Installing the spartan 300 units? help.

[rayzzz]

I tried to installing the spartan units and it worked except for some flashing or uber fast movements by the units. I tried to make Leonidas the officer of the unit but somehow his body was half buryed in the ground and then it suddenly crashed the game. Can any one help me please?. :hmmm:

[Zhuge_Liang]

The model and texture have nothing to do with the speed of the unit or its position. These problems have likely been caused by the way you have added them.

TUTORIAL - adding to bi

1) Go to the bi/data folder
2) Add the models ss2.cas and ss3.cas to the models_unit folder
3) Add the textures 300spartan and 300leonidas.tga to the models_unit/texture folder
(if a texture folder doesn't exist then create one.)
4) Take copies of the following files in the bi/data folder, export_descr_units, descr_model_battle, export_descr_buildings

5) Open the descr_model battle file and add the following entry at the bottom:-

type dor_spar
;--------------------------------------
skeleton fs_slow_spearman
indiv_range 40
texture berbers, bi/data/models_unit/textures/300spartan
model_flexi bi/data/models_unit/ss3.cas, 15
model_flexi bi/data/models_unit/ss3.cas, 30
model_flexi bi/data/models_unit/ss3.cas, max
model_tri 400, 0.5f, 0.5f, 0.5f

6) Then add the following entry:-

type 300_officer
;--------------------------------------
skeleton fs_dagger
skeleton_horse fs_hc_swordsman
skeleton_elephant fs_forest_elephant_rider
skeleton_chariot fs_chariot_sword
skeleton_camel fs_hc_swordsman
skeleton_scorpion_cart fs_carriage_ballistae_crew
indiv_range 40
texture berbers, bi/data/models_unit/textures/300leonidas.tga
model_flexi bi/data/models_unit/ss2.cas, 15
model_flexi bi/data/models_unit/ss2.cas, 30
model_flexi bi/data/models_unit/ss2.cas, 40
model_flexi bi/data/models_unit/ss2.cas, max
model_tri 400, 0.5f, 0.5f, 0.5f

7) close and save descr_model_battle and now open export_descr_units

8) Add the following entry:-

type dor spar
dictionary dor_spar
category infantry
class heavy
voice_type Medium_1
soldier dor_spar, 45, 0, 0.35
officer 300_officer
attributes sea_faring, hide_forest
formation 1, 1, 1.2, 1.2, 8, square, shield_wall
stat_health 1, 0
stat_pri 39, 4, no, 0, 0, melee, blade, piercing, spear, 0 ,0.1
stat_pri_attr spear, spear_bonus_8
stat_sec 0, 0, no, 0, 0, no, no, no, none, 25 ,1
stat_sec_attr no
stat_pri_armour 20, 14, 16, metal
stat_sec_armour 0, 0, flesh
stat_heat 2
stat_ground 0, 1, -1, -1
stat_mental 19, normal, highly_trained
stat_charge_dist 30
stat_fire_delay 0
stat_food 60, 300
stat_cost 4, 1700, 400, 70, 100, 1500
ownership berbers

9) save and close this file, the unit has now been added to the game

10) If you want to add a description then go to the file bi/data/text/export_units and add the following entry:-

¬----------------

{dor_spar} Spartiates


{dor_spar_descr}
A glimpse of things to come...

{dor_spar_descr_short}
A glimpse of things to come...

¬----------------

11) save and close this file.
12) If you want to make this unit avaialable in a campaign then open the export_descr_buildings file located in the bi/data folder.
13) Find whatever building or series of buildings you want to add the unit to and then isert the following line of text:-

recruit "dor spar" 1 requires factions { berbers, }

14) Save and close this file.
15) If you want to add unit cards then go to the folder bi/data/ui/unit_info/berbers and add the file dor_spar_info
16) Then go to the folder bi/data/ui/units/berbers and add the file #dor_spar


This method has been tried and tested, just like the units and both work. If you have a problem then YOU are doing something wrong.

P.S. If you want to add them to a different faction then just change the faction name in every instance in which it appears in this tutorial. Also, if you want to replace an existing unit then add the texture and model lines above replacing those of the existing unit.

[rayzzz]

well its not that they run fast but when they are fighting, they look likek they're spinning fast or flashing abit.

[Zhuge_Liang]

Do the tutorial, they work perfectly for me.

(For everybody) If this tutorial helps, add to my rep! I didn't have to go out of my way to make it afterall

[Giorgos]

Let me give it a go. I'll tell you if it works.

[Karp218]

I've installed the mod according to the above directions, the unit appears when setting up my army but when the battle screen is loading RTW will crash. Could it be a version incompatability? I currently have 1.5 installed.

[Zhuge_Liang]

Run the game with -show_err

Did you remove the references to the bi folder?
ie.

model_flexi bi/data/models_unit/ss2.cas, 30
model_flexi bi/data/models_unit/ss2.cas, 40
model_flexi bi/data/models_unit/ss2.cas, max


Like i said in the instructions if you add it to RTW then add the stuff to the rtw/data folder, not the bi/data folder. I thought that would automatically suggest that you remove references to the bi folder.

[Karp218]

Thanks for the reply. Yes, I did see that in your instructions and I removed the reference to "bi". I also changed over the ownership of the unit from the Berbers to the greek_cities. Unfortunately when the game crashes I don't receive a error message, when i first when through the setup i made the mistake of not removing the bi so i know the message that you are referring too, but in this case I'm not receiving anything. The battle map starts to load about half way through it crashes and I'm at my desktop =\

[Zhuge_Liang]

I can't really tell what the error is. It sounds like a bad reference to a texture or model, but this would probably generate an error message.

To help me figure out the porblem could you please send me a copy of every text file you edited to add this unit. It is most likely that it is a small error you have made in the text files as I have tested the model and texture and also nobody else seems to have this problem.

[Moose]

Right maybe it would help if the download just contained the new files. But I see it has 'old' and 'new' with two sets of .cas and .tga files. Anyway, I copied the 'new' files to where i was asked to, as for BI data folder etc etc. I am doing this for Troy v4.0 btw. So no problemo so far. I then make sure that the lines of text i am asked to insert are for the saxon family, not berber (as i am playing troy toal war and the spartans use saxon culture slot). I stick the entry in army barracks and away we go.

Bollocks we do!

Zhang you need to help me here dude as i have done all you asked of me and all i get is a god damn crach to desk top at the first splah screen i.e. the game isn't even loading up now!!!!!!!!!

[Zhuge_Liang]

The instructions add it to vannila rome, it is already in Troy v4.0! - check dorians custom battle

[Moose]

sorry to keep on about this but you last post didn't make sense. I am trying to add the new spartan units '300' to Troy 4.0. I did the first part of BI install i.e. ss2 and ss3 files to models_unit folder and both tga files in the textures folder. Nothing changes. I also tried the full install instrcution changing text but the game doesn;t even load. What am i doing wrong?
Please help

[Gen_Lee]

Quoting:
The instructions add it to vannila rome, it is already in Troy v4.0! - check dorians custom battle
Unquote.
So if Im right the new skins are already included on troy v4 so no need to add them.

[Zhuge_Liang]

Right, and unless you are trying to add it to Troy v4.0 then this topic has no relevance to this subforum.

Topic closed.