Aluminium's AoK Unit Modifications

[Aluminium]

Thanks to all!!! Here's the second round: Camel Rider, Paladin and Woad Raider.

 

[Aluminium]

Originally posted by Mobilize
Awesome. AoK and AoK:TC are awesome games. The conversion I'd like to see most are the Longbowmen, Monk, Aztec Monk, and the Spanish Missionary.. ahh and the Korean War Wagon.

How about some Rise of Nations conversions too?

The Aztec Monk will come next . The other units wasn't converted by Jimmyh. I have tried to convert units with AoK Mod Pack Studio, but no succeed.

How about some Rise of Nations conversions too?

Yeah, everybody wants RoN units in CIV3. The problem is, these are real 3D units and there is only an export plugin for 3DMAX, no import!


@embryodead
One more camel rider .

 

[denyd]

Quote DoubleT

"Very Nice units

But what is an Cataphract?

Hope someone can tell me "

There's a guy around here named Xen. I'm sure he'll be glad to post some information on Cataphract

 

[thestonesfan]

Originally posted by DoubleT
Very Nice units

But what is an Cataphract?

Hope someone can tell me

In short, they are well-trained, armored heavy cavalry, often armed with a lance and bow, famously used by the Parthians and later by the Eastern Roman Empire(Byzantines) but also used by other peoples in the region.

In Civ terms, basically a Knight for the Byzantines.

 

[spincrus]

The shadows really needed fixing, as well as the resizing of the units as a whole.

Still, I appreciate all the effort JimmyH has put in converting them, since I've been using them for a long time already, but not anymore.

Now, though, I might reconsider using them.

 

[tjedge1]

Cool, great work.

 

[TopGun]

Keep up the great work, Al....

 

[aaminion00]

Excellent! The one thing that stopped me from getting the old ones was the lack of civilopedia entries. Now I'm getting them as soon as my life gets a little less hectic. Thanks!

 

[Mallek]

how did you get to use these great units from Age Of Empires
because when i look for the units i can't find them are they actualy on the disc it's self or do i need a special programme to look at them

 

[spincrus]

Originally posted by Mallek
how did you get to use these great units from Age Of Empires
because when i look for the units i can't find them are they actualy on the disc it's self or do i need a special programme to look at them

Ugh, I don't really understand what you're trying to ask, but you first have to download these units from this site. There are more tutorials in the "tutorials" forum on how to add units.

 

[loseth]

Originally posted by DoubleT
Very Nice units

But what is an Cataphract?

Hope someone can tell me

'Cataphract' (plural 'Cataphracts' or 'Cataphractii') is an English word derived from a Latin word, which in turn derives from a Greek term with a meaning of 'armoured' or 'protected' (adjective), 'body armour' or 'horse armour' (noun). The term came to apply generally to a heavily armoured cavalryman, especially one whose horse was also armoured. The term applies to such cavalrymen in the Near East in general, but is especially associated with the Byzantine Cataphracts of Justinian’s time.

The usual equipment for Cataphracts was a long chain or scale shirt, chain or scale horse armour, a lance or spear, a shield, a sidearm (often a sword, mace or axe) and sometimes a bow. Even heavier than a Cataphract was a ‘Clibanarius’ (basically a REALLY heavy cavalryman), but this type was far less popular (and probably less effective) than the Cataphract.

 

[Aluminium]

ChuKonu, Jaguar Warrior and Throwing Axeman are available now!

 

[Ozymandias]

Thanks Aluminium for updating these to contemporary standards and giving us all more units to play with!

-Oz

 

[Mallek]

What i mean is how did you get the units from the Aok/AoE game. As i Have both AoE and civilization 3 Conquests and i can not find where the unit graphics are located in AoE/AoK or even AoM i know how to install units into civ3conquests but just cant seem to find the any unit graphics in AoE file directory. Please Help!

Yours Dazed And confused



Mallek

 

[Aluminium]

Originally posted by Mallek
What i mean is how did you get the units from the Aok/AoE game. As i Have both AoE and civilization 3 Conquests and i can not find where the unit graphics are located in AoE/AoK or even AoM i know how to install units into civ3conquests but just cant seem to find the any unit graphics in AoE file directory. Please Help!

Yours Dazed And confused



Mallek

How I got these units? I downloaded it here! Look at first post in this tread.

In AoK all relevant things are in packed files with the extension *.DRS, which are located in the folder -> 'game folder'\data\ . But you need a special program to open. There is one called 'AoK Mod Pack Studio'. You must install AoK complete before you can use it. Then start AoK Mod Pack Studio and make a new project. Now all graphic resources are listed under 'SLP graphics'. Don't forget to look for an index list! There are some on AoK fansites. If you want to export any graphics, change the background colour to magenta (RGB:255 0 255). Because of compatibility to CIV3. The problem of these images is, they are centered on anchor points. Let it me know, if you are able to aligned it on a CIV3 storyboard.

I don't know much about AoM, but I think it are real 3d units. Maybe there is a plugin for any 3d programs.

 

[spincrus]

Hey, what about considering the skirmisher unit? There's seriously a great, GREAT need for them in the game, and the fixed version of the AOK conversions JimmyH did would be perfect.

Still, can't wait for Dom Pedro's firelancer

 

[kemal69]

Wow, I am glad someone finally fixed these, as someone already said it was a good effort by jimmyh, but the quality issues really detracted with all the fine quality units available now.

 

[zulu9812]

Aluminium, I don't suppose you could do the same thing for the Elephant Rider and the Elephant Archer?

 

[Aluminium]

Eagle Warrior and Samurai ready for use.


@SpincruS

Yes, the skirmisher . I had almost forgotten it.


@zulu

Do you mean these AoE I units? If so, I have tried to fix the shadows a long time ago, but didn't finished it. I think the result was too ugly . Perhaps I try it again, but wouldn't like to promise anything.

 

[Aluminium]

Aztec Cleric and Skirmisher available now. All so far posted units updated. It should work correct now!