# Adding (Not replacing) Custom Icons **URL:** \ **Category:** II - Modding\ **Created:** [June 27, 2020, 3:06am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/adding-not-replacing-custom-icons/85831 "2020-06-27T03:06:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![RadiatingBlade](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/radiatingblade/32/143170_2.png) [@RadiatingBlade](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/RadiatingBlade)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2021, 11:30pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/adding-not-replacing-custom-icons/85831/21 "2021-06-27T23:30:58Z")
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**Author:** ![BouffantBloom32](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/bouffantbloom32/32/30879_2.png) [@BouffantBloom32](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/BouffantBloom32)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2021, 8:49am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/adding-not-replacing-custom-icons/85831/22 "2021-10-17T08:49:06Z")
> [@thieftdp8498](#): > > the image must be 256 x 256 (as of 2 months ago), I use photoshop to make all image like this for icon, smaller or bigger i’d sometimes have problems not loading. Do you know why it has to be 256x256? If in the game they end up as 38x38 anyway? And why does modding seemingly have to be such a pain on DE? ---
**Author:** ![thieftdp8498](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/thieftdp8498/32/34716_2.png) [@thieftdp8498](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/thieftdp8498)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2021, 5:14am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/adding-not-replacing-custom-icons/85831/23 "2021-11-17T05:14:23Z")
@BouffantBloom32 no idea. at one point on one of the earlier patches, like in 2020, any size would have worked and I had a bunch of mixed sizes. 40x40, 128x128 etc then all of a sudden after an update none of the smaller ones worked. took me awhile to figure out it was because size must be 256x256 still unsure reason but been sticking to that ever since. ---
**Author:** ![Metalchairo](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/metalchairo/32/28813_2.png) [@Metalchairo](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/Metalchairo)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2022, 4:49pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/adding-not-replacing-custom-icons/85831/24 "2022-05-13T16:49:30Z")
this method apparently no longer works. In fact in the A.G.E.3 it no longer changes icons when another number is put ![aoe5](https://forums.ageofempires.com/uploads/default/original/3X/2/5/25bebeff29543eaf9a7f974dde0f8b04cc418574.png) ![aoe6](https://forums.ageofempires.com/uploads/default/original/3X/7/8/7873a6f72f607a0c6b37b44b81439951b1a6688f.png) ---
**Author:** ![thieftdp8498](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/thieftdp8498/32/34716_2.png) [@thieftdp8498](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/thieftdp8498)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2022, 5:42pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/adding-not-replacing-custom-icons/85831/25 "2022-05-15T17:42:30Z")
it still working for me, as of the DLC update ---
**Author:** ![Metalchairo](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/metalchairo/32/28813_2.png) [@Metalchairo](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/Metalchairo)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2022, 6:41pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/adding-not-replacing-custom-icons/85831/26 "2022-05-28T18:41:04Z")
if the materials.json and icons.json work but the problem is different: Using the AGE3 does not allow me to change icons. please someone could you check if I am the only one who happens to this? ---
**Author:** ![thieftdp8498](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/thieftdp8498/32/34716_2.png) [@thieftdp8498](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/thieftdp8498)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2022, 7:02pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/adding-not-replacing-custom-icons/85831/27 "2022-05-28T19:02:48Z")
it’s working for me, just tried it ---
**Author:** ![Metalchairo](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/metalchairo/32/28813_2.png) [@Metalchairo](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/Metalchairo)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2022, 11:12pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/adding-not-replacing-custom-icons/85831/28 "2022-05-30T23:12:51Z")
I found the problem. was that the option “including graphics” was not checked ![aoe8](https://forums.ageofempires.com/uploads/default/original/3X/9/2/92f7f6d2684fddecd8d5d840789d70c0d6360ce0.png) checking that option resolved the issue ---
**Author:** ![PeakHornet46539](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/peakhornet46539/32/187877_2.png) [@PeakHornet46539](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/PeakHornet46539)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2022, 1:35pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/adding-not-replacing-custom-icons/85831/29 "2022-05-31T13:35:54Z")
Could you add more icon dds files after the maximum number currently in the game? Or only replace icons with others? ---
