Legionary animations

[Maetharin]

sorry but this has to be something on your end, it works perfectly fine on my PC.
I will add another link, maybe this will work.

https://1drv.ms/u/s!AvnRBmTMQF8zpgNahfiP8IcZOtoO

[mzocker]

No chance. I currently have a second PC with Attila on it and it won't work there either. It just gets stuck on the start screen. No error message, no closing down
I downloaded AE from the steam workshop and placed your file in the data folder. No other mods running.
Anybody else having problems? Or anybody who it works for?

[Maetharin]

I just asked a friend of mine to download it from the same link I provided here and it worked for him.
Let´s do some troubleshooting.

First of all try out whether the file you downloaded is possible to open with the PFM.
If it isn´t there we have the problem.

If it´s possible, delete the DB part, animations wouldn´t cause a crash until later on, whereas the variantmeshdefinitions wouldn´t cause a crash anyway.
If there´s still a crash, then the file is corrupted even if one can open it.

If you want to recreate the file, there are several steps.
All AE files you need are at (Steam\steamapps\workshop\content\325610\1385069240)

Variantmeshdefinitions:

ai_roman_hastati_30.variantmeshdefinition
ai_roman_principes_30.variantmeshdefinition
ai_roman_socii_30.variantmeshdefinition
ai_roman_socii_25.variantmeshdefinition

In these replace

<SLOT name="weapon 1" />

with

<SLOT name="weapon_1" attach_point="weapon_01" > <VARIANT_MESH model="VariantMeshes/_VariantModels/man/weapons/roman_pilum_light.rigid_model_v2" />
</SLOT>

DB:
Get missile_weapon_tables -> AE_missile_weapons
in there, you deactivate precursor for Pila

Animations:
Get AE_animation_tables from animation -> animation_tables
Then you need the only file from DeI, the Rome_man_javelin_legionary_fragment in animations -> animation_fragments

in AE_animations, change the

fragment rome_man_javelin_precursor_fragment

under animation_table rome_man_Heavy_Short_Formed to

fragment rome_man_javelin_legionary_fragment

that´s it you´re done.

[mzocker]

Hey,
it works now.
I deleted the db file and I could start the game with the mod selected.
Then I recreated the db file and now it works!

Thanks a lot!!
The only thing now is, that the legionary have the animation as if holding a spear but the hand is empty. Any ideas where this is coming from?

[Maetharin]

This comes from the variantmeshdefinitions not working,
look whether you can open them.
If so, Check if they have an entry in the weapon 1 slot

[Maetharin]

Sry, mobile acting up

[mzocker]

Hey,
I found the problem. the hastati and principes of the republic have the pila.
the legionary of the empire don't.
In the variantmesheditions only the hastati, principes and socii are shown.
I can't open and replace the values though. What do I need for that?

[Maetharin]

You´d need to apply the same changes to the corresponding variantmeshdefinitions, though AFAIK Imperial legionaries already have Pila in them.

Edit: didn´t see your last question, you need to right click and then choose open as text

[mzocker]

Thanks. I'll have a look later this week and report back.

[mzocker]

Well, it looks like as if I'd have to change a whole lot of variantmeshdefinitions since every variant of the legionary has it's own variantmeshdefinitions.
Is this right? Any ideas for that? I don't really wanna do that now

[Petellius]

That's right, we have over 100 late imperial unit variations

[Liccander]

a sub mod will be great