# Implementing Custom Icons ? Solution: "atlas" or "interface"?

**URL:** <https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/implementing-custom-icons-solution-atlas-or-interface/226454>\
**Category:** II - Modding\
**Created:** [March 8, 2023, 10:02pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/implementing-custom-icons-solution-atlas-or-interface/226454 "2023-03-08T22:02:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![Tilmah](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/tilmah/32/135859_2.png) [@Tilmah](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/Tilmah)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2023, 9:25pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/implementing-custom-icons-solution-atlas-or-interface/226454/7 "2023-03-10T21:25:49Z")

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Check out this thread?

> [@Adding (Not replacing) Custom Icons](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/adding-not-replacing-custom-icons/85831/28):
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> I found the problem. was that the option “including graphics” was not checked [aoe8] checking that option resolved the issue

And this one where i was talking to juggernaut

> [@UNIT ICONS](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/unit-icons/226473/4):
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> Awesome. Thanks for replying and your help. I finally figured out the atlas files ‘ingameunits.dds’ need to be edited to add an icon. But it doesn’t seem to want to use the alternative I have in my mod folder structure. Only worked when I edited the base game’s ‘ingameunits.dds’ file. Is there a way to get Aoe2DE to use the mods version?

Hope that gets you started and i am sure there is more experienced users on the forums.

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