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[Dazzer]

I know this was asked before, but im lazy to find it. So, how do I change hat for one troop if another troop uses the same mesh? Like Erzherzog's infantry uses the same mesh for shako as the Freiherr's one, but I want to change it for Freiherr's only

anyone? 

[The Mighty McLovin]

Don't know man, but you can remove the hat for that unit, and place the new hat on the torso of your unit and move it so that it looks like its on the head... other than that, I'm clueless.

[Dazzer]

Don't know man, but you can remove the hat for that unit, and place the new hat on the torso of your unit and move it so that it looks like its on the head... other than that, I'm clueless.

nice idea, will maybe do it like that. thx

[Johny_Nawalony]

maybe create new material and texture for one of them ?

In the meaning let them have separate materials and tex.

[Ivkolya]

Hi all! I'm working on animation of horseman, and have questions.
I want units, armed with swords, to ride in charge with swords raised up and forward when gallop, like that:

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But if I'll make such move as part of main horseman animation - all units (except maybe lancers) will ride like that all the time, and if they will be empty-handed, they will look like some riding Nazis I assume, animation can be depended on weapon type (like lancers have their own animation). But even if I'll bind this animation to swords, they will ride so all the time, even if they just ride as maneuver, not in charge. Lancers-bots too always ride like they want to kill someone with their lances, I don't like that, but I don't know what can be done with it. Lancers-humans can peacefuly ride even in gallop untill they press X, so I thought, maybe such move can be also bound to X, like in lances? But in lances by pressing X player enters "knights" (or how is it called) mode, and which mode can be entered by pressing X in swords? Or maybe we can just bind such charging animation to X (or maybe another key), but so bots maybe will not use it.
Also I was hinking to archieve this by changing of animation of upright strike with sword and make such move as beginning of swing, but I think as swing such move is too small and light.

I hope I explained it all clear, so how would you solve such problem?)

Oh, and another question about animation - is it possible to move bone separately of skeleton for certain frames of animation? Or if I'll detach bones of items and make for weapons their own skeleton (of two bones or even of one bone, as in my mod there will be no shields), will it work in game? And will it be compatible with native animations (names of bones will be the same, so I think it must work) or shoul I change all animations with new skeletons?

[Johny_Nawalony]

I dont think it able to fix there are no seperate animation for riding without weapon (If i remember properly

[Johny_Nawalony]

Btw does anyone know how can i fix shader on plumes ;-;

[Dazzer]

Btw does anyone know how can i fix shader on plumes ;-;

do you mean when it's night? As far as I know you can't fix that

[Johny_Nawalony]

Plume shader in night etc.

[Ivkolya]

I dont think it able to fix there are no seperate animation for riding without weapon (If i remember properly

Main horseman animation is for riding with and without weapon, so my main question was, how to bind animation to kind of weapon, like lancers animation is bound to lances (I saw tutorial about how to bind animation to key, but it is another variant of solving my question), I think it ill be easiest way.
And I just thought maybe I can change animation of lower thrust with sword, so it will start with such position, but it will look silly when dismounted, so here comes another question: is it possible, to separate animations of strikes when mounted and when dismounted?

And I hope someone can answer my previous question about skeletons, it is maybe more important and could solve many problems:

is it possible to move bone separately of skeleton for certain frames of animation? Or if I'll detach bones of items and make for weapons their own skeleton (of two bones or even of one bone, as in my mod there will be no shields), will it work in game? And will it be compatible with native animations (names of bones will be the same, so I think it must work) or should I change all animations with new skeletons?

[Johny_Nawalony]

I dont think it able to fix there are no seperate animation for riding without weapon (If i remember properly

And I just thought maybe I can change animation of lower thrust with sword, so it will start with such position, but it will look silly when dismounted, so here comes another question: is it possible, to separate animations of strikes when mounted and when dismounted?

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Again , i dont think its possible without doing something with scripts.txt or another shits

[Johny_Nawalony]

I've got a question too Does anyone know how can i change the name ,,ranker'' (the one displaying on troop selection) to something like ,,Voltigeur'' or ,,Fusilier''

[Ivkolya]

Again , i dont think its possible without doing something with scripts.txt or another shits

I asked if it is possible, I mean in any way, I just gave example how I think it can be solved.
And your opinion I got from first time, that was enough, thanks.

I've got a question too Does anyone know how can i change the name ,,ranker'' (the one displaying on troop selection) to something like ,,Voltigeur'' or ,,Fusilier''

I assume you're asking not about module system changes, so just go to module folder, open file strings.txt, search for line

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str_ranker Ranker

and change it whatever you want, as example

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str_ranker Voltigeur

(but it will change "rankers" to "voltigeurs" in all factions, and as example for Britain or Russia it will be weird)

[Johny_Nawalony]

Thx for answer '=' yup that will look weird i dont think i'll use it

[Malkolm R. Lind]

I think, if you put more then 1 uniform on a troop, in the module_troops, they will randomize. Else you could always do it the partizani/sailor way

Yup the most easiest way is setting in module_troops the uniforms to be randomized, like itm_british_infantry, itm_british_infantry_variant etc each uniform added to the mix will increase the randomization and putting a uniform multiple times over one like a weapon can decrease or increase the likelihood to show up.

Wait, is this possible without having a incompatible module with everyone else?