GUIDE: Adding new units

The unit is a replacement marine for England, for now I have just put the standard marine into the
Art/Units/UKMARINE/Marines.nif</NIF>

CIV4UnitInfos.xml

<UnitInfo>
<Class>UNITCLASS_MARINE</Class>
<Type>UNIT_UKMARINE</Type>
<UniqueNames/>
<Special>NONE</Special>
<Capture>NONE</Capture>
<Combat>UNITCOMBAT_GUN</Combat>
<Domain>DOMAIN_LAND</Domain>
<DefaultUnitAI>UNITAI_ATTACK</DefaultUnitAI>
<Invisible>NONE</Invisible>
<SeeInvisible>NONE</SeeInvisible>
<Description>TXT_KEY_UNIT_UKMARINE</Description>
<Civilopedia>TXT_KEY_UNIT_UKMARINE_PEDIA</Civilopedia>
<Strategy>TXT_KEY_UNIT_UKMARINE_STRATEGY</Strategy>
<Advisor>ADVISOR_MILITARY</Advisor>
And
<UnitMeshGroups>
<iGroupSize>3</iGroupSize>
<fMaxSpeed>1.75</fMaxSpeed>
<iMeleeWaveSize>3</iMeleeWaveSize>
<iRangedWaveSize>0</iRangedWaveSize>
<UnitMeshGroup>
<iRequired>3</iRequired>
<EarlyArtDefineTag>ART_DEF_UNIT_UKMARINE</EarlyArtDefineTag>
</UnitMeshGroup>
</UnitMeshGroups>
<Button>,Art/Interface/Buttons/Units/UKMARINE.dds</Button>
<HotKey/>
<bAltDown>0</bAltDown>
<bShiftDown>0</bShiftDown>
<bCtrlDown>0</bCtrlDown>


I have left the class bit as it is, koz it uses the standard marine class, if I make a unique class for it, then all Civs will be able to build this unit.

CIV4ArtDefines_Unit.xml

<UnitArtInfo>
<Type>ART_DEF_UNIT_UKMARINE</Type>
<fScale>0.44</fScale>
<fInterfaceScale>1.0</fInterfaceScale>
<NIF>Art/Units/UKMARINE/Marines.nif</NIF>
<KFM>Art/Units/UKMARINE/Marines.kfm</KFM>
<SHADERNIF>Art/Units/UKMARINE/Marines_FX.nif</SHADERNIF>
<ShadowDef>
<ShadowNIF>Art/Units/01_UnitShadows/UnitShadow.nif</ShadowNIF>
<ShadowAttachNode>BIP Pelvis</ShadowAttachNode>
<fShadowScale>1.0</fShadowScale>
</ShadowDef>
<fBattleDistance>0.35</fBattleDistance>
<fRangedDeathTime>0.05</fRangedDeathTime>
<bActAsRanged>1</bActAsRanged>
<TrainSound>AS2D_UNIT_BUILD_UNIT</TrainSound>
<AudioRunSounds>
<AudioRunTypeLoop/>
<AudioRunTypeEnd/>
</AudioRunSounds>
</UnitArtInfo>
<UnitArtInfo>

CIV4CivilizationInfos.xml

<Units>
<Unit>
<UnitClassType>UNITCLASS_RIFLEMAN</UnitClassType>
<UnitType>UNIT_ENGLISH_REDCOAT</UnitType>
</Unit>
<Unit>
<UnitClassType>UNITCLASS_MARINE</UnitClassType>
<UnitType>UNIT_UKMARINE</UnitType>
</Unit>
</Units>

That&#8217;s all I have done. I left out all the civilopedia bit out(Text), I don&#8217;t think it will effect the game.
do you?
The tutorial left that bit out I&#8217;m assuming its ok .
I put the tech require to NONE so I could test this out as soon as I started the game. do you think that will effect it?
I can see the unit is fine, and the button shows in the city build screen, but as soon as I click the marine icon it crashes&#8230;
Someone please help
 
I'm not sure about this, but it could be a problem... I'll compare some of my stuff to yours and see if I can find something. If all else fails, re-read everything and try again. My first try I messed something up and couldn't find the error, I started over and 2nd time it worked. Hope this helps :)

The code you have changed should be ok. Did you copy the entire marines folder to your mod or just the 3 files? And did you make the buttons DXT 3 with mipmaps? I think it must be in this format. Maybe someone with more experience could help you, but I'm not sure what else could be wrong if those aren't.
 
SANTINO said:
The unit is a replacement marine for England, for now I have just put the standard marine into the
Art/Units/UKMARINE/Marines.nif</NIF>
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ok Im not sure but here are two possible problems with this:
(Im not sure.. but Im guessing)

SANTINO said:
CIV4UnitInfos.xml

Code: 
<UnitInfo>
			<Class>UNITCLASS_MARINE</Class>
			<Type>[COLOR="DarkSlateBlue"]UNIT_UKMARINE[/COLOR]</Type>
			<UniqueNames/>
			<Special>NONE</Special>
			<Capture>NONE</Capture>
			<Combat>UNITCOMBAT_GUN</Combat>
			<Domain>DOMAIN_LAND</Domain>
			<DefaultUnitAI>UNITAI_ATTACK</DefaultUnitAI>
			<Invisible>NONE</Invisible>
...
...
...
					<EarlyArtDefineTag>[COLOR="darkslateblue"]ART_DEF_UNIT_UKMARINE[/COLOR]</EarlyArtDefineTag>
				</UnitMeshGroup>
			</UnitMeshGroups>
			<Button>,Art/Interface/Buttons/Units/[COLOR="darkslateblue"]UKMARINE[/COLOR].dds</Button>
			<HotKey/>
			<bAltDown>0</bAltDown>
			<bShiftDown>0</bShiftDown>
			<bCtrlDown>0</bCtrlDown>


[COLOR="Navy"]I have left the class bit as it is, koz it uses the standard marine class, if I make a unique class for it, then all Civs will be able to build this unit.[/COLOR]
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you changed the button locations for the marine to UKMarine.dds file

did you copy the marine.dds file and rename it to UKMARINE.