WW3 Mod/Scenario

[kiwitt]

I am currently adding 200+ unique units to my game. This is what I do.

Create a Template file for the type of unit you are working. e.g Fighter

- CIV4CivilizationInfos.xml

				<Unit>
					<UnitClassType>UNITCLASS_WW2_FIGHTER</UnitClassType>
					<UnitType>UNIT_WW2_FIG1_abc</UnitType>
				</Unit>

CIV4UnitInfos.xml

		<UnitInfo>
			<Class>UNITCLASS_WW2_FIGHTER</Class>
			<Type>UNIT_WW2_FIG1_abc</Type>
			<UniqueNames/>
			<Special>NONE</Special>
			<Capture>NONE</Capture>
			<Combat>UNITCOMBAT_AIR</Combat>
			<Domain>DOMAIN_AIR</Domain>
			<DefaultUnitAI>UNITAI_DEFENSE_AIR</DefaultUnitAI>
			<Invisible>NONE</Invisible>
			<SeeInvisible>NONE</SeeInvisible>
			<Description>TXT_KEY_UNIT_WW2_FIG1_abc</Description>
...
... Not complete <UnitInfo> template
...
			<UnitMeshGroups>
				<iGroupSize>1</iGroupSize>
				<fMaxSpeed>10.0</fMaxSpeed>
				<fPadTime>1</fPadTime>
				<iMeleeWaveSize>1</iMeleeWaveSize>
				<iRangedWaveSize>1</iRangedWaveSize>
				<UnitMeshGroup>
					<iRequired>1</iRequired>
					<EarlyArtDefineTag>ART_DEF_UNIT_WW2_FIG1_abc</EarlyArtDefineTag>
				</UnitMeshGroup>
			</UnitMeshGroups>
			<FormationType>FORMATION_TYPE_DEFAULT</FormationType>
			<HotKey/>
			<bAltDown>0</bAltDown>
			<bShiftDown>0</bShiftDown>
			<bCtrlDown>0</bCtrlDown>
			<iHotKeyPriority>0</iHotKeyPriority>
			<FreePromotions/>
			<LeaderPromotion>NONE</LeaderPromotion>
			<iLeaderExperience>0</iLeaderExperience>
			<bDCMAirBomb1>1</bDCMAirBomb1>
			<bDCMAirBomb2>0</bDCMAirBomb2>
			<bDCMAirBomb3>0</bDCMAirBomb3>
			<bDCMAirBomb4>1</bDCMAirBomb4>
			<bDCMAirBomb5>0</bDCMAirBomb5>
			<bDCMFighterEngage>1</bDCMFighterEngage>
		</UnitInfo>

CIV4ArtDefines_Unit.xml

			<UnitArtInfo>
			<Type>ART_DEF_UNIT_WW2_FIG1_abc</Type>
			<Button>Art/Interface/Buttons/Units/Fighter1.dds</Button>
			<fScale>0.35</fScale>
			<fInterfaceScale>1.0</fInterfaceScale>
			<bActAsLand>0</bActAsLand>
			<bActAsAir>0</bActAsAir>
			<NIF>Art/UnitsHist/  Nif File </NIF>
			<KFM>Art/Units/Fighter/Fighter.kfm</KFM>
			<SHADERNIF>Art/UnitsHist/ Nif FX File </SHADERNIF>
			<ShadowDef>
				<ShadowNIF>Art/Units/01_UnitShadows/FighterShadow.nif</ShadowNIF>
				<ShadowAttachNode>BIP Pelvis</ShadowAttachNode>
				<fShadowScale>0.75</fShadowScale>
			</ShadowDef>
			<iDamageStates>4</iDamageStates>
			<fBattleDistance>0.35</fBattleDistance>
			<fRangedDeathTime>0.31</fRangedDeathTime>
			<bSmoothMove>1</bSmoothMove>
			<bActAsRanged>0</bActAsRanged>
			<TrainSound>AS2D_UNIT_BUILD_UNIT</TrainSound>
			<AudioRunSounds>
				<AudioRunTypeLoop/>
				<AudioRunTypeEnd/>
			</AudioRunSounds>
			<PatrolSound>AS3D_UN_FIGHTER_PATROL</PatrolSound>
			<SelectionSound>AS3D_UN_FIGHTER_COMMAND_PATROL</SelectionSound>
			<ActionSound>AS3D_UN_FIGHTER_COMMAND_PATROL</ActionSound>
		</UnitArtInfo>

TextFile.XML

	<TEXT>
		<Tag>TXT_KEY_UNIT_WW2_FIG1_abc</Tag>
		<English>Fighter II Sqn</English>
		<French>Fighter II Sqn</French>
		<German>Fighter II Sqn</German>
		<Italian>Fighter II Sqn</Italian>
		<Spanish>Fighter II Sqn</Spanish>
	</TEXT>

Then copy and paste the templates into the relevant files and edit the parameters to the settings I require.

Then just simply replace "abc" with the three letter code I have chosen for the Civilization.

Note: The hardest part of this is not the actual coding but the research (It has taken me 6 months to do all the 30+ nations in my mod) in to all the unique units performance parameters and scaling them to Civ 4.

See this tutorial based on this one

 

[Jayrad]

the problem is that some nations are supposed to be able to build more units than others but the regular UU system wasn't designed for that

 

[kiwitt]

This is one of the reasons I decided to focus on representative units. i.e. A unit represents a Infantry Division, Tank Division, Infantry Corps, Panzer Corps, etc.

If you are going to replicate WWIII, you will need to do a similar system. Just having unique models for each nation, as opposed to what I have done above, would not be realistic, albeit looking realistic.

What is your focus - A game with lot's of unique units or a game with a realistic conflict of WWIII ?

I have also decided to limit the number of models available, to only the most representative, which is why I suggested the 1984-86 time period as this is the "peak" of the Cold War.

 

[The_J]

the problem is that some nations are supposed to be able to build more units than others but the regular UU system wasn't designed for that

Well...and there's the problem?

 

[Jayrad]

Well when i create a class for all of them and set the class's default unit to "NONE" it crashes the game and when i set the default unit to the unit everyone can build it so i dont really have a way out

 

[The_J]

Then give all the other civs the UU "NONE" for these units.

 

[Jayrad]

I found a workaround i made every unit its own class and then made a unbuildible varient which is the base unit for each class problem solved but the actual scenario was corrupted so i have to redo it but hers is a pic

Spoiler :

what is the cause of the You hae been defeated bug by the way

 

[Jayrad]

I redid the and now im looking for building ideas

 

[Jayrad]

Help it crashes and this is the error it gives me in the log PythonErr2:

19:36:59 DEBUG: BugInit - global context not ready
PY:OnInit
load_module CvAppInterface

What does this mean i didn't edit any python yet either