[Guide] Adding New Units [WIP]

I could ask where I can find the units.objects file, because nowhere in the game files I can't find it?

 

Good evening. Thanks for the tutorial. I have a problem that blocks me. I am trying to add for the officer18th the recruitment of a new unit.

I tried several solutions, none works.

-I tried on this line by adding at the end my unit
"AddOfficersFormationInfExt (country, ind, 'officer18', 'drummer18', 'pikeman18', ... 'jagerswi', 'musketeer18fra');"
but it's crashing.

Same for this line.
"AddOfficersFormationInfExt (country, ind, 'musketeer18fra', 0);"

I also have a problem adding upgrades to a unit.

If you can help me this would be great. If need I could give you my country.Script



thank you for helping me

 

For some reason, in my experience, you're only allowed to have 17 slots, you must delete one before adding another.

 

Okay, I understand thank you.

Can we increase this limit? In the Dmcscript.global, there are several line "Gmaxmembers" have an impact?

I am looking to give a unique musketeer for France

 

Demoul and Awar have solved this problem in their 'State v Country' Mod, but your guess is as good as mine as how this has been achieved, let me know if you figure it out.

 

Okay, I'll watch the mod. I'll come back to you if I have results. Cossacks with potential but which we had to be abandoned. Thank you for your help

 

Much appreciated.

 

This workflow works for me until the game is suppose to produce unit itself. After many attempts I'm still getting error in the editor saying: unknwown unit



Which is absolutley weird since the unit is visible in game, but somehow it can't find proper files, EVEN IF THEY ARE HERE.

all files responsible for a model of the unit are on their places:
azzar.oss, azzar.actor in actors/units
azzar.prop in objects/units
azzar.dds in material folder
azzar.aaf in animation folder (these last two are uninportants since they are not responsible for model itself)

This unit is a musketeer unit, copied lines are from jannisary.
Changing .oss and .aaf file to "jannisary" works fine.

inside of important files is written:

Code:

//actors.lib
section.begin {refurl=.\data\actors\ref\refactors.lib; refkey=units}
   LODActorName = azzar
   LODActorFileName = .\data\actors\units\azzar.actor

//unit.script
   'musketeer', 'musketeerpol', 'musketeernet', 'pandur', 'chasseur', 'highlander', 'serdiuk', 'jannisary', 'musketeersco', 'gauduk', 'pandurhun', 'jagerpor', 'jagerswi', 'azzar' : begin

   'azzar' : begin
                  objbase.maxhp := 50;
                  SetObjBaseWeapon(objprop, objbase, weapInd, 24, 250, 400, 850, default, default, default, True);
                  objprop.weapon[weapInd].cost[gc_resource_type_iron] := 6;
                  objprop.weapon[weapInd].cost[gc_resource_type_coal] := 10;
                  SetObjBasePrice(objbase, 110, 0, 0, 26, 10, 0);
                  SetObjBaseSearchBuildVisionScore(objprop, objbase, 850, 512, 1, default);
                  objprop.aiforce := 7;
               end;

//units.object
   ObjectItems[*].PropertiesFileName=.\data\objects\units\azzar.prop

//azzar.prop
{refurl=.\data\objects\ref\refunit.prop}

mainproperty : section.begin {refurl=.\data\objects\ref\refunit.prop; refkey=mainproperty}
   CustomName = azzar
   BaseName = azzar
section.end

actorproperty : section.begin {refurl=.\data\objects\ref\refunit.prop; refkey=actorproperty}
   LODActorName = azzar
   DefaultMeshName = azzar.mesh
section.end

materialproperty : section.begin {refurl=.\data\objects\ref\refunit.prop; refkey=materialproperty}
   Mesh[0].DefaultMaterialName = azzar
   Mesh[0].UseableMaterials[0] = azzar
section.end

frameanimationproperty : section.begin {refurl=.\data\objects\ref\refunit.prop; refkey=frameanimationproperty}
   FrameAnimationCyclesLibName = azzar
section.end

//azzar.actor
section.begin {refurl=.\data\actors\ref\refunit.actor}
   ShaderLODList.List[0].ShaderID = 18
   ShaderLODList.List[0].ShaderIDIM = 11
   Animations.LoadFromFile = .\data\animations\aaf\azzar.aaf
   ActorList.Items[0].Name = azzar.mesh
   ActorList.Items[0].LODList.Items[0].MeshObjects.LoadFromFile = .\data\actors\units\azzar.oss
section.end


//country.script
 AddOfficersFormationCavExt(country, ind, 'azzar', 1);

  if (alg) then
      begin
      _country_AddMember(country, 'azzar', ind, True, gc_country_editorplace_category_infantry, 29, gc_ai_unit_musk17);
      end;

 _country_AddFixedProduceWithAccessControl(country, fixedproduceind, member, 'azzar', 3, 0, ind, csid+'bla', '', '');

 k := k+1; garr_UnitsAll[k] := 'azzar';
k := k+1; garr_UnitsShooters[k] := 'azzar';

Can someone tell me what is the last piece I'm missing? Something in global.aix? Thanks.

EDIT: I will try to duplicate jannisary into algeria and then simply change .oss and .aaf files. I have a feeling that implementing new units from scratch is somehow more complicated than it should.

 

I knew I missed one file!
I need to add into into acl.lib:

section.begin
Name = azzar
FileName = .\data\animations\acl\azzar.acl

I'm not saying it's done then, but for sure this one is quite important.
After getting it complete functional I need to write complete workflow down.
Since I'm going to travel whole day tomorrow I will re-implement it on saturday. If there will not be some major file issues, I think new unit could be available on monday on steam workshop. (I hope)

Thanks Ebel, as usual.

 

This is the plan I work from:-

1. Actors / Units / .actor + .oss (1) then (2)
Actors / Units / attach / .actor + .oss (1) then (2)
Actors / actors.lib (2)

2. Animations / .aaf (1) + acl / acl.lib (2)

3. Hud / hud.mat (2) + Textures / Ui / iconunits (3)

4. Locale / en / units(text) (2) + units.lng (4)

5. Materials / Units / .dds (1) + units.mat (2)

6. Objects / Units / .prop (1) then (2) + units.objects (2)
Objects / attach / .prop (1) then (2)

7. Scripts / Lib / country.script (2)
Formation
Add Member
Fixed Produce
Units All
Shooters
Bayonet

8. Scripts / Lib / unit.script (2)
Title
Information

(1) = Copy original file.
(2) = Open with Notepad ++
(3) = Open with Paint Program
(4) = Open with Language Tool

Attach file is usually only needed for Cavalry Units.
Hope this is easy enough to follow.

 

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/cfskfbzazbr9etl/AADb4UACNiRr-AOa3kIlK9B-a?dl=0

Here is a link for files of a new unit. (hope it works)
These files are also on steam Workshop - New Algerian Unit.

This mod does not work properly due of unexpected errors that occured literary one minute before release.
Due of the private issues the solution will be found after I'll have enought time to do so.
For now it's not creating a new unit, but replacing model of jannisary.

Sorry but I just don't have enough strength to desrcibe all problems that occured. Basicaly the last one was that Steam stopped to upload my files.
I can't even make a screenshot in-game. Whatever...

I hope you will still enjoy this unit.

 

I've downloaded your unit Johny, I'll let you know how I get on.

 

This is Fantastic Johny.

 

This is a bit cheeky, but if you can add a melee action to your ( fantastic ) unit, I'll include it in with the Maratha Confederacy, if that's okay with you.

 

Well, this should be easy. I just need to set this unit as grenadier and wipe out grenade attack.
Funny thing, Jannisary itself has an animation for melee attack, but it's not implement in game.

But first of all, I need to fix its presence as an individual unit in game. Sorry for the fact it's not working again.

 

I know about the Jannisary, it has melee attack in my mod, I don't include units that don't have it.
What do you mean it's not working.

 

Some more pictures of Johnys impressive work.

 

I've made a recording of your unit fighting Johny but don't know what format it needs to be so I can show it here.