Getting Civ 4 Units into Civ 5

Blumonster · Dec 5, 2010

Deliverator, I'm trying to figure out how to accurately skin my own units. I'm wondering if something is wrong with me, my version of Blender or my computer. For example, your minuteman UV map looks like this:

But when I unwrap it, it looks like this:

(I moved the islands apart)

How did you get yours the way you did?

I managed to get a skin to display properly in game...once. And I couldn't repeat the results. If it's too much to explain, is there some resource I can go study?

EDIT: Nevah mind...I figured it out.

Tuesti_R · Dec 11, 2010

Thanks for great TUTORIAL.

but I have some problem. I have tried to bring this unit into civ5 in accordance with this tutorial several times.
but my converted unit can't grip a sword. And she is separated her skeleton.
Because I have no experience of modeling, I do not know what is wrong.

Please guide me. Or is this tutorial too advanced for me?

Hormigas · May 10, 2011

Hey Deliverator,
could I borrow your pictures? It would really be helpful. I did a translation of this great Tutorial for the German Civ Webring Forum, and as you know the screenshots are very important to make it all understandable. I wasn't able to send you a private message, so I post it here.

Greetings and thank you in anticipation!

Deliverator · May 10, 2011

Hormigas said:
Hey Deliverator,
could I borrow your pictures? It would really be helpful. I did a translation of this great Tutorial for the German Civ Webring Forum, and as you know the screenshots are very important to make it all understandable. I wasn't able to send you a private message, so I post it here.

Greetings and thank you in anticipation!

Yes, you can use the pictures. No problem. I assume everything posted here is public domain anyway.

Hormigas · May 10, 2011

Not for German copyright law...

Thank you

Bangra 7 · May 23, 2011

my IndieStone Nexus Buddy won't work.

human machine · Nov 23, 2011

Great Tutorial!

when I use your ibutho file it works fine, but when I try to do the same steps with a civ 4 unit, when I remove the vertex color, the unit doesn't go from black to texture, but stays black.

And the UV window is empty. What am I doing wrong??

bernie14 · Nov 23, 2011

human machine said:
Great Tutorial!

when I use your ibutho file it works fine, but when I try to do the same steps with a civ 4 unit, when I remove the vertex color, the unit doesn't go from black to texture, but stays black.

And the UV window is empty. What am I doing wrong??

have you assigned a UV/texture dds to the mesh?,....if not try this....in edit mode, select your entire mesh in the 3D window (A)....then, in your UV/image editor window, click image---> open --->navigate to the appropiate dds texture file and click "open image"....see if that works :goodjob:

Nefliqus · Dec 7, 2011

Does anyone could be so nice and convert Knight_Poland to civ5 format?

bernie14 · Dec 8, 2011

Nefliqus said:
Does anyone could be so nice and convert Knight_Poland to civ5 format?

unfortunately, AFAIK, not yet possible

malcolm01234 · Dec 8, 2011

When I tried to download the Blender NIF scripts it took me to some random page with a ton of random characters.

The_J · Dec 9, 2011

The link in the opening post (this) works for me.

If it doesn't work for you, then just take directly a look at the project page of these tools here.

Nefliqus · Dec 10, 2011

The actual version of Blender 2.6 needs Nif Script in 2.6 version:
http://niftools.sourceforge.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=3172

EDIT:
wrrr I have wasted some time to find below information about needed versions. If somebody needs it:
Requirements Version Download Link Additional Notes
Blender 2.49b Blender 2.49b
Python 2.6.6 Python 2.6.6 Only 32-bit, x86 version supported
PyFFI 2.1.11 PyFFI 2.1.11
Blender Nif Scripts 2.5.8 Blender Nif Scripts 2.5.8

Link to source http://niftools.sourceforge.net/wiki/Blender

Nefliqus · Dec 11, 2011

Could someone help me. I need this unit for MPmod but I cant finish it. Skin is not connected with bones.

Putmalk · Dec 11, 2011

Is that a slinger, Nefliqus? O_O Will you be releasing that for download?

<interest piqued>

Nefliqus · Dec 12, 2011

Putmalk said:
Is that a slinger, Nefliqus? O_O Will you be releasing that for download?

<interest piqued>

it is to hard for me, maybe this unit is too complicated. I have stooped on animations and bad pose. I wont manage it.

