Help with creation of new unit?!?

**R4di0aCtiV3Fish** · January 20, 2011, 03:32 PM

Hi everyone, I'm fairly (I say fairly, I mean very) new to modding and have successfully managed to create 5 new units in R:TW along with some other un-important stuff. I then decided I'd buy M2:TW, so I downloaded it off of steam. After playing 20 hours of that (and some of kingdoms) I decided I'd create some units for m2:tw. After reading Mythic_Commadore's tutorial (thanks alot for that

) i created my own similar unit to his. I have quadruple checked all my scripting and have done everything the tutorial said but for some reason my unit isnt showing up on custom battles. i found a post which mentioned something about strings.bin files not creating themselves again so i had to follow that. it worked and solved my problem but still nothing on the custom battle? no unit card, description etc.

Could somebody please help me? I would really appreciate it and love the hell out of you/them.

Thanks.

**Ishan** · January 20, 2011, 04:31 PM

Post all the entries you made to put this new unit in game, lets start from there.

**Taiji** · January 20, 2011, 07:22 PM

The unit only needs ownership for the faction in question to be available in custom battles.

**R4di0aCtiV3Fish** · January 21, 2011, 12:06 PM

This is all thats in my export_descr_units file.

type danish axe warriors
dictionary danish_axe_warriors ; Danish Axe Warriors
category infantry
class heavy
voice_type Heavy
accent East_European
banner faction main_infantry
banner holy crusade
soldier Viking_Raiders_ug1, 12, 0, 1.2
officer norse_swordsmen_ug2
attributes sea_faring, hide_improved_forest, very_hardy, can_withdraw,
frighten_foot, hide_anywhere
formation 1.2, 1.2, 2.4, 2.4, 4, square, shield_wall
stat_health 1, 0
stat_pri 24, 12, no, 0, 0, melee, melee_blade, slashing, axe, 25, 2
;stat_pri_ex 0, 0, 0
stat_pri_attr ap, area, launching
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 7, 17, 13, flesh
;stat_armour_ex 0, 2, 3, 5, 3, 8, 8, flesh
stat_sec_armour 0, 0, flesh
stat_heat 4
stat_ground 1, -2, 3, 4
stat_mental 10, disciplined, highly_trained
stat_charge_dist 40
stat_fire_delay 0
stat_food 60, 300
stat_cost 1, 800, 103, 65, 150, 800, 2, 300
armour_ug_levels 0
armour_ug_models Viking_Raiders
ownership denmark
era 0 denmark
era 1 denmark
era 2 denmark
;unit_info 7, 0, 11

As I said, very similar to the tutorials guide.
This is whats in my export_units file in the text folder:

{danish_axe_warriors}Danish Axe Warriors
{danish_axe_warriors_descr}Danish Axe Warriors are one of the most powerful of the Danish fighters. Only myth and legend are what these men are known for, shrouded in mystery...
{danish_axe_warriors_descr_short}Danish Axe Warriors are extremely powerful axe-armed fighters.

and i have just copied and pasted the Viking Raider pictures and renamed them in both UI unit picture card folders

**Taiji** · January 21, 2011, 12:54 PM

Looks OK. Did you read the readme for the unpacker?

**R4di0aCtiV3Fish** · January 21, 2011, 01:43 PM

Originally Posted by Taiji

Looks OK. Did you read the readme for the unpacker?

Yeah, I unpack all the files and read the readme about 5 times, I also read the strings.bin converter readme about 15 times as I didn't understand what to do in the first place, but everything seems fine, the units just dont work...?

**R4di0aCtiV3Fish** · January 21, 2011, 02:06 PM

Well, I realised how stupid I am, after browsing the forums, I came across the repeated file of mymod. So, in order to make my own units work do I have to copy everything from the original data folder into another data folder in the folder mymod in the folder mods? this would be the same for anything (buildings, factions etc)..?

**Taiji** · January 21, 2011, 02:26 PM

From the readme:

Code:

______________________________________________________________________

V. USING MODIFIED FILES
______________________________________________________________________


-  To use the modified files create a batch file in your 
   Medieval II: Total War folder
   
-  In the batch file add the following line
   
   medieval2.exe --io.file_first
   
-  NOTE: Due to a timestamp check, the following unpacked files will
   cause the game to crash and must be deleted before the game is
   launched:

	data\descr_geography_new.txt
        data\descr_geography_new.db

-  Save the batch file and then launch Medieval II: Total War using the
   newly created batch file.

You don't have to make a modfolder, but you do have to do that.

**R4di0aCtiV3Fish** · January 21, 2011, 02:32 PM

Thank You!! I just read Alpaca's guide and I can either make a modfolder (he recommends it) or do the -io file thing. I'll go ahead and do that and see if it works. Thanks alot +rep to you and Alpaca!

**Taiji** · January 21, 2011, 03:19 PM

Most welcome

**R4di0aCtiV3Fish** · January 21, 2011, 03:41 PM

Thanks, now I've followed Alpaca's guide to creating a mymod folder. everything works except for the fact that i can't launch the .bat file. someone told someone with the same problem to change the launch options to @mymod.cfg. So i did this but i think Kingdoms may be effecting this. because i try to launch the game from both the .bat file and steam launcher, but it only presents me with M2TW or the Kingdoms campaigns, which i know doesnt work unless you delete the medieval2.exe and launcher.exe and change kingdoms.exe to launcher.exe. Do i have to do something similar for my mod to work?

**irishron** · January 21, 2011, 03:45 PM

Take the .cfg out of my mod and adapt it.

**R4di0aCtiV3Fish** · January 21, 2011, 03:59 PM

what do you mean adapt?

sorry about the noobness..

**irishron** · January 21, 2011, 04:56 PM

In the file, replace the name of my mod with yours.

You will have to do it to the .bat file, too, if you have not already.

**R4di0aCtiV3Fish** · January 22, 2011, 05:21 AM

Yeah but the name of my mod is mymod. it still just doesnt work. i tried installing squids kingdoms mod application but it didnt work for that either...?