Tools: Unit and Building Editors: Caligula & Hadrian

**Shiyuan** · 12-03-2004, 00:07

I got a problem- i use the cappadocian cav. model and edit all its stats to make my new unit strong....i dismount them and add attck, etc., and a new discription. When im done i click 'save changes' and then save it to the models_unit part of the data section. When i run the game they dont show up, what gives?

Help plez...

-Shi

**GodsPetMonkey** · 12-03-2004, 01:30

Originally Posted by Shiyuan

I got a problem- i use the cappadocian cav. model and edit all its stats to make my new unit strong....i dismount them and add attck, etc., and a new discription. When im done i click 'save changes' and then save it to the models_unit part of the data section. When i run the game they dont show up, what gives?

Help plez...

-Shi

I take it the game launches with the modified files?

I'm not entirely sure on what your trying to do, are you trying to create a soldier model (by recycling another one?) and then use that on a new unit you have created?

If so, it could either be the unit, or the model at fault. Try changing the units model to something that you know does work (a similar model that the game came with is a good start) and see what happens. Which one to use depends alot on your unit, if you unit has a secondary weapon but the model does ont support it, it could cause issues.

**Shiyuan** · 12-03-2004, 04:12

Originally Posted by GodsPetMonkey

If so, it could either be the unit, or the model at fault. Try changing the units model to something that you know does work (a similar model that the game came with is a good start) and see what happens. Which one to use depends alot on your unit, if you unit has a secondary weapon but the model does ont support it, it could cause issues.

OK- now what i did was jsut alter the cappadocian cav's stats and renamed it to Pontus Samurai Archers, then saved it as a CAS file to models_unti in data section...will it work ok?

Ty for help :)

**GodsPetMonkey** · 12-03-2004, 04:25

Originally Posted by Shiyuan

OK- now what i did was jsut alter the cappadocian cav's stats and renamed it to Pontus Samurai Archers, then saved it as a CAS file to models_unti in data section...will it work ok?

Ty for help :)

Still not entirely sure how your going about it, but I'll take a stab.

In the export_descr_unit.txt file you have just copied the Cappadocian Cavalry's stats, and renamed them, so you have something like this...

type Samurai Archers
dictionary east_cappodocian_cavalry ; Cappadocian Cavalry
....
soldier east_cappodocian_cavalry, 27, 0, 1
mount horse cataphract
....

Important are the soldier and mount attributes. If its still mounted, then leave it as it is and it should be fine, but I think you mentioned you dismounted it, so make sure thats removed entirely.

The soldier refers to an entry in the descr_model_battle.txt file, if your just using the same model as that for the original cavalry, you wont need to edit it, if you want to recycle the model and change it (again, for say dismounting it) then you will need to create a new entry in the descr_model_battle.txt file for your modified CAS as appropriate, and then the name you give the model (called 'type' in descr_model_battle.txt) is then used on the soldier line.

I'm afraid I dont know much about the adding of new models, its not really the primary focus of my editor, but there are some good guides arround, perhaps they will proove more useful?

**Shiyuan** · 12-03-2004, 22:53

OK its still bein gay- even when i did everything right:

Since i dismounted the cappo cavalry, my descr_model_battle text thing for my Armenian Samurai (i changed its name) looks like:

type east_armenia_samurai
skeleton fs_hc_spearman, fs_hc_swordsman
indiv_range 40
texture pontus,

data/models_unit/textures/unit_eastern_cappodocean_cavalry_pontus.tga
model_flexi_m data/models_unit/east_armenia_samurai.cas, 15
model_flexi_m data/models_unit/east_armenia_samurai.cas, 30
model_flexi_m data/models_unit/east_armenia_samurai.cas, 40
model_flexi data/models_unit/east_armenia_samurai.cas, max
model_sprite pontus, 60.0,

data/sprites/pontus_east_cappodocean_cavalry_sprite.spr
model_tri 400, 0.5f, 0.5f, 0.5f

and my caligula stats look like:

Type: east armenia samurai
Dictionary: east_cappodocian_cavalry ; Cappadocian Cavalry
Category: infantry
Class: heavy
------
Soldiers-
Name: east_armenia_samurai
Number: 40
Extras: 0
Collison mass: 1

also i have spear checkmarked in the secondary weapon (primary is a bow/arrow).

Sorry to cause u hassle- this is very confusing....

-Shi

**GodsPetMonkey** · 12-03-2004, 23:30

The problem for me is its playing arround with things I know little about, models.

Maybe just try to get it to work with a spear alone, and see how that goes, the 2 weapons may be causing the problem?

**GodsPetMonkey** · 12-03-2004, 23:37

New version of Hadrian, taking it to 0.4.3.

This one implements a ease of use feature that I have been wanting for sometime now, and makes adding recruitment to buildings much easier.

Firstly, you can now load a list of unit names from any export_descr_unit.txt file, I did this as most unit names are stupidly long, and you would just copy and paste it anyway.

Secondly I put in a button that 'Cascades' the recruitment through the complex. Basically, this makes all buildings of a level higher then the current one recruit the currently selected unit, for example, if you add a new unit to be recruited by the base level baracks, you can just press this button and all the levels above it can recruit it to, so you dont have to manually add it to every level, ensureing the recruitment ability does not go away when the building is upgraded.