Need help making a new mod work

[Need help making a new mod work]

excuse me while i throw thumbs up at you from a dump truck full of them. I'm going to test this out when i get home tonight

[Need help making a new mod work]

Sounds like you are just doing a retexure? In other words, changing the graphics of that vest?

Yup, you'll need to setup the config file. Its a bit of a pain. You'll have to setup a dummy (or real) Unit that wears the vest. Not at home right now, so I can't post an example. Not sure that helps, but when I get a chance I can post some details. Let me know here, or PM if I forget.

Great Sig by the way!

Thanks! It's probably one of my favorite ones haha

Yeah thats the idea, I didn't want to say "retexture" because when i think of that I think of replacing the colors of an existing vest instead of actually adding another physical vest (even though its an existing 3D model, if that makes sense)

In a perfect world i'd like this vest to appear in arsenal or maybe even an ammo box.

Here's a config.cpp (what you need) with a single vest:

class CfgPatches {
class YOUR_PBO_PREFIX {
	units[] = {};
	weapons[] = {"YOUR_VEST_CLASSNAME"};
	requiredVersion = 0.1;
	requiredAddons[] = {"A3_Weapons_F", "A3_Characters_F_BLUFOR"};
	author = "Your Name";
};
};

class cfgWeapons {
class V_PlateCarrier1_rgr { class ItemInfo; };	// External class reference


class YOUR_VEST_CLASSNAME : V_PlateCarrier1_rgr{
	scope = 2;
	displayName = "Your Vest Name";
	hiddenSelections[] = {"camo"};
	hiddenSelectionsTextures[] = {"YOUR_PBO_PREFIX\BLUFOR\DATA\tacticalvest_police_co.paa"};
               //you can leave this out to use the default .rvmat for V_PlateCarrier1_rgr
               hiddenSelectionsMaterials[] = {"YOUR_PBO_PREFIX\BLUFOR\DATA\tacticalvest.rvmat"};
	class ItemInfo : ItemInfo {
		hiddenSelections[] = {"camo"};
                      //you can leave this out to use the default model for V_PlateCarrier1_rgr
		uniformModel = "YOUR_PBO_PREFIX\BLUFOR\equip_tacticalvest_black.p3d";
	};
};
};

You set the PBO Prefix with the gear icon in PBO manager (it's generally the name of the PBO).

I suggest getting acquainted with the config viewer in the game to see what's in various classes.

So that's what I was looking for. Are these mostly a plug and go thing? Or do i need to swap some things here and there? Also do i need to change the name of the vest since it's still called a the tactical police vest?

[Need help making a new mod work]

Hey guys. I've been googling and searching and dissecting already existing mods for help. But a lot of the tutorials or calls for help either go over what i've already completed, are too far ahead in the steps or too advanced for my knowledge. I try to google long and hard before resorting to making a forum post.

I'm starting off simple. Basicly my unit just wanted a vest to distinguish our instructors during training since we do mass training sessions blah blah blah.

I have grabbed the .paa of the tactical vest police, changed it to a .png via text2view, saved it it and turned it into a .paa again. I also have notepad++ as well as PBOmanager. I'ts hard to explain where i'm stuck at. It is meant to be a separate vest, not a reskin of an existing one, so essentially speaking the original vest (the black police one) will exist in game as well as this one and be activated via @folder

my pbo looks like this atm

So now i'm just sitting here wondering what is next. Since its supposed to be a different vest, i would believe i need to change those names in the pbo and create a classname as well. But I dont know how to do that either.

Any guidance is appreciated. This is posted in the config area because i THINK that is the next step. but again. Dont even know how to create that

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