We will go over:

• Files
  
• Giving your army its soldiers
  
• Giving your army its soldiers part 2
  
• Vehicles
  
• Giving squads, towed artillery and heroes an icon
  
• Finalization
  
• To make bots use it

Just as in the previous guide. It is recommended to have notepad++ for this (or not). I will create an army called the "Ger 3".
Go to resource\set\multiplayer\armies and copy-paste the ger.set file and name it ger3.set. You don't have to copy-paste that one, but I chose one.

This is optional if you don't need to rename or give it another flag.
Open it up and rename:

• {title "mp/army/ger"}" to "{title "mp/army/ger3"}
  
• {icon "/interface/pages/multi/flag_ger"} to {icon "/interface/pages/multi/flag_ger3"}
  
• If you want to you can change what flag it has if you want to in {flag "/interface/scene/common/flag-germany"}.

As a placeholder, I will just make a copy of the normal German interface.


For {icon "/interface/pages/multi/flag_ger3"}, go to resource\interface\pages\multi and copy-paste flag_ger.tga to flag_ger3.tga.


For the name, go to localization and find #dlg_mp.lng. Open it and find "army" values with the names of the armies. Just copy-paste Germany's names under Germany.

For {flag "/interface/scene/common/flag-germany"}, go to resource/interface/scene/common/, copy-paste flag-germany.tga to flag-ger3.tga if you chose to change this.

In order to have an army, you need soldiers.
Go to resource\set\breed\mp and copy-paste the ger folder to ger3.
If you want to, you can boot up editor and change these soldiers, but I won't.

In order to make the army use the soldiers, go to resource\set\multiplayer\units.
It will be a lot of values to add, so I hope that you are using notepad++.

The first thing you will see is the tankman being defined. Underneath it lays the different armies' tankmen. Go to {"mp/ger/tankman" ("tankman" side(ger))}, press ctrl D to copy paste the line under {"mp/ger/tankman" ("tankman" side(ger))}. Rename it to {"mp/ger3/tankman" ("tankman" side(ger3))}.Thankfully you don't have to add all of these to your army. You could even add more to your army if you want to. But for a full army that is equal to the others, maybe you should.
You will have to also do this to:

