Tonight, we dine in HELL! Spartan skins! DONE v1.0

[Plutarch]

great job, the skins look amazing!

[Numenor]

Wow A Totaly New Unit! Miracle! :d

[Exanimous]

Hello? Can anyone please help us? Provide an in depth explanation! We want to use the spartans! please help us.

[Siddyus]

The first step to making a Ancients mod for MTW2. Nice skins btw.

[Vowlesy]

Well I tried and failed

[Trajan]

Thread merged with 'Im kinda new here so i neeed help bad'.

[jaklei]

yup, it seems impossible

[Vowlesy]

19:26:31.875 [script.err] [error] Script Error in data/export_descr_unit.txt, at line 14732, column 1
Could not find soldier battle model for unit type 'Spartans'.

19:26:31.875 [data.invalid] [error] DATABASE_TABLE error found : error reading record from file data/export_descr_unit.txt.

Hmm?

[Radioman]

After applying the Spartans, I finally got back to turn 30...I'm about to continue my campaign as it's been several days since I last played. Regardless the Spartans have proven to be a great all around unit to have in my modified English Army. As Foot soldiers they have the speed of their Aztec counter parts and the spears make for perfect weapons VS mounted or unmounted units... let me find a pic for those of you that are interested.



http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/1641/2890nf8.jpg

[Radioman]

Hmm?

It looks like a8686 has been MIA for 10 days now??? Anyways most recent posts show a trend that reflects the fact that the model file released with the mod doesn't work with some folks games. I for one had the same problem and must admit that all I know for sure is that a8686's model file looked nothing like mine and I'm assuming that may be the case with many other people. I had to manipulate alot of text in a couple of files to get things to work. In other words I had to do it manually with the text strings that a8686 supplied in his text file...It has been too many days for me to be sure what I did exactly...Best bet is to manually work in the model text strings or PM a8686 like he said to do if you have trouble.

Opps, my prior posts regarding the mod files given by a8686 were cofused with my thoughts on another mod that I worked on just after applying the Spartans...As for the aforementioned hangups with the mod, there were none it was perfect...

My problem dealt with the DB file not reflecting the right unit count after applying a8686's Spartan mod. This in retrospect is what caused the hang ups for me and I'm sure it is what caused the error probs for other members....

***At the top of the modelDB file you will see a 70? number(701 in vanilla), you have to follow a8686's mod install and make sure that you add 1 to the said number total after install is complete and that should rid you of any errors at game start up.

Sorry for any confusion...

[Vowlesy]

Yarrr how do I get 'em to work?

[Chavezhp5]

First time user with a noob question. I know how to change the EDU file but how do you edit the data/text/export_units.txt.strings file and the data/unit_models/battle_models.modeldb file?

Thanks a lot.

[postaboi707]

Awesome job!!!!!

[CavalierJZ]

@Radioman
Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!

[PXZyan]

hey, thanks for that..the game finaly works now..but I cant actualy use them in battle? I tryed to use them in the campaign as a merc.
When I went down into battle the game went CTD

I checked the error log..it says this:

22:25:05.156 [system.io] [warning] open: data/unit_models/_Units/spartans/textures/spartans.texture is missing
22:25:05.156 [system.io] [warning] open: data/unit_models/_Units/spartans/textures/spartans_normal.texture is missing
22:25:05.406 [system.rpt] [error] Medieval 2: Total War encountered an unspecified error and will now exit.

It appears it cant find the 2 texture files..I checked the folder and two texture files are there?? when I check all of the other files..they have DDS files in them..but this folder does not have DDS files?? why is that? does it matter? how do I sort this out?

[Lord Condormanius]

hey, thanks for that..the game finaly works now..but I cant actualy use them in battle? I tryed to use them in the campaign as a merc.
When I went down into battle the game went CTD

I checked the error log..it says this:

22:25:05.156 [system.io] [warning] open: data/unit_models/_Units/spartans/textures/spartans.texture is missing
22:25:05.156 [system.io] [warning] open: data/unit_models/_Units/spartans/textures/spartans_normal.texture is missing
22:25:05.406 [system.rpt] [error] Medieval 2: Total War encountered an unspecified error and will now exit.

It appears it cant find the 2 texture files..I checked the folder and two texture files are there?? when I check all of the other files..they have DDS files in them..but this folder does not have DDS files?? why is that? does it matter? how do I sort this out?

...you should not have .dds files for any unit textures...

also, you should make sure the filepath is correct. That is... data(folder)/unit_models(folder)/_Units(folder)/spartans(folder)/textures(folder)/spartans.texture(file)...

LC

[Goem]

were are you suppose to put the files into?

[KingLeonidas300]

for medieval 2 total war i wanna add the spartan 300 skin but i dont know how to download skins please helppppp and how do i change unit sizes and thier attack and defense. please helpppppppppppppppppppp

[Goatbuster3000]

Did you ask this in the 300 Spartan skins thread (Tonight we dine in hell)?

[jetlee81]

wat ppl can read the mesh file now???