Help regarding soldier battle model

**LuckyNinja** · May 27, 2009, 03:01 PM

I've made a new unit for the Third Age Total War Kingdoms mod, as part of my sub-mod for it. However, every time I start up the mod with the file it crashes. This is what the system log says

20:13:08.453 [system.rpt] [always] CPU: SSE2
20:13:08.453 [system.rpt] [always] ==== system log start, build date: Aug 3 2007 version bld-medieval2-kingdoms-104 (45562) ===
20:13:08.453 [system.io] [always] mounted pack packs/data_0.pack
20:13:08.453 [system.io] [always] mounted pack packs/data_1.pack
20:13:08.453 [system.io] [always] mounted pack packs/data_2.pack
20:13:08.453 [system.io] [always] mounted pack packs/data_3.pack
20:13:08.453 [system.io] [always] mounted pack packs/data_4.pack
20:13:08.468 [system.io] [always] mounted pack packs/localized.pack
20:13:12.390 [script.err] [error] Script Error in mods/Third_Age/data/export_descr_unit.txt, at line 473, column 32
missile range of 234 is impossible with projectile arrow (max range 234)
20:13:12.390 [script.err] [error] Script Error in mods/Third_Age/data/export_descr_unit.txt, at line 1609, column 32
missile range of 234 is impossible with projectile arrow (max range 234)
20:13:12.390 [script.err] [error] Script Error in mods/Third_Age/data/export_descr_unit.txt, at line 1644, column 32
missile range of 234 is impossible with projectile arrow (max range 234)
20:13:12.390 [script.err] [error] Script Error in mods/Third_Age/data/export_descr_unit.txt, at line 2848, column 1
Could not find soldier battle model for unit type 'Admin_Unit'.

20:13:12.390 [data.invalid] [error] DATABASE_TABLE error found : error reading record from file mods/Third_Age/data/export_descr_unit.txt.

You can ignore the bits about the arrows, because they've been working fine before the unit. Its whats in bold that I think's causing the crash. I've tried everything, and I followed a tut to-the-letter. Please help. If you wish, I can forward the mesh, texture, EDU & EDB.

Thanks in advance, LuckyNinja

**Renown** · May 27, 2009, 03:41 PM

I've had this issue.

My best suggestion is to redo it again, use notepad ++ , and triple check your spelling.

You need to be very careful when making new entries, they can be annoying and the formatting does matter (which is why i recommend notepad ++ - i recently started using it and it's made my modding so much easier).

You would also have to add this unit into the modeldb. I presume you've done this yes?

If you have, the vanilla TATW has what.. 947 units in the game at start. and every time you add a new model you need to change that number right at the start of the file. Now you've added one? so change it to 948. That small error *which I couldn't find listed ANYWHERE in ANY Tutorials .. and I checked.." cost me about a day. Simple stupid stuff is the annoying part of modding this game.

**LuckyNinja** · May 27, 2009, 05:41 PM

Okay cheers, I shall try that. As stated, I'm doing it for Third Age total war

**Renown** · May 27, 2009, 06:00 PM

you've just got to double check everything.

**LuckyNinja** · May 28, 2009, 05:36 AM

For Renown to help me (Cheers again)

**Gigantus** · May 28, 2009, 11:34 AM

Puzzling to say the least. But you migth want to use the EDU of TATW 1.1 - not that it will help to fix your error.

Can't find anything wrong with the modeldb. Notepad++ tells me your entry is the only change and you have changed the unit count. EDU has the (apparently) correct references to the modeldb.

Which leads me to this: did you create an entry in data\text\export_units?

**LuckyNinja** · May 28, 2009, 05:25 PM

Originally Posted by gigantus

Puzzling to say the least. But you migth want to use the EDU of TATW 1.1 - not that it will help to fix your error.

Can't find anything wrong with the modeldb. Notepad++ tells me your entry is the only change and you have changed the unit count. EDU has the (apparently) correct references to the modeldb.

Which leads me to this: did you create an entry in data\text\export_units?

I have created a unit entry (now the same as an Italian pavise crossbowmen unit)

I'm starting to get a little peeved off, and still that's an understatement.

PLEEEASE renown help me, you brilliant guy who has already helped me!

**redxavier** · May 28, 2009, 11:41 AM

Also, silly question but is the model in the right place and in the .mesh format?

**Nakharar** · May 28, 2009, 01:13 PM

didnt take me long to find, no comments at all, no group names nothing...

**redxavier** · May 28, 2009, 05:34 PM

Look at Nakharar's post above. Convert another vanilla or TATW model and compare the groups and the comments under each group. They're nothing alike.

**LuckyNinja** · May 28, 2009, 06:14 PM

Originally Posted by redxavier

Look at Nakharar's post above. Convert another vanilla or TATW model and compare the groups and the comments under each group. They're nothing alike.

You have well-and-truly lost me there.

If its something to do with the model db, then I copised it straight from the rohan swordsman entry above.

If its somehting to do with the model, then I need help