Replacing Spartan Royal Skin and Model with 300 Spartan Skin

[AlexTaldren]

It doesn't seem to work.

I replaced the skin and model type with a 300 Spartan model/skin.

Spartan Hoplite '300' Miller.tga.dds
Spartan Hoplite '300' Miller.cas

I made sure the files are in the correct folders:

XGM/Data/models_unit/textures
XGM/Data/models_unit/

I get a "failure to find texture" generic error when loading a RTS battle with Spartan Royal Guard.

Do these skins and models just not work with XGM?

[cobalt]

just keep the same filenames as the xgm version. Just rename the 300 ones to the original names, and then replace.

[Cymera]

Be sure to back everything up.

[Locky]

Did you make sure the path fiel is correct in the DMB?

[AlexTaldren]

Did you make sure the path fiel is correct in the DMB?

What is the DMB and where is it?

Nevermind, that is the file I was talking about before. The paths are correct.

[AlexTaldren]

Well, does it matter that the Spartan Royal Guard aren't Phalanx units?

By the way, is there anyway to get the Spartan Royal Guard to also fight with swords instead of just their spears?

[Ian Altano]

Just edit the weapon lines in Export_descr_unit.txt:

there is the primary weapon, and also the sidearm.
Find the settings for a sword somewhere and paste them in the correct place.

[cobalt]

when do they change to sword though? when in close combat?

[Ian Altano]

Yup. First, they fight with their spear, but when the enemy flanks them or something, they will grasp their Xiphos, enter close combat and the true slaughter begins!

PS: you can't spell slaughter without laughter

[AlexTaldren]

Here is another question. Is it possible to get the Royal Guard Unit, which fights with shorter spears, to fight in a phalanx formation too? So here is what I'm thinking:

Royal Guard Spartans:

Main Weapon: Spears that they jab with like now.
Secondary Weapon: Sword they pull sometimes.
Third: The option for them to do a phalanx.

Is it possible?

[AlexTaldren]

Solution:

Apparently, since the original files had spaces in them, XGM couldn't find the paths correctly. I eliminated the spaces and replaced them with underscores and now it works fine.

[starXdiaMoo]

AlexTaldren: Just for you to know, DMB is descr_model_battle and it's located in the main xgm folder.

[WOCAuthor]

Can you make phalanxes that dont use swords? coz i find the swords really annoying. They make them go out of the phalanx and easily get killed by horsemen.

[Anakarsis]

True. At first i was scandalized "how did you were capable of taking off their swords"!!!!!!!! but after MANY battles i saw that what you say is true.....
when i fight with cavalry armies against phalanxes (that still has their swords)
i almost always wait for the phalanx to broke and pursue me with their tiny swords to slaugther them.

[aznflea]

giving the phalanx no sword can unbalance the game. the phalanx becomes really pwoerful and in seiges they use their pikes and pretty much annihilate your units. plus, breaking their formation with a cavalry cahrge isnt as impactful