Skins make RTW crash to the desktop

[Guy with a spoon]

Hello

When I added this unit to RTW the game crashes to the desktop whenever I try to start a battle

This is my entry for desc_model_battle, (note, the spaces are narrower than they really are.)

All the fils are in their correct folders.

type lombard_berserkers
skeleton fs_2handed_berserker
indiv_range 40
texture germans, data/models_unit/textures/BI_unit_beserker_burgundii.tga
model_flexi data/models_unit/BI_unit_lombard_berserkers_lod1.CAS, 15
model_flexi data/models_unit/BI_unit_lombard_berserkers_lod2.CAS, 30
model_flexi data/models_unit/BI_unit_lombard_berserkers_lod3.CAS, 40
model_flexi data/models_unit/BI_unit_lombard_berserkers_lod4.CAS, max
model_sprite germans, 60.0, data/sprites/burgundii_lombard_berserkers_sprite.spr
model_tri 400, 0.5f, 0.5f, 0.5f

Thanks

[Spartan Kid]

have you put -show_err on the end of your shortcut to see what is causing the problem

[Guy with a spoon]

You could say I'm sort of a noob at this. I have no idea what you're talking about. Where's the short cut?

EDIT: oh, I hope you don't mind me using something you said in my sig,

[Spartan Kid]

1.go to wherever you installed rome total war
2.find RomeTW right click and then click send to desktop
3.right click on shortcut
4.click on properties
5.go to the end of your command line and type -show_err you need a space before the -

[Guy with a spoon]

Hello

My game still crashes to the desktop when I try to fight, I dont know what's going on, it should work.

[Guy with a spoon]

This is what I have in my properties for my RomeTW.exde shotrcut

"C:\Program Files\The Creative Assembly\Rome - Total War\RomeTW.exe" -show_err

I put this in Target, is that the command line?

[Spartan Kid]

yes that is what you do

[Halie Satanus]

Most likely cause here is you have assigned a secondary weapon when the model doesn't have one.

[Guy with a spoon]

This is my entry, there were no secondry weapons, I starting to think the unit is glitchy.

type lombard berserkers
dictionary lombard_berserkers ; Lombard Berserkers
category infantry
class heavy
voice_type Heavy_1
soldier lombard_berserkers, 16, 0, 3.25, 0.6, 2.2
attributes sea_faring, hide_forest, frighten_foot, very_hardy, warcry
formation 1.7, 1.7, 2.4, 2.4, 2, square
stat_health 2, 0
stat_pri 16, 7, no, 0, 0, melee, blade, piercing, sword, 25 ,1
stat_pri_attr no
stat_sec 0, 0, no, 0, 0, no, no, no, none, 25 ,1
stat_sec_attr no
stat_pri_armour 2, 7, 0, flesh
stat_sec_armour 0, 0, flesh
stat_heat 2
stat_ground 1, -2, 3, 2
stat_mental 15, berserker, untrained
stat_charge_dist 30
stat_fire_delay 0
stat_food 60, 300
stat_cost 2, 749, 188, 90, 130, 830
ownership germans

[Halie Satanus]

Upload it here and I'll take a look.

[Guy with a spoon]

ok

Having a bit off difficulty since they're invalid files, I tried zipping them but it looked like the same file. How do you put files like textures and sprites up for download?

Since I dont want to post only to say i made no progress whatsoever i have got the texts from other files

lombard_berserkers
lombard_berserkers_descr
lombard_berserkers_descr_short

¬---------------
{lombard_berserkers} Lombard Berserkers
{lombard_berserkers_descr}
Lombard Berserkers are dangerous men indeed. The repeated stress of battle, strong drink or the potent, drugged brews of witchery - or all three - make them into fearless, slavering beasts with swords.\n\nBerserkers must make an effort to drive themselves into the right state of mind, although some prefer stimulants to initiate their killing frenzy. Having driven themselves into a state of blind rage berserkers will attack anyone who stands nearby. Lombard beserkers come from a tribe named the Lombardi, a Germanic tribe that dominated northern Italy and nearby areas. They feel no pain, experience no fear and simply do not understand the concepts of mercy or restraint. Once the red mist has descended across their sight, there is no stopping them. Berserkers usually fight without armour. It's not unknown for them to fight without weapons from time to time, hurling themselves on enemies and attacking them tooth and nail!
{lombard_berserkers_descr_short}
Lombard Berserkers are dangerous men indeed. The repeated stress of battle, strong drink or the potent, drugged brews of witchery - or all three - make them into fearless, slavering beasts with swords.
¬---------------

Thanks for all your help.

