How to make bodyguards look like right faction on EB with Alexander?

[Dunadd]

Hi - i installed EB and made the file changes Varcan suggested to get EB to run on the Alexander engine.

It mostly runs fine, but when playing Carthaginians my generals' bodyguard units look like Alexander's Macedonian companions from RTW Alexander.

Can anyone tell me how to change them back to looking like the EB 1.2 Carthaginian bodyguard?

[Raygereio]

Seriously, how did you manage to do that? Unless you're using some extra mod or installer, getting EB to work on alex.exe properly requires only one extra trait in the traitfiles and a modified shortcut with the -noalexander command. That and the chat_filter.san file in your EB/data folder.
That's without the night battles, but even that doesn't require you messing with the UI pictures, or the EDU in any way.

Anyway; first check if the dictionary line in the EDU is right. It should read the following: "carthaginian_cavalry_generals_bodyguard".
If it isn't that, then you've editted the EDU and messed up. Always make backups!

If that's okay, check to see if the right picture is there.
Look under "EB/UI/units/egypt" for a file called "#carthaginian_cavalry_generals_bodyguard.tga" and under "EB/UI/unit_info/egypt" for one called "carthaginian_cavalry_generals_bodyguard_info.tga".

If those two picture are that of the carthaginian bodyguard's and the dictionary line refers to these two pictures, then I have no clue what the problem is.
If those two picture are that of the alexander companion cavalry; first of all, why did you overwrite those files o_O? Second, other then a complete reinstall, you could use the picture of the sacred band cavalry; just make a copy of those picture and rename them to the above mentioned filenames.

Edit; as an aside, was it really necessary to post this question not only here, but also in the general EB section here on the .org and in both the general and submod sections on the EB fora on the TWcenter? That does not get you a answer sooner, it will only get people to ignore you.

[chenkai11]

[Raygereio]

Ehm; was that raised eyebrow directed to me or to Dunadd?

[Dunadd]

Thanks very much Raygerius - i'll look.

Oh and I used files Varcan put a link to to get EB to work with Alex because the main EB with Alex thread's first page just said 'You will need the Alexander files" but didnt make clear what they were (found them in another thread eventually)

I've got the EB 1.2 minimods pack plus Darth's AI mod and Camillus' AI mod apart from EB itself.

[Dunadd]

Is the EDU - the export_descr_unit file in the RTW/EB/Data folder?

I found it and it seems right

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type carthaginian cavalry generals bodyguard
dictionary carthaginian_cavalry_generals_bodyguard ; General's Bodyguard
category cavalry
class heavy
voice_type General_1
soldier carthaginian_cavalry_sacredband, 10, 0, 1
mount half armoured horse

The horses now look right too, but the unit have the purple and yellow shield design of Alexander's companions and Alexander's lion standard.

Raygerius wrote

If that's okay, check to see if the right picture is there.
Look under "EB/UI/units/egypt" for a file called "#carthaginian_cavalry_generals_bodyguard.tga" and under "EB/UI/unit_info/egypt" for one called "carthaginian_cavalry_generals_bodyguard_info.tga"

Don't understand this part. There's no folder called UI in the EB folder. There is one in EB/Data called UI but it doesnt have any folder named Egypt, has one named Egyptian, but all full of tga files which (i think?) are for campaign map graphics and not units (and why do you look in an Egypt folder for Carthage stuff?). EDIT - My generals do look like Alexander or his Macedonian generals on the campaign map though.

[chenkai11]

Ehm; was that raised eyebrow directed to me or to Dunadd?

To the carthaginian bodyguard that looks like Alexander Macedonian Campanions from RTW Alex.