Where are the textures?

[AlexTheGood]

Hi all...
I want to ask, where can i find the Textures of the models? I looked some threads and they say that it is in the Models_unit folder, but i have there only attachments as an folder. I looked at the whole Data folder but i didnt found the textures folder that i want...

Help pls...
Thx
Alex

[Makanyane]

presumabley you're using RTW - you need to unpack the packs folder first before you can find the textures..

see this
http://www.twcenter.net/wiki/Unpakin...s:Step-by-Step

[AlexTheGood]

Hi all again...

So Thx Makanyane for help... I solved it :)
But I stucked at another problem, so lets take it from the begining

I edited one texture from those that I extracted, but i dont know in which format i should save it, in .tga , in .dds, or both like the other textures in the foldeR(*.tga.dds)?

So i tried to make it only with .tga, then with .dds, but in the battle there is no changes
Note: I maked an entire new Unit with name : Samian Archer
so there is an possibility that i maked an mistake in the .txt files (export_descr_unit_enums.txt, export_descr_unit.txt etc)
So thats the one problem.
The other one is that I dont see "Samian Archers", but "Archers" only.

I followed the steps of the "Tutorial: Adding new units for begginers", from Richard, untill the UI step.

So I hope you can help me with that...
I can sent you the by me writed, lines from the edu, dmb, edue, eu...

Thx for help
Alex

[Makanyane]

try copying and pasting here just the bits you added to edu, dmb and eu for your new unit (the enums file is redundant if you've got RTW patched to 1.5 which most people have now) so we can have a look and see if we can spot problem.

your texture should be saved as a .tga.dds file - or rather saved as a .dds file and named xxx.tga.dds

Note: you only call it a .tga file in the dmb entry! - if you add the .dds bit to the end of the name in the DMB reference the game crashes....

[AlexTheGood]

The EDU

type             samian archer
dictionary       samian_archer      ; Samian Archers
category         infantry
class            missile
voice_type       Light_1
soldier          greek_archer, 40, 0, 0.8
attributes       sea_faring, hide_forest, can_sap
formation        1.6, 2, 3.2, 4, 3, square
stat_health      1, 0
stat_pri         10, 1, arrow, 120, 30, missile, archery, piercing, none, 25 ,1
stat_pri_attr    no
stat_sec         5, 1, no, 0, 0, melee, simple, piercing, knife, 25 ,1
stat_sec_attr    no
stat_pri_armour  0, 2, 0, flesh
stat_sec_armour  0, 0, flesh
stat_heat        1
stat_ground      2, 0, 3, 0
stat_mental      4, normal, highly_trained
stat_charge_dist 30
stat_fire_delay  0
stat_food        60, 300
stat_cost        1, 190, 170, 20, 30, 190
ownership        greek_cities

The EDUE

samian_archers
samian_archers_descr
samian_archers_descr_short

The DMB

type				samian_archer
skeleton			fs_semi_fast_archer, fs_semi_fast_dagger
indiv_range			40
texture				greek_cities, data/models_unit/textures/unit_samian_archer_greek.tga
model_flexi			data/models_unit/unit_greek_archer_high.cas, 15
model_flexi			data/models_unit/unit_greek_archer_med.cas, 30
model_flexi			data/models_unit/unit_greek_archer_low.cas, 40
model_flexi			data/models_unit/unit_greek_archer_lowest.cas, max
model_sprite		greek_cities, 60.0, data/sprites/greek_cities_greek_archer_sprite.spr
model_tri			400, 0.5f, 0.5f, 0.5f

There are my lines... I have the Gold Edition
I tried with mercenarie, and i did it, but they are prity same with Cretan Archers and i dont want it like that...
I saved the image as UNIT_SAMIAN_ARCHER_GREEK.tga.dds (I converted it as .dds and i maked the .tga with rename )

I want that unit only for greeks...

I hope i helped, to help me
Thx Alex

[Makanyane]

in your EDU you have

soldier greek_archer, 40, 0, 0.8

that is why it still looks like old greek archer - it probably is!
you need that line to refer to the 'type' line in your dmb entry eg:

soldier samian_archer, 40, 0, 0.8

To get the text for it working right you need in
data/text/export_units.txt lines like

{samian_archer} Samian Archer
{samian_archer_descr} Samian Archers are blah blah blah...... etc.


to answer the next question in advance - you're still using old sprite so it will look like old unit when you zoom out. You need to either make new sprite or comment out that line with semi-colon eg.
;model_sprite

[AlexTheGood]

Ok I did it... i created my unit :)

Thanks Makanyane, u was an great help :)

Alex