how can i change my greek general from cavalry to infantry

**Ionut90** · July 19, 2007, 02:46 AM

Hi all. I am new in moding, but i know how to change stats, add-remove-edit units, but when i tried changing my greek general from cavalry to infantry, the game crashes and gives me an error which says that the it cant find the model soldier for greek general...
pls can you help me. i know that it can be done, but i cant realise how

I forget about the general's bodyguards, they also must be infantry.

**Halie Satanus** · July 19, 2007, 04:25 AM

Tell me which game you want to mod (RTW/MTW2) and I'll move you to the correct workshop..

And welcome to TWC.

**Colossus** · July 19, 2007, 04:29 AM

I would think its RTW, as he said Greek General.

**Ionut90** · July 19, 2007, 04:57 AM

yes RTW 1.2 and thanks for the warm welcome

**Halie Satanus** · July 19, 2007, 05:05 AM

A'yup, missed that bit...

Anyway;

Moved to the workshop...

**Ionut90** · July 19, 2007, 05:17 AM

thanks a lot! ....but where i must go now...which forum. 'cause i dont how this moving works :p

**Ionut90** · July 19, 2007, 05:51 AM

no problem i've found the forum

now pls who can help with this?

**Prince_of_Macedon** · July 19, 2007, 05:55 AM

Originally Posted by Ionut90

Hi all. I am new in moding, but i know how to change stats, add-remove-edit units, but when i tried changing my greek general from cavalry to infantry, the game crashes and gives me an error which says that the it cant find the model soldier for greek general...
pls can you help me. i know that it can be done, but i cant realise how

I forget about the general's bodyguards, they also must be infantry.

The first unit you select for your army will be your general unit. So if you wanted your general to serve with the Spartan Hoplites, pick the Spartan Hoplites first during the troop selection process.

No mod is needed to do that.

**makanyane** · July 19, 2007, 06:02 AM

BP, that only applies in custom battles or for armies pre-defined in descr_strat.txt. That also only applies to changing the bodyguard units not the general himself - though he does switch from mounted to infantry according to which bodyguard he is with.

Ionut90 can you post a copy of the section of the files you changed? Paste it in to reply and put code tags around it. Also please say which files you altered, export_descr_unit / descr_character.txt / descr_model_battle.txt etc

**Ionut90** · July 19, 2007, 06:09 AM

TO Barbarian_Prince: my mistake, i was asking how to change the general unit for the campaing map
TO makanyane: i've replaced the files that i changed with the back-up files
to make other modifications and will take some time to make the changes to the general unit again,
so if you'll be nice to wait.

**Ionut90** · July 19, 2007, 07:00 AM

i have changed only the export_descr_unit.txt & descr_model_battle.txt, because i dont know what to modify in other documents. This is what i've changed:

Code:

export_descr_unit

type             greek general's guard cavalry early
dictionary       greek_generals_guard_cavalry_early      ; General's Bodyguard
category         cavalry
class            heavy
voice_type       General_1
soldier          greek_medium_cavalry, 12, 0, 1
mount            generals horse
mount_effect     elephant -8, camel -4
attributes       sea_faring, general_unit, hide_forest, hardy
formation        1.5, 4, 3, 6, 3, square
stat_health      2, 0
stat_pri         12, 9, no, 0, 0, melee, simple, piercing, spear, 25 ,1
stat_pri_attr    no
stat_sec         0, 0, no, 0, 0, no, no, no, none, 25 ,1
stat_sec_attr    no
stat_pri_armour  3, 7, 0, leather
stat_sec_armour  0, 0, flesh
stat_heat        1
stat_ground      0, 0, -6, 0
stat_mental      10, disciplined, highly_trained
stat_charge_dist 40
stat_fire_delay  0
stat_food        60, 300
stat_cost        1, 690, 130, 70, 110, 690
ownership        greek_cities, seleucid, macedon, slave


i've changed it to : -> 

type             greek general's guard cavalry early
dictionary       greek_generals_guard_cavalry_early      ; General's Bodyguard
category         infantry
class            spearmen
voice_type       General_1
soldier          greek_hoplite_spartan_pylos, 20, 0, 1
attributes       sea_faring, general_unit, hide_forest, hardy
formation        1, 1, 2, 2, 3, square
stat_health      2, 0
stat_pri         12, 9, no, 0, 0, melee, simple, piercing, spear, 25 ,1
stat_pri_attr    no
stat_sec         10, 8, no, 0, 0, melee, simple, piercing, sword, 25 ,1
stat_sec_attr    no
stat_pri_armour  3, 7, 6, leather
stat_sec_armour  0, 0, flesh
stat_heat        1
stat_ground      0, 0, -6, 0
stat_mental      10, disciplined, highly_trained
stat_charge_dist 40
stat_fire_delay  0
stat_food        60, 300
stat_cost        1, 690, 130, 70, 110, 690
ownership        greek_cities, seleucid, macedon, slave

