Need Help Replacing Vanilla Unit Skin !

**hanz00** · August 20, 2013, 02:56 AM

okay, i recently downloaded the stainless steel 6.3 mod and all the units are pretty awesome
so... i wanted to replace my medieval II total war vanilla unit skin with the one on Stainless Steel, is that possible?
If it is, would you be kind enough to tell me how?

Thanks

**Andytheplatypus** · August 20, 2013, 11:55 AM

Ill explain how to do it later today

**Andytheplatypus** · August 20, 2013, 10:34 PM

Didn't notice this earlier, you want to replace units in your original m2tw game with SS units? If you want to take units and put them in another mod that is much easier.

If you do want to edit m2tw files you are going to have to 'unpack' the files. I have never done this but i can find a tutorial if your still interested.

**hanz00** · August 20, 2013, 11:00 PM

finally ! someone with a kind heart!
yes i want to replace my original m2tw unit with the one on ss mod, and i already unpack the files using the unpacker
i'll be waiting for your tutorial, good sir

**Andytheplatypus** · August 21, 2013, 09:32 PM

Hey sorry I havent gotten back to you yet, been very busy. Check out the tutorial section in the mod workshop they should be able to help you. If not post on here and I can walk you through it.

http://www.twcenter.net/forums/forum...-amp-Scripting

**hanz00** · August 22, 2013, 01:09 AM

**napoleonic** · August 22, 2013, 04:19 AM

why don't you just play the SS?

**hanz00** · August 22, 2013, 05:16 AM

i want to use my save game, beside there are no trainer for ss

**napoleonic** · August 22, 2013, 05:24 AM

oh? why don't u just play in easy difficulty if you find the game too hard? ss is too superior compared to vanilla

**hanz00** · August 22, 2013, 06:04 AM

Originally Posted by napoleonic

oh? why don't u just play in easy difficulty if you find the game too hard? ss is too superior compared to vanilla

no..no..no
i just want to play it fun and make my faction unbeatable, aren't they made game for entertaining and relaxing purpose? not for make me have even more headache than i already had

**Vissewalde rex de Gerzika** · August 22, 2013, 10:38 AM

SS isnt all that hard, just disable RR and BGR.

**hanz00** · August 23, 2013, 08:38 AM

Originally Posted by Baltic Warrior

SS isnt all that hard, just disable RR and BGR.

If u don't mind, what is RR and BGR my kind sir?

**Andytheplatypus** · August 23, 2013, 07:57 PM

They have pages in the submod section

http://www.twcenter.net/forums/forum...p?653-Sub-mods

Honestly it would be much easier for you to play SS then try and transfer every unit over to vanilla m2tw. Its a very tedious process and if you mess up something your game will crash. If you are still up for it I can explain in detail.

Check out this tutorial, if none of it makes sense then it might be a bit above your skill level at the moment.

http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showt...nother-faction

**hanz00** · August 24, 2013, 01:14 AM

Originally Posted by Andytheplatypus

They have pages in the submod section

http://www.twcenter.net/forums/forum...p?653-Sub-mods

Honestly it would be much easier for you to play SS then try and transfer every unit over to vanilla m2tw. Its a very tedious process and if you mess up something your game will crash. If you are still up for it I can explain in detail.

Check out this tutorial, if none of it makes sense then it might be a bit above your skill level at the moment.

http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showt...nother-faction

okay, but i still don't quite understand what are the numbers beside the units names for

**Andytheplatypus** · August 24, 2013, 04:13 PM

Originally Posted by hanz00

okay, but i still don't quite understand what are the numbers beside the units names for

Here you go dude, a complete tutorial to the BMBD file for beginners.

http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showt...glish-speakers

**hanz00** · August 25, 2013, 12:52 AM

plus, seems like i can't download the Formatted Campaign ModelDB

**Andytheplatypus** · August 25, 2013, 10:15 AM

Originally Posted by hanz00

sweet! but before i proceed with this highly dangerous stuff, can i continue my old save game with the new unit skin?
cheers!

Yes it is save game compatible.

Originally Posted by hanz00

plus, seems like i can't download the Formatted Campaign ModelDB

I dont know dude, like I said I never messed with vanilla files. Maybe try asking in the thread where it is located

**hanz00** · August 25, 2013, 12:49 AM

Originally Posted by Andytheplatypus

Here you go dude, a complete tutorial to the BMBD file for beginners.

http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showt...glish-speakers

sweet! but before i proceed with this highly dangerous stuff, can i continue my old save game with the new unit skin?
cheers!

**hanz00** · August 28, 2013, 09:37 PM

my game crashed, now i have to reinstalled it because i didn't make any backup
looks like i'm just gonna give up on this one

anyway, thanks for all your help especially
Andytheplatypus

**Andytheplatypus** · August 29, 2013, 10:43 PM

That is always a risk. I actually keep 2 versions of ss on my computer. Regular and modded. That way if I mess up I can just replace the one file instead of having to re install.