Duke John's New Unit Graphics

[Duke John]

*** UPDATE ***
This looks like digging up a dead old thread, but more than 4 years after starting this thread I'm still getting PMs about this, so I've re-uploaded my unit graphics together some tools (including mapmaker utility LMM4 and unitmaker utility UM_LOTR).
http://www.mizus.com/files/files/Too..._resources.zip [51 MB] (Thanks to TosaInu for hosting it)
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As I have stopped modding M:TW some years ago I cannot give you any help on how to use these files or how to mod in general. Of course you can still send me a PM but expect a "I can't help you." reply if the question/problem is too vague or when I simply don't remember/know the answer.

The included:

• Ancient Greece units and map
• Early and Late Medieval
• War of the Roses [post 1450 AD]. These are my best ones with the weapons rendered together with the soldier himself for a perfect fit. If anyone still wishes to create units then do the same as it will save you loads of time positioning the weapons and shields.

Screenshots:

Units and map of Ancient Greece



War of the Roses





Cheers,
DJ


*** OLD ***

Hello everybody,

Below are some files that I uploaded for modders and players to spice up their game or that can be used for personal mods. The files mostly contain new unitgraphics that you can use.

Cheers, Duke John



*** DUKE JOHN'S UNITGRAPHICS PACK AVAILABLE NOW ***

*** TERMS OF AGREEMENT ***

- I do not hold responsibility for any consequenses that may occur when installing or when using the files.
- The files are free for use, however if you with wish to use this pack for publication or when you wish to upload to your own server I would appreciate it if you contact me beforehand. Not that I would refuse, but just to know what happens with the pack.
- If you want to use this pack for a mod and you intent to make that mod public then I would appreciate a credit for using my work.

*** INSTALLATION ***

- Download the ZIP-file [4,5 MB]
- Unzip the file into a temporary directory. Copy the content of that directory and paste into your M:TW - VI installation. Overwrite all files.

Notes:
- This pack should work on all M:TW - Viking Invasion installations.
- Language version does not matter.
- No changes were made besides the unitgraphics. These are placed in the custom folders.
- Sadly this pack does cause version conflicts in MP. There are ways to avoid this, but that would have required many more files (larger download) and would cause problems with different language versions. I would advise to use a seperate installation for MP. Alternatively you can copy the content of the MP_BACKUP folder into your MTW-VI installation which makes your game MP compatible but you the new unitgraphics are no longer used.
- There is no un-install option. This pack is mainly meant for modders who want to add new unitgraphics.

*** CONTENTS ***

This pack has new unit graphics for:
- Archers
- Longbowmen
- Chivalric Foot Knights
- Gothic Foot Knights
- Swiss Pikemen
- Swiss Armoured Pikemen
- Halberdiers
- Militia Sergeants
- Pikemen
- Billmen
- Feudal Sergeants
- Feudal Men-at-Arms
- Gallowglasses
- Swabian Swordsmen

And an extra BIF for modders that enables:
- Burgundian Militia
- Burgundian Pikemen

I did not pay much attention at placing the weapons and shields. I am making much better graphics now for the Wars of the Roses mod, and I can't be bothered with finetuning the coordinates. For the modders who wish to improve this, they can use the newest version of readbif, although this is still a very laborous task.


I wish to thank Wellington for his excellent tools and the Org-members for the times I got stuck.

If you experience problems then you can post at the Org in this thread: http://www.totalwar.org/cgi-bin....t=10725



Cheers, Duke John

Screenshots
Here are some screenshots of how the units look ingame:

Archers


Chivalric Foot Knights


Feudal Men-at-Arms


Feudal Sergeants


Halberdiers


Militia Sergeants


Pikemen


Swiss Armoured Pikemen


Swiss Pikemen


Ancient units and interface
Below you can download some of the remains of my Ancient mod. It has a work-in-progress interface, 2 castle pieces, a few building icons and 6 unitbifs (Greek Hoplite and Cavalry, Spartan Hoplite, Skirmisher, Macedonian Infantry and Cavalry).
This package is not meant for non-modders as it needs alot editing to make it work. If you want to use it, you should seek out any entries that start with ANCIENT and copy them to your own modding files.

Note on scale of the models
I used smaller renderings to put more animations into the BIFs. To avoid smaller units ingame you need to set Scale (column 24) to 140 for the ancient infantry units. Keep the cavalry units the same scale as normal MTW units.

Have fun with it

Download here
WinRAR required.

Cheers, Duke John :cheers: