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
- 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
- eva{md}.ini
- key.ini
- keyboard{md}.ini
- mapsel{md}.ini
- mpbattle{md}.ini
- mpcoop{md}.ini
- mpduel{md}.ini
- mpfreeforall{md}.ini
- mpmeat{md}.ini
- mpmodes{md}.ini
- mpmw{md}.ini
- mpnaval{md}.ini
- mpsiege{md}.ini
- mpunholy{md}.ini
- mission{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)