Fix the Berdiche!

[Lewbington]

Ever seen the IGN Previews of the Berdiche axemen whom have the Tsars Guard armour? Badass, huh.
However, we dont have that in our lovely game, instead, we have a generic helmet which looks rather awful.
My request is that someone simply edits the unit to have the face mask as an armour upgrade, and perhaps boosts the stats slightly aswell.
Just a request if anyones willing, cheers.

[Demigod Lancer]

That would be a good idea, anyone interested

[Chim]

Yep,
That is what I would really like to see! those units are supposed to be frightning and one of the best for Russia. Now they look like any other Russian unit with berdiches and they are not so badass at all.

[Demigod Lancer]

I hope someone will

[kelvintyk]

Add face masks to dismounted dvor and dismounted boyar sons too!! Maybe create a dismounted tsars guard.

[kelvintyk]

Is this what you guys were looking for?

[Chim]

Yep exactly!
I would be very grateful if you could post the model.db of this modification. (you are using SS 5.1b right?)

[kelvintyk]

Yep exactly!
I would be very grateful if you could post the model.db of this modification. (you are using SS 5.1b right?)

yes its SS 5.1. However, i not just edited the battle_models.db. I also edited the model itself, by merging 2 mesh files. Took me some time, and i also gave face mask to dismounted dvor, dvor cavalry, dismounted boyar sons, boyar sons, cossack musketeers, cossack gunners and boyar swordsmen (a unit KK created but did not use).

[Chim]

could you upload the new mesh for the unit? I can edit the model.db myself.

[kelvintyk]

could you upload the new mesh for the unit? I can edit the model.db myself.

Just the berdiche?

[PeteSKTemplar]

There is problem with bardiche itself in M2TW. For bardiche was longer, more like polearm unlike regular axe. Should be longer. (Even animation of twohanded units and especially holding the weapons isnt quite natural. For if you have experience from woodcuting for example, no one will hold an axe as animation renders, but to make strong blow a man has to hold the axe at the end of handle to make good swing otherwise onehanded axe woud fare better.) This animation above seems fine - when marching but in battle not sure whether units still hold the axe in the same way as when they march. If its so than only longer bardiche would suffice for me. (They were longer to deal with the cavalry - similar to huscarls waiting for cavalry of William the Conqueror, but bardiche has even longer edge - many types of bardiche were used though.)

[Chim]

Yes please

[kelvintyk]

Just so you know, i only added the face masks for upgrades 1 and 2.
I assume you know where the files go, so here you are:

[Chim]

Thank you! +rep.

[kelvintyk]

enjoy yourself.

[Snickembob]

Hey totally new to the forum and modding M2TW so could someone please enlighten me on how to make the Berdiche meshes work? Sorry for the inexperience, thanks.

[kelvintyk]

You must have a program called milkshape first.

[Snickembob]

Alright, got the program, tried to figure it out but couldn't do a thing, whats next?

[Lewbington]

Just a question are the meshes brown or typical russian style?

Cheers for the uploads.

[kelvintyk]

What did you mean by brown? I have meshes for other russian units too (all with face masks).