problem witch icons for mercenary units

[Chlodwig]

I need some information about icons for mercenary units. I guess, I should copy this icons to the /inits/merc and unit_info/merc folder. So I did it. Unfortunately, when I try to hire this mercenaryunits i can see only peasants icons (standard). What should I do to fix this problem?
thx for help

[PatWest]

The peasant info card means it can't find the one you changed or added. Have you unpacked your pak files? Is this a new unit or are you just changing the cards for an existing unit? I have done both successfully many times so I can walk you through it if necessary.

[Chlodwig]

I know, the game cant find proper icons, bu I dont know why. I copied icons to theproper folders, but the game still cant find it. I gave them the same name which have in foltders they come from
(for example I have changed merc_foederatii_infantry in foederatii_infantry and copied files having the same names to /units/merc and /unit_info/merc folders)

[PatWest]

You havn't told me if you unpacked the UI pak file and moved it into the main data folder and made a blank pak file. If you're seeing peasant cards you must be half way there. Does it show up properly in battle?
Did you add

attributes sea_faring, hide_forest, cantabrian_circle, mercenary_unit

to the attributes line in EDU's? It wont look in the merc folder if that line isn't added.
Try reading the link below starting from post #9, It eventually explains most of what you need to know.

http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=41640

And this is the 'Holy Grail' of unit creation

http://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=51750

[Chlodwig]

I realy do not know what is wrong...

There is one of my new mercenary units:

export_descr_unit:

type aor saxon hunters
dictionary aorsaxon_hunters ; Hunters
category infantry
class missile
voice_type Heavy_1
soldier saxon_hunters, 45, 0, 0.9
mount_effect elephant +6, chariot +6
attributes sea_faring, hide_improved_forest, hide_long_grass, hardy, can_swim, mercenary_unit
formation 1.6, 2, 3.2, 4, 4, square
stat_health 1, 0
stat_pri 7, 2, arrow, 120, 30, missile, archery, piercing, none, 25 ,1
stat_pri_attr no
stat_sec 6, 5, no, 0, 0, melee, blade, piercing, spear, 25 ,1
stat_sec_attr no
stat_pri_armour 2, 6, 0, flesh
stat_sec_armour 0, 2, flesh
stat_heat 2
stat_ground 1, -2, 3, 2
stat_mental 5, normal, untrained
stat_charge_dist 30
stat_fire_delay 0
stat_food 60, 300
stat_cost 1, 270, 105, 30, 50, 300
ownership empire_west, romano_british, empire_west_rebels, empire_east, empire_east_rebels

export_descr_unit_enums:

aorsaxon_hunters
aorsaxon_hunters_descr
aorsaxon_hunters_descr_short

description of this unit in export_units

desrcr_model_battle:

type aorsaxon_hunters
;--------------------------------------
skeleton fs_semi_fast_archer, fs_swordsman
indiv_range 40
texture merc, bi/data/models_unit/textures/AR_unit_frankish_bows.tga
texture roman, bi/data/models_unit/textures/AR_unit_saxon_bows.tga
model_flexi bi/data/models_unit/AR_BI_unit_saxon_bows_lod1.cas, 15
model_flexi bi/data/models_unit/AR_BI_unit_saxon_bows_lod1.cas, 30
model_flexi bi/data/models_unit/AR_BI_unit_saxon_bows_lod1.cas, 40
model_flexi bi/data/models_unit/AR_BI_unit_saxon_bows_lod1.cas, max
;model_sprite 60.0, data/sprites/romans_julii_roman_peasant_sprite.spr
model_sprite roman, 60.0, bi/data/sprites/saxons_saxon_hunters_sprite.spr
model_tri 400, 0.5f, 0.5f, 0.5f

In /UI/unit_info/merc I have got a aorsaxon_hunters_info.tga file
In /UI/units/merc I have got a #aorsaxon_hunters.tga file

If you will find what is wrong - write me it, please

[PatWest]

If you see the proper skin when looking at the unit and you have mercenary_unit in the attributes line than it's not your text files that are the problem.

Where is your UI folder? Is it in the main data folder or is it still in your packs folder? If it's in your packs folder it's inert. You have to move the UI folder out into your main data folder for it to work. If you did that all correct I'm not sure whats going on. When I get home if this still isn't resovlved I'll take a look at the BI folders and see if anything has changed from RTW. As far as I know it still works the same.

[IceTorque]

I'm not sure but I would try adding to both the merc and mercs folder.

[Hans Kloss]

also...make sure yout tga unit icon is properly named new unit it should be
#aorsaxon_hunters

Try to copy/past icon to slave folder as well

[Chlodwig]

Hans - i wanted to say "nie ze mną te numery" but it is working! Thx!

[PatWest]

Chlodwig,

What did you have to do to get it to work?

[Hans Kloss]

Hans - i wanted to say "nie ze mną te numery" but it is working! Thx!

[Chlodwig]

PatWest - I copied tga files to UI/unit_info/mercs and UI/units/mercs folders. Simply

Hand - I knew you came from my village

[Halie Satanus]

obviously i dont know what im talking about' but i think one of the ui files leads to rtw

my only evidence of this is a horse i reskined in rtw shows up in bi maybe that has something to do with something?

[Hans Kloss]

Hans - I knew you came from my village

Not personally but I'm sure my parents did

There are some connections in UI between RTW and BI but not when it comes to units

I always copy/past units icons to Slave folder too since I have that faction enabled in custom battles