New Unit in game causes CTD on startup?

**~~ToonTotalWar~~** · October 21, 2011, 09:49 AM

Can someone look at these entries and tell me why my game crashes on startup when I have entered this text into EDU and battle_models text file?

The unit in question is just a basic Spear Auxillia unit:

Code:

type             roman infantry auxillia
dictionary       roman_infantry_auxillia      ; roman infantry auxillia, m
category         infantry ;Quality Spear
class            spearmen
voice_type       Heavy
accent           English
banner faction   main_spear
banner holy      crusade
soldier          roman_infantry_auxillia, 60, 0, 1
attributes       free_upkeep_unit, sea_faring, hide_forest, can_withdraw, mercenary_unit
formation        1.0, 0, 2.0, 2.0, 4, square, schiltrom
stat_health      1, 0
stat_pri         6, 4, no, 0, 0, melee, melee_blade, piercing, spear, 15, 1
stat_pri_attr    spear, spear_bonus_6
stat_sec         0, 0, no, 0, 0, no, melee_simple, blunt, none, 0, 1
stat_sec_attr    no
stat_pri_armour  5, 4, 8, metal
stat_sec_armour  0, 0, flesh
stat_heat        0 ;        6
stat_ground      0, 0, 0, 0  ;      1, -1, 2, 1
stat_mental      7, normal, trained
stat_charge_dist 6
stat_fire_delay  0
stat_food        60, 300
stat_cost        1, 425, 425, 85, 65, 625, 4, 130
armour_ug_levels 0, 1, 2, 3 ; 2
armour_ug_models roman_infantry_auxillia
ownership        all ;        england
era 2            england ;, hre, papal_states
recruit_priority_offset    0  ;    20

Code:

23 roman_infantry_auxillia 
1 4
52 unit_models/toonys/roman_infantry_auxillia_lod0.mesh 5000
1 
4 merc 
50 unit_models/toonys/roman_infantry_auxillia.texture 
57 unit_models/toonys/roman_infantry_auxillia_normal.texture 
53 unit_sprites/england_Dummy_EN_Spearmen_ug2_sprite.spr 
1 
4 merc 
50 unit_models/toonys/roman_infantry_auxillia.texture 
57 unit_models/toonys/roman_infantry_auxillia_normal.texture 0  
1 
4 None 
10 MTW2_Spear 0  
2 
18 MTW2_Spear_primary 
14 fs_test_shield 0 
16 -0.090000004 0 0 -0.34999999 0.80000001 0.60000002

**Polycarpe** · October 21, 2011, 11:24 AM

Try this one.

Spoiler Alert, click show to read:

Remember to add +1 to the serial number at the top of the BMDB file.

**vercassivelaunos** · October 21, 2011, 11:33 AM

This:
"ownership all ; england"

Has to be :
ownership england ; all

There is no such faction as "all", so the game won't recognize it. If you want it to be available to all factions, you'll have to type in all of them.

And I think the model names in the EDU have to be capitalized:
soldier Roman_infantry_auxillia

I'm not sure if the second one is necessary, but it's done with all the vanilla units like that, even though the names in the modeldb are written without capital letters.

If these don't work, your log entry would be helpful.

**Polycarpe** · October 21, 2011, 11:42 AM

Originally Posted by vercassivelaunos

This:
"ownership all ; england"

Has to be :
ownership england ; all

There is no such faction as "all", so the game won't recognize it. If you want it to be available to all factions, you'll have to type in all of them.

And I think the model names in the EDU have to be capitalized:
soldier Roman_infantry_auxillia

I'm not sure if the second one is necessary, but it's done with all the vanilla units like that, even though the names in the modeldb are written without capital letters.

If these don't work, your log entry would be helpful.

The "all" for the ownership section do work (I use it in my mod

). When we add "; [faction name]", it's just a reminder for which faction get access to it.

No need to capitalize the first letters, as long the BMDB is the same as in the EDU (capitalized or not), you won't have problem.

The value is for the number of entry in the BMDB section

1 3
52 unit_models/toonys/roman_infantry_auxillia_lod0.mesh 5000
52 unit_models/toonys/roman_infantry_auxillia_lod0.mesh 5000
52 unit_models/toonys/roman_infantry_auxillia_lod0.mesh 5000

As you can see, there's three entries right there, so you have to put "3". For your entry, you had only one entry, so you have to write "1".

It doesn't really change the quality of the mesh really, one entry with a value or resolution of 6400 will do the job without problems. It saves some work

.

**~~ToonTotalWar~~** · October 21, 2011, 11:59 AM

Originally Posted by St. Polycarpe

The "all" for the ownership section do work (I use it in my mod

). When we add "; [faction name]", it's just a reminder for which faction get access to it.

No need to capitalize the first letters, as long the BMDB is the same as in the EDU (capitalized or not), you won't have problem.

The value is for the number of entry in the BMDB section

1 3
52 unit_models/toonys/roman_infantry_auxillia_lod0.mesh 5000
52 unit_models/toonys/roman_infantry_auxillia_lod0.mesh 5000
52 unit_models/toonys/roman_infantry_auxillia_lod0.mesh 5000

As you can see, there's three entries right there, so you have to put "3". For your entry, you had only one entry, so you have to write "1".

It doesn't really change the quality of the mesh really, one entry with a value or resolution of 6400 will do the job without problems. It saves some work

.

thanks mate, really informative

**Polycarpe** · October 21, 2011, 12:02 PM

"Un autre client satisfait"!

(Another satisfying customer)

**~~ToonTotalWar~~** · October 21, 2011, 12:20 PM

Originally Posted by St. Polycarpe

"Un autre client satisfait"!

(Another satisfying customer)

indeed

**Taiji** · October 21, 2011, 01:48 PM

Originally Posted by St. Polycarpe

It doesn't really change the quality of the mesh really, one entry with a value or resolution of 6400 will do the job without problems. It saves some work

.

Actually it does change the poly count for the models on the battlefield, assuming the modeler made the effort. That's what the extra lines are for, as well as determining the range at which sprites are used for the various unit detail levels in graphic options.

So it causes problems if you care about people with lower end PCs, or high standards in terms of FPS, and especially if you intend to use units that hit the soldier limit.