Modding the demo

**Eldgrim** · 02-26-2009, 19:27

Originally Posted by Mailman653

I got all of them unpacked, I can't remember the link but its in the TWC forums, someone made a program that unpacks everything, you just have to have the orginal unpacker as a requirement.

Thanks, i eventually found it and now have access to all the unpacked files. Although my current obstacle is finding a program that can open the unit models... as it is not a native to 3DS Max it seems. :(

**Mailman653** · 02-27-2009, 06:26

I'm sure the tools won't be long in comming out considering they will have a day one patch.

**Eldgrim** · 02-27-2009, 10:18

I hope so! My biggest reason for getting the game is MOD'ing it... my PC ain't crash-hot enough to enjoy the game with all the bells and whistles, plus the era it is set in doesn't appeal to me as much as earlier eras.

**Mailman653** · 03-01-2009, 02:39

My first texture mod

The flag for the US monarchy flag is cool, but I think the Grand Union flag is better suited since it was the first US flag and it showed the connection the colonials still felt towards England. What better flag to show homage to their history of monarchy rule than to keep the British flag in the canton?

I got the idea from here: http://www.boltonnews.org/colonelsflag.jpg
Since the French apprently didn't carry national colors but instead something called colonel's colors, I figured that flag would be more appropriate.

My sig

**Mailman653** · 03-01-2009, 06:50

http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=228947
Informative post in regards to uniforms

The good: Red coat US drummer.
The bad: White coat English drummer.
The ugly:It would seem that the uniform colors are related to the faction color, but I am not fully convinced of this just yet although I have suspected it this when I noticed all the uniforms are white. Everyone shares the glossmap.tga so although I was able to alter it to change the US drummers coat from blue to red, the English drummer went from red to white. I am hopeing this is just a demo issue and not a full game issue or that this information is hard coded somewhere.

**pevergreen** · 03-02-2009, 03:45

I had a feeling that faction colours were just put on general units.

Makes it easier for modders at least?

(well easier for those who just want to add factions, not new units)

**Mailman653** · 03-02-2009, 04:20

I'm not sure. For instance if I want to make the British artiliery wear blue coats instead of red I can do it but then it would effect every faction that uses that unit cause of that glossmap.tga that's shared. So although I'd have my Brit arty in blue coats, every other faction would have the default white coat on; that's a whole lot of modding just for a blue coat.

I found a thread at the TWC in which someone states that CA said that if France becomes a republic, they will retain the white unifoms instead of going blue. That further reinforces the notion that the uniforms are faction color specific.