Strat Models

[J@mes]

KINGDOMS STRAT MODELS

This Tutorial will show you how to place in the Kingdoms strat models.

Need:
Unpacked Game.
Kingdoms Expansion.
Mod folder (not needed but highly recommended use GEDS or alpacas)

Text Files Needed:

descr_character.txt
export_descr_character_traits.txt
descr_model_strat.txt

First open the crusaders descr_characters (found in data folder)
and scroll down until you find this code.

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now copy and paste this into your mod folder descr_characters text file
under named character deleting the old Venice entree.

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close and save the file.
now back to the crusader data file and open descr_model_strat.txt this file contains the data paths to the model textures

scroll down until you find the data entrees fancy_general this is the code you need so copy it.

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Open your mod folders descr_model_strat.txt file and paste this here under general.

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Now need to remove a few factions from the above list as we do not have them in the game so remove antioch, jerusalem keeping venice and slave.
see below.

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so we now need to copy the textures over from the crusader folder to our mod folder or base MTW folder

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open your crusaders models_strat and copy these over to your mod folder model_strat or base folder.

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and these from the models_strat/textures file.

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if you do not copy these files over you will receive and error message on about video memory.

you will also need to add this line in to your mod folders export_descr_character_traits.txt

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END RESULT:

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other models that are possible.

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if anybody would like the tutorial extended on these post here.

Enjoy
J@mes

[Icedie El Guaraní]

Sure nice one J@mes as always!!

[Augustus Lucifer]

MS Paint = win

Nice tutorial J@mes, certainly helpful. See if you can get a moderator to add it to the Stickied Tuts list so when it gets bumped to page 2 eventually it is still referenced.

Cheers,
Augustus

[krycek]

Another excellent tutorial J@mes +rep.

[Hunter Makoy]

J@mes that is a great tutorial. the strat models from Kingdoms were great.

but who the hell drew all over ur screen with crayon?

[Swagger]

print screen

open paint

paste

pencil tool

draw

[=NF= Vasileios_the2nd]

I am trying this tutorial but I keep getting this: "20:41:04.718 [data.invalid] [error] Insufficient video memory to load requested texture set."
I have correctly copy pasted everything....what could it be?
Could the fact that in my mod pope is out of the game result in this behaviour?

[=NF= Vasileios_the2nd]

Hm...I kust fount out that the problem is the kingdoms' ".cas" models I put in my mod. They cause the problem I mentioned before. Why does this happen?

[Icedie El Guaraní]

Remember that vanilla use a tga.dds format and kingdoms use a tga format only, that might be, or the .cas file was converted in a wrong way.
Unsifiecient memory error means a problem with the way you converted that texture as well.

[=NF= Vasileios_the2nd]

After spending the whole evening+night trying to make it work, I now am pretty sure that the .cas causes the problem.

What do you mean "converted in a wrong way"?
How can I convert it?

[Icedie El Guaraní]

.cas strat models can be edited and repack so taht way you can make you own strat model see it here.
BY Alletun
By KE
This should pretty much answer your question.
Ice.

[=NF= Vasileios_the2nd]

I will try it. Thanks! and +rep for helping. *thumbsup*

[King Baldwin I]

I used this tutorial as guidance to change model of jerusalem faction leader, and jerusalem generals look in Broken crescent...but something is wrong

this is my sistem log

18:40:57.359 [system.rpt] [always] CPU: SSE2
18:40:57.375 [system.rpt] [always] ==== system log start, build date: Jun 25 2007 version bld-medieval2-update2.1-30 (43169) ===
18:40:57.390 [system.io] [always] mounted pack packs/data_0.pack
18:40:57.390 [system.io] [always] mounted pack packs/data_1.pack
18:40:57.406 [system.io] [always] mounted pack packs/data_2.pack
18:40:57.421 [system.io] [always] mounted pack packs/data_3.pack
18:40:57.421 [system.io] [always] mounted pack packs/data_4.pack
18:40:57.421 [system.io] [always] mounted pack packs/localized.pack
18:40:57.468 [system.io] [warning] open: broken_crescent/data/text/diplomacy_speech.txt.strings.bin is missing
18:40:57.468 [system.io] [warning] open: broken_crescent/data/text/diplomacy_speech.txt is missing
18:40:57.500 [system.io] [warning] open: broken_crescent/data/text/shortcut.txt.strings.bin is missing
18:40:57.515 [system.io] [warning] open: broken_crescent/data/text/shortcut.txt is missing
18:40:57.515 [system.io] [warning] open: preferences/player.txt is missing
18:41:01.546 [system.rpt] [error] Medieval 2: Total War encountered an unspecified error and will now exit.

[King Baldwin I]

I'm trying to replace jerusalem faction leader model from Broken Crescent with another from 12th century mod, so:

These are jerusalem general models in Broken crescent descr_character.txt

faction france
dictionary 2
strat_model bc_christian_general
battle_model Christian_General
battle_equip gladius, chainmail shirt helmet and rectangular shield

And these are in descr_character.txt in 12th century mod:

faction portugal
dictionary 2
strat_model early_northern_general
strat_model early_northern_general ; heir
strat_model early_northern_king ; leader
strat_model general_ibelin ; leper
strat_model leper ; leper
battle_model Early_Northern_General
battle_equip gladius, chainmail shirt helmet and rectangular shield

I just want to replace faction leaders model, not for all generals...but I don't know how

[Icedie El Guaraní]

Dude if is only replacement what you want to do , simply rename the strat .cas files and replace the old one with the new one, and that is about it. make sure is under the "strat_model early_northern_king ; leader ".

[King Baldwin I]

In Broken crescent, the faction leader is using the same model as generals. But in 12th century mod he uses different one...so, it's not just replacement...

[Icedie El Guaraní]

Ok sorry, i was just trying to hlp, Pardon!!

[King Baldwin I]

[Keogh]

great tut

[HELLEKIN]

hello i´m new in this and i am triyng to change the vanilla strat textures for faction leader,heir and the comun general....for captains i instaled a mood and i´m pretty satisfied with the textures ,but i can´t do it i get a ctd and i can´t solve this ...can someone help?it´s killing me....
this is the lines..

descr_character

faction portugal
dictionary 2
strat_model southern_general
strat_model fancy_general ; heir
strat_model northern_generic_king ; leader
battle_model southern_general
battle_equip gladius, chainmail shirt helmet and rectangular shield

descr_model_strat

i add the kings..because in vanilla there isn´t....

;;;;;;;;;;;
; Kings ;
;;;;;;;;;;;

type northern_generic_king
skeleton strat_named_with_army
scale 0.7
indiv_range 40
texture portugal, models_strat/textures/northern_generic_king_portugal.tga
model_flexi_m models_strat/northern_generic_king.CAS, max
shadow_model_flexi models_strat/shadow_sword.CAS, max


and the fancy general....


type fancy_general
skeleton strat_named_with_army
scale 0.7
indiv_range 40
texture portugal, models_strat/textures/fancy_general_portugal.tga
texture slave, models_strat/textures/Fancy_General_rebels.tga
model_flexi_m models_strat/fancy_general.cas, max
shadow_model_flexi models_strat/shadow_sword.CAS, max

what is wrong??
many thanks in advance...