Switching Models

**raider752001** · October 23, 2007, 07:55 AM

I want to be able to transfer the units from Lord of the Rings Total War to the Fourth Age Total War MOD so I have those units when I play the game. I really love the Fourth Age MOD and all of its ideas but I just want to use the models and sprites and unit cards from Lord of the Rings Total War in the game. Would I just copy and paste the appropriate files into the the FATW folder to use them? Or is it more complicated than that? Any help/ feedback would be great! Or if this has already been done a link to download it would also be helpfull!

**mdg1125** · October 23, 2007, 08:58 AM

http://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=51750. You can always check the Scriptorium.

**raider752001** · October 23, 2007, 01:51 PM

I have tried that tutorial many times now. But it just doesn't work everytime

It is so frustrating. All I want to do is switch around the models

Is there a simpler way to do it? I am pretty stupid when it comes modding RTW though. I have tried to learn but it is just a step above me.

ugh. I guess I will just have to either keep trying or give it up.

**mdg1125** · October 23, 2007, 01:54 PM

There is no other simplier way to do it. I've been modding for almost a year. All I did was read the walkthroughs and messed around with it. Alot of trial and errors but I learned. Now I can do text editing, skins, and models. It cant be that hard.

**Garbarsardar** · October 23, 2007, 03:02 PM

There is a small guide I made, here.

The main problem with lotr-TW units is that those have different skeletons so you need to change those to the ones that FATW uses.

If you can be more specific, I will try to help.

**raider752001** · October 23, 2007, 07:56 PM

Well I mainly just wanted to switch over the main Gondorian units since they are my favorite faction and I just love the movie portrayel of them (more fanciful). Like the Gondorian Swordsman and Spearman models, and the archers, cavalry, and all that stuff. I have been trying to do this now for like 4 months now and I just can't ever get it right

**Halie Satanus** · October 24, 2007, 11:50 AM

Just passing by, these are the dmb entries for both as well, looks ok on the skeleton front. Note: no secondary weapon on the LOTR unit.

Originally Posted by FATW

type 4a_rk_citadel
skeleton fs_slow_spearman, fs_slow_swordsman
indiv_range 40
texture empire_east, bi/ci/data/models_unit/textures/4a_rk_citadel.tga
model_flexi bi/ci/data/models_unit/4a_rk_citadel_lod1.cas, 15
model_flexi bi/ci/data/models_unit/4a_rk_citadel_lod1.cas, 30
model_flexi bi/ci/data/models_unit/4a_rk_citadel_lod1.cas, 40
model_flexi bi/ci/data/models_unit/4a_rk_citadel_lod1.cas, max
model_sprite empire_east, 60.0, bi/ci/data/sprites/sprites_new/4a_rk_citadel_sprite.spr
model_tri 400, 0.5f, 0.5f, 0.5f

Originally Posted by LOTR

type gondor_citadelguard2
skeleton fs_spearman
indiv_range 40
texture carthage, alexander/lotrtw/data/models_unit/textures/zunit_gondor_citadelguard2.tga
texture slave, alexander/lotrtw/data/models_unit/textures/zunit_gondor_citadelguard2.tga
model_flexi alexander/lotrtw/data/models_unit/zunit_gondor_citadelguard2.CAS, 15
model_flexi alexander/lotrtw/data/models_unit/zunit_gondor_citadelguard2_med.cas, 30
model_flexi alexander/lotrtw/data/models_unit/zunit_gondor_citadelguard2_low.cas, 40
model_flexi alexander/lotrtw/data/models_unit/zunit_gondor_citadelguard2_lowest.cas, max
model_sprite carthage, 60.0, alexander/lotrtw/data/sprites/carthage_gondor_citadelguard2_sprite.spr
model_sprite slave, 60.0, alexander/lotrtw/data/sprites/carthage_gondor_citadelguard2_sprite.spr
model_tri 400, 0.5f, 0.5f, 0.5f