How to add a new unit into game

**Gigantus** · September 15, 2009, 08:48 AM

There is something that I don't understand, you mention this: copy the .mesh files (in this case "Hoplites_early_ug0_lod0-3.mesh") into the "new_folder" folder and copy your new texture and the norm_texture (in this case "ionian_hoplite.texture") into the "textures" folder.

Not sure what you can't understand: mesh files go into 'new_folder' folder, texture files go into the 'new_folder\textures' folder.

I don't know where I could get the meshes and textures

First you need to have the game unpacked. Then you need to get the proper name of the unit from the EDU (the one in the soldier line - example: soldier Dismounted_Feudal_Knights)
Then you get a formatted version of the modeldb file because the original is a pain to read. Either here (vanilla) or here (campaigns)
There you look for your unit (example: Dismounted_Feudal_Knights)
And there you will find neatly listed where the meshes and textures can be found.

**!!!Kriegsbagel!!!** · September 19, 2009, 08:53 PM

Is there a limit to how many entries can be placed in 'battle_models' like the limit in 'descr_model_battle' in RTW?

**Gigantus** · September 19, 2009, 09:34 PM

If there is, I haven't heard of anyone reaching it.

**!!!Kriegsbagel!!!** · September 19, 2009, 09:55 PM

Good to know, thanks for the quick response.

**Gigantus** · September 19, 2009, 10:33 PM

One is glad to be of service

**uurnammu** · October 08, 2009, 07:20 AM

Can any1 help me. When I start medieval and the loadingscreen appears, soon m2tw shuts down and when i look for what went wrong from system.log it says "Could not find soldier battle model for unit type 'german_knights'." HELP!!

**uurnammu** · October 08, 2009, 07:21 AM

and my unit is that german knight

**uurnammu** · October 08, 2009, 08:00 AM

after i do all that stuff when the loading screen appears it crashes and system.log says "Could not find soldier battle model for unit type 'german_knights'."

**uurnammu** · October 08, 2009, 08:01 AM

helphelp fast im dying

**uurnammu** · October 08, 2009, 08:01 AM

i cant breath

**uurnammu** · October 08, 2009, 08:02 AM

imk just a light infantryman

**Gigantus** · October 08, 2009, 08:27 AM

Stop spamming please.

How about telling us what you changed from the original set up?
The error points to a mismatch between your export_descr_unit (EDU) file and the modelDB file.

**uurnammu** · October 08, 2009, 11:35 AM

well this is what i did(i did everything from the beginning like the new folder): I copyed gothic knight meshes and textures to the folder and renamed them. Then:
14 german_knights
1 3
54 unit_models/_Units/new_folder/german_knights_lod0.mesh 121
54 unit_models/_Units/new_folder/german_knights_lod1.mesh 1225
54 unit_models/_Units/new_folder/german_knights_lod2.mesh 6400
1
3 hre
69 unit_models/_Units/new_folder/textures/gothic_knights_hre.texture
73 unit_models/_Units/new_folder/textures/gothic_knights_normal.texture
52 unit_sprites/milan_Dismounted_Italian_MAA_sprite.spr
1
2 hre
63 unit_models/AttachmentSets/Final Special Heads_hre_diff.texture
63 unit_models/AttachmentSets/Final Special Heads_hre_norm.texture 0
1
4 None
19 MTW2_Slow_Swordsman 0
2
18 MTW2_Sword_Primary
14 fs_test_shield 0
16 -0.090000004 0 0 -0.34999999 0.80000001 0.60000002

**uurnammu** · October 08, 2009, 11:37 AM

allso EDU:
type german_knights
dictionary german_knights ; German Knights
category infantry
class heavy
voice_type Heavy
banner faction main_infantry
banner holy crusade
soldier german_knights , 48, 0, 1.2
attributes sea_faring, hide_forest, hardy, can_withdraw
formation 1.2, 1.2, 2.4, 2.4, 3, square
stat_health 2, 0
stat_pri 13, 6, no, 0, 0, melee, melee_blade, slashing, sword, 25, 1.3
;stat_pri_ex 0, 0, 0
stat_pri_attr no
stat_sec 0, 0, no, 0, 0, no, melee_simple, blunt, none, 25, 1
;stat_sec_ex 0, 0, 0
stat_sec_attr no
stat_pri_armour 10, 8, 6, metal
;stat_armour_ex 10, 0, 0, 0, 4, 0, 0, metal
stat_sec_armour 0, 0, flesh
stat_heat 6
stat_ground 1, -2, 3, 2
stat_mental 9, normal, trained
stat_charge_dist 30
stat_fire_delay 0
stat_food 60, 300
stat_cost 1, 810, 225, 90, 70, 810, 4, 200
armour_ug_levels 1
armour_ug_models german_knights
ownership hre
era 2 hre
;unit_info 13, 0, 24

**Gigantus** · October 08, 2009, 11:44 AM

The entries look correct. did you increase the number in the top row of the modeldb file by 1 (number in red as example)?

22 serialization::archive 3 0 0 0 0 763 0 0

**uurnammu** · October 08, 2009, 11:46 AM

yea i did

**uurnammu** · October 08, 2009, 11:47 AM

i have tried everything for like two weeks i dont understand this at all

**uurnammu** · October 08, 2009, 11:53 AM

hey what do these mean???:
19:52:07.406 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for ANISELECT
19:52:07.406 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for MODIFIER_SABOTAGE
19:52:07.406 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for MODIFIER_TRADE
19:52:07.421 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for DRAGGABLE
19:52:07.421 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for DRAGGING
19:52:07.421 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for MODIFIER_MULTIPLE_SELECT
19:52:07.421 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for MODIFIER_ATTACK
19:52:07.421 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for MODIFIER_PLACE_CHARACTER
19:52:07.421 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for MODIFIER_PLACE_RESOURCE
19:52:07.421 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for MODIFIER_PLACE_FORT
19:52:07.421 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for MODIFIER_MOVE_OBJECT
19:52:07.421 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for MODIFIER_PLACE_WATCHTOWER
19:52:07.421 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for MODIFIER_DEPLOYMENT_AREA
19:52:07.421 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for MODIFIER_PLACE_TILE
19:52:07.421 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for MODIFIER_PLACE_SPECIAL_PIECE
19:52:07.421 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for MODIFIER_PAINT
19:52:07.421 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for MODIFIER_ADJUST_HEIGHTS
19:52:07.421 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for MODIFIER_ADD_UNIT
19:52:07.421 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for MODIFIER_PLACE_SETTLEMENT

**Gigantus** · October 08, 2009, 11:57 AM

Standard log entries. Nothing to worry about.

Compress your EDU and modeldb and attach. I will check them properly and come back.

**uurnammu** · October 08, 2009, 12:01 PM

14 german_knights 1 3 54 unit_models/_Units/new_folder/german_knights_lod0.mesh 121 54 unit_models/_Units/new_folder/german_knights_lod1.mesh 1225 54 unit_models/_Units/new_folder/german_knights_lod2.mesh 6400 13 hre69 unit_models/_Units/new_folder/textures/gothic_knights_hre.texture73 unit_models/_Units/new_folder/textures/gothic_knights_normal.texture52 unit_sprites/milan_Dismounted_Italian_MAA_sprite.spr 12 hre 63 unit_models/AttachmentSets/Final Special Heads_hre_diff.texture 63 unit_models/AttachmentSets/Final Special Heads_hre_norm.texture 0 1 4 None 19 MTW2_Slow_Swordsman 0 2 18 MTW2_Sword_Primary 14 fs_test_shield 0 16 -0.090000004 0 0 -0.34999999 0.80000001 0.60000002 u mean this

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