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King David

11-28-2002, 15:43

Hello Don Loco. I have been tinkering around with unit creation and would like to know about weapons and shields exchange. I would like to change the shield and add or change weapon of the ChivalricSeargent Unit. Is it possible and how?. I would like to use this unit as a legionary Roman infantry altho you dont like the animation for it, it does not matter to me. I am more interested in its elite unit shield status were we can put an image on the shield. I have read Wellingtons spread on this but its not clear to me how to do it. Any suggestions ?

barocca

11-29-2002, 00:12

the shield is easy

copying the entire Chiv sarge folder from items/shields 4
to items/shields 5

then edit textures/men/mshelm/ChivalricSergeants_S.Txt
from 4 to 5,

and now you have the shield,

the weapons in that bif are not really suited to legionairre,

if you wanted to add a short sword to the bif you would also need to work out the items folder and actions page for the sword...

Lord Krazy

11-29-2002, 00:46

We have done a lot of work on this.
Not with the bif in question
for reasons I have already explained
I'll get back to you later about this.

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King David

11-29-2002, 00:57

Lord Krazy

11-29-2002, 01:25

KD you will find a couple of spare bifs in that folder
open them an have a look.

How about ltophelm as an option?
I'll send you some stuff later.
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King David

11-29-2002, 16:19

Quote[/b] (barocca @ Nov. 28 2002,17:12)]the shield is easy

copying the entire Chiv sarge folder from items/shields 4
to items/shields 5

then edit textures/men/mshelm/ChivalricSergeants_S.Txt
from 4 to 5,

and now you have the shield,

the weapons in that bif are not really suited to legionairre,

if you wanted to add a short sword to the bif you would also need to work out the items folder and actions page for the sword...
What would you suggest for the proper animation for legionary? LK sugested some units like negro infantry but I havent seen too many negro Legionary. Peasant looks pretty good Might work with that. I am not clear on the Actions file. Do I do the same with weapons as I did with shields, Tryed what you sayd but My seargeants dint look right with those gray shields. Here are some Ideas that poped up in my melon while in battle. (The ChivalricSeargents kicked but)
1 Centurion The Longbow archer without the longbow could be used since the default formation puts the archers right in front of the infantry making the archer look like a a century leader. In that case we could make a Centurion unit with two men, One to just stand there and the other to carry the flag, What say ye ?

King David

11-29-2002, 16:26

Quote[/b] (Lord Krazy @ Nov. 28 2002,18:25)]KD you will find a couple of spare bifs in that folder
open them an have a look.

How about ltophelm as an option?
I'll send you some stuff later.
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Wich folder ? If you like I can send you My unit icon for critique.. And how do I edit that unit icon file in the infopic folder I believe it is, The grayish one that descrives the unit. I think I understand all the work you have put into those units a little more now. Lots of trial and error. Din't think a little thing like colors on unit icons could crash the game so violently.[/B]

Lord Krazy

11-30-2002, 01:55

Sorry I was talking about mshelm.
You said something about that in another post
I got confused

The info pic is a bif you edit it
the same as the other bifs.
Copy image and paste it in.
Use a info pic from the game to export and import
with bifreader.

You can send the icon of course
sin problema.

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