Question about menu

74205 · 05-23-07, 10:18 AM

Hi all. First, sorry for my bad english...

Now, i have several questions about were to find some files in the game.

Mostly what im trying to do is create a new "page" or add some buttons to the existent ones.
I have read the "Deconstructing the menu_1024_768.ini file items" tutorial by zAmboni to help me understand a bit more about the file itself and to try to see if i can come up with something.
But a far as i know this file only make the "objets" apear in the menu, it doesnt have any link to "what" that objet must do (besides the ItemID).

Taking this in mind i also read the "How to change buttons" tutorial by Engel in hopes of finding some insigigh as how the buttons work.
But once again, the file has its own "references" to what each command should do.

So im a bit lost here, all this tutorials are great, but how do you create new items, words, images or even a new menu to the game?

Maybe an example will clear things up so you understand what i want to do:

In the menu were you start a new carrer, you have a lot of options between renown, difficulty, start base, start year, etc...
So for example, i want to add a new button at the bottom of the screen to "link" to a new page that i will create. Is there any way to make this?

Or, another exaple, is there any way that when you select the dificulty level, a litle tooltip displays that says what "configuration" this dificulty mode has?

I know it should be best to have an "example image" than words, but im not at home now so i cant make one.

Yesterday i inspected a lot of files in the game, but i didnt find anything useful. I keep seen al around the "ItemID" or reference numbers (for example 0x31000000) that link to another "command file" but i cant find were all the configurations for this are.
Now... is it posible that all the Reference and items are configured in the main EXE?? because if this is the case, it should explain why i cant find any explanation on what this items are... and also it will make what i want to do imposible...

So anyone can help me? i have a lot of other questions (also because i dont find the files to modify

) but i will keep them for another time...

05-23-07, 10:18 AM	#1
74205 Watch Join Date: May 2007 Location: Mar del Plata, Argentina Posts: 16 Downloads: 34 Uploads: 0	Question about menu Hi all. First, sorry for my bad english... Now, i have several questions about were to find some files in the game. Mostly what im trying to do is create a new "page" or add some buttons to the existent ones. I have read the "Deconstructing the menu_1024_768.ini file items" tutorial by zAmboni to help me understand a bit more about the file itself and to try to see if i can come up with something. But a far as i know this file only make the "objets" apear in the menu, it doesnt have any link to "what" that objet must do (besides the ItemID). Taking this in mind i also read the "How to change buttons" tutorial by Engel in hopes of finding some insigigh as how the buttons work. But once again, the file has its own "references" to what each command should do. So im a bit lost here, all this tutorials are great, but how do you create new items, words, images or even a new menu to the game? Maybe an example will clear things up so you understand what i want to do: In the menu were you start a new carrer, you have a lot of options between renown, difficulty, start base, start year, etc... So for example, i want to add a new button at the bottom of the screen to "link" to a new page that i will create. Is there any way to make this? Or, another exaple, is there any way that when you select the dificulty level, a litle tooltip displays that says what "configuration" this dificulty mode has? I know it should be best to have an "example image" than words, but im not at home now so i cant make one. Yesterday i inspected a lot of files in the game, but i didnt find anything useful. I keep seen al around the "ItemID" or reference numbers (for example 0x31000000) that link to another "command file" but i cant find were all the configurations for this are. Now... is it posible that all the Reference and items are configured in the main EXE?? because if this is the case, it should explain why i cant find any explanation on what this items are... and also it will make what i want to do imposible... So anyone can help me? i have a lot of other questions (also because i dont find the files to modify) but i will keep them for another time...