How to add territory flag to your exile server

[Taylor FDC 8]

Hi everyone I made a YouTube video on how to add more custom flag to your exile server

 

 

Edited April 7, 2016 by Taylor FDC

[bFe 16]

Dont you have to define the flag in the mpmissions\config?
Also, does the name have to be flag_x_co or can it just be myflag.paa?

 

[Taylor FDC 8]

Thank you for letting me know I didn't put all the information in the video..

• Dont you have to define the flag in the mpmissions\config?

Yes like ,so

class CfgFlags
{
 class USA
 {
  name = "USA";
  texture = "\A3\Data_F\Flags\flag_us_co.paa";
  uids[] = {};
 };
 class FDC
 {
  name = "FDC";
  texture = "custom\Flags\flag_fdc_co.paa";
  uids[] = {};
 };

• Also, does the name have to be flag_x_co or can it just be myflag.paa?

And yes the name has to be flag_x_co.paa

Edited April 16, 2016 by Taylor FDC

[bFe 16]

Thanks

[Trips 1]

does this method still work with Exile 1.0+ ?

[dilwhop 1]

On 10/5/2016 at 5:34 PM, Trips said:

does this method still work with Exile 1.0+ ?

Yep just did it today, just make sure you define it as posted above in your mission config.cpp

[Alyx Sokarad 0]

Hi there! New guy here.

Sorry for bumping an older thread but I am having issues with this. I am trying to add a custom flag but it isn't showing up in game. I followed the steps in the video and below OP's post but I'm still having issues. Here is what I did:

* I created a 256x256 image and converted it over to .paa

* I unpacked my mission file (Exile.Altis) and created a directory called custom in the root directory of the mission. Within the custom directory, I created a folder called Flags.

* I added the new flag to my config.cpp file:

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class CfgFlags 
{
    class USA
    {
        name = "USA";
        texture = "\A3\Data_F\Flags\flag_us_co.paa";
        uids[] = {};
    };
    class XOF
        {
        name = "XOF";
        texture = "\custom\Flags\flag_xof_co.paa";
        uids[] = {};
    };
};

* I repackaged the mission file up and started the server. While its starting up, I get this warning message in the log file

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20:41:46 "ExileServer - Loading territories from database..."
20:41:46 Warning Message: Picture \custom\flags\flag_xof_co.paa not found
20:41:46 "ExileServer - Done loading territories!"

When I load into the game and place a new flag down, I can see the letters "XOF" but the flag texture doesn't show up. When I place the flag down, the pole shows up in game but the flag is non existent.

I am not sure what I am doing wrong. Can anyone help me?

EDIT: NEVERMIND. I FIXED IT.

Again, sorry for bumping a thread. I found the issue. I had to read over Taylor's config one more time. I removed the slash from the beginning in the config.cpp file and it worked. So, it looks like this now:

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    class XOF
        {
        name = "XOF";
        texture = "custom\Flags\flag_xof_co.paa";
        uids[] = {};
    };
};

 

Edited December 15, 2016 by Alyx Sokarad
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[DiABEL 12]

Nice Taylor good job and thx for the video and code :-)

[lobosds 1]

Hi, I did not want to ask in an old thread, but after many tests I can not make it work. I will try to explain all the attempts made if someone sees what is my fault, thank you.

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class CfgFlags 
{
    class USA
    {
        name = "USA";
        texture = "\A3\Data_F\Flags\flag_us_co.paa";
        uids[] = {};
    }; 
    class SPAIN
    {
        name = "SPAIN";
        texture = "custom\Flags\flag_es_co.paa";
        uids[] = {};
    };    
    class CATALONIA 
    { 
        name = "Republic of Catalonia"; 
        texture = "custom\Flags\flag_ru_co.paa"; 
        uids[] = {}; 
    }; 
};

As you can see, I try to load a Spanish custom flag since it did not appear and I received an error that you will see in the following image

https://ibb.co/dSCfOm

I was thinking of adding an image. For example, the one of the Russian flag (the insert where the Republic of Catalonia says) that comes from @exile and does not finish loading but does not give an error. My conclusions are that this system does not work in this version that the tools of the converter of weapons 3 do not work well and that I am left without personalized flags some charitable soul to help me with this.

Edited February 3, 2018 by lobosds

[kosako17 7]

On 3/2/2018 at 2:57 PM, lobosds said:

Hi, I did not want to ask in an old thread, but after many tests I can not make it work. I will try to explain all the attempts made if someone sees what is my fault, thank you.

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class CfgFlags 
{
    class USA
    {
        name = "USA";
        texture = "\A3\Data_F\Flags\flag_us_co.paa";
        uids[] = {};
    }; 
    class SPAIN
    {
        name = "SPAIN";
        texture = "custom\Flags\flag_es_co.paa";
        uids[] = {};
    };    
    class CATALONIA 
    { 
        name = "Republic of Catalonia"; 
        texture = "custom\Flags\flag_ru_co.paa"; 
        uids[] = {}; 
    }; 
};

As you can see, I try to load a Spanish custom flag since it did not appear and I received an error that you will see in the following image

https://ibb.co/dSCfOm

I was thinking of adding an image. For example, the one of the Russian flag (the insert where the Republic of Catalonia says) that comes from @exile and does not finish loading but does not give an error. My conclusions are that this system does not work in this version that the tools of the converter of weapons 3 do not work well and that I am left without personalized flags some charitable soul to help me with this.

It does not work because "Republic of Catalonia" didn't exist