PAK - Skinning help

[A.P]

Okay, here's my problem. I have RTW 1.5 and I used Vincetorix's PAk extractor to get the Unit skins. But I don't know how to get the skins into the game, pretty much the Paks. Does anyone know how to do that?

Any help appreciated,
AP -

[Hannibal Smith]

Are you asking how to re-skin units in RTW?

If so you need to create a folder inside data/models_unit called textures. Edit your skin file using photoshop or gimp (you'll need a DDS plugin) then save the new file using the original name to your new folder data/models_unit/textures it should then show in game. Hope this answers your question

[A.P]

Hey, thanks for that.
But i've done what you said but when I go to play the game. Nothings changed. I have v.1.5 if that helps with anything.

[pacco]

You need to put new destination of your new skin in descr_model_battle.txt in data folder (if you just change texture):


data/models_unit/textures/NEW_SKIN

for unit which you reskined

[A.P]

Okay, i've done that. It' worked all the way until I'm watching the loading bar right before I play a custom battle with the new skin and it just exits out. I then replaced the new skin with the right skin (not changed) but still called it NEW_SKIN, so that means the address in the dmb is wrong. I tried all these -

data/models_unit/textures/NEW_UNIT
data/models_unit/textures/new_unit
data/models_unit/TEXTURES/NEW_UNIT
data/models_unit/TEXTURES/new_unit
data/models_unit/textures/new_unit.tga
data/models_unit/TEXTURES/NEW_UNIT.tga
data/models_unit/texturesl/NEW_UNIT
data/models_unit/texturesl/NEW_UNIT.tga

I'm going to try ever single one agin, but do you guys see anything i'm doing wrong? any other suggestions?

Thanks for the help so far though.

[Hannibal Smith]

if you've called your skin NEW_SKIN then thats what needs to appear in the DMB

data/models_unit/textures/NEW_SKIN.tga

[A.P]

I put the address in and it still crashes on me.
Is it my game or something?

[Turtules]

It might be how the unpacking went, you might want to reinstall it or seek more help, it's happened to me once so I had to reinstall and re do it again but then it worked.

also use the -show_err. thing at the end of the target line to see if it comes up as an error.

[pacco]

Example:

You want to change this guy (his texture):
This is old guy:

type greek_hypaspist
skeleton fs_slow_spearman, fs_s1_slow_swordsman ; combat spear
indiv_range 40
texture macedon, data/models_unit/textures/unit_macedon_hypastist_new.tga
model_flexi_m data/models_unit/unit_greek_hypastist_v2_400.cas, 15
model_flexi_m data/models_unit/unit_greek_hypastist_v2_300.cas, 30
model_flexi data/models_unit/unit_greek_hypastist_v2_200.cas, 40
model_flexi data/models_unit/unit_greek_hypastist_v2_100.cas, max
model_sprite macedon, 60.0, data/sprites/rs/macedon_greek_hypaspist_sprite.spr
model_tri 400, 0.5f, 0.5f, 0.5f

NEW (your new skin)

type greek_hypaspist
skeleton fs_slow_spearman, fs_s1_slow_swordsman ; combat spear
indiv_range 40
texture macedon, data/models_unit/textures/YOUR_NEW_SKIN.tga
model_flexi_m data/models_unit/unit_greek_hypastist_v2_400.cas, 15
model_flexi_m data/models_unit/unit_greek_hypastist_v2_300.cas, 30
model_flexi data/models_unit/unit_greek_hypastist_v2_200.cas, 40
model_flexi data/models_unit/unit_greek_hypastist_v2_100.cas, max
model_sprite macedon, 60.0, data/sprites/rs/macedon_greek_hypaspist_sprite.spr
model_tri 400, 0.5f, 0.5f, 0.5f

EDIT: If you still have same problem send me PM and your skin and old one and I´ll see what´s the problem!