Error adding unit to M2TW

[Tal-Rham Soldier]

Hi dudes, I was trying of modding m2tw and a CTD appears, it wanted that you were checking my entry in DMB and of the EDU and to say to me that it is bad.
DMB:

19 dismounted_drengjar 
1 4 
55 unit_models/_Units/ln_peasant_padded/drengjar_lod0.mesh 121 
55 unit_models/_Units/ln_peasant_padded/drengjar_lod0.mesh 900 
55 unit_models/_Units/ln_peasant_padded/drengjar_lod0.mesh 2500 
55 unit_models/_Units/ln_peasant_padded/drengjar_lod0.mesh 6400 
1 
8 scotland 
62 unit_models/_Units/ln_peasant_padded/textures/drengjar.texture  
69 unit_models/_Units/ln_peasant_padded/textures/drengjar_normal.texture
45 unit_sprites/france_Voulge_Militia_sprite.spr
1 
8 scotland 
62 unit_models/_Units/ln_peasant_padded/textures/drengjar.texture
62 unit_models/_Units/ln_peasant_padded/textures/drengjar_normal.texture 0  
1 
4 None 
14 MTW2_Swordsman 0  
2 
18 MTW2_Sword_Primary 
14 fs_test_shield 0 
16 -0.090000004 0 0 -0.34999999 0.80000001 0.60000002

EDU:

type             Dismounted Drengjar
dictionary       Dismounted_Drengjar      ; Drengjar
category         infantry
class            heavy
voice_type       Heavy
banner faction   main_infantry
banner holy      crusade
soldier          Dismounted_Drengjar, 48, 0, 1.2
attributes       sea_faring, hide_forest, hardy, can_withdraw
formation        1.2, 1.2, 2.4, 2.4, 4, square
stat_health      1, 0
stat_pri         13, 3, no, 0, 0, melee, melee_blade, piercing, sword, 25, 1
;stat_pri_ex      0, 0, 0
stat_pri_attr    no
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  8, 8, 6, leather
;stat_armour_ex   8, 9, 0, 0, 8, 6, 6, leather
stat_sec_armour  0, 0, flesh
stat_heat        6
stat_ground      1, -2, 3, 2
stat_mental      9, normal, trained
stat_charge_dist 30
stat_fire_delay  0
stat_food        60, 300
stat_cost        1, 610, 150, 90, 70, 610, 4, 150
armour_ug_levels 4, 5
armour_ug_models Armored_Swordsmen, Armored_Swordsmen_ug1
ownership        scotland
era 1            scotland
era 2            scotland
;unit_info        13, 0, 22

Edit: This appears in the error logs

18:06:13.131 [system.rpt] [always] CPU: SSE2
18:06:13.131 [system.rpt] [always] ==== system log start, build date: Jun 25 2007 version bld-medieval2-update2.1-30 (43169) ===
18:06:13.146 [system.io] [always] mounted pack packs/data_0.pack
18:06:13.146 [system.io] [always] mounted pack packs/data_1.pack
18:06:13.146 [system.io] [always] mounted pack packs/data_2.pack
18:06:13.146 [system.io] [always] mounted pack packs/data_3.pack
18:06:13.146 [system.io] [always] mounted pack packs/data_4.pack
18:06:13.146 [system.io] [always] mounted pack packs/localized.pack
18:06:17.628 [script.err] [error] Script Error in data/export_descr_unit.txt, at line 14772, column 2
Could not find soldier battle model for unit type 'Dismounted_Drengjar'.
18:06:17.628 [data.invalid] [error] DATABASE_TABLE error found : error reading record from file data/export_descr_unit.txt.

[Taiji]

At the top of your battle_models.modeldb you find this line:

22 serialization::archive 3 0 0 0 0 1019 0 0

The number in red needs raising by 1 every time you make a new entry.

[Tal-Rham Soldier]

i'm using formated modeldb in kingdoms gold edition

[Taiji]

i'm using formated modeldb in kingdoms gold edition

It makes no difference what you're using, and frankly I don't know why you told me. But if you don't do as I described then it won't work, and you'll get that error message you've got. It's the solution to your problem to add +1 to the serialization number at the top of the file.

[Tal-Rham Soldier]

It's the solution to your problem to add +1 to the serialization number at the top of the file.

No, the game crash and i don´t know what´s the mistake

[Dwaine]

And this is probably also a cause of CTD :

soldier          Dismounted_Drengjar, 48, 0, 1.2
.........
armour_ug_models Armored_Swordsmen, Armored_Swordsmen_ug1

soldier and armour ug_models different, try this :

soldier          Dismounted_Drengjar, 48, 0, 1.2
.........
armour_ug_models Dismounted_Drengjar, Dismounted_Drengjar

And did you raise the number that Taiji pointed ?

