Axis & Allies Buildings

[Walter Hawkwood]

Have you played with the fscale? If the scale is to big the buildings won't be shown. Have you tried "<fScale>1</fScale>" or even smaller?

Nah, that particular model was broken. He's lucky he got no CTDs from it. Anyway, it IS fixed now.

 

[JustATourist]

Yes, I have seen too late, that it really was a problem with the model. I wasn't considering this possibility.

 

[The Capo]

Totally my bad - these two builidngs were at the end of the pack, and it seems I tested every single one except for those two - because by that time I was sure that everything's going fine. That's a lesson to me, never take anything for granted. If 5 buildings work fine, that doesn't mean the 6th will, too.

Yeah, that's one rule about modding I had to learn the hard way too. The only issue is now you are going to double check everything and its going to be always be right, so you will decide you don't need to do it again. Then this will happen another time, its the second time that you REALLY learn.

Thank you for fixing it though.

 

[mamba]

OK, I tested it, and it turns out that it was causing trouble indeed (most other buildings in the pack are fine, save this one and the second last one - cathedral).

In NifSkope the new flag version does not appear to be animated. The flags of SouthAmericaCityCenter01_flags.nif were animated, the ones in argentina.nif do not appear to be. The new nif also is about 30k smaller than the previous one, maybe that is the animation ?

 

[Walter Hawkwood]

In NifSkope the new flag version does not appear to be animated. The flags of SouthAmericaCityCenter01_flags.nif were animated, the ones in argentina.nif do not appear to be. The new nif also is about 30k smaller than the previous one, maybe that is the animation ?

Yeah, the animation is missing, I mentioned that above. This particular model provided an especially nasty challenge; the only way I managed to get it to work is by Blender import/export, which killed the animations.

 

[The Capo]

Hey, quick question. I put it in and it works perfectly now, thanks, well at least I think so. Because its very very very tiny now. Here is the code I used...

<Civ4ArtDefines xmlns="x-schema:Logia_CIV4ArtDefinesSchema.xml">
	<BuildingArtInfos>
		<BuildingArtInfo>
			<Type>ART_DEF_BUILDING_LOGIA</Type>
			<LSystem>LSYSTEM_3x3</LSystem>
			<bAnimated>1</bAnimated>
			<fScale>2</fScale>
			<fInterfaceScale>0.4</fInterfaceScale>
			<NIF>Modules\Argentina\UB\argentina.nif</NIF>
			<KFM/>
			<Button>Modules\Argentina\UB\MissionAlamo_Var1_Button.dds</Button>
		</BuildingArtInfo>
	</BuildingArtInfos>
</Civ4ArtDefines>

I know its probably the <fScale> and <fInterfaceScale> values that I have to change, but my question is what do I change them to?

 

[Walter Hawkwood]

Hey, quick question. I put it in and it works perfectly now, thanks, well at least I think so. Because its very very very tiny now. Here is the code I used...

<Civ4ArtDefines xmlns="x-schema:Logia_CIV4ArtDefinesSchema.xml">
	<BuildingArtInfos>
		<BuildingArtInfo>
			<Type>ART_DEF_BUILDING_LOGIA</Type>
			<LSystem>LSYSTEM_3x3</LSystem>
			<bAnimated>1</bAnimated>
			<fScale>2</fScale>
			<fInterfaceScale>0.4</fInterfaceScale>
			<NIF>Modules\Argentina\UB\argentina.nif</NIF>
			<KFM/>
			<Button>Modules\Argentina\UB\MissionAlamo_Var1_Button.dds</Button>
		</BuildingArtInfo>
	</BuildingArtInfos>
</Civ4ArtDefines>

I know its probably the <fScale> and <fInterfaceScale> values that I have to change, but my question is what do I change them to?

Well, to whatever looks well in-game. Try increasing <fScale> until you're satisfied with the result (it is absolutely linear; to get the building twice bigger, change it from 2 to 4, for instance). Then if the building is too small/big in Pedia and lower left interface window, adjust <fInterfaceScale> appropriately.

 

[Flintlock1415]

Walter, could you please fix the Western Europe City center? I could really use it for my mod!
Thanks!
These are beautiful buildings, BTW!

 

[Walter Hawkwood]

Try this one (it has one flag instead of two, but you can always just copy/paste it inside the nif if you want two).

 

[Flintlock1415]

Thanks Walter, it worked beautifully! I actually removed the flag though.

 

[nudden]

Very nice work....but the commiecenter and the northamericancenter have no flag even if i use the nif .withflag? the asian one works fine and the flag is moving in the wind....hmmm...very beautiful! any suggestions on the other ones?

*Edit*: same with the northafrica center....arrgh...dont know what iam doing wrong? the asian one worked just fine....

NuDDen

 

[Walter Hawkwood]

Very nice work....but the commiecenter and the northamericancenter have no flag even if i use the nif .withflag? the asian one works fine and the flag is moving in the wind....hmmm...very beautiful! any suggestions on the other ones?

*Edit*: same with the northafrica center....arrgh...dont know what iam doing wrong? the asian one worked just fine....

NuDDen

With this stuff everything should work all right. Those flag animations and citycentres in general have been the bane of me - no other building pack has given me so much trouble.

 

[nudden]

With this stuff everything should work all right. Those flag animations and citycentres in general have been the bane of me - no other building pack has given me so much trouble.

I am very thankful for your help....now....finally....every flag is there and moves....just wonderful!

 

[xmen510]

You've got some really great stuff here.