Phalanx animations

[♔Sherlock♔]

Hi, I've played mods like Roma Surrectum and ROP and i love the way hoplites don't form phalanx. It's not that i'm against historical accuracy, but i find them so clumsy. Is there a way to stop units forming phalanx and just use usual sized spears? If so which files do i need to mod?
Thanks,

Tyrtaeus

[Halie Satanus]

Open up export_descr_units file and remove the phalanx attribute..If the unit has long pikes you can change that also, instructions are included on the top of the edu..

[♔Sherlock♔]

Sorry, Edu? I should know what that is but I haven't done anything moddy for a while

[florin80]

EDU = export_descr_unit from Rome - Total War/data
Find the entry for the hoplite and remove the phalanx ability. And replace the long_pike(if they have it) with short_pike for example. In RTRPE the hoplites can`t form phalanx but are still a close formation with more bonuses than regular spearmen. And they have the ability to run during a charge while keeping their ranks. I find it more proper than the vanilla phalanx which is actually the macedonian phalanx. You will also need to remove the secondary weapon as in the example bellow(use that text) because in RTW only phalanx units can use a sword too. For regular spearmen it causes weird glitches and CTDs.
Here`s how the spartans look in vanilla:

type             greek hoplite spartan
dictionary       greek_hoplite_spartan      ; Spartan Hoplites
category         infantry
class            spearmen
voice_type       Medium_1
soldier          greek_hoplite_spartan_pylos, 40, 0, 1.3
attributes       sea_faring, hide_forest, can_sap, very_hardy
formation        1, 1, 2, 2, 5, square, phalanx
stat_health      2, 0
stat_pri         16, 4, no, 0, 0, melee, simple, piercing, spear, 25 ,1
stat_pri_attr    spear, spear_bonus_8
stat_sec         12, 3, no, 0, 0, melee, simple, piercing, sword, 25 ,1
stat_sec_attr    no
stat_pri_armour  3, 9, 5, leather
stat_sec_armour  0, 0, flesh
stat_heat        2
stat_ground      2, 0, 0, 0
stat_mental      14, disciplined, highly_trained
stat_charge_dist 30
stat_fire_delay  0
stat_food        60, 300
stat_cost        2, 1190, 460, 120, 180, 1190
ownership        greek_cities

and in RTRPE v1.7:

type             greek hoplite spartan
dictionary       rtr_greek_hoplite_spartan
category         infantry
class            spearmen
voice_type       Medium_1
soldier          greek_hoplite_spartan_pylos, 30, 0, 1.3
attributes       sea_faring,hide_forest,command,can_sap,very_hardy
formation        0.9, 1, 2, 2, 4,square
stat_health      3, 0
stat_pri         12, 7, no, 0, 0, melee, simple, piercing, spear, 0 , 0.4
stat_pri_attr    light_spear, short_pike
stat_sec         0, 2, no, 0, 0, no, no, no, no, 25 , 1
stat_sec_attr    no
stat_pri_armour  2, 20, 6, metal
stat_sec_armour  0, 1, flesh
stat_heat        1
stat_ground      -4, 0, -8, 0
stat_mental      19, disciplined, highly_trained
stat_charge_dist 30
stat_fire_delay  0
stat_food        60, 300
stat_cost        2, 1342, 676, 104, 112, 1080
ownership        greek_cities, slave

I`ve put in red the important parts.

[♔Sherlock♔]

Sorry I should've known that
Don't worry I know about the export_descr_unit file. All I need now is to learn all the shortcuts for words...

Thanks for you're help,

Tyrtaeus

[AveCaesar]

If you want different animations as well, SignifierOne has a download of new skeletons. The the most prominent I think are the realistic gladius stabbing action of Roman troops, and in your case, gets rid of the phalanx style hoplites, and has them use their spears overhead as they stab. There are arguments both ways for doing it that way, but it certainly does give you an entirely new look for hoplites, and so adds variety to the game.

[Spartan Soldier]

http://www.twcenter.net/forums/downl...do=file&id=464
Here is it.