[Tal-Rham Soldier]

And this is probably also a cause of CTD :

soldier          Dismounted_Drengjar, 48, 0, 1.2
.........
armour_ug_models Armored_Swordsmen, Armored_Swordsmen_ug1

soldier and armour ug_models different, try this :

soldier          Dismounted_Drengjar, 48, 0, 1.2
.........
armour_ug_models Dismounted_Drengjar, Dismounted_Drengjar

No, nothing changes. I think that the EDU file doesn't recognize DMB's model for a reason, since says that the entry in DMB does not exist

[Taiji]

The log tells you the mistake:

18:06:17.628 [script.err] [error] Script Error in data/export_descr_unit.txt, at line 14772, column 2
Could not find soldier battle model for unit type 'Dismounted_Drengjar'.
18:06:17.628 [data.invalid] [error] DATABASE_TABLE error found : error reading record from file data/export_descr_unit.txt.

It says the game cannot find your battle_model entry.

You have to increase this number by 1:

22 serialization::archive 3 0 0 0 0 XXX 0 0

You will find it at the top of the list of entries in battle_models.modeldb.

[Tal-Rham Soldier]

You have to increase this number by 1:

22 serialization::archive 3 0 0 0 0 XXX 0 0

You will find it at the top of the list of entries in battle_models.modeldb.

That´s i trying to tell you, when i do that the game crashes. It will be that the game is the kingdoms or not?

[Taiji]

So when you say 'no' you mean 'I tried what you suggested'? .... Wow that is confusing for me, it's why I've had to repeat myself twice.

Back to the problem you have: It must be a faulty battle_models entry, that's what causes a crash when you raise that number.

8 scotland 
62 unit_models/_Units/ln_peasant_padded/textures/drengjar.texture
62 unit_models/_Units/ln_peasant_padded/textures/drengjar_normal.texture 0

That number above is supposed to count the characters in the line, but there are 69 characters in that line.

So that's one mistake which will cause a CTD, and perhaps that's it, but check the other character-counts to make sure.

[Tal-Rham Soldier]

1st: Sorry for my bad english i'm spanish

2nd:I tried all that and not works

[Taiji]

19 dismounted_drengjar 
1 4 
55 unit_models/_Units/ln_peasant_padded/drengjar_lod0.mesh 121 
55 unit_models/_Units/ln_peasant_padded/drengjar_lod0.mesh 900 
55 unit_models/_Units/ln_peasant_padded/drengjar_lod0.mesh 2500 
55 unit_models/_Units/ln_peasant_padded/drengjar_lod0.mesh 6400 
1 
8 scotland 
62 unit_models/_Units/ln_peasant_padded/textures/drengjar.texture 
69 unit_models/_Units/ln_peasant_padded/textures/drengjar_normal.texture 
45 unit_sprites/france_Voulge_Militia_sprite.spr 
1 
8 scotland 
62 unit_models/_Units/ln_peasant_padded/textures/drengjar.texture 
69 unit_models/_Units/ln_peasant_padded/textures/drengjar_normal.texture 0  
1 
4 None 
14 MTW2_Swordsman 
0 
2 
18 MTW2_Sword_Primary 
14 fs_test_shield 
0 
16 -0.090000004 0 0 -0.34999999 0.80000001 0.60000002

Try that. You had spaces missing.

[Tal-Rham Soldier]

You tried that code? I tried but don't work

[Tal-Rham Soldier]

Okay i use the original DMB i put the code as like in vanilla i add the serialization archive to 702 and....
WORKS!!!



But why the sheen?

[Taiji]

You tried that code? I tried but don't work

I corrected the mistakes I found for you, I don't need to try it. Maybe you missed the space off this line:

16 -0.090000004 0 0 -0.34999999 0.80000001 0.60000002 <<<<<

But why the sheen?

Did you remember it's 69 characters and not 62?:

8 scotland
62 unit_models/_Units/ln_peasant_padded/textures/drengjar.texture
69 unit_models/_Units/ln_peasant_padded/textures/drengjar_normal.texture 0

[Tal-Rham Soldier]

Did you remember it's 69 characters and not 62?:

8 scotland
62 unit_models/_Units/ln_peasant_padded/textures/drengjar.texture
69 unit_models/_Units/ln_peasant_padded/textures/drengjar_normal.texture 0

I change that before the DMB entry works, The normalmap form it's the problem?

[Taiji]

You have entered 69 for the character count and there are 2 spaces after the 0?

Are there spaces at the end of every line as well?

Are you sure it's the correct attachment set texture?

It is strange that it is the same texture for attachment and body, but if you are importing a model from another mod then perhaps some modder does this.

[Tal-Rham Soldier]

Thanks friend, i fixed the DMB entry and works perfectly, i edited the alpha channel of the normalmap

[Taiji]

Well done, glad to hear it

[Tal-Rham Soldier]

Hey i have another trouble, all units in game have as name Unlocalised Placement Text
(I try not to create any more unnecessary topics posting here)