
• D2D2D892
• E1CE9B49
• FCCBABF1

Red Alert 2/Yuri's Revenge

INIs located in ra2.mix --> local.mix, ra2md.mix --> localmd.mix, expandmd01.mix (this version is the one used by most recent YR patch)
The md-suffix is present in YR-INIs (Mission Disk). If you are modding YR, you have to use the md-INIs, i.e. rulesmd.ini instead of rules.ini.

• art(md).ini
• ai(md).ini
• battle(md).ini
• coopcamp(md).ini
• desertmd.ini
• eva(md).ini
• key(md).ini
• keyboard(md).ini
• lunarmd.ini
• mapsel(md).ini
• mpbattle(md).ini
• mpcoop(md).ini
• mpduel(md).ini
• mpfree(md).ini
• mpmeat(md).ini
• mpmodes(md).ini
• mpmw(md).ini
• mpnaval(md).ini
• mpsiege(md).ini
• mpunholy(md).ini
• mission(md).ini
• ra2(md).ini
• rmg(md).ini
• rules(md).ini
• snow(md).ini
• sound(md).ini
• temperat(md).ini
• theme(md).ini
• tutorial(md).ini
• ui(md).ini
• urban(md).ini
• urbannmd.ini

Generals/Zero Hour

(As I have not started looking into Generals yet, some Gen Modder should fill this gap)