> Figured out how to extract and edit files but need help figuring out how to make the changes affect gameplay.
> I know with rules.ini you just have to put edited file in the RA2 dir, but not sure what to do with edited cache from ra2.mix and art.ini file.
> This is quickly becoming an obsession, for the sake of my sanity, HELP!!!!!!

For both art.ini & cache.mix, leave it in your RA2 dir just as you would do with rules.ini.

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