Please j.a.luna, use "spoiler" around your log . So it takes less space. I'm glad you're not using the command I use for modding overwise 1 of your post would take a complete page
Please j.a.luna, use "spoiler" around your log . So it takes less space. I'm glad you're not using the command I use for modding overwise 1 of your post would take a complete page
Under the patronage of Flinn, proud patron of Jadli, from the Heresy Vault of the Imperial House of Hader
I have messed around with edus for a long time but I will need to relearn how to add units to factions. I can't model or skin. In 2011 I started working on some units for the Norman Invasion Rome 1 mod, but I lost the data and gave up. I was skinning at that time. But I don't remember what I did.
achillies91
I downloaded the following free, not trial version, of Frap last week for screenshots. It works great. Just press F10 and the file saves automatically as a .bmp file in your pictures / screenshots folder. You can easily take one screenshot after another without having to exit the game.
http://www.fraps.com/download.php
Roland searched the continent for the man who'd done him in
He found him in Mombasa in a barroom drinking gin
Roland aimed his Thompson gun. He didn't say a word
But he blew Van Owen's body from there to Johannesburg
- Warren Zevon - Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner - 1978
Thank you all for trying to help me, i will try it tomorow. I had to reinstall system, so i need to download all again.
Luna did you installed my submod over untouched sship ?
Anyone else having problems to run it ?
Last edited by achilles-91; February 11, 2016 at 05:07 PM.
Achilles-91
I really look forward to playing with your mod when it's ready.
You must know a fair amount about importing units. I am currently learning how to import units to SS6.4 so I can have some new eye candy for my BGRV games. I hope you don't mind if I ask you a few simple questions.
The modeldb for SSHIP has not been formatted and so is very hard to work with. Do you just work with the raw, unformatted modeldb, or is there a formatted version or a way to make one?
It seems that for the ug1 units that I can use a mesh/textures/attachments set that is entirely different from the not armor upgraded unit mesh/textures/attachments set, and thereby get two quite models for the price of one unit. It seems that at least some of the units that I want to import don't have any difference between the not upgraded armor model and the upgraded armor model anyway. If I use two different mesh/textures/attachments sets, one for the not upgraded model and a different one for the upgraded model, I understand how it will work, I think, in the game. When the unit's armor gets upgraded, the model will change. But I just want to ask, before I spend many, many hours working on this, if you know of any problems or potential problems that I am as of yet unaware of?
Once again, I hope you don't mind my asking. So far, I am very pleased with the progress I have made. I've been thinking about learning how to import unit models for years, and now I am finally doing it. And with all the great new models that I have been looking at that are now available, I don't think I ever want to go back to standard SS6.4. Anyway, I'm tinkering and having fun!
Roland searched the continent for the man who'd done him in
He found him in Mombasa in a barroom drinking gin
Roland aimed his Thompson gun. He didn't say a word
But he blew Van Owen's body from there to Johannesburg
- Warren Zevon - Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner - 1978
Of course that i dont mind.
I honestly dont know what mean 'formated' or 'unformated' modeldb. This is how mine looks like :
16 -0.090000004 0 0 -0.34999999 0.80000001 0.60000002
21 mercenary_crossbowmen
1 4
68 unit_models/_Units/EN_Peasant_Padded/mercenary_crossbowmen_lod0.mesh 121
68 unit_models/_Units/EN_Peasant_Padded/mercenary_crossbowmen_lod1.mesh 900
68 unit_models/_Units/EN_Peasant_Padded/mercenary_crossbowmen_lod2.mesh 2500
68 unit_models/_Units/EN_Peasant_Padded/mercenary_crossbowmen_lod3.mesh 6400
1
4 merc
77 unit_models/_Units/EN_Peasant_Padded/textures/EN_Peasant_Padded_mercs.texture
78 unit_models/_Units/EN_Peasant_Padded/textures/EN_Peasant_Padded_normal.texture
50 unit_sprites/merc_Mercenary_Crossbowmen_sprite.spr
1
4 merc
66 unit_models/AttachmentSets/Final European CB Gun_merc_diff.texture
66 unit_models/AttachmentSets/Final European CB Gun_merc_norm.texture 0 <- ends with double space
1
4 None
18 MTW2_Fast_Crossbow
20 MTW2_Non_Shield_Fast
1
21 MTW2_Crossbow_Primary
1
18 MTW2_Sword_Primary
Yes, you can actualy make 1 unit to look 4 diferent way. Asuming there there are 3 upgrades after core, ug1, ug2, and ug3.
But for begging i suggest you only to use core. Then you go in export_descr_unit.txt and make for specific unit that upgrades look same as core.
Yes, when unit upgrade for example 1 time armor, it model move to ug1.
About problems, dont forget to edit numbers in battle_models , they represent how many letters you use. Do you know about this ?
Btw did u managed to run my submod?
Last edited by achilles-91; February 12, 2016 at 05:01 AM.
Thanks for your reply. I don't know why my sship modeldb looks funny. But when I copied and pasted it into word, it looks fine. So thanks, I'm okay with that now.
And yes, I know that I have to change the numbers when I change the line length in the modeldb.
I want to try the changes you made to the Moorish faction, but I saw that j.a.luna had a crash, so I thought that I would wait and see if he can figure out why the crash happened before I try it myself. For the time being I want to keep my SSHIP crash free as I am constantly setting up custom battles and taking screenshots in order to see which unit models I want to use. I will give the Moor faction a go as soon as I get word that it is stable.
Roland searched the continent for the man who'd done him in
He found him in Mombasa in a barroom drinking gin
Roland aimed his Thompson gun. He didn't say a word
But he blew Van Owen's body from there to Johannesburg
- Warren Zevon - Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner - 1978
I think he didnt instaled on vanilla sship, thats why he got crash. to me it works fine
You probably opened it with regular notepad. Use notepad++.
Can someone tell me what i need to edit to change STRATEGIC MAP MODELS ? I want to edit agents also, where they models are? i searched battle_models, they are not there, but it looks liek there are strategic map generals/camptains, am i right ?
you can find it in desc_model_strat, but also keep in mind desc_character is also important to make sure it work
Duo to help of guys, i finaly can take screenshoots. Units incoming.
Can someoen fix this for me ? no bow, wrong animation, i dont knwo how to fix it. http://postimg.org/image/kdd5savin/
and btw 150 pictures of units i plan to use: here is link : http://speedy.sh/xTc68/planed-units.7z
I add them also on first post
@Umbracatervae777 I did, and still i got ctd I'l try tomorow again, this time il only try renaming .cas and textures, and copy them over apropriate model. Without touching .txt files.
@Jurcek Honestly, i dont even know to edit units that way. Is there no way i can fix them by changing animation or something in EDU?
Can you tell me from which mod these archers are from?
In their original modeldb file, which animations are mentioned (the last lines under the texture entries)?
Under the patronage of Flinn, proud patron of Jadli, from the Heresy Vault of the Imperial House of Hader
Well the animation looks correct just the position of the weapon is wrong. If you can't fix it, upload the mesh file and I'll have a look at it.
Agree but just want to be 200% sure. Beside the option of wrong bow position, it might also be due (rarer case) to a wrong bone assignement.
Under the patronage of Flinn, proud patron of Jadli, from the Heresy Vault of the Imperial House of Hader