moving unit to other factions

**maxfaren** · July 13, 2009, 02:31 PM

Hi everyone

im playing the retrofit mod and using one of the text documents I can make an unit recrutible in other factions. but in the battles the units are just moddels with no skins it seems that it would be possible to moddify another text document so that the skin from unit in the original faction loads for another faction aswell but i have no idea where to find something like that. id be very happy if someone knew what i should do

Thanks

**JuL14n** · July 13, 2009, 04:41 PM

A small guide I made for one to another mod but it works the same way

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Open unit_models\battle_models.modeldb

find the unit you want to add, you can also look what the unit is named in Export_descr_unit

for example:

armour_ug_models Heavy_uruk_sword

search for it in battle_models.modeldb

look for:

Code:

16 Heavy_uruk_sword 
1 3 
66 unit_models/_Units/ES_Greek_Greek_Heavy/Heavy_Uruk_Sword_lod0.mesh 121 
66 unit_models/_Units/ES_Greek_Greek_Heavy/Heavy_Uruk_Sword_lod0.mesh 1225 
66 unit_models/_Units/ES_Greek_Greek_Heavy/Heavy_Uruk_Sword_lod0.mesh 6400 
1
6 france 
70 unit_models/_units/ES_Greek_Greek_Heavy/textures/Heavy_IS_Diff.texture 
70 unit_models/_units/ES_Greek_Greek_Heavy/textures/Heavy_IS_Norm.texture 
47 unit_sprites/france_Heavy_uruk_sword_sprite.spr
1 
6 france 
70 unit_models/_units/ES_Greek_Greek_Heavy/textures/Heavy_weapons.texture 
75 unit_models/_units/ES_Greek_Greek_Heavy/textures/Heavy_weapons_norm.texture 0

and make it look like

Code:

16 Heavy_uruk_sword 
1 3 
66 unit_models/_Units/ES_Greek_Greek_Heavy/Heavy_Uruk_Sword_lod0.mesh 121 
66 unit_models/_Units/ES_Greek_Greek_Heavy/Heavy_Uruk_Sword_lod0.mesh 1225 
66 unit_models/_Units/ES_Greek_Greek_Heavy/Heavy_Uruk_Sword_lod0.mesh 6400 
2
6 france 
70 unit_models/_units/ES_Greek_Greek_Heavy/textures/Heavy_IS_Diff.texture 
70 unit_models/_units/ES_Greek_Greek_Heavy/textures/Heavy_IS_Norm.texture 
47 unit_sprites/france_Heavy_uruk_sword_sprite.spr
7 england 
70 unit_models/_units/ES_Greek_Greek_Heavy/textures/Heavy_IS_Diff.texture 
70 unit_models/_units/ES_Greek_Greek_Heavy/textures/Heavy_IS_Norm.texture 
47 unit_sprites/france_Heavy_uruk_sword_sprite.spr
2 
6 france 
70 unit_models/_units/ES_Greek_Greek_Heavy/textures/Heavy_weapons.texture 
75 unit_models/_units/ES_Greek_Greek_Heavy/textures/Heavy_weapons_norm.texture 0
7 england 
70 unit_models/_units/ES_Greek_Greek_Heavy/textures/Heavy_weapons.texture 
75 unit_models/_units/ES_Greek_Greek_Heavy/textures/Heavy_weapons_norm.texture 0

To make it more understandable, the values before all lines are the count of letters and stuff.
And the value I increased from 1 to 2, is the count of how many factions that
are using the model textured.

And don't leave any empty spaces, it will make the file unreadable!

Then jump back to Export_descr_unit.txt
and go to the unit you was adding

And after all lines that ends with france add , england

simply this:

Code:

ownership        france
era 0            france
era 1            france
era 2            france

to this

Code:

ownership        france, england
era 0            france, england
era 1            france, england
era 2            france, england

You said you had some rusty experience, so I made it fast.
I hope that it will help.

also if you want the unit recruitable on the campaign map,
go to export_descr_buildings
and search for the unit

and then this:

Code:

recruit_pool "Uruk-Hai Infantry"  1   0.5   4  0  requires factions { france, }  and region_religion catholic 40

to this:

Code:

recruit_pool "Uruk-Hai Infantry"  1   0.5   4  0  requires factions { france, england, }  and region_religion catholic 40

I also have to add, that I strongly recommend this tool.
http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/uk/site.htm
When you have learned how to fully master it you can add plenty of units for other factions
in a couple of minutes. (=

A screen that shows how to count letters using it:

Spoiler Alert, click show to read:

**maxfaren** · July 14, 2009, 04:11 AM

well everything seemed to be going very well but when i turn on the game it imidetly crashes with an unspecified error. if I replace the battle_models.modeldb file with the original one again the game works fine. its pretty strange, I probably made some foolish mistake but i dont know what it was. tried this a few times too but stil same result

**JuL14n** · July 14, 2009, 10:31 AM

Originally Posted by maxfaren

well everything seemed to be going very well but when i turn on the game it imidetly crashes with an unspecified error. if I replace the battle_models.modeldb file with the original one again the game works fine. its pretty strange, I probably made some foolish mistake but i dont know what it was. tried this a few times too but stil same result

Read throught the "guide" proper

But now I guess it's this:

Click to view content:

It's the count of every faction specific textures.

