Adding new faction to map?

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Can factions be added to a map or does this require making a new mod? I tried but failed so far.... followed the tutorial but it wouldn't let me start the map and the section didn't show up.

EDIT: Also how can I organise my rules files better? I tried

Rules:
rules.yaml
unitbalance.yaml
chrome.yaml

Is this meant to work?

[MustaphaTR]

AFAIK you can only get Turkey/Spain/Greece on RA and Fremen/Corrino/Mercenaries/Smugglers on D2k on a modmap as those have their UI stuff coded in. You just need to code world.yaml and prerequisite stuff for RA factions. D2k factions are already coded in world.yaml, you just need to make them Selectable.

Chrome.yaml stuff cannot be edited on maps. You need own mod for that.

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Ok by now I figured out that it should be:

Weapons: weapons.yaml
Rules: rules.yaml, unitbalance.yaml
Chrome: chrome.yaml

However...... in Chrome.yaml I do

flags: buttons_new.png
#other stuff

And it doesn't use buttons_new.png, it still uses the original buttons.png that normal OpenRA uses.

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AFAIK you can only get Turkey/Spain/Greece

But.... I want Belarus.

Chrome.yaml stuff cannot be edited on maps. You need own mod for that.

I see... can I make Belarus with Ukrainian or Soviet flag then?

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That's really kind of a bummer to be honest, about the buttons.png. Look at this nice flag:



(Gave Russia a stain for testing purposes)

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Ok I just got all the files to load properly but the faction Belarus still doesn't show up. It's really not possible, is it? That's a pity, considering even custom units with custom sprites work.

[Graion Dilach]

The problem is the UI, as said. Unlike units/weapons, UI is haevily intersected with the codebase and ain't even remotely as dynamic as the game itself is. And countries do affect UI through sidebars and whatnot.

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Can't it just use the standard UI?

[Sleipnir]

#3012 is the issue tracking this feature.