Getting a unit to use a texture

[Hyzoran]

I made a new unit, and I want it to use a certain texture that I have created (I figured out the problem with the texture) I edited the Dismounted Gothic Knights texture, and placed the new one for a Byzantine unit in C:\Program Files (x86)\SEGA\Medieval II Total War\mods\modname\data\unit_models\_units\ln_gothic_rn_plate\textures\ and named it ln_gothic_rn_plate_byzantium.texture

well, how do I get the new unit to use the texture (this is not in the EDU txt)
I assmume it would be in one of the other txt files, but cant find it

[Squid]

Moved to Text Editing.

You'll need to add a new texture to the model in modelsdb or if that model already has a texture for that faction add a new model (which is a copy of the old) with the new texture in place of the old one. There's a modeldb tutorial in the tutorial section.

[Ishan]

You assign textures, the animation, the 3d model it will use etc in battle_models.modeldb aka BMDB file.
It can be found in:-
data\unit_models folder.

You might wanna use Formatted Campaign ModelDB files as the default version is a bit messed up.
And you open it with notepad.
Before fiddling with this file search the tutorial section here and read all about it.
Edit
Here is the Tutorial for it.

[Hyzoran]

Yea already found it, but...I am trying to adding this to it (bold letters are added)

25 dismounted_gothic_knights
1
4
73 unit_models/_Units/LN_Gothic_RN_Plate/dismounted_gothic_knights_lod0.mesh 121
73 unit_models/_Units/LN_Gothic_RN_Plate/dismounted_gothic_knights_lod1.mesh 900
73 unit_models/_Units/LN_Gothic_RN_Plate/dismounted_gothic_knights_lod2.mesh 2500
73 unit_models/_Units/LN_Gothic_RN_Plate/dismounted_gothic_knights_lod3.mesh 6400
1
3 hre
77 unit_models/_Units/LN_Gothic_RN_Plate/textures/LN_gothic_RN_plate_hre.texture
80 unit_models/_Units/LN_Gothic_RN_Plate/textures/LN_gothic_RN_plate_normal.texture
53 unit_sprites/hre_Dismounted_Gothic_Knights_sprite.spr
1
3 hre
56 unit_models/AttachmentSets/Final Heater_hre_diff.texture
56 unit_models/AttachmentSets/Final Heater_hre_norm.texture
9 byzantium
83 unit_models/_units/ln_gothic_rn_plate/textures/ln_gothic_rn_plate_byzantium.texture
0
1
4 None

Read some tutorials already
not working

[Ishan]

That's not the way it works. I'm bit sleepy right now but thing is we need and entire set for it faction wise.

Like this:-

73 unit_models/_Units/LN_Gothic_RN_Plate/dismounted_gothic_knights_lod0.mesh 121
73 unit_models/_Units/LN_Gothic_RN_Plate/dismounted_gothic_knights_lod1.mesh 900
73 unit_models/_Units/LN_Gothic_RN_Plate/dismounted_gothic_knights_lod2.mesh 2500
73 unit_models/_Units/LN_Gothic_RN_Plate/dismounted_gothic_knights_lod3.mesh 6400

^Defines the model

3 hre
77 unit_models/_Units/LN_Gothic_RN_Plate/textures/LN_gothic_RN_plate_hre.texture
80 unit_models/_Units/LN_Gothic_RN_Plate/textures/LN_gothic_RN_plate_normal.texture
53 unit_sprites/hre_Dismounted_Gothic_Knights_sprite.spr

^defines the unit textures for this faction that is HRE.

3 hre
56 unit_models/AttachmentSets/Final Heater_hre_diff.texture
56 unit_models/AttachmentSets/Final Heater_hre_norm.texture

^This defines the textures of the attachments the unit has that is weapons etc.

