Skinning help

[Meltphace6]

I know there are a lot of tutorials and I have read plenty of them, but my problem is this: I am making some adjustments to the dismounted huscarls of Norway, but when I go onto the battle map the huscarls are covered in armor. So I do not really know if I am editing the right textures or if they are showing up at all. Now, I am a total beginner of course so whatever information you need I can give you!

[Augustus Lucifer]

First of all, you need to make sure the game is fully unpacked and is set to read the files first. I assume you're editing the teutonic campaign directly.

This is the export_descr_unit.txt entry for that unit:

type             Dismounted Huscarls
dictionary       Dismounted_Huscarls      ; Dismounted Huscarls
category         infantry
class            heavy
voice_type       Heavy
banner faction   main_infantry
banner holy      crusade
soldier          Dismounted_Huscarls, 48, 0, 1.2
attributes       sea_faring, hide_forest, hardy, can_withdraw, frighten_foot
formation        1.2, 1.2, 2.4, 2.4, 4, square
stat_health      1, 0
stat_pri         9, 3, no, 0, 0, melee, melee_blade, slashing, axe, 25, 1.2
;stat_pri_ex      0, 0, 0
stat_pri_attr    ap
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  3, 4, 8, metal
;stat_armour_ex   3, 5, 0, 0, 4, 8, 8, metal
stat_sec_armour  0, 0, flesh
stat_heat        6
stat_ground      1, -2, 3, 4
stat_mental      9, normal, trained
stat_charge_dist 30
stat_fire_delay  0
stat_food        60, 300
stat_cost        1, 540, 150, 60, 140, 540, 4, 160
armour_ug_levels 2, 3
armour_ug_models Dismounted_Huscarls, Dismounted_Huscarls_ug1
ownership        denmark, norway
era 0            denmark, norway
era 1            denmark, norway
;unit_info        9, 0, 15
recruit_priority_offset    10

Red is the base entry for the unit in battle_models.modeldb. Blue is one of the upgrade entries for the unit in battle_models.modeldb.

You'll want to get the formatted version of that file here, since it's easier to read. Just replace the unpacked one in the teutonic directory with that one and rename it so it doesn't have - Teutonic on there.

Here's the two entries that list the models and textures those units use, from the Teutonic file:

19 dismounted_huscarls 
1 4 
63 unit_models/_Units/EN_Lmail_Hmail/dismounted_huscarls_lod0.mesh 121 
63 unit_models/_Units/EN_Lmail_Hmail/dismounted_huscarls_lod1.mesh 900 
63 unit_models/_Units/EN_Lmail_Hmail/dismounted_huscarls_lod2.mesh 2500 
63 unit_models/_Units/EN_Lmail_Hmail/dismounted_huscarls_lod3.mesh 6400 
2 
7 denmark 
73 unit_models/_Units/EN_Lmail_Hmail/textures/EN_Lmail_Hmail_denmark.texture 
72 unit_models/_Units/EN_Lmail_Hmail/textures/EN_Lmail_Hmail_normal.texture 
50 unit_sprites/denmark_Viking_Raiders_ug2_sprite.spr 
6 norway 
72 unit_models/_Units/EN_Lmail_Hmail/textures/EN_Lmail_Hmail_norway.texture 
72 unit_models/_Units/EN_Lmail_Hmail/textures/EN_Lmail_Hmail_normal.texture 
49 unit_sprites/norway_Viking_Raiders_ug2_sprite.spr 
2 
7 denmark 
60 unit_models/AttachmentSets/Final Danish_denmark_diff.texture 
60 unit_models/AttachmentSets/Final Danish_denmark_norm.texture 0  
6 norway 
59 unit_models/AttachmentSets/Final Danish_norway_diff.texture 
59 unit_models/AttachmentSets/Final Danish_norway_norm.texture 0  
1 
4 None 
9 MTW2_Mace 0  
2 
17 MTW2_Mace_Primary 
14 fs_test_shield 0 
16 -0.090000004 0 0 -0.34999999 0.80000001 0.60000002 
23 dismounted_huscarls_ug1 
1 4 
67 unit_models/_Units/EN_Lmail_Hmail/dismounted_huscarls_ug1_lod0.mesh 121 
67 unit_models/_Units/EN_Lmail_Hmail/dismounted_huscarls_ug1_lod1.mesh 900 
67 unit_models/_Units/EN_Lmail_Hmail/dismounted_huscarls_ug1_lod2.mesh 2500 
67 unit_models/_Units/EN_Lmail_Hmail/dismounted_huscarls_ug1_lod3.mesh 6400 
2 
7 denmark 
73 unit_models/_Units/EN_Lmail_Hmail/textures/EN_Lmail_Hmail_denmark.texture 
72 unit_models/_Units/EN_Lmail_Hmail/textures/EN_Lmail_Hmail_normal.texture 
50 unit_sprites/denmark_Viking_Raiders_ug3_sprite.spr 
6 norway 
72 unit_models/_Units/EN_Lmail_Hmail/textures/EN_Lmail_Hmail_norway.texture 
72 unit_models/_Units/EN_Lmail_Hmail/textures/EN_Lmail_Hmail_normal.texture 
49 unit_sprites/norway_Viking_Raiders_ug3_sprite.spr 
2 
7 denmark 
60 unit_models/AttachmentSets/Final Danish_denmark_diff.texture 
60 unit_models/AttachmentSets/Final Danish_denmark_norm.texture 0  
6 norway 
59 unit_models/AttachmentSets/Final Danish_norway_diff.texture 
59 unit_models/AttachmentSets/Final Danish_norway_norm.texture 0  
1 
4 None 
9 MTW2_Mace 0  
2 
17 MTW2_Mace_Primary 
14 fs_test_shield 0 
16 -0.090000004 0 0 -0.34999999 0.80000001 0.60000002

That same file is used for Svenner(and upgrade), NE Bodyguard, Huscarl, and quite a few other units. Vanilla has the tendency of re-using textures multiple times, in this case at least 10 times. So you might want to copy the texture, name it something different, and tell it to reference the other file instead(read a tut on the battle_models file). That way it won't impact whatever else it's being used in.