> > > 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.
> Thanks muchly, love the game, want to tweak it a bit.
> If I ever get good enough to create a decent mod will share with all.
do you want to change the game itself..or just a map ..in maps you get the same effect, but you can still play online, and thats a good thing