Create Unit Console Command

**Ghostwars** · February 12, 2011, 03:29 AM

First off let me say that this mod is amazing. Just out of curiosity I was wondering if the create_unit console command works correctly with the mod. I created a small batch of Light Men at Arms for my Spanish city but they show up as peasants on the army card and when you look at them on a battle screen they have no skin and just show up as shiny silver units. Is there something that needs to be added to my command or is it simply not compatible with the mod? I know using this is frowned upon but I'm addicted to gigantic battles when campaigns end.

**PerXX** · February 12, 2011, 03:34 AM

It's not the Console Command that's the problem. You just created a unit with the Spanish (León) doesn't have access to. So they don't have the proper files assigned to this unit, and as such, they appear as Silver Surfers.

**Ghostwars** · February 12, 2011, 03:38 AM

Originally Posted by PerXX

It's not the Console Command that's the problem. You just created a unit with the Spanish (León) doesn't have access to. So they don't have the proper files assigned to this unit, and as such, they appear as Silver Surfers.

But I can recruit the unit from certain castles. Is it due to low population?

**Ishan** · February 12, 2011, 03:54 AM

Originally Posted by Ghostwars

First off let me say that this mod is amazing. Just out of curiosity I was wondering if the create_unit console command works correctly with the mod. I created a small batch of Light Men at Arms for my Spanish city but they show up as peasants on the army card and when you look at them on a battle screen they have no skin and just show up as shiny silver units.

That's because that particular unit is not meant for the faction you are playing. Check the roster for that faction in the custom battle and see the units that it can have use those units in the command and they will show up fine.
It works same as in vanilla there is nothing different in SS with this aspect.

**PerXX** · February 12, 2011, 04:02 AM

Originally Posted by Ishan

That's because that particular unit is not meant for the faction you are playing. Check the roster for that faction in the custom battle and see the units that it can have use those units in the command and they will show up fine.
It works same as in vanilla there is nothing different in SS with this aspect.

He did mention he could recruit them though. Perhaps there are several units in the EDU..?

**Ishan** · February 12, 2011, 04:03 AM

He is doing something wrong maybe it's an AOR unit and it lacks the texture only contains the merc type one from the BMDB.

**Ghostwars** · February 12, 2011, 04:20 AM

Light Men at Arms definitely do not show up as available to Leon in custom battle, I can recruit them in my early game with this faction, oh well no big deal. Thanks for the responses.

**RabidSheepLegion** · February 12, 2011, 08:35 AM

You need to do create_unit "Light Swordsmen"

Reason because

Spoiler Alert, click show to read:

Just like trying to get Retinue Longbowmen by typing it in, but unit does not exist, so you have to type in Dismounted Longbowmen

**Ishan** · February 12, 2011, 08:45 AM

That's correct and Spain in the above text means Leon. So for Leon you want to type the name Light Swordsmen just like Rabid said as you can see Light Men at Arms don't have the textures for Leon etc.

In future you can check the real names by opening the export_units.txt file in the data\text folder the ones inside {} curly braces are the real names inside that file.