Useful References
- INI Editing References
- Encyclopedias
- ModEnc - C&C Modding Encyclopedia, a fast growing Wiki about C&C modding. Contains most of the information found in DeeZire's Guide, and a wealth of additional information.
- DeeZire's INI Editing Guide - known as "the most comprehensive guide to INI coding ever written" before ModEnc was founded. However, it does contain several incorrect details. In such case, ModEnc's documentation should be trusted instead of this guide.
- ModEnc - C&C Modding Encyclopedia, a fast growing Wiki about C&C modding. Contains most of the information found in DeeZire's Guide, and a wealth of additional information.
- Tutorials
- Editing Source - more tutorials.
- Kravvitz's RA2 FAQ - an old site, not really updated anymore, but contains a lot of basic tutorials.
- Editing Source - more tutorials.
- Important Discussions
- Open Source thread, Sleipnir's Stuff - a long thread with plenty of useful tips and tricks. (And a fair share of crap.)
- Psycho's Fake Superweapons - a very long thread about faking extra superweapons. Now obsolete in light of PD's RockPatch (see below).
- Open Source thread, Sleipnir's Stuff - a long thread with plenty of useful tips and tricks. (And a fair share of crap.)
- Encyclopedias
- Modding forums
- RenegadeProjects: RA2/YR Editing.
- DeeZire Online.
- PPM: RA2 Editing.
- PPM: Research Center.
- PPM: Tutorials Vault.
- PPM: Mapping Discussion.
- Revora: RA2/YR Editing.
- Revora: Voxels and SHP.
- Revora: Tutorials.
- Sleipnir's Stuff: RA2.
- Sleipnir's Stuff: Voxels.
- Sleipnir's Stuff: SHPs.
- CNCDEN: RA2/YR Modding.
- CNCDEN: Map Editing.
- RenegadeProjects: RA2/YR Editing.
- Additional Modding Resources
- Rock Patch
- PD's RockPatch - An EXE patch for YR 1.001 which adds a LOT of new features to the game.
- RockPatch Discussion - a very long discussion about Rock Patch development.
- Rock The Battlefield - The official RockPatch discussion/support forum.
- PD's RockPatch - An EXE patch for YR 1.001 which adds a LOT of new features to the game.
- Unofficial Mini-Patch
- YR 1.002 Unofficial Mini-Patch - a long thread about fixing the bugs in unmodded YR and the resulting Unofficial Mini-Patch.
- Home of the Unofficial Mini-Patch - get the UMP and UMP Developer's Pack here. Also home for the Playlist Modifier, Clean-Up Program and the Purple Alert mod.
- YR 1.002 Unofficial Mini-Patch - a long thread about fixing the bugs in unmodded YR and the resulting Unofficial Mini-Patch.
- Site listings
- ModEnc's Community Portal - another list of sites related to RA2/YR modding.
- ModEnc's Community Portal - another list of sites related to RA2/YR modding.
- Editors and Utilities
- XCC Homepage - The one and only XCC Mixer, Mix Editor, and other XCC tools. The very heart of modding.
- FinalAlert 2 - the one and only map editor for RA2/YR. It is advised to use the unofficial version 1.02.
- OS tools - OS SHP Builder, VXLSE, OS Voxel Viewer.
- DCoder's Utilities - home of the AI Editors 1&2, INI Checker, and Infantry Animator.
- XCC Homepage - The one and only XCC Mixer, Mix Editor, and other XCC tools. The very heart of modding.
- Plugins - Add support for them in your mod so the users can enrich their gameplay experience.
- Terrain Expansion - adds a huge amount of extra terrain features.
- Assault Gamemode/Mappacks - adds Assault gamemode support.
- Capture Pack - adds recolored versions of basic tanks for occasions when you capture other side's factory.
- Terrain Expansion - adds a huge amount of extra terrain features.
- Art Resources
- Note: Before using assets from these sites in your public mod, you MUST read the readme and credit the author(s) as requested. Otherwise, you are not allowed to use those resources. This does not apply to mods you are making for private use.
- PIXELOPS - high quality assets.
- YR Argentina - high quality assets.
- Editing Source - high quality assets.
- Note: Before using assets from these sites in your public mod, you MUST read the readme and credit the author(s) as requested. Otherwise, you are not allowed to use those resources. This does not apply to mods you are making for private use.
- Rock Patch
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