Unit Info Cards

[ToonTotalWar]

I am importing RTW Unit Cards and using them in an ancient mod for MTW2.

The .tga files are placed in the relevant folder in MTW2 (mymod/data/UI/Unit info/milan etc...) and i have changed the card info to match with the unit desription in the export_unit.txt file but when i play game the pics do not appear in game?

I have noticed in MTW2 the Unit Info cards use a border around the image, is this the possible problem, do i need to border the cards i am trying to use?

Can anyone help me on this issue?

[Tyre]

hmm your not replacing .tga files with tga.dds are you?

[ToonTotalWar]

I Dont think so it is the .tga file from RTW, so i am assuming it is .tga?

If it's not a tga.dds do you just convert to .tga.dds with DDS Converter 2?

[Tyre]

You don't need a converter just make a new.tga

-or to be safe open the m2tw unit card you want to replace and copy/paste the rtw image over it

[ToonTotalWar]

ok tried the above and place pic with border using photoshop and put the pic into the appropiate Unit_info folder, but still the card does not appear in game i still have the peasant image in its place?

[Gigantus]

Maybe a typo. Can you give the filen ame for the pic and the unit name?

[ToonTotalWar]

javelinmen_info.tga is in the Unit_Info folder for the Greek faction

{javelinmen} in the export_unit.txt file, i did a search based of the dictionary name as well to double check!

I assume this is correct way of renaming the card from the text file?

[Gigantus]

Could it be your are mixing it up? Are you looking for the graphic that appears on the right in the recruitment panel or for the one in the left panel (when you right click on the unit card)?
There should be no reason for the pic not to appear, provided:
1. You are playing the Greek
2. The Javelinmen are recruitable in the EDB
3. You got pictures in TGA format in the unit_info directory
4. You got the file_first thingy going.

[ToonTotalWar]

Could it be your are mixing it up? Are you looking for the graphic that appears on the right in the recruitment panel or for the one in the left panel (when you right click on the unit card)?
There should be no reason for the pic not to appear, provided:
1. You are playing the Greek
2. The Javelinmen are recruitable in the EDB
3. You got pictures in TGA format in the unit_info directory
4. You got the file_first thingy going.

Graphic to left panel is the one!
1. playing Greek as all other files are in there!
2. The units are 100% recruitable as they are in my current campaign game etc.. what is EDB?
3 .tga format indeed
4. file_first = true is in the cfg file.

This is the Hegemon Ancient mod for MTW2 i am playing alongside other amendments to this mod that are updating as i change on a regular basis. i did notice there are no Unit_Info cards for any of the factions (Greeks (milan), Selucid (portugal), Carthage (moors), Macedon (spain) & Consul Scippi (hre).
I know this can be rectified!! i am wondering if the Unit_Info cards need to go into another faction to appear?

I have checked via a viewer on the Unit Cards/milan folder and can clearly see that the unit cards correspond with Greek faction, so if this is correct you place the unit_info card into the unit_info/milan file?

[Gigantus]

EDB = export_descr_buildings.txt, text file where all the buildings are listed together with the recruitment abilities.
I don't really know the mod, but if the descr_sm_factions hasn't been changed then you should not have that problem.
Best way to confirm is with the data\text\expanded.txt file: Search for the faction's name and see what is written within the curly brackets.

[ToonTotalWar]

EDB = export_descr_buildings.txt, text file where all the buildings are listed together with the recruitment abilities.
I don't really know the mod, but if the descr_sm_factions hasn't been changed then you should not have that problem.
Best way to confirm is with the data\text\expanded.txt file: Search for the faction's name and see what is written within the curly brackets.

Ok, have checked descr_sm_factions and that has not been changed at all, i have looked in data\text\expanded.txt and the faction is: {MILAN}The Greek Cities which is correct!
The "javelinmen" are recruitable in the EDB as well within various buildings!
I am very confused now??

[Eothese]

If unit in question has the mercenary_unit attribute the game will look for the info in the merc and mercs folders not the faction with ownership.

[ToonTotalWar]

If unit in question has the mercenary_unit attribute the game will look for the info in the merc and mercs folders not the faction with ownership.

Ah Ok! i will place in this folder and lets see what happens!

BRAVISSIMO!! thank you Eothese this worked!! +rep and thank you gigantus +rep for your help as well
Finally how do i know what is a mercenary_unit?

[Eothese]

No problem.
Look in EDU on the attributes line...
All the info on what is what is in the header.

[ToonTotalWar]

No problem.
Look in EDU on the attributes line...
All the info on what is what is in the header.

Gotcha thanks mate,
Are you any good with event pics problems as i have a further post in this forum as i am trying to change a picture on the pre battle screen before enering a battle on map?? if not thank you for your help again

[Tyre]

there are several prebattle pictures depending on the circumstances.

[ToonTotalWar]

there are several prebattle pictures depending on the circumstances.

it is the pre battle pic when you attack your enemy on the strat map (left is your general/captain icon and it has the bar in the middle and to the right is the enemy with icon of general/captain etc..)

[Tyre]

Can you post a screenshot of the image you would like to change?

[ToonTotalWar]

attached pic as requested

and the text from the event.images.txt

your_machine_needs_upgrading
icon military
format
{
title center verdana black
image center battle_deployment
spacer 16
bodystring left verdana_sml khaki left
}

your_machine_needs_upgrading_ai_to_reinforce
icon military
format
{
title center verdana black
image center battle_deployment
spacer 16
bodystring left verdana_sml khaki left
}

[Tyre]

There are two references to that event image. prebattle_attack.tga and battle_deployment.tga