Now for byzantine it will be like:-

25 dismounted_gothic_knights
1
4
73 unit_models/_Units/LN_Gothic_RN_Plate/dismounted_gothic_knights_lod0.mesh 121
73 unit_models/_Units/LN_Gothic_RN_Plate/dismounted_gothic_knights_lod1.mesh 900
73 unit_models/_Units/LN_Gothic_RN_Plate/dismounted_gothic_knights_lod2.mesh 2500
73 unit_models/_Units/LN_Gothic_RN_Plate/dismounted_gothic_knights_lod3.mesh 6400
2<--As now there are 2 factions
3 hre
77 unit_models/_Units/LN_Gothic_RN_Plate/textures/LN_gothic_RN_plate_hre.texture
80 unit_models/_Units/LN_Gothic_RN_Plate/textures/LN_gothic_RN_plate_normal.texture
53 unit_sprites/hre_Dismounted_Gothic_Knights_sprite.spr
9 byzantium
77 unit_models/_Units/LN_Gothic_RN_Plate/textures/LN_gothic_RN_plate_hre.texture
80 unit_models/_Units/LN_Gothic_RN_Plate/textures/LN_gothic_RN_plate_normal.texture
53 unit_sprites/hre_Dismounted_Gothic_Knights_sprite.spr
2
3 hre
56 unit_models/AttachmentSets/Final Heater_hre_diff.texture
56 unit_models/AttachmentSets/Final Heater_hre_norm.texture
9 byzantium
56 unit_models/AttachmentSets/Final Heater_hre_diff.texture
56 unit_models/AttachmentSets/Final Heater_hre_norm.texture
0
1
4 None

So i added this unit by giving new sets of textures and attachments to byzantium.

Now what you do is download this:-Alletun tomb of knowledge
It's a bit complicated for you right now but there is a page on the BMDB in this guide and it has explained it very nicely, so you might wanna read that page.

[Hyzoran]

Still not working, copied yours exactly :\

Actually, after looking at the textures folder, the textures are not even there, only ln_gothic_rn_plate_antioch
ln_gothic_rn_plate_Jerusalem
ln_gothic_rn_plate_ireland
ln_gothic_rn_plate_norway, ect. are there

I dont see a
ln_gothic_rn_plate_hre
or ln_gothic_rn_plate_norm

[Ishan]

It was just an example not a 100% code lol.
Read the guide i attached.

[Hyzoran]

I am doing this exactly how this is telling me to do it and its not working, I just want to add a certain texture to a unit, nothing else, and it wants to mess with me lol

WHy cant this be simple like the EDU file

[Ishan]

What do you want to do add Dismounted Gothic knights to Byzantium?

[Hyzoran]

What do you want to do add Dismounted Gothic knights to Byzantium?

I made a skin for them, and without specifying a skin, they have a silver texture, while this is acceptable, it is much more fun having my own texture that will fit with Byzantium, anyway, I am trying to get the game to use the texture I made, instead of leaving it just to sit there.

so mad at Battle_models.modeldb

Origins Total War: The Origins of Battle_models.modeldb

Story: Rome Total War, a game of epic proportions, sold trillions of copies, many people played it, many peopled modded it.

This release made CA, the Creators of this game, Filth Rich. They then started working on the Sequal of the Prequal, Medieval II total war...

(CA HQ, developers room)

Dev 1: Okay finished setting all the EDU stats, yes the game is almost finished, all that is left is descr_battle_models.txt

CA Pres: Okay guys, we have so much money from RTW, what should we do with the money, its nearing Infinite!

Dev 2: I have an Idea, lets buy drugs!

CA PreS: Wow! Great Idea!

(CA bought trillions of tons of drugs and issued it to all CA members)

Dev 1: uhhh.... I haz an idea, instead of making a descr_battle_models.txt, lets make a scary battle_models.modeldb, it not organized or moddable, its just a scary battle_models.modeldb.

Dev: Pwnage idea!! Lets do zis!

This is how battle_models.modeldb was created, am I rite?