Nefliqus · Dec 15, 2011

Hi,
I need your help. I want to finish Hebrew Slinger Unit but I able to import only unit without animation. Pls check what i'm doing wrong.

hebrew_slinger.fxsxml

Code:

<Asset>
  <Mesh file="slinger-idle.gr2" source="Tool" />
  <Animation file="slinger-idle.gr2" ec="1640, 1580, 1000, 1020, 2000, 2020" />
  <Animation file="slinger-die.gr2" ec="1200, 1220, 2200, 2220" />
  <Animation file="slinger-fort.gr2" ec="1500" />
  <Animation file="slinger-fort-idle.gr2" ec="1620, 1540" />
  <Animation file="slinger-fort-ready.gr2" ec="1600, 1520, 1560" />
  <Animation file="slinger-fridge.gr2" ec="1040, 2040, 1450, 1800" />
  <Animation file="slinger-hurt.gr2" ec="1280, 1285, 1290" />
  <Animation file="slinger-run.gr2" ec="1120, 1400, 1440, 2440" />
  <Animation file="slinger-strike.gr2" ec="1100, 2100, 1160, 1180, 1140" />
  <AnimGraph file="RUN_CHARGE_SHUFFLE_TO_SHUFFLE_RUN_CHARGE.dge" />
  <AnimGraph file="IDLE_OFFSET_CONTINUE_TRUE_GRAPH.dge" />
  <AnimGraph file="FORTIFY_FIDGET_GRAPH.dge" />
  <AnimGraph file="ENTER_FORTIFY.dge" />
  <AnimGraph file="LEAVE_BOMBARD_DEFEND_TRANS_IDLE_A_GRAPH.dge" />
  <AnimGraph file="DEATH_FINAL_GRAPH.dge" />
  <AnimGraph file="BOMBARD_DEFEND_LOOP_GRAPH.dge" />
  <AnimGraph file="ENTER_BOMBARD_DEFEND_GRAPH.dge" />
  <AnimGraph file="DEATH_GRAPH.dge" />
  <AnimGraph file="LEAVE_COMBAT_READY.dge" />
  <AnimGraph file="ENTER_COMBAT_READY_GRAPH.dge" />
  <AnimGraph file="FORTIFY_LEAVE_GRAPH.dge" />
  <AnimGraph file="COMBAT_READY_GRAPH.dge" />
  <AnimGraph file="FORTIFY_GRAPH.dge" />
  <AnimGraph file="TRANSITIONS_FOR_IDLES.dge" />
  <AnimGraph file="STOP_RUNNING.dge" />
  <AnimGraph file="IDLE_GRAPH.dge" />
  <AnimGraph file="FIDGETS_GRAPH.dge" />
  <AnimGraph file="MELEE_ATTACKS.dge" />
  <StateMachine file="1_OMNI_STATE_01.fsmxml" />
  <AnimGraph file="RUN_CHARGE_SHUFFLE_LOOP.dge" />
  <AnimGraph file="ATTACK_TO_RUN_CHARGE_SHUFFLE.dge" />
  <AnimGraph file="ATTACK_CITY_TO_RUN_CHARGE_SHUFFLE.dge" />
  <AnimGraph file="START_RUN_CHARGE_SHUFFLE.dge" />
  <AnimGraph file="SHUFFLE_STOP_GRAPH.dge" />
  <TimedTrigger file="FX_Triggers_Rifleman.ftsxml" />
</Asset>

fbx and gr2 files:
http://forums.civfanatics.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=309201&stc=1&d=1323961178

blender files:
https://rapidshare.com/files/393499445/blender.rar

civ4 unit:
https://rapidshare.com/files/3995420479/SlavicSlinger.rar

EDIT:

Problem fixed, you can download finished unit here http://forums.civfanatics.com/showpost.php?p=11127221&postcount=6

The Little One · Dec 19, 2011

Whenever I try to the Nif Scripts, it tells me to go and download Blender. I already have got blender... I've tried it with loads of different versions of Blender, can anyone get me some links for the working versions?

Nefliqus · Dec 19, 2011

The Little One said:
Whenever I try to the Nif Scripts, it tells me to go and download Blender. I already have got blender... I've tried it with loads of different versions of Blender, can anyone get me some links for the working versions?

malcolm01234 · Dec 31, 2011

How do you install python, I just have a folder full of a ton of random files

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