Sebidee's Complete Guide to Unit Creation

[Teos16]

Did you remember to change the prefix? also you will not be able to recolour officers.

Decision of this problem was very simple - I just corrected one column in variant_tables.

[Sebidee]

Decision of this problem was very simple - I just corrected one column in variant_tables.

I'm guessing you forgot to edit the table that said "soldier"?

[Cartmanez]

Hey Cartmanez, in the land_units.loc table (the one you attached in your post), there should be a third column "Unknown" with a checkbox. This should be checked. I'm pretty sure this checkbox allows you to enable and disable the tooltip.

Changes nothing :/ perhaps the problem is the german version ?
I remember before the UPC Languages Mod, the Radious units where without tool tip too.

[Sebidee]

Changes nothing :/ perhaps the problem is the german version ?
I remember before the UPC Languages Mod, the Radious units where without tool tip too.

When you created new rows did you click 'add row' or 'clone row'?

[Cartmanez]

When you created new rows did you click 'add row' or 'clone row'?

I would click clone row, but i used only the first row ( of your template ) for the first unit, like in my uploaded picture.
I also deleted and added new the whole table.

Is it possible, that the problem is the language of the game ?

[Sebidee]

I would click clone row, but i used only the first row ( of your template ) for the first unit, like in my uploaded picture.
I also deleted and added new the whole table.

Is it possible, that the problem is the language of the game ?

Yes actually it would be. You said you are playing the German version right? Well my template has the English table, you will need to find the German table for yourself. In mine it is in local_en_rome2.pack. The 'en' stands for English so you will have the German equivalent, I'm not sure what that is but it is probably 'gr' or 'ds' or whatever. The table you need it land_units.loc and land_units_descriptions.loc they are in db in the pack.

[Panth3rMan]

Hey Seb, if I want to make a cavalry unit, do I need to include a horse in the variant mesh definition file? And if I do, under which slot do I assign it?

[Mackles]

Hey Seb, if I want to make a cavalry unit, do I need to include a horse in the variant mesh definition file? And if I do, under which slot do I assign it?

You don't include the horses in the unit's variant mesh. If you're happy using vanilla horses then choose the most appropriate match-up from the "mounts" table, and then apply this to your unit in the "land_units" table under the "mount" column. If you are looking to create new or edit existing horses then you'll need to create separate variants for those and include them in the relevant tables.

[Sebidee]

You don't include the horses in the unit's variant mesh. If you're happy using vanilla horses then choose the most appropriate match-up from the "mounts" table, and then apply this to your unit in the "land_units" table under the "mount" column. If you are looking to create new or edit existing horses then you'll need to create separate variants for those and include them in the relevant tables.

Thanks for replying to these far faster than I can Mackles!

[Panth3rMan]

Thanks Mackles!

[BlendianSoldier]

hey i've followed all your instructions but when i start my game with the mod it jus stays on the loading screen and I have to restart my computer also how do I update my mod?

[Mackles]

hey i've followed all your instructions but when i start my game with the mod it jus stays on the loading screen and I have to restart my computer also how do I update my mod?

If you are crashing on start-up then the most common culprit are either:

a) A spelling error somewhere. Now you get to go through the painstaking process of checking every row and column of every table! (Although a little common sense on your part might be able to save you time, if you think about the most likely places you may have made a mistake)

b) You've used a unit ID already in use by a vanilla unit. This will be in the "unique_index" field of the "main_units" table, or the "key" field of the "building_units_allowed" table.

Happy hunting!

As far as the Mod Manager saying it's out of date, don't worry about that. Only if you choose to upload it to the Workshop will that warning go away. If you want the technical explanation then uploading to the Workshop syncs the build number of the game the mod was built on with the build number of the current game. The build number gets changed with every patch and DLC, so you need to keep updating to remove the warning, even if it works fine otherwise. If this mod is for personal use just check the enable out of date mods option.

[Sebidee]

hey i've followed all your instructions but when i start my game with the mod it jus stays on the loading screen and I have to restart my computer also how do I update my mod?

Yeah, what Mackles said. Go through all the db tables. Don't worry about unit cards, text or the variantmeshes, they don't cause crashes. You have either misspelled something or left it blank. I normally find that the culprit is land_units_tables.

[Leb Gladiator]

Most of the locations you asked me to put the name i got a bunch off choices instead off letting me type them in.

[Sebidee]

Try to create a new mod and add the tables from the template. That should fix it.

[98pirizar]

How I can change Land_unit? He putt this: Error "Get_arm_falx" is not a valid value
What I can do?

[Sebidee]

How I can change Land_unit? He putt this: Error "Get_arm_falx" is not a valid value
What I can do?

Make a new mod and then transfer the table over. Do 'add from pack' and select all the tables.

[BlendianSoldier]

ok so now the game starts but crashes once i load a custom battle sny ideas whats causeing it

[Sebidee]

ok so now the game starts but crashes once i load a custom battle sny ideas whats causeing it

You probably left an animation column blank or something secondary like that. It can only be something to do with battles.

[Blackmill]

Hi Sebidee, I just finished the adding officer and general unit part of your tutorial. Now my game crashes. I have checked for spelling errors and found none. Is there any common issue you recommend i check?
And thanks for this tutorial.
Ok and i just figured out how to post this screenshot.