Be a Modder: Doctoring of Medieval 2 units.

[Moon]

Have you unpacked the game?.
HowTo: Set up MTW2 for modding
Unpacking: The very first steps & simplest method for new modders
The unpacker, Using Vista
How to unpack something specific from the .pack files
How To Fix UAC and VirtualStore Problems
MODDING UNITS
Be a Modder: Doctoring of Medieval 2 units
How to create a dismounted knight
How to edit M2TW MESH
M2TW: How-To: Add other faction units for new factions
How To Make New Units
How to add a new unit into game
Modfolder requires Kingdoms
Download Retrofit Mod 1.0
Creating a World - Bare Geomod

[The Norseman]

Ok now i have unpacked all the files, but i still cant find "units_models" in the folders! any idea where it might be? EDIT: I find it in my KGCM folder, but why not
the vanilla or the other kingdom campaigns?




I use Steam if that matters

Oh and thanks for all the links!!

[The Norseman]

Hey yeah it works now!

but when i opened in Milkshape this happened! : Someone said its his joints and i have to kind of compress them or something?

[Moon]

Go to file\preferences\misc and change the joint size to this .025

[The Norseman]

I just pressed the joints tab and unchecked the skeleton option then it went back to normal

[Ishan]

Do what moon told you as well so that the skeleton is properly displayed in case you ever want to view it.

[The Norseman]

ok, will do! thanks for the help!

If you use DXTbmp and convert these two textures into .tga type:-

• en_highlander_scotland.texture to en_highlander_scotland.tga
• Final Heater_scotland_diff.texture to Final Heater_scotland_diff.tga

hey, just wondering where these files are?

I know they are suppose to be in the Textures folders but I cant find any of the txt files there called fyrd_spearman_lod0(The name of the unit im modding)
they are instead called pplate_normal and so on

[Ishan]

ok, will do! thanks for the help!

hey, just wondering where these files are?

I know they are suppose to be in the Textures folders but I cant find any of the txt files there called dism_templars_lod0(The name of the unit im modding)
they are instead called pplate_normal and so on

The first texture called en_highlander_scotland.texture can be found in unit_models\_units\en_highlander\textures folder.
While the other can be found in unit_models\attachmentsets folder.

[The Norseman]

ooo thanks! I found the first texture, but I cant seem to find the Final_heaterblablabla file in the folders :/ I saved the MS3D file (the one with everything deleted but the sword and shield) and the texture files werent updated? In the textures folders it still says the last Texture file was edited in 2009 or something...

[Constantine XII]

Hi!
I am new one on modeling and i have a problem...
Once, i try to convert highland_nobles_lod0.mesh to highland_nobles_lod0.ms3d file its gives me an error which is says "Memory acces violation".After i press ok the .ms3d file appears but i has 0 Kb.That confused me.....
Before i saw this,i press on it,it opens the milkshape and gives me an error:"This is not a valid MS3D file format" and then it gives me and another error: "ERROR:error reading MS3D file:
C:\bla,bla,bla\highland_nobles_lod0.ms3d (bla bla bla is the folder wich i saved the .ms3d file).

When i find time i will post screens

Can you help me?

Edit: milkshape's version is 1.8.4 and the unregistered

[T&D]

You use Python or GoM converter???
Read tut steps again.

[Constantine XII]

GoM converter

[T&D]

Sometimes I have that error.There are 3 meshes of this unit or only one???
EEdit-try to register milkshape.

[Constantine XII]

Sometimes I have that error.There are 3 meshes of this unit or only one???
EEdit-try to register milkshape.

I have and the 3....

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

58 unit_models/_Units/EN_Highlander/highland_nobles_lod0.mesh 121
58 unit_models/_Units/EN_Highlander/highland_nobles_lod1.mesh 900
58 unit_models/_Units/EN_Highlander/highland_nobles_lod2.mesh 2500
58 unit_models/_Units/EN_Highlander/highland_nobles_lod3.mesh 6400

Edit:Also i use Higland noble from SS6.4 which located in
C:\Program Files\SEGA\Moedieval II Total War\mods\SS6.3\data\unit_models\_units\en_highlander

[The Norseman]

Hi!
I am new one on modeling and i have a problem...
Once, i try to convert highland_nobles_lod0.mesh to highland_nobles_lod0.ms3d file its gives me an error which is says "Memory acces violation".After i press ok the .ms3d file appears but i has 0 Kb.That confused me.....
Before i saw this,i press on it,it opens the milkshape and gives me an error:"This is not a valid MS3D file format" and then it gives me and another error: "ERROR:error reading MS3D file:
C:\bla,bla,bla\highland_nobles_lod0.ms3d (bla bla bla is the folder wich i saved the .ms3d file).

When i find time i will post screens

Can you help me?

Edit: milkshape's version is 1.8.4 and the unregistered

I use 1.8.5 ... but I also got the memory access violation, but when I didnt change the name as I was saving the file, it worked fine.

[T&D]

Maybe try lod0????
And send file. Ishan will come here and propably resolve it before me.

[Constantine XII]

I don't know how but i pressed first to open GoM and after when i choose a mesh file to convert it to ms3d file it worked!!!

Thank you about the time you spent for me

[The Norseman]

remember that if you have a trial for Milkshape 3D you HAVE to open MS3D first, and THEN choose the file, or else you cant save!

[T&D]

Glad to hear that it works waiting to see model or mod....

[Constantine XII]

A question: I haven't the trial version of milkshape but the registered one so i have to make an account on milkshape website to make the save work?Or as the Norsman said i have to open first milkshape and then choose the file that i want to change?