Relationship between export_descr_unit and descr_model

Relationship between export_descr_unit and descr_model_battle

Sorry if this has been asked and answered already, but here's my issue:

I'm trying to put a German peasant within a Gaul warband.

There is no separate German peasant model in descr_model_battle, instead there is:

Code:

type barb_peasant skeleton fs_dagger indiv_range 40 texture gauls, data/models_unit/textures/unit_barb_infantry_gaul.tga texture britons, data/models_unit/textures/unit_barb_infantry_briton.tga texture germans, data/models_unit/textures/unit_barb_infantry_german.tga texture dacia, data/models_unit/textures/unit_barb_infantry_dacia.tga texture scythia, data/models_unit/textures/unit_barb_infantry_scythia.tga texture slave, data/models_unit/textures/unit_barb_infantry_slave.tga model_flexi data/models_unit/unit_barb_peasant_high.cas, 8 model_flexi data/models_unit/unit_barb_peasant_med.cas, 15 model_flexi data/models_unit/unit_barb_peasant_low.cas, 30 model_flexi data/models_unit/unit_barb_peasant_lowest.cas, max model_sprite 60.0, data/sprites/barb_peasant_sprite.spr model_sprite slave, 60.0, data/sprites/slave_barb_peasant_sprite.spr model_sprite scythia, 60.0, data/sprites/scythia_barb_peasant_sprite.spr model_sprite dacia, 60.0, data/sprites/dacia_barb_peasant_sprite.spr model_sprite britons, 60.0, data/sprites/britons_barb_peasant_sprite.spr model_sprite germans, 60.0, data/sprites/germans_barb_peasant_sprite.spr model_sprite gauls, 60.0, data/sprites/gauls_barb_peasant_sprite.spr model_tri 400, 0.5f, 0.5f, 0.5f

So if I add the barb_peasant type to the Gaul warband I get a Gaul peasant.

I've therefore tried to define a new type for this purpose:

Code:

type barb_peasant_germ skeleton fs_dagger indiv_range 40 texture gauls, data/models_unit/textures/unit_barb_infantry_german.tga model_flexi data/models_unit/unit_barb_peasant_high.cas, 8 model_flexi data/models_unit/unit_barb_peasant_med.cas, 15 model_flexi data/models_unit/unit_barb_peasant_low.cas, 30 model_flexi data/models_unit/unit_barb_peasant_lowest.cas, max model_sprite gauls, 60.0, data/sprites/germans_barb_peasant_sprite.spr model_tri 400, 0.5f, 0.5f, 0.5f

And added barb_peasant_germ to the first officer slot in the Gaul warband. But the game now does not load.

I can leave barb_peasant_germ in descr_model_battle okay, but any reference to it in export_descr_unit causes a failure on loading.

Can anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong?

Many thanks.

Re: Relationship between export_descr_unit and descr_model_battle

More confused now, I thought the gauls in the texture line and the model_sprite might have something to do with it, so I changed it to the below.

Code:

type barb_peasant_germ skeleton fs_dagger indiv_range 40 texture germans, data/models_unit/textures/unit_barb_infantry_german.tga model_flexi data/models_unit/unit_barb_peasant_high.cas, 8 model_flexi data/models_unit/unit_barb_peasant_med.cas, 15 model_flexi data/models_unit/unit_barb_peasant_low.cas, 30 model_flexi data/models_unit/unit_barb_peasant_lowest.cas, max model_sprite germans, 60.0, data/sprites/germans_barb_peasant_sprite.spr model_tri 400, 0.5f, 0.5f, 0.5f

and I now get a _Dacian_ peasant in the unit :dizzy2:

And indeed if I change the soldier type to barb_peasant_germ and create new officer peasants with the Briton, Slave and Dacian texture & model lines then they all appear Dacian...

Re: Relationship between export_descr_unit and descr_model_battle

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Originally Posted by Epistolary Richard

and I now get a _Dacian_ peasant in the unit :dizzy2:

And indeed if I change the soldier type to barb_peasant_germ and create new officer peasants with the Briton, Slave and Dacian texture & model lines then they all appear Dacian...

That's somewhat strange, but there is a "default" texture that loads with each .cas file, in the case of the barbarian peasants, it must be the Dacian texture.

To fix it, make a new subfolder called "textures" in the models folder. Copy the unit_barb_infantry_german.tga.dds file into it and rename it, something like unit_barb_infantry_germanoff.tga.dds, then make the same change to the texture line in descr_model_battle. You should see the German texture load up next time.

One note - You're going to need to use Verc's unpacker to get at the texture files if you haven't done so already.

Re: Relationship between export_descr_unit and descr_model_battle

I'll give that a go, thanks a lot! :thumbsup: