Editing the faction unit/building trees

[JollySam]

Hello everyone,

Apologies if this has been answered before, I've searched the forums but can't find anything.

I've been messing around with the text files in the Imperial Campaign, and I'd like to start adding different units to the faction unit/building trees. Is it possible? And if so, does anyone know where in the directory I can find the relevant file?

Thanks alot,
JollySam

[Ramashan]

Gotta do 2 things.

First you have to make sure the unit has the appropriate faction skin coded into it;

type                barb_archer
skeleton            fs_fast_archer, fs_fast_dagger
indiv_range            40
texture                dacia, data/models_unit/textures/unit_barb_warband_archer_dacia.tga
texture                scythia, data/models_unit/textures/unit_barb_warband_archer_scythia.tga
texture                slave, data/models_unit/textures/unit_barb_warband_archer_slave.tga
model_flexi            data/models_unit/unit_warband_archer_high.cas, 8
model_flexi            data/models_unit/unit_warband_archer_med.cas, 15
model_flexi            data/models_unit/unit_warband_archer_low.cas, 30
model_flexi            data/models_unit/unit_warband_archer_lowest.cas, max
model_sprite        slave, 60.0, data/sprites/slave_barb_archer_sprite.spr
model_sprite        scythia, 60.0, data/sprites/scythia_barb_archer_sprite.spr
model_sprite        dacia, 60.0, data/sprites/dacia_barb_archer_sprite.spr
model_tri            400, 0.5f, 0.5f, 0.5f

If your faction isn't there, just copy one and paste it, then only change the faction name.

And then add it to the building you want it recruited from;

http://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showth...uide-%28WIP%29

Hope that all makes sense.

Good Luck.

[JollySam]

Thanks Ramashan, thats very helpful.

I managed to add the units to the building, using that link, but I don't know which file I need to edit to change the faction skin. Which file did you get that block of text from?

Thanks again,
JollySam

[JollySam]

Woops, forget that last post, I found it in 'export_descr_unit'.

Thanks again for your help!
JollySam

Time to see how a unit consisting entirely of centurians fares.

[Ramashan]

Sorry, I meant to add a link to the EDU, my bad. Glad you found it.

[JollySam]

No problem.