Creating a World - Named Forts

[Gigantus]

A short tutorial for naming forts. After following the tutorial (other supporting files are included in the download) you will be able to have named forts in two different display methods (see spoiler - pictures courtesy of the 1648 - Der dreissigjährige Krieg mod).

Instructions how to place the necessary permanent forts first can be found here.

Regular Display Option

Permanent Display Option

Version History
14th September
- added attachment for required files, link provided in manual
13th September
- added link to Creating a World - Stone Forts on the Battle Map tutorial for placement of permanent stone forts
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Download at TWCenter: https://www.twcenter.net/forums/down...o=file&id=3900

[Cyrene]

Thanks, good sir, will make sure to rep when i can.

[The Border Reiver]

Once again you astound me Gigantus, thankyou for this tutorial, you have made my week, and helped my mod. I had thought of only adding a few token forts to my map...now thanks to you I can add greater detail and depth to my map.

[Gigantus]

One is glad to be of service

[The Border Reiver]

I've just added the entries as required (I've probably made a mistake as usual), but instead of a fort appearing on the campaign map, I have a a texture less princess model? What step do you think I have missed to have the fort model appear Gigantus?

[Gigantus]

You have to place the fort the regular way via descr_strat.
The princess is just the name tag that sits on top of the fort.

Edit: link added to manual and OP

Edit2: moved from Text & Editing to Mapping

[The Border Reiver]

You have to place the fort the regular way via descr_strat.
The princess is just the name tag that sits on top of the fort.

Edit: link added to manual and OP

Edit2: moved from Text & Editing to Mapping

Ah yes that make sense

I've got everything to work except to make the princess disappear. These are my entries in the descr character and descr_model_start

faction aztecs
dictionary 1
strat_model invisible

type invisible
skeleton princess
scale 0.7
indiv_range 40
texture aztecs, models_strat/textures/princess_aztecs.tga
model_flexi_m models_strat/southern_princess.cas, max

My invisible texture is definently called and saved as princess_aztecs.tga. Do I need to create an invisble model type as a cas file and add it to the models_strat folder? How does the game know to look for the invisible model?

[Gigantus]

Maybe the formatting of your texture isn't correct - I am attaching the model and texture(s) that we used in 1648 to the OP. You will also need the default texture of that CAS model in the textures folder (textures\SouthernPrincess_milan.tga - included as well).
The model gets looked up through the faction's entry in descr_character:

faction aztecs
dictionary 1
strat_model invisible


UPDATE

• The manual has been updated with the link to the model and textures and a short explanation regarding the default texture.
• The model and textures have been attached to the OP.

[The Border Reiver]

Thank you Gigantus for your replies. Using your files I was able to get this working, best of all using your files I found a couple of errors in my coding, that I fixed.

Now to get my Geomod files working.

[Gigantus]

Glad to hear you got it fixed - you know where to ask for Geomod issues I assume?

[IVIarkI2I]

finaly , big thx

[Paladin94610]

can't we make it using rebel faction?? just curious. Is this the same method as in DotS.

[Gigantus]

You cannot use the rebel faction as it requires the faction to be frozen, simply reducing movement points is not effective enough. Apart from that the characters will be prone to actions from other factions.
I do not know which principle DotS is using (it's not releases yet) but I would think it's very similar, given the appearance of the name (see intro by TWC postcast) when 'mousing' over the fort.

[danny X]

Thanks for this Gigantus, also the pics have gone from the 1st post!

[Gigantus]

The release of RotK and related pictures has chewed up the band width with media fire. Unfortunately the pics also become unavailable to me at that site, so unfortunately I can't just transfer them to a different service provider. It will have to wait for the beginning of the coming month. I have already transferred the pics for RotK to imageshack - it should therefore not happen again.

Note to self: do not use Photobucket (or other restricting providers) for pics that will be viewed excessively.

[danny X]

I noticed earlier, when following the tutorial, the pics are in the tutorial booklet!

I'm having problems, I've double checked and triple checked etc, but I cant seem to find the problem.

There's no ctds and there's nothing that shows in the log, so I just wonder if I'm adding spaces instead of tabs or something like that!

Would it be possible if you could upload me the 1648 script, so I could check.

Here's my entire script:

script

    freeze_faction_ai dragondawn

    restrict_strat_radar false

    monitor_event PreFactionTurnStart FactionIsLocal
        spawn_character dragondawn, Ruins, princess, age 16, x 233, y 269
        console_command move_character "Ruins" 231, 269
    end_monitor

    monitor_event FactionTurnEnd FactionIsLocal
        retire_characters dragondawn princess
    end_monitor

end_script

[Gigantus]

Probably the missing 'wait_monitor' line at the end of the script. The rest looks fine.

If that's not the reason, try spawning a character for a faction that you can control. And don't forget to have 'label_characters = 1' in your CFG file if the texture is complete alpha (invisible).

[danny X]

Thanks mate, that was exactly what it was, I can breathe a sigh of relief now!

[Gigantus]

One is glad to be of service

[Joe Hander]

Hello mans! need some help, I'm adding retrofit mod, and my problem is that in the second round, the units rebedes out of forts. how to let the rebels fixed within the fort? Thanks in advance.