Buttons

[Rocco]

Yeah so, my noob self is having trouble adding new build buttons to buildings, like, I'm trying to make Jim Raynor from a Barracks. I've done it all in firegraft and Datedit but it still doesn't work, what am I missing?

[IskatuMesk]

Be more specific. How does it "not work"?

[Rocco]

The button doesn't show up.

[IskatuMesk]

Are you running it through firegraft or mpqdraft?
Do you have the requirements set up correctly?
I can't recall if FG needs this or not, but are the max button #'s set properly?
Are you running on the correct SC version?

[Rocco]

I tried both.
I'm really hoping so, everything looks right.
The max buttons are correct.
I have FG for 1.16.1 and am running SC on 1.16.1.

[IskatuMesk]

beats me bro T.T

switch to 1.10 and use stargraft/memgraft?

[bajadulce]

wow.. that is pretty newb! must be something really simple you're messing up on. It happens. Here's a simple experiment that might help you get started. It requires nothing more than changing 2 values in FGraft:

1. Start Fgraft haha.
2. Select "new"
3. Find the Barracks button set.
4. Find the marine button and change the last field where it says "Action Variable" from "0" to "20"
5. then hit the arrow to the far right of this field to jump to the requirement tab for Jim Raynor Marine.
6. checkmark "is used"
7. Save file - you're done!
8. select no for import mpq and no for custom icon.
9. run your exe. If Jim Raynor doesn't show up when you hit the marine button, then all hope is lost!

So that's only 2 things you have to change to at least run a quick test that you're saving correctly, running the right version etc. etc.

[Rocco]

Thanks, but I meant add a new button entirely.

[bajadulce]

this was meant to be an experiment to isolate whether the simplest of change "shows" up for you. If you can't get the basic above to work, then there's no point in trying something more advanced. Learn to walk before running.

Once you get the above to work, just copy/paste the entry as a new button, the proper requirements, some new strings, new icons, new animations, new portraits, new voices, new wireframes.... blah blah blah, etc ,etc. The road to modding isn't a very complicated one, but you have to start somewhere.

[Rocco]

Hah, yeah, I've actually done very basic modding forever.

Also, the button suddenly decided to just show up? I changed nothing with FireGraft and it came up when I loaded the .exe.

[Death_Wing]

I'm having a button related problem and don't want to make a new thread.

Problem: Unit does not queue.

It is a unit that, for now, uses the Firebat graphics. I have used "Cave", probably the problem but anyway.
I have got the unit setup, ready, tested in a map. But when I want to "train" the unit from the command center, with it's respective button and such, I click on it and nothing happens. The button even goes "down". It displays everything correctly except it simply refuses to queue up or be created....

Help .. please?

Edit: Added Attachments and hopes for a response =\

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