Hi DCJD!

Hopefully you are sitting comfortably....:) I'm popping up this conundrum I am having , and hope you may be able to cast your eye over when you get a chance to advise if possible! Its quite difficult to explain and I hope the below makes sense. I can of course elaborate on any confusion.

I have been attempting to add a new superweapon with animation graphics (HYDROFX) I have had success in testing however I am struggling to introduce the new sequence via my new VFX xml (with this sequence in it I did attempt to use my UNITS.XML but it seems to not be happy with updating XML's when I add it to that),

(As I have been adding to my singular UNITS.XML, it makes sense to ask about this while I am having this problem as well so I can work out why I can't get veterancy and more to pickup other XML's apart from UNITS.xml)

I have done the following but the mod will not pick this up and add the following to TD_VFX.xml?

I called the XML file "TibDawnExpansionVFXEvents.XML" in the directory of Documents\CnCRemastered\Mods\Tiberian_Dawn\TibDawnExpansion\Data\XML\TILESETS and this is how it is currently structured (Ive cut the middle section down as it repeats in in sequence)

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<Tiles>
<Tile version="2">
<Key>
<Name>HYDROFX</Name>
<Shape>0</Shape>
</Key>
<Value>
<Frames>
<Frame>HYDROFX\HYDROFX-0000.tga</Frame>
</Frames>
</Value>
</Tile>

REPEATED IN SEQUENCE CONTINUES To

</Tile>
</Tile>
<Tile>
<Key>
<Name>HYDROFX</Name>
<Shape>80</Shape>
</Key>
<Value>
<Frames>
<Frame>HYDROFX\HYDROFX-0080.tga</Frame>
</Frames>
</Value>
</Tile>
</Tiles>
</TilesetTypeClass>
</Tilesets>

And here is my next version veterancy_mod.xml that I hoped TibDawnExpansionVFXEvents.xml would import to the game.

<?xml version="4.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Files>
<SFXEvents>TibDawnExpansionSFXEvents.xml</SFXEvents><!-- must be a unique name, the file must be located in the \DATA\XML\AUDIO folder -->
<LocalizedSFXEvents></LocalizedSFXEvents><!-- must be a unique name, the file must be located in the \DATA\XML\AUDIO folder -->
<GameObjects>TibDawnExpansionBuildables.xml</GameObjects><!-- must be a unique name, the file must be located in the \DATA\XML\OBJECTS\UNITS folder -->
<TileSets> <!-- names aren't important here, the file must be located in the \DATA\XML\TILESETS folder -->
<Structures></Structures>
<Units>UNITS.XML</Units>
<Vfx>TibDawnExpansionVFXEvents.xml</Vfx>
</TileSets>
</Files>

I did the initial corresponding testing/modifying with the other sections (Buildables/art mod/rules.ini etc) and direct manipulation of TD_Units.xml, however obviously to introduce properly I need veterancy and more to import it in, I've been introducing all my new graphics through my "UNITS.XML" however I know I really should be using the corresponding XML's (Structures/VFX/Sound etc) but I seem to only be able to get Veterancy and more to update its XML's when I use the one "UNITS.XML" and that feeds into TD_UNITS I believe.

I hoped increasing the version number would action the refresh and import. However I am scratching my head figuring out what I am missing.

I know that is a lot! As I say if you please have any tips/advice of where I am going wrong that would be greatly appreciated, Thanks!