Adding unit : crash

**sinople** · September 18, 2009, 05:36 AM

Hello everyone,

I tried to add a new unit to a mod but I get crash when loading the battle, I don't know why, although I tried a lot of things to correct that.

Here are the lines :
battle_models :

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The log :

Code:

12:06:54.260 [system.rpt] [always] CPU: SSE2
12:06:54.263 [system.rpt] [always] ==== system log start, build date: Feb 25 2008 version development ===
12:06:54.269 [system.io] [always] mounted pack packs/data_0.pack
12:06:54.270 [system.io] [always] mounted pack packs/data_1.pack
12:06:54.273 [system.io] [always] mounted pack packs/data_2.pack
12:06:54.275 [system.io] [always] mounted pack packs/data_3.pack
12:06:54.276 [system.io] [always] mounted pack packs/data_4.pack
12:06:54.277 [system.io] [always] mounted pack packs/localized.pack
12:07:44.938 [system.rpt] [error] Uh oh. This isn't good. No idea why, but exiting now. Sorry pal.

I can upload the mod (which is just 2691ko) if you want.

Thanks

**Gigantus** · September 18, 2009, 06:00 AM

Please do upload. And thanks for using "Bare Kingdoms".

**sinople** · September 18, 2009, 06:03 AM

Here it is.

And thanks for the Bare Kingdoms it's useful

**Gigantus** · September 18, 2009, 08:25 AM

It appears your problem are your animations for the archers. I copied the ones from the vanilla longbowmen and it worked.

Here are the lines from the modeldb file:
Replace
27 MTW2_Fast_Longbowman_String
20 MTW2_Non_Shield_Fast 1
19 MTW2_Bowman_Primary 1
18 MTW2_Sword_Primary

With
16 MTW2_Fast_Bowman
14 MTW2_Fast_Mace 2
19 MTW2_Bowman_Primary
14 fs_test_shield 2
17 MTW2_Mace_Primary
14 fs_test_shield

in both instances

PS: That model needs some cleaning up. Allotment to bones and such.

**sinople** · September 19, 2009, 05:14 AM

I've changed the animation entries as you suggestef, the games loaded.

However when they were on fire mod I got some unexpected problems :

On the contrary when they are fighting with their second weapon problems got solved :

Ps : the models are from TATW, but I know nothing about modelling, I'm just a codder.

Thanks for your help

**Taiji** · September 19, 2009, 05:25 AM

Are you using the animation files (the 'pack' and 'skeleton', .dat and .idx) and descr_skeleton.txt from TA:TW?

I think that if they have an animated bowstring, for example, then you will need to.

And you will need to use '27 MTW2_Fast_Longbowman_String' instead of '16 MTW2_Fast_Bowman'.

**Gigantus** · September 19, 2009, 08:07 AM

Taiji is right about the animation. At the bottom of your modeldb entry are some animation references. If they are not in your vanilla descr_skeletons file, then you will have to use the descr_skeleton file from TATW and the data\animations\idx and dat files as well. Not sure if you want to do that = 95MB

Else use another animation as suggested.

**Taiji** · September 19, 2009, 08:24 AM

Looks to me like the choice is either to use a model compatible with the vanilla animations or use the animations which the model requires.

**sinople** · September 20, 2009, 04:26 AM

I'm not using the animations from TA:TW, but is there a way to use the model without these animations ?

**Gigantus** · September 20, 2009, 04:52 AM

I guess it has to do with how the vertices are assigned in the model. That would need someone with modeling experience.

**Taiji** · September 20, 2009, 04:54 AM

If the model uses '27 MTW2_Fast_Longbowman_String' in TA:TW then I think you cannot use it unless you are going to add this animation.

The name of the animation suggests that the model includes an animated bowstring.

Very easy to work out if this is true, just try the TA:TW animations and see if the problem you are describing disappears.