Can drums be retextured?

[Geronimo2006]

Is it possible to retexture a drum in the game and how?

[joedreck]

there is a equipment texture with the muskets, bags drums and other equipment. there is only one drum texture for all, so you can change it always for all.

[Geronimo2006]

Can it be changed in a faction-specific way?

[joedreck]

Can it be changed in a faction-specific way?

I don't think. But on the other side, yes, but... it would be very complicated, because we can't open files like the drum.

First thoughts:

Make with the Alpha channel the texture of the drum invisible. Create a new drum model in the drummer model. Ahhh, the texture can be put into your drummer texture, so every faction can have own drum color. Ready . Now the game thinks, that it use the vanilla, but it is invisible and it's looks like the drummer plays on yours. Problem: How to make the parts of the drum? Is it hips, leg, spine ?

[Alex---79]

Make with the Alpha channel the texture of the drum invisible

and you will have all the european drummers without drums excluding your own custom unit. That's the problem...

[joedreck]

and you will have all the european drummers without drums excluding your own custom unit. That's the problem...

No, no problem. You can made an euro_drummer.diffuse.dds file. I've did it to for the euro_line_infantry for example. I've added a bag to the model. Some factions got a special texture design. I've made it same as CA. I would surely start with an one for all texture, before start one for a special faction.

For example:
euro_line_infantry_bavaria.diffuse.dds got a texture of the bag with an emblem.
All other commercial factions, which use euro_line_infantry.diffuse have only a black leather bag.

[joedreck]

Something like this:

[Alex---79]

The only way is to add custom drum to the drummer's 3D model (.variant_weighted_mesh).

By the way the drums are too small and placed too high in the game.