SHIP CLASSES

Are you trying to add a hull or an entire new "core ship" design?

hull larger than huge

Have you added an approrpiate GC2Types.xml entry? You need an actual entry for the hull, in addition to the technology it depends on.

this is what i put in there it is in the secound group of ship hulls

<hull name="gigantic hull 2">
<displayname>Large</displayname>
<description>gigantic hulls are the largest hulls that can be built. They use 10 logistics but with lots of hitpoints they are very tough.</description>
<cost>210</cost>
<size>120</size>
<hp>70</hp>
<sensorrange>5</sensorrange>
<model>Large_2</model>
<thumbnail>Large_2</thumbnail>
<speed>1</speed>
<category>gigantic</category>
<logistics>10</logistics>
<tech_requirement>Massive Scale Building</tech_requirement> </hull>

Some thoughts (had to edit your post to make the codes visible):

The name= value in the opening hull tag may not allow spaces--I've never confirmed this myself, but none of the ones in the game have spaces in them.

Be sure you're playing with a hull style that actually has a Large_2 model--not all races have a third model for all sizes.

Also be sure you're beginning a new game to test it. Changes to the data files won't show up in a saved game made before the changes were made.

thank you i will try it

ok i corrected it but i am still not getting the new ship size i will try one more thing

i have noticed one thing in the tech description in the game the huge ships of ship components large large huge huge huge

where as mine doesn't have anything would this be a problem and if so how can i fix


thank you

Not sure exaclty what you're trying to say there, can you be more specific?

this is the massive tech it has all the stuff in yellow such as above


">WWW Link


and this is mine




i am wondering if i need the yellow printing there such as for the ship models and if so how do i get it put there

You posted the same picture twice...

ok sorry thought i took care of that here is the second picture

Yes, it should say "Ship Components: Gigantic" in that box there. If it does not then there is still something wrong with your gigantic entry in GC2Types.xml. The game will put the text there automatically if the hull itself is working.

Also be sure you set the requirement for the hull to your new tech--in your code above you had it set to the already existing tech before the one you added.

this is what i changed it to will try it


Hull Name="gigantichull_2"
DisplayName>giganticgigantic hulls are the largest hulls that can be built. They use 10 logistics but with lots of hitpoints they are very tough.
Cost210 Size>120 HP>70 SensorRange>5 Model>gigantic-2 Thumbnail>Large_2
Speed>1
Category>gigantic
Logistics>10
Tech_Requirement>Massive Scale Building

Have you created/copied a model with the name S0_gigantic-2.x, S1_gigantic-2.x, S2_gigantic-2.x, S3_gigantic-2.x, and S4_gigantic-2.x and placed them in Gfx\Models?

this is something i don't know how to do