• {"mp/ger/tankman2" ("tankman2" side(ger))}
  
• {"mp/ger/vehicle_supporter" ("vehicle_supporter" side(ger))}
  
• {"mp/ger/home_guard" ("home_guard" side(ger))}
  
• {"mp/ger/home_guard2" ("home_guard" side(ger))}
  
• {"mp/ger/rifle" ("rifle" side(ger))}
  
• {"mp/ger/rifle2" ("rifle" side(ger))}
  
• {"mp/ger/smg" ("smg" side(ger))}
  
• {"mp/ger/smg2" ("smg" side(ger))}
  
• {"mp/ger/squadleader" ("squadleader" side(ger))}
  
• {"mp/ger/squadleader2" ("squadleader" side(ger))}
  
• {"mp/ger/mgun" ("mgun" side(ger))}
  
• {"mp/ger/saper" ("saper" side(ger))}
  
• {"mp/ger/ap_miner" ("ap_miner" side(ger))}
  
• {"mp/ger/at_miner" ("at_miner" side(ger))}
  
• {"mp/ger/elite" ("elite" side(ger))}
  
• {"mp/ger/elite2" ("elite" side(ger))}
  
• {"mp/ger/elite3" ("elite" side(ger))}
  
• {"mp/ger/elite4" ("elite" side(ger))}
  
• {"mp/ger/elite5" ("elite" side(ger))}
  
• {"mp/ger/elite6" ("elite" side(ger))}
  
• {"mp/ger/elite_at" ("elite" side(ger))}
  
• {"mp/ger/sturmovik" ("sturmovik" side(ger))}
  
• {"mp/ger/sturmovik2" ("sturmovik" side(ger))}
  
• {"mp/ger/sturmovik3" ("sturmovik" side(ger))}
  
• {"mp/ger/sturmovik4" ("sturmovik" side(ger))}
  
• {"mp/ger/sturmovik4b" ("sturmovik" side(ger))}
  
• {"mp/ger/sturmovik5" ("sturmovik" side(ger))}
  
• {"mp/ger/sturmovik5b" ("sturmovik" side(ger))}
  
• {"mp/ger/sturmovik6" ("sturmovik" side(ger))}
  
• {"mp/ger/sturmovik6b" ("sturmovik" side(ger))}
  
• {"mp/ger/flamer" ("flamer" side(ger))}
  
• {"mp/ger/flamer2" ("flamer" side(ger))}
  
• {"mp/ger/sniper" ("sniper" side(ger))}
  
• {"mp/ger/sniper2" ("sniper" side(ger))}
  
• {"mp/ger/radioman" ("radioman" side(ger))}
  
• {"mp/ger/oficer" ("oficer" side(ger))}
  
• {"mp/ger/bazooker" ("bazooker" side(ger))}
  
• {"mp/ger/bazooker2" ("bazooker" side(ger))}
  
• {"mp/ger/bazooker3" ("bazooker" side(ger))}
  
• {"mp/ger/at_rifle" ("at_rifle" side(ger))}
  
• {"mp/ger/at_rifle2" ("at_rifle" side(ger))}

This is such a long list that I will make another section for the rest.

Now that you have add the soldiers to your army, you will need to create squads with them.
While you are in the same folder as soldiers.set file, open up squads.set file.

You will kinda have to to the same here, but again not all are required.
Find ("squad_with2types" side(ger) name(home_guards) c(30) g(squad_1) c1(home_guard:6) c2(home_guard2:2) b(squad1) t(all inf_only) level(1) cost(60) f(-1.0)), ctrl d, rename the "side(ger)" value of the duplicate to "side(ger3)".
Again, you will have to do this optionally to:

• ("squad_with3types" side(ger) name(smgs) c(30) g(squad_2) c1(squadleader2:1) c2(rifle2:3) c3(smg2:4) b(squad1) t(all inf_only) level(1) cost(110) f(1.0))
  
• ("squad_with4types" side(ger) name(riflemans) c(30) g(squad_2) c1(squadleader:1) c2(rifle:5) c3(smg:1) c4(mgun:1) b(squad1) t(all inf_only) level(1) cost(150) f(1.0))
  
• ("squad_with3types" side(ger) name(elites) c(0) g(squad_4) c1(elite:3) c2(elite2:3) c3(elite3:2) b(squad1) t(all inf_only) level(4) cost(225) f(1.0))
  
• ("squad_with3types" side(ger) name(stormtroopers) c(0) g(squad_5) c1(sturmovik:4) c2(sturmovik2:2) c3(sturmovik3:2) b(squad1) t(all inf_only) level(8) cost(330) f(1.0))
  
• {"storm_mech_ger" ("vb3" c(0) c1(sdkfz251_1) t(all inf_only) s(ger) n1(6) n2(2) n3(2) g(squad_6) b(squad1)) {level 12} {cost 480} {fore 1.0}}
  
• ("squad_with1types" side(ger) name(ap_miners) c(120) g(squad_7) c1(ap_miner:4) b(squad1) t(all inf_only engineers mines) level(11) cost(150) f(0))
  
• ("squad_with1types" side(ger) name(at_miners) c(120) g(squad_8) c1(at_miner:4) b(squad1) t(all inf_only engineers mines) level(14) cost(200) f(0))
  
• ("squad_with1types" side(ger) name(sappers) c(120) g(squad_9) c1(saper:2) b(squad1) t(all inf_only engineers) level(1) cost(50) f(0))

That was for the squads. For the single soldiers:

• ("squad_with1types" side(ger) name(riflemans2) c(0) g(soldier_1) c1(rifle:1) b(squad2) t(all inf_only single) level(1) cost(10) f(1.0))
  
• ("squad_with1types" side(ger) name(smgs2) c(0) g(soldier_2) c1(smg:1) b(squad2) t(all inf_only single) level(1) cost(12) f(1.0))
  
• ("squad_with1types" side(ger) name(tankmans) c(30) g(soldier_3) c1(tankman:2) b(squad2) t(all inf_only tankmans) level(1) cost(10) f(-1.0))
  
• ("squad_with2types" side(ger) name(at_rifles) c1(at_rifle:1) c2(at_rifle2:1) c(15) g(soldier_4) b(squad2) t(all inf_only) level(1) cost(60) f(1.0))
  
• ("squad_with2types" side(ger) name(bazookers) c1(bazooker:1) c2(bazooker2:1) c(15) g(soldier_5) b(squad2) t(all inf_only) level(1) cost(90) f(1.0))
  
• ("squad_with1types" side(ger) name(mgs2) c(300) g(soldier_6) c1(mgun:1) b(squad2) t(all inf_only) level(1) cost(70) f(1.0))

We also have sturmoviks, flamers and officers, which are usually a trio or a pair of soldiers in the same button:

• ("squad_with2types" side(ger) name(stormtroopers1) c(60) g(soldier_7) c1(sturmovik4:3) c2(sturmovik4b:2) b(squad2) t(all inf_only) level(7) cost(130) f(1.0))
  
