Playing Achillies

[kungfuserge]

Hello;
I've been trying to play Achillies (unit designed by Zhu ge Liang)by it shelf (I mean alone 1 unit with 1 soldier) but I can't found how to have only 1 man in 1 unit...I explain

In order to play achillies I have made a new export_desc_unit and a new

descr_model_battle type

type achillies_h
skeleton fs_dagger, fs_slow_spearman, fs_slow_swordsman
skeleton_horse fs_hc_swordsman
skeleton_elephant fs_forest_elephant_rider
skeleton_chariot fs_chariot_sword
skeleton_camel fs_hc_swordsman
indiv_range 40
texture greek_cities, data/models_unit/textures/achillies_h.tga
texture seleucid, data/models_unit/textures/achillies_h.tga
texture macedon, data/models_unit/textures/achillies_h.tga
texture thrace, data/models_unit/textures/achillies_h.tga
model_flexi data/models_unit/achillies_h.cas, 15
model_flexi data/models_unit/achillies_h.cas, 30
model_flexi data/models_unit/achillies_h.cas, 40
model_flexi data/models_unit/achillies_h.cas, max
model_tri 400, 0.5f, 0.5f, 0.5

and a new export_desc_unit

type Achillies_h
dictionary achillies_h ; Armoured Myrmidons
category infantry
class heavy
voice_type general_1
soldier greek_myrmidons_elite, 10, 0, 1.3
officer greek_myrmidons_elite_officer
attributes sea_faring, very_hardy, can_sap
formation 1, 1, 2, 2, 4, square, testudo
stat_health 1, 0
stat_pri 20, 4, pilum, 50, 6, melee, blade, piercing, spear 25 ,1
stat_pri_attr prec, thrown ap
stat_sec 12, 4, no, 0, 0, melee, simple, piercing, sword, 25 ,1
stat_sec_attr no
stat_pri_armour 20, 40, 16, metal
stat_sec_armour 1, 1, flesh
stat_heat 4
stat_ground 2, 2, 2, 2
stat_mental 19, disciplined, highly_trained
stat_charge_dist 30
stat_fire_delay 0
stat_food 60, 300
stat_cost 3, 3550, 460, 130, 190, 2020
ownership greek_cities


The game doesn't allow to reduce this number so when I play Personnal Battle and select Achillies I have 10 of them (too bad) How is it possible to change to 1
Please explain

[Cyrus the Virus]

Don't think it's possible? With just only 1 man in unit. Correct me if wrong.

[GiorgioIII]

Try to destroy one unit to 1 person, then go to the export_descr_unit and raise the hitpoints of the unit. That's what i did. Put the hit points up to 24.

[kungfuserge]

I don't get it !? how to destroy one unit before the battle ; I wanna have Achillies fighting alone

[Roman_Man#3]

Well, I see a fault in your code.

The soldier line in EDU has to match the type line in DMB. Try that, and see how it works.

[kungfuserge]

So that is
type Achillies_h
dictionary Achillies_h ; Achillies
category infantry
class heavy
voice_type light_1
soldier Achillies_h, 10, 0, 1
officer greek_myrmidons_elite_officer
attributes sea_faring, hide_anywhere, very_hardy, can_sap
formation 1, 1, 2, 2, 4, square, testudo
stat_health 1, 0
stat_pri 20, 8, pilum, 35, 20, melee, blade, piercing, spear, 25 ,1
stat_pri_attr prec, thrown ap
stat_sec 18, 6, no, 0, 0, melee, simple, piercing, sword, 25 ,1
stat_sec_attr no
stat_pri_armour 10, 10, 5, metal
stat_sec_armour 0, 1, flesh
stat_heat 1
stat_ground 2, 2, 2, 2
stat_mental 14, disciplined, highly_trained
stat_charge_dist 40
stat_fire_delay 0
stat_food 60, 300
stat_cost 3, 3550, 460, 130, 190, 2020
ownership greek_cities, macedon


type Achillies_h

skeleton fs_fast_javelinman, fs_fast_swordsman
skeleton_horse fs_hc_swordsman
skeleton_elephant fs_forest_elephant_rider
skeleton_chariot fs_chariot_sword
skeleton_camel fs_hc_swordsman
indiv_range 50
texture greek_cities, data/models_unit/textures/achillies_h.tga
texture seleucid, data/models_unit/textures/achillies_h.tga
texture macedon, data/models_unit/textures/achillies_h.tga
texture thrace, data/models_unit/textures/achillies_h.tga
model_flexi data/models_unit/achillies_h.cas, 15
model_flexi data/models_unit/achillies_h.cas, 30
model_flexi data/models_unit/achillies_h.cas, 40
model_flexi data/models_unit/achillies_h.cas, max
model_tri 400, 0.5f, 0.5f, 0.5

But that doesn't make me have Achillies alone....my purpose is to orginize a big fight one to one with Hector .........How can I ???

[Roman_Man#3]

 soldier          Achillies_h, 10, 0, 1

That line should read this:

 soldier          Achillies_h, 1, 0, 1

[kungfuserge]

If you write this it turns to 10 or 15 on the field (this is the minimum allowed) unfortunately there is no way to have One man

[Aonghus G. Friedhold]

You can't. The game is hardcoded to have a minimum of 12, I think. But 1 is impossible. I wish it weren't, for the same reason as you're trying.

[kelvintyk]

Because CA never thought that anyone would even wanna try a unit with only 1 man.

[Roman_Man#3]

One thing that might work is make Achilles the officer of a unit. Then, make the new unit for him to be the officer for, but alpha out their textures so they don't appear. You still have the necessary amount of men in the troop, but you only see the officer.

Good luck,
RM3

[KingLeonidas300]

how come we cant have 1 unit alone i saw 1 guy made achilles alone and hektor alone and made them fight????

[Roman Clone]

He Probably used a custom map or scripted it.

[Publius]

There is only one way I know how to do this. That is:

1. Make Achilles the officer
2. Make the soldiers for that unit invisible (make the skin transparent using alpha channels)
3. Write a script which kills off the soldiers in the unit at the start of the battle.
4. You are left with one unit.

I think Troy Total War did this. You might want to ask them.

[TokyoBlade]

There is only one way I know how to do this. That is:

1. Make Achilles the officer
2. Make the soldiers for that unit invisible (make the skin transparent using alpha channels)
3. Write a script which kills off the soldiers in the unit at the start of the battle.
4. You are left with one unit.

I think Troy Total War did this. You might want to ask them.

Do you think that sort of thing could work for a non-officer unit? Making a unit with more than one model and skin in it (like some of the units already in the game do- one banner carrier and the rest normal, for example), make a new invisible unit, then the hero unit not invisible. Although, I don't know if it's possible to make a script that kills only certain model types in a unit to leave just the one hero But it's a thought. I'm sure someone will come up with a way one day.

[KingLeonidas300]

There is only one way I know how to do this. That is:

1. Make Achilles the officer
2. Make the soldiers for that unit invisible (make the skin transparent using alpha channels)
3. Write a script which kills off the soldiers in the unit at the start of the battle.
4. You are left with one unit.

I think Troy Total War did this. You might want to ask them.

can u give me s impler way of how to do this???????