a modding question please help

[antiochus epiphanes]

~:confused: do any of the EB team know how to get a new chariot skin into the game?
i cant find any places in descr model battle or descr mount
i have asked this question on many forums including RTR and no one seems to care
help EB your my only hope
~:mecry:

[khelvan]

I believe they are part of the model, so descr_mount.txt.

[antiochus epiphanes]

thats the thing look at this is a entry for the egyptian chariot in descr mount


type egyptian chariot
class chariot
radius 6
x_radius 1.5
height 3
mass 10
banner_height 0
bouyancy_offset 0
water_trail_effect chariot_water_trail
axle_width 1.82
wheel_radius 0.474
pivot_offset 0, 0.345, 1.244
pole_length 1.9
pole_pivot 0, 0, -0.871
pole_connect 1.63
harness_connect 1.73
attack_delay 0.25
scythe_radius 0.5
revs_per_attack 1
horse_type heavy horse
horses 2
horse_offset -0.65, 2.057
horse_offset 0.65, 2.057
riders 3
rider_offset 0 , 0.15, 0.5
rider_offset -0.35, 0.15, -0.1
rider_offset 0.35 , 0.15, -0.1
lods 3
lod mount_egyptian_chariot_high.cas, 50
lod mount_egyptian_chariot_med.cas, 125
lod mount_egyptian_chariot_low.cas, 250



i dont see anything for the skins, and there is no entry for them in descr model battle so am i missing somthing its driving me nuts

[Angadil]

It is as Khelvan told you, the texture is indeed part of the model itself. There are no independent .tga.dds files for chariots. The texture is "applied" in the .cas file itself.

[khelvan]

Actually, that isn't entirely true. There are separate texture files, but the texture call is found in the model itself. There are no .txt file entries to call the chariot texture, as far as I know.

[antiochus epiphanes]

so basically its imposseble to change it unless you make a completly new unit?

[Mouzafphaerre]

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I haven't tested but here is a kind of standard way of altering textures without manipulating the models themselves directly (which has worked in other games):

Open the model file in a Hex Editor. Find the references to the texture files. Note down the exact names. Now, make your new textures and give them filenames the exact length (number of characters) with the originals. Hex edit the model file to refer to the new textures.

Try at your own risk and backup the model files first. Hth!
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[antiochus epiphanes]

ahh your kidding me i cant do that!
dang this sucks i dont have a program to do that
oh well thanks anyways

[Mouzafphaerre]

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You can easily find a Hex Editor at download.com etc. I recommend the shareware Hex Workshop. ~:)
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