• ("squad_with2types" side(ger) name(stormtroopers2) c(60) g(soldier_5) c1(sturmovik5:1) c2(sturmovik5b:2) b(squad2) t(all inf_only) level(14) cost(155) f(1.0))
  
• ("squad_with2types" side(ger) name(stormtroopers3) c(300) g(soldier_6) c1(sturmovik6:1) c2(sturmovik6b:2) b(squad2) t(all inf_only) level(21) cost(145) f(1.0))
  
• ("squad_with2types" side(ger) name(flamers) c(150) g(soldier_8) c1(flamer:1) c2(flamer2:1) b(squad2) t(all flamer inf_only) level(3) cost(75) f(0))
  
• ("squad_with1types" side(ger) name(snipers) c(150) g(soldier_9) c1(sniper:1) b(squad2) t(all sniper_only inf_only) level(8) cost(160) f(0))
  
• ("squad_with2types" side(ger) name(officers) c(150) g(soldier_10) c1(oficer:1) c2(smg2:2) b(squad2) t(all officer inf_only) level(18) cost(200) f(0))

The only thing left is to open vehicles_xnotanks.set, and do what you have done before, here. That is really it for the soldiers of your army, now it is for the vehicles.

Now your army needs vehicles. As you are still in the resource\set\multiplayer\units folder, copy-paste vehicles_ger.set and rename the duplicate to vehicles_ger3.set.
Open it up.

Fortunately this area is much less work to do here as a placeholder. All you need to do, is to (in notepad++) press ctrl f, then go to the replace button on the tab, put s(ger) in the Find what: box and put s(ger3) in the Replace with: box.
Click the replace all button.

Then change the s(ger) box to side(ger) and s(ger3) box with side(ger3). Press replace all again.
There is also the heroes at the bottom of the file. You can change the ger part to ger3, but it isn't actually important what you call it since the s(ger3) is what chooses what army it is in. You could even let it be named like how it is already.

If you want to change the vehicles, go to my previous tutorial that handles that.
That's it for the vehicles.

If you test the unit in game. You would see that the infantry squads, towed artilleries and heroes have a blank icon on the purchase menu.
To give them one, first, take a note on the name. An example for the first towed artillery for the army is named "how_aa" on vehicles_ger3.set. Go to resource\interface\scene\unit_icon and copy-paste the how_aa(ger)_00.tga to 03.tga and rename the duplicates to how_aa(ger3)_00.tga to 03.tga.

Now that you have done all of this, you still have to (optionally):

• Add the army to one of the two alliances (Not optional).
  
• Give the soldiers, heroes, towed artillery a description.
  
• Add those vehicles to the vehicles_x.set and vehicles_xnotanks.set.

This will not take much time.
Go to set\multiplayer\games and open up preset_alliances.inc.
Add your army whichever alliance you army is with.
Now if you don't care about the description or the vehicles_x.set and vehicles_xnotanks.set files, you're done for this section.

For the description, go to localization and open up the desc.lng file. There you can give your soldiers their names. For an example, to give the rifleman squad a name for the army, find {"riflemans(ger)" "Regular infantry"} and well, you know what to do. For the induvidual soldiers desc to show up when you hover over them, find the {"mp" containers, then find the {"ger" container. Copy-paste that and where the braces (where the end of the { in {"ger") is. Rename the "ger" to "ger3".
Now for the vehicles_x.set and vehicles_xnotanks.set files, if you haven't added anything new to the army, then there is no need to do anything here. If you have added anything, go to vehicles_x.set and add the vehicle or artillery to where they would fit and give them the appropriate values. Do the same for vehicles_xnotanks.set for any light vehicles that would fit.

There is also an info.lng file. There you can add literal descriptions to your units. Do that in the "squads" container if it is an infantry squad (or an apc with infantry), or in the "entity" container if it is a vehicle/artillery.

And that is truly it for the army that you've made.
There is only one thing left...

If you ever want the ai to use the army in game, go to resource\script\multiplayer and open up bot.data.lua.

I promise you that this is the last time that you have to do what you did in soldiers.set.
Find the first ["ger"], select it and everything until you get to the lone brace and comma ( }, ).
Ctrl d and change the ["ger"] in the duplicate to ["ger3"], change the --Germany to --Ger 3 (optional) and rename the squads inside the container that has (ger) in them to (ger3).
Fun fact: You can also add hero squads too into the bot. Just add the name of the squad to the code and don't include the (ger3) at the end of the line.

You will do that again to the other times it shows up. In total you should have done it eight times including the first one you did.

Now the ai will use the units in the army if you choose the ai to be that army.