BI Help with dismounting Unit

**Lynx321** · 02-26-2006, 21:18

Hey lads im trying to have a new unit for the Celts that is a dismounted Noble Clansman. I have basically edited all the files to make a new unit and then attempted to dismount the unit.

I think I done everything right...

the game started...
i started a battle with the unit and the map loaded but as soon as the speech started it crashed to the desktop.

this is export descr unit
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type infantry clansmen celt
dictionary infantry_clansmen_celt ; Noble Infantry
category infantry
class heavy
voice_type Heavy_1
soldier noble_clansmen, 16, 0, 1
attributes sea_faring, hide_forest, hardy
formation 1.2, 1.2, 2.4, 2.4, 4, square
stat_health 2, 0
stat_pri 10, 6, no, 0, 0, melee, blade, piercing, sword, 25 ,1
stat_pri_attr no
stat_sec 0, 0, no, 0, 0, no, no, no, none, 25 ,1
stat_sec_attr no
stat_pri_armour 8, 10, 5, metal
stat_sec_armour 0, 0, flesh
stat_heat 4
stat_ground 1, 0, 0, 0
stat_mental 11, normal, untrained
stat_charge_dist 40
stat_fire_delay 0
stat_food 60, 300
stat_cost 1, 850, 369, 70, 110, 680
ownership celts
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and this is descr model battle showing first the original mounted unit then the dismounted one.

type noble_clansmen;
;--------------------------------------
skeleton fs_hc_swordsman
indiv_range 40
texture celts, bi/data/models_unit/textures/BI_unit_noble_clansmen_celts.tga
model_flexi bi/data/models_unit/BI_unit_noble_clansmen_lod1.cas, 15
model_flexi bi/data/models_unit/BI_unit_noble_clansmen_lod2.cas, 30
model_flexi bi/data/models_unit/BI_unit_noble_clansmen_lod3.cas, 40
model_flexi bi/data/models_unit/BI_unit_noble_clansmen_lod4.cas, max
;model_sprite 60.0, bi/data/sprites/ _sprite.spr
model_sprite celts, 60.0, bi/data/sprites/celts_noble_clansmen_sprite.spr
model_tri 400, 0.5f, 0.5f, 0.5f

type noble_infantry;
;--------------------------------------
skeleton fs_slow_swordsman
indiv_range 40
texture celts, bi/data/models_unit/textures/BI_unit_noble_clansmen_celts.tga
model_flexi bi/data/models_unit/BI_unit_noble_clansmen_lod1.cas, 15
model_flexi bi/data/models_unit/BI_unit_noble_clansmen_lod2.cas, 30
model_flexi bi/data/models_unit/BI_unit_noble_clansmen_lod3.cas, 40
model_flexi bi/data/models_unit/BI_unit_noble_clansmen_lod4.cas, max
;model_sprite 60.0, bi/data/sprites/ _sprite.spr
model_sprite celts, 60.0, bi/data/sprites/celts_noble_clansmen_sprite.spr
model_tri 400, 0.5f, 0.5f, 0.5f

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can anyone see any obvious errors?

**Monkwarrior** · 02-26-2006, 21:38

The obvious error is that there are no dismounted units in RTW. At least no directly.
You have defined the infantry_clansmen_celt as infantry unit, but you assigned it a soldier (noble_clansmen) that has a skeleton for cavalry. The assigned soldier should be the infantry one, noble_infantry.
And both versions, mounted and dismounted, must be different units, with different entries in export_descr_units.

Cheers.

**Lynx321** · 02-26-2006, 23:09

ye ye ye they do have their own entry they are a completely NEW UNIT i cloned the mounted ones so there was 2 mounted ones then i attempted to dismount one of them

**Lynx321** · 02-26-2006, 23:11

Oh wait sorry i see what you mean thanks i read it wrong lol

**snevets** · 02-27-2006, 02:43

What he means is that you need to make a new soldier entry for the unit in descr_modle_battle.txt so that you can assign it an infantry skeleton, clear?

**Lynx321** · 02-27-2006, 16:27

Ye i figured that out the second time i read it.:D

Cheers for the help ladies it works good now.

**Lynx321** · 02-27-2006, 18:08

Hey guys ive almost finished the unit ive done it a new skin and everything :D

But ive ran into one problem when i took some screenshots so that i could make a unit card those screenshots will only appear as a b lank field of black when i open them in photoshop.

Anyone know why?

**Monkwarrior** · 02-27-2006, 20:22

Originally Posted by Lynx321

Hey guys ive almost finished the unit ive done it a new skin and everything :D

But ive ran into one problem when i took some screenshots so that i could make a unit card those screenshots will only appear as a b lank field of black when i open them in photoshop.

Anyone know why?

How do you take the screenshots?
I use Fraps (look for it in google) and never had any problem.