Adding new units

[Olivier359]

Hi

I don't know wether this is the place to ask this, but I noticed far more people come here so...
I'd really like to put like one or two units of TATW (gondor infantry and gondor knight) inside Stainless steel 6.4.
I've looked at the guide how to add new units to the game. I did what I ha to, changed the battlemodels, changed the export_decr_units and copied the textures and mesh files.
Then I started the game, but didn't start.
Could someone please help me a bit adding these units to france?
I'd really like to know how, it would make the game even more greater for me!

[Losthief]

Hi

I don't know wether this is the place to ask this, but I noticed far more people come here so...
I'd really like to put like one or two units of TATW (gondor infantry and gondor knight) inside Stainless steel 6.4.
I've looked at the guide how to add new units to the game. I did what I ha to, changed the battlemodels, changed the export_decr_units and copied the textures and mesh files.
Then I started the game, but didn't start.
Could someone please help me a bit adding these units to france?
I'd really like to know how, it would make the game even more greater for me!

a) its better to ask this stuff in the modding section of the mtw2 forum

b) the probable answer is that your over the hardcoded unit limit (which ss6.4 is at or just one below i forget which) and thus adding new units breaks the game. So you need to remove some units before adding any in.

C) i don't mod anything more than text files in general and minor adjustments so i could be missing something. Good luck!

[Caesar Clivus]

Moved to the Mod Workshop forums

[Lazy]

In your SS main folder is an log file... post the error message!
There are too many possibilities what could have gone wrong...

[Olivier359]

This is what i've added to the battle models file:

16 gondor_guardsmen
1 4
52 unit_models/_Units/gondor/gondor_guardsmen_lod0.mesh 121
52 unit_models/_Units/gondor/gondor_guardsmen_lod0.mesh 900
52 unit_models/_Units/gondor/gondor_guardsmen_lod0.mesh 2500
52 unit_models/_Units/gondor/gondor_guardsmen_lod0.mesh 6400
2
6 france
64 unit_models/_Units/gondor/textures/gondor_guardsmen_diff.texture
64 unit_models/_Units/gondor/textures/gondor_guardsmen_norm.texture
49 unit_sprites/england_Dummy_EN_Spearmen_sprite.spr
5 slave
64 unit_models/_Units/gondor/textures/gondor_guardsmen_diff.texture
64 unit_models/_Units/gondor/textures/gondor_guardsmen_norm.texture
47 unit_sprites/slave_Dummy_EN_Spearmen_sprite.spr
2
6 france
58 unit_models/AttachmentSets/Final Kite_england_diff.texture
58 unit_models/AttachmentSets/Final Kite_england_norm.texture 0
5 slave
56 unit_models/AttachmentSets/Final Kite_slave_diff.texture
56 unit_models/AttachmentSets/Final Kite_slave_norm.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

[Olivier359]

and this is what i've added tot the export_decr_units file:

type gondor guardsmen
dictionary gondor_guardsmen
category infantry
class spearmen
voice_type Light
accent English
banner faction main_spear
banner holy crusade
soldier gondor_guardsmen, 60, 0, 0.95, 0.30
officer northern_captain
mount_effect horse +2, camel +2
attributes sea_faring, hide_forest, can_withdraw, free_upkeep_unit
formation 1.2, 1.2, 2.4, 2.4, 5, square
stat_health 1, 0
stat_pri 1, 2, no, 0, 0, melee, melee_blade, piercing, spear, 90, 1
stat_pri_attr light_spear
stat_sec 0, 0, no, 0, 0, no, melee_simple, blunt, none, 0, 1
stat_sec_attr no
stat_pri_armour 0, 1, 7, flesh
stat_sec_armour 0, 0, flesh
stat_heat 8
stat_ground 1, -1, 3, 1
stat_mental 5, low, untrained
stat_charge_dist 6
stat_fire_delay 0
stat_food 60, 300
stat_cost 1, 160, 70, 75, 60, 165, 4, 70
armour_ug_levels 0, 1, 6, 10
armour_ug_models gondor_guardsmen_lod0
ownership france, slave
era 0 france
era 1 france
recruit_priority_offset -5

[Olivier359]

I copied the mesh files, the textures, now the game does start but when I start a custom battle with the new units, just before the game crashes (medieval2 has encountered an unspecified error and will now exit) I can see there is only one single man standing in the field... so no 150 men or something...

[Olivier359]

sorry, I do see 150 men but the game always crashes when the battle would start...

[Emperor of Hell]

Don't multi-post, you can edit your posts

Why did you add gondor guardsmen, you posted that you wanted Gondor infantry

If you post your log, we can see whats the problem

EDIT: 500th post

[Olivier359]

Sorry, I've tried it with gondor guardsmen, the units just don't seem to appear on the field and it crashes..


11:27:38.304 [system.rpt] [always] ==== system log start, build date: Aug 3 2007 version bld-medieval2-kingdoms-104 (45562) ===
11:27:38.304 [system.io] [always] mounted pack packs/data_0.pack
11:27:38.304 [system.io] [always] mounted pack packs/data_1.pack
11:27:38.304 [system.io] [always] mounted pack packs/data_2.pack
11:27:38.304 [system.io] [always] mounted pack packs/data_3.pack
11:27:38.304 [system.io] [always] mounted pack packs/data_4.pack
11:27:38.304 [system.io] [always] mounted pack packs/localized.pack
11:27:38.822 [system.rpt] [error] Medieval 2: Total War encountered an unspecified error and will now exit.

[Emperor of Hell]

Unspecified error, hmm, that's useful

I think the problem is in modeldb, try this tool

In the download is a modeldb checker, you should use that

[karaislam]

type gondor guardsmen
dictionary gondor_guardsmen
category infantry
class spearmen
voice_type Light
accent English
banner faction main_spear
banner holy crusade
soldier gondor_guardsmen, 60, 0, 0.95, 0.30
officer northern_captain
mount_effect horse +2, camel +2
attributes sea_faring, hide_forest, can_withdraw, free_upkeep_unit
formation 1.2, 1.2, 2.4, 2.4, 5, square
stat_health 1, 0
stat_pri 1, 2, no, 0, 0, melee, melee_blade, piercing, spear, 90, 1
stat_pri_attr light_spear
stat_sec 0, 0, no, 0, 0, no, melee_simple, blunt, none, 0, 1
stat_sec_attr no
stat_pri_armour 0, 1, 7, flesh
stat_sec_armour 0, 0, flesh
stat_heat 8
stat_ground 1, -1, 3, 1
stat_mental 5, low, untrained
stat_charge_dist 6
stat_fire_delay 0
stat_food 60, 300
stat_cost 1, 160, 70, 75, 60, 165, 4, 70
armour_ug_levels 0, 1, 6, 10
armour_ug_models gondor_guardsmen_lod0
ownership france, slave
era 0 france
era 1 france
recruit_priority_offset -5

that red place wrong.u must write there instead this gondor_guardsmen

[Olivier359]

I've checked the battle models, checked it twice, checked it again
Now, the game starts, the battle starts, I can see the guardsmen while the captain does his speech.
But then, when I click "start deployement", again: unspecified error, will now exit..
Don't know what I forget or what I'm doing wrong...

[karaislam]

did u add a new number in the top of the model.for example if it writes there 807 make it 808

also post a normal log.there is no information in the log which u ve posted.

[Olivier359]

yes, I've changed the number on top
And the log, well that's all I've got...

[karaislam]

currently i ve not m2tw kingdoms installed.but i got both tatw2.1 and ss6.4 in my flashdisk.as soon as i install my kingdoms back i ll make it for u.

[Olivier359]

Couldn't it be something totally else, something I must be missing?
It's really weird seeing the units on the battlefield, you would say that everything is correct, but pressing the button "start deployement" crashes the game..
it's probably something really small and stupid that I'm forgetting or that I've done wrong..
really depressing... so close and still..

[Olivier359]

This is what I've added to the battlemodels file:

16 gondor_guardsmen
1 1
52 unit_models/_Units/gondor/gondor_guardsmen_lod0.mesh 6400
1
6 france
64 unit_models/_Units/gondor/textures/gondor_guardsmen_diff.texture
64 unit_models/_Units/gondor/textures/gondor_guardsmen_norm.texture
47 unit_sprites/sicily_gondor_guardsmen_sprite.spr
1
6 france
97 unit_models/_Units/gondor/textures/attachments_textures/gondor_guardsmen_attachments_diff.texture
97 unit_models/_Units/gondor/textures/attachments_textures/gondor_guardsmen_attachments_norm.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

[karaislam]

type gondor guardsmen
dictionary gondor_guardsmen
category infantry
class spearmen
voice_type Light
accent English
banner faction main_spear
banner holy crusade
soldier gondor_guardsmen, 60, 0, 0.95, 0.30
officer northern_captain
mount_effect horse +2, camel +2
attributes sea_faring, hide_forest, can_withdraw, free_upkeep_unit
formation 1.2, 1.2, 2.4, 2.4, 5, square
stat_health 1, 0
stat_pri 1, 2, no, 0, 0, melee, melee_blade, piercing, spear, 90, 1
stat_pri_attr light_spear
stat_sec 0, 0, no, 0, 0, no, melee_simple, blunt, none, 0, 1
stat_sec_attr no
stat_pri_armour 0, 1, 7, flesh
stat_sec_armour 0, 0, flesh
stat_heat 8
stat_ground 1, -1, 3, 1
stat_mental 5, low, untrained
stat_charge_dist 6
stat_fire_delay 0
stat_food 60, 300
stat_cost 1, 160, 70, 75, 60, 165, 4, 70
armour_ug_levels 0, 1, 6, 10
armour_ug_models gondor_guardsmen_lod0
ownership france, slave
era 0 france
era 1 france
recruit_priority_offset -5


look also u write for owner slave too.but in modeldb entry i dont see entry for slave.

open the edu and delete slave and this symbol , this symbol,,,,,,,, from ownership place

u made my day

[Olivier359]

Sorry, but it still doens't work...Havn't got any idea what the problem is