All who have the unit have the same model, but not the same textures.

Oh, yes you can also have the nr. before the faction wrong.

hre (holy roman empire) = 3 letters

3 hre

england = 7 letters

7 england

**maxfaren** · July 14, 2009, 11:26 AM

yes i have to say I can count and add 1 + 1 indeed is 2 and i put in the faction 12 Papal_states because it was so in other parts of the document I made it look like this

10 aventurier
1 4
56 unit_models/_Units/RN_Half_3Q_Plate/aventurier_lod0.mesh 121
56 unit_models/_Units/RN_Half_3Q_Plate/aventurier_lod1.mesh 900
56 unit_models/_Units/RN_Half_3Q_Plate/aventurier_lod2.mesh 2500
56 unit_models/_Units/RN_Half_3Q_Plate/aventurier_lod3.mesh 6400
2
6 france
76 unit_models/_Units/RN_Half_3Q_Plate/textures/rn_half_3q_plate_france.texture
76 unit_models/_Units/RN_Half_3Q_Plate/textures/rn_half_3q_plate_normal.texture
41 unit_sprites/france_Aventurier_sprite.spr
12 papal_states
76 unit_models/_Units/RN_Half_3Q_Plate/textures/rn_half_3q_plate_france.texture
76 unit_models/_Units/RN_Half_3Q_Plate/textures/rn_half_3q_plate_normal.texture
41 unit_sprites/france_Aventurier_sprite.spr
2
6 france
68 unit_models/AttachmentSets/Final European CB Gun_france_diff.texture
68 unit_models/AttachmentSets/Final European CB Gun_france_norm.texture 0
12 papal_states
68 unit_models/AttachmentSets/Final European CB Gun_france_diff.texture
68 unit_models/AttachmentSets/Final European CB Gun_france_norm.texture 0
2
4 None
18 MTW2_Fast_Crossbow
20 MTW2_Non_Shield_Fast 1
21 MTW2_Crossbow_Primary 1
18 MTW2_Sword_Primary
16 -0.090000004 0 0 -0.34999999 0.80000001 0.60000002
14 aventurier_ug1 1 4
60 unit_models/_Units/RN_Half_3Q_Plate/aventurier_ug1_lod0.mesh 121
60 unit_models/_Units/RN_Half_3Q_Plate/aventurier_ug1_lod1.mesh 900
60 unit_models/_Units/RN_Half_3Q_Plate/aventurier_ug1_lod2.mesh 2500
60 unit_models/_Units/RN_Half_3Q_Plate/aventurier_ug1_lod3.mesh 6400
2
6 france
76 unit_models/_Units/RN_Half_3Q_Plate/textures/rn_half_3q_plate_france.texture
76 unit_models/_Units/RN_Half_3Q_Plate/textures/rn_half_3q_plate_normal.texture
45 unit_sprites/france_Aventurier_ug1_sprite.spr
12 papal_states
76 unit_models/_Units/RN_Half_3Q_Plate/textures/rn_half_3q_plate_france.texture
76 unit_models/_Units/RN_Half_3Q_Plate/textures/rn_half_3q_plate_normal.texture
45 unit_sprites/france_Aventurier_ug1_sprite.spr
2
6 france
68 unit_models/AttachmentSets/Final European CB Gun_france_diff.texture
68 unit_models/AttachmentSets/Final European CB Gun_france_norm.texture 0
12 papal_states
68 unit_models/AttachmentSets/Final European CB Gun_france_diff.texture
68 unit_models/AttachmentSets/Final European CB Gun_france_norm.texture 0
2

**JuL14n** · July 14, 2009, 01:52 PM

I don't see any big error, only this

2
4 None
18 MTW2_Fast_Crossbow
20 MTW2_Non_Shield_Fast 1
21 MTW2_Crossbow_Primary 1
18 MTW2_Sword_Primary
16 -0.090000004 0 0 -0.34999999 0.80000001 0.60000002

It's the nr. of all different animation sets the model have.
Generals and captain model have most of animations.
While simple units have only one specific.

Change it to 1 and it will work, the unit only have one animation set.

3 examples of animation sets

4 None
<animations>
<animations>
<animations>
5 Horse
<animations>
<animations>
<animations>
8 Elephant
<animations>
<animations>
<animations>

Good job, you have hopefully now mastered the basics of modeldb.

**Xtiaan72** · September 15, 2009, 09:51 AM

Thanks for posting this tutorial! I wish I had searched this forum before I started messing around with the files. Especially since it's so simple!

It's all right, my files are all backed up. Two steps forward, one step back but I'm getting there!

Cheers mate