descr_model_battle

type				greek_general
skeleton			fs_dagger
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/officer_greek_general_greece.tga
texture				seleucid, data/models_unit/textures/officer_greek_general_seleucid.tga
texture				macedon, data/models_unit/textures/officer_greek_general_macedon.tga
texture				thrace, data/models_unit/textures/officer_greek_general_thrace.tga
model_flexi			data/models_unit/officer_greek_general_high.cas, 15
model_flexi			data/models_unit/officer_greek_general_med.cas, 30
model_flexi			data/models_unit/officer_greek_general_low.cas, 40
model_flexi			data/models_unit/officer_greek_general_lowest.cas, max
model_sprite		60.0, data/sprites/greek_general_sprite.spr
model_tri			400, 0.5f, 0.5f, 0.5

type				greek_lesser_general
skeleton			fs_dagger
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/officer_greek_lesser_general_greece.tga
texture				seleucid, data/models_unit/textures/officer_greek_lesser_general_seleucid.tga
texture				macedon, data/models_unit/textures/officer_greek_lesser_general_macedon.tga
texture				thrace, data/models_unit/textures/officer_greek_lesser_general_thrace.tga
model_flexi			data/models_unit/officer_greek_lesser_general_high.cas, 15
model_flexi			data/models_unit/officer_greek_lesser_general_med.cas, 30
model_flexi			data/models_unit/officer_greek_lesser_general_low.cas, 40
model_flexi			data/models_unit/officer_greek_lesser_general_lowest.cas, max
model_sprite		60.0, data/sprites/greek_lesser_general_sprite.spr
model_tri			400, 0.5f, 0.5f, 0.5


i've changed it to : ->


type				greek_general
skeleton			fs_dagger
indiv_range			40
texture				greek_cities, data/models_unit/textures/unit_greek_spartan_greek.tga
texture				seleucid, data/models_unit/textures/unit_greek_spartan_greek.tga
texture				macedon, data/models_unit/textures/unit_greek_spartan_greek.tga
texture				thrace, data/models_unit/textures/unit_greek_spartan_greek.tga
model_flexi			data/models_unit/unit_greek_hoplite_spartan_pylos_400.cas, 15
model_flexi			data/models_unit/unit_greek_hoplite_spartan_pylos_300.cas, 30
model_flexi			data/models_unit/unit_greek_hoplite_spartan_pylos_200.cas, 40
model_flexi			data/models_unit/unit_greek_hoplite_spartan_pylos_100.cas, max
model_sprite		60.0, data/sprites/greek_hoplite_spartan_pylos_sprite.spr
model_tri			400, 0.5f, 0.5f, 0.5

type				greek_lesser_general
skeleton			fs_dagger
indiv_range			40
texture				greek_cities, data/models_unit/textures/unit_greek_spartan_greek.tga
texture				seleucid, data/models_unit/textures/unit_greek_spartan_greek.tga
texture				macedon, data/models_unit/textures/unit_greek_spartan_greek.tga
texture				thrace, data/models_unit/textures/unit_greek_spartan_greek.tga
model_flexi			data/models_unit/unit_greek_hoplite_spartan_pylos_400.cas, 15
model_flexi			data/models_unit/unit_greek_hoplite_spartan_pylos_300.cas, 30
model_flexi			data/models_unit/unit_greek_hoplite_spartan_pylos_200.cas, 40
model_flexi			data/models_unit/unit_greek_hoplite_spartan_pylos_100.cas, max
model_sprite		60.0, data/sprites/greek_hoplite_spartan_pylos_sprite.spr
model_tri			400, 0.5f, 0.5f, 0.5

and now it gives me an error which says that "data/models_unit/unit_greek_hoplite_spartan_pylos_100.cas" doesn't exist... what i must do?

**makanyane** · July 19, 2007, 07:56 AM

If you're doing that to vanilla RTW - it doesn't exist the cas file name seems to be:
unit_greek_spartan_hoplite_pylos_100.CAS
with spartan and hoplite the other way round.....

they just do that to confuse you every now and again!

EDIT: oh and don't take out the other skeleton lines, leave them in and he'll turn up on foot with your infantry bodyguard. But if you get a default unit (in custom battle etc) that is mounted I think you have to allow him to turn up on a horse too, he'd look rather silly running along behind them anyway !