**Author:** ![PeakHornet46539](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/peakhornet46539/32/187877_2.png) [@PeakHornet46539](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/PeakHornet46539)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2022, 10:14am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/adding-not-replacing-custom-icons/85831/30 "2022-06-05T10:14:02Z")
Hi, could I check how you added new icons, not just replace those already in the game, I think its 403 currently? Could you let me know which files you edited or added into your mod folders? And how did you add the new entries - in the strings.txt or .json files, and if so which .json files? ---
**Author:** ![PeakHornet46539](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/peakhornet46539/32/187877_2.png) [@PeakHornet46539](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/PeakHornet46539)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2022, 5:59am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/adding-not-replacing-custom-icons/85831/31 "2022-07-10T05:59:15Z")
@Metalchairo @thieftdp8498 any updates on the questions? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![thieftdp8498](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/thieftdp8498/32/34716_2.png) [@thieftdp8498](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/thieftdp8498)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2022, 6:11am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/adding-not-replacing-custom-icons/85831/32 "2022-07-10T06:11:05Z")
modify materials.json and icons.json add new entries in both ---
**Author:** ![PeakHornet46539](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/peakhornet46539/32/187877_2.png) [@PeakHornet46539](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/PeakHornet46539)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2022, 4:35pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/adding-not-replacing-custom-icons/85831/33 "2022-07-11T16:35:39Z")
Ok, question - do they go into the base mod file or do they go into the so-called language folder for the mod created for UI modifications? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![thieftdp8498](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/thieftdp8498/32/34716_2.png) [@thieftdp8498](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/thieftdp8498)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2022, 5:42pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/adding-not-replacing-custom-icons/85831/34 "2022-07-11T17:42:40Z")
icons right now need to be separate mod than datamod ---
**Author:** ![PeakHornet46539](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/peakhornet46539/32/187877_2.png) [@PeakHornet46539](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/PeakHornet46539)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2022, 12:48pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/adding-not-replacing-custom-icons/85831/35 "2022-07-12T12:48:32Z")
Do you have a sample of this I can reference? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![thieftdp8498](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/thieftdp8498/32/34716_2.png) [@thieftdp8498](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/thieftdp8498)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2022, 3:01pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/adding-not-replacing-custom-icons/85831/36 "2022-07-12T15:01:38Z")
multiple buffs modv1 and UI ---
**Author:** ![cylinder94](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/cylinder94/32/155355_2.png) [@cylinder94](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/cylinder94)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2023, 5:22am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/adding-not-replacing-custom-icons/85831/37 "2023-11-23T05:22:49Z")
The new texture has been added in materail.json, the name of “materail” referenced in resourcepanel.json has been changed, and the image has also been placed in the “panel” folder, but it is still not displayed in the game ---
**Author:** ![thieftdp8498](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/thieftdp8498/32/34716_2.png) [@thieftdp8498](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/thieftdp8498)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2023, 5:59am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/adding-not-replacing-custom-icons/85831/38 "2023-11-23T05:59:03Z")
im not sure if resourcepanel.json is supported as part of datamod. if it isn’t then it wont work, you can try datamod or UI mod. if they both dont work then its not supported yet to modify that file, game won’t read it as part of any mod file ---
**Author:** ![cylinder94](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/cylinder94/32/155355_2.png) [@cylinder94](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/cylinder94)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2023, 9:01am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/adding-not-replacing-custom-icons/85831/39 "2023-11-23T09:01:21Z")
Do you have a tutorial to share about UI mods? I want to know how to define a new UI texture. as mentioned above, I can reference existing textures but fail to add new textures ---
**Author:** ![thieftdp8498](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/thieftdp8498/32/34716_2.png) [@thieftdp8498](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/thieftdp8498)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2023, 9:02am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/adding-not-replacing-custom-icons/85831/40 "2023-11-23T09:02:49Z")
that im not sure i dont do UI mods in general only adding icons which custom buildings/units read [Previous page](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/adding-not-replacing-custom-icons/85831.md?page=1) [Next page](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/adding-not-replacing-custom-icons/85831.md?page=3)