[EW4] btl files

Nice !

I tried it and I can extend the map of a .btl. This was no problem.
As I learned, that a water tile can have an owner, we probably can make new .btl - maps by setting for a template all tiles to county-id 00 (First country) and don't use -1 (FF) at all for the border-data.

Can you insert files with your hex-editor?

I patched campaign1_02.btl it has a 20*20 map.

I set the height at 0x014 to 21 (0x15)

I created a 20 bytes text-file :12345678901234567890 and inserted it at the end of the border-section at 0x0610 - and then I changed the bytes to -1 (ff).

then you have to count good, you need to add 20 Bytes for the twenty hex we want to extend the battefield. I believe for now, it helps for modding to set also watertiles to a country, so insert 20 times 00 (france) at position &H0610. Just before the first Element (trench at 10 09 )

On PC i used TextPad (shareware) as Editor, the binary-mode I remember quite ok. On Android I use NotepadMM the included hexeditor is sufficient and has also multitabs.

P.S.
I am now used to it and the combination of MT and NMM is perfect - I keep the files I work on open in the NMM editors, and use MT for all file and APK work.

Do you ADD cities, od do you move existin Elements ?
I.E. Do you do changes in the header? (first 72 Bytes)

We have to use the board, I asked Saltin already, but for now there is not the possibility, we have to ask later to remove the chat from the reference.

How do you add them?

how to add Cities or Units

𝘛𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘴𝘬𝘺,









Yellow line : Number of Units
                 

Red line : number of buildings

{Both in hex}

Its reverse, first Elements (Buildings, installations) and then Units.

Q1: When you change these Values, how you add the data ?
Q2: Can you understand my initial post in this thread ?
I'm updating this constantly as I learn more.