Quote Originally Posted by Morte66 View Post
Displays ignorance: The model is the shape, and the skin is the surface colouring? And the model is specified by the "soldier" field in export_descr_unit?
Yes, that is my understanding.

So for example I see the model celtic_infantry_botroas_southerncuroas appears twice against the gallic factions, but one is a merc unit and the other isn't so that's OK. The model is not currently used at all for greek_cities, so could I safely give them one merc and one non-merc unit with that model? That's assuming I knew how to mod MICs and merc pools...
In case it isn't clear: giving a unit the mercenary attribute in the EDU does not mean it is recruitable as a merc in game. It's just a trick to allow two unit-types with the same model in a battle. If neither of the mentioned unit is recruitable as a merc, then yes, you can use them both.

I'm a bit stumped by entries 65 and 478 in export_descr_units i.e. the Gallic Heavy Swordsmen (Neitos) and Celtic Lesser Kings, which have the same model celtic_infantry_calawre_carnute_kleruchoi_neitos, and are both recruitable by Carthage (called "egypt" internally), whilst neither are mercs. Not sure if I've actually seen them working in the same battle, mind you. ;)
Can't help you there, I am afraid.

Provided I avoid the duplicate model issue, I'm hoping to modify the definition of the MIC in export_descr_buildings.txt, and/or the ownership of the unit in export_descr_units.txt. And, um, anything else I need to do but don't know about.
You need a faction-specific skin for the units as well, but I think that's it. Changing the weapon and animation is going to be the biggest problem.

Yep. They're clear as mud, but I can probably cope. I'm more bothered about EB-specific stuff, e.g. what are all those resources in export_descr_buildings that are needed to recruit certain units? If I try to add the Neitos to KH by just adjusting/copying a Carthage entry, and it turns out that some resource is actually the "The Carthaginian Reforms", KH recruiting will not be so great.
The resources are there to identify the provinces. There are not related to reforms AFAIK. So yes, you can copy the entry of another unit and replace unit-name and or faction-ownership, and place it in the correct barracks.