[Halie Satanus]

I only need to see the model and texture to test them, make a copy of the .cas and dds files to a new folder, select them both and right click then add to archive, in the pop up box select zip, then when you post here use manage attachments, if that doesn't work upload your zip to mega upload, which you can find here.

[Guy with a spoon]

Ok, thanks, here's the file.

Generally is this problem assosiated with the wrong placement of textures? if so, my lod.cas folders were in models_unit and .tga.dds was in models_unit textures.

[Halie Satanus]

Ah, i think i had my wires crossed, you haven't edited the unit itself, your trying to move a unit from BI to RTW right?. Hmm if so I'm not sure i can help, i didn't think there was any problem doing that, there must be an error in your files somewhere.

[Guy with a spoon]

I only placed the following files in the following areas.

Sprites - burgundii_lombard_berserkers_sprite.spr

models_unit - BI_unit_lombard_berserkers_lod1.CAS (and lod 2, 3, 4.)

models_unit\textures - BI_unit_beserker_burgundii.tga.dds

That's all I modified, (well I did add the lod files to the textures models as well, but that doesn't affect the game, I did add the BI unit hounds_of culann beserkers for gauls and they work fine.)

[Salvor Hardin]

Maybe the animation you are using is only for BI? Perhaps you should try with another two-handed animation that already exists in the RTW DMB file?

[Turk]

Your problem is the name of the texture file

only .tga at the end but if give the texture wrong there is normally no CTD...
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Isnt the 2handed berseker anim in RTW the german berserker unit too?i think yes

[Marcus Orentius]

All of the texture entries in DMB have just .tga at the end, so that's not the problem. And yes, the berserker anim is in RTW as well.

EDIT: I've just tested it and it works fine, so it isn't the unit that's the problem.

[Guy with a spoon]

Salvor- I dont know how animations work, shouldn't the files by themsleves work fine, I put another beserker unit in and it works.

Turk- Don't all texture files have .tga.dds? Every single texture mod I have, (3kingdoms,achilles,Bi unit hounds of culan, samurai and hektor all have that ending. in desc_model_battle however, I dont put the dds. ending as none of the other mods did it either.

Marcus- If its not my files, then its my text folders right? I've listed my descr_model_battle, here is my export_descr

type lombard berserkers
dictionary lombard_berserkers ; Lombard Berserkers
category infantry
class heavy
voice_type Heavy_1
soldier lombard_berserkers, 16, 0, 3.25, 0.6, 2.2
attributes sea_faring, hide_forest, frighten_foot, very_hardy, warcry
formation 1.7, 1.7, 2.4, 2.4, 2, square
stat_health 2, 0
stat_pri 16, 7, no, 0, 0, melee, blade, piercing, sword, 25 ,1
stat_pri_attr no
stat_sec 0, 0, no, 0, 0, no, no, no, none, 25 ,1
stat_sec_attr no
stat_pri_armour 2, 7, 0, flesh
stat_sec_armour 0, 0, flesh
stat_heat 2
stat_ground 1, -2, 3, 2
stat_mental 15, berserker, untrained
stat_charge_dist 30
stat_fire_delay 0
stat_food 60, 300
stat_cost 2, 749, 188, 90, 130, 830
ownership germans

if you need any other files dont hesiate to ask, I really want this mod to work.

[Marcus Orentius]

I copied the text you posted earlier and it all works with me.

Edit: can you send me your EDU and DMB files to me? marcus@frontier27.com