Cataphract Problem?

**Manslaughter the Great** · August 11, 2006, 10:52 PM

I just loaded up a custom battle with Romans against Parthians on a Darthmod Plain(1 or 2). My army consisted of one line of horse archers adn another line of cataphracts. The Roman army had a legion wiht supporting cavalry.

Now after initial moments of combat where my cataphracts tore up thier Legionaries I began to notice one thing several minutes later. My cataphracts refused to attack Legionary Cavalry. They would charge up to them but there was no stabbing wiht spears. They sat on thier mounts lookign dumbly forward with spears at ready getting stabbed by the Romans but doign nothing to retaliate.

Is this a known problem?

**wipeout140** · August 12, 2006, 03:52 AM

Dont think so mabey error in export_descr_unit but i cant say

**TurkishWarrior** · August 12, 2006, 07:29 AM

Yes i know this.Problem is in the descr_model_battle file.The cataphract skeleton is wrong.İt is written as archer.But it must be spearman.İf you edit this file like:
type east_heavy_cataphract
skeleton fs_hc_spearman, fs_hc_swordsman
indiv_range 40
texture seleucid, data/models_unit/textures/UNIT_EAST_HEAVY_CATAPHRACT_SELEUCID.TGA
texture parthia, data/models_unit/textures/WSPITE_EAST_HEAVY_CATAPHRACT_PARTHIA.TGA
texture armenia, data/models_unit/textures/WSPITE_EAST_HEAVY_CATAPHRACT_ARMENIA.TGA
model_flexi data/models_unit/unit_east_heavy_cataphract_400.CAS, 8
model_flexi data/models_unit/unit_east_heavy_cataphract_300.cas, 15
model_flexi data/models_unit/unit_east_heavy_cataphract_200.cas, 30
model_flexi data/models_unit/unit_east_heavy_cataphract_100.cas, 40
model_flexi data/models_unit/unit_east_heavy_cataphract_70.cas, max
model_sprite armenia, 60.0, data/sprites/DRarmenia_east_heavy_cataphract_sprite.spr
model_sprite parthia, 60.0, data/sprites/DRparthia_east_heavy_cataphract_sprite.spr
model_sprite seleucid, 60.0, data/sprites/DRseleucid_east_heavy_cataphract_sprite.spr
model_tri 400, 0.5f, 0.5f, 0.5f
you can solve the problem.

**Manslaughter the Great** · August 12, 2006, 01:03 PM

Where in the descr_battle_model file is it? Near the top of the page or near the bottom? A bit tedious to find it in all that.

And thanks for the info. +1 rep

**TurkishWarrior** · August 12, 2006, 03:40 PM

Originally Posted by Manslaughter the Great

Where in the descr_battle_model file is it? Near the top of the page or near the bottom? A bit tedious to find it in all that.

And thanks for the info. +1 rep

I dont know where it is exactly.But you can easily search it in the file as writing cataphract.It is very easy to find, be sure.I want to post my own file but i dont know how to do this.I am a new member.

wipeout140:Thanks..in fact i am thankful to you and the team for this great mod

Grand Duke Vytautas:This fixes the cataphract skeleton and make them to fight with their lances after charging.

**Grand Duke Vytautas** · August 12, 2006, 04:03 PM

Originally Posted by TurkishWarrior

Grand Duke Vytautas:This fixes the cataphract skeleton and make them to fight with their lances after charging.

Oh I see

That was an annoying bug to me too, glad you fixed it TurkishWarrior :wink: Just don't catas switch to secondary weapon (mace) after charge with lance?

**TurkishWarrior** · August 12, 2006, 04:42 PM

Originally Posted by Grand Duke Vytautas

Oh I see

That was an annoying bug to me too, glad you fixed it TurkishWarrior :wink: Just don't catas switch to secondary weapon (mace) after charge with lance?

Thanks for your comment....I couldnt understand your question exactly because of my bad English but the ai dont use maces after charging.I didnt make anything about this.But now cataphracts fight like other cavalry after charging.Now they dont just stand after the charge.They will fight with their lances.