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Whew, this is one of my biggest projects to date, and it's still not done. Nevertheless I decided I'll post the first four units. These are based on Imperial Guard units from Warhammer 40,0000 (though I hope people would find them useful for sci-fi based mods) and have all new animations, effects and even sounds... okay, a sound. Because of that just providing the NIFs and the KF files wouldn't have been enough so the download is a mod. I split it into two files because of 500k limit, just unzip the XML folder into assets/ as usual (and as soon as FireFront stops maintenance on their upload file feature I'll put there the entire mod as one zip).
Take note of the audio and the effects xml files, even though I reuse sounds and effects the ones used during attack have their own definitions so that you can customize them without affecting other units. (They usually contain the names of the units, e.g. manticore, and are grouped together, so it's easy to find them.)
I created the units in such a way that it should be easy to mix and match their various parts (with one particular exception that will be fixed before the next units are released). To be honest I haven't tested this feature - it's possible that because of skinning it'll be as tricky as putting a grenadier in the saddle for example. Although as AlazkanAssassin proved, while tricky, it's still possible. However, at the very least you should be able to remove certain parts.
Oh and the units fully support team color of course. Anyway, on to the screenshots...
Hellhound - A Hellhound is a flamer tank based on a Chimera hull that uses its Inferno cannon to burn enemy troops from cover. The vast reserves of promethium tanks it carries in place of its troop-carrying capacity has resulted in thicker armour plating and a gleeful pyromania amongst those who crew them.
Chimera Transport - The ubiquitous transport vehicle of the Imperial Guard, Chimeras are extremely durable and practical vehicles, capable of mounting an array of infantry support weapons. Over the millennia, it has proved its reliability time and time again and remains a potent symbol of the Imperial Guard.
Manticore
Hydra
I know TGA you didn't specify Hydra in your request so I was kinda on the fence about posting it but I figured what the heck
As you can see I based these units on the pics of the warhammer miniatures and tried to keep the textures similar but slightly more practical maybe. In any case I might make alternative skins for some units since the WH40K website actually has some nice pics of various "paint jobs".
Well, enjoy and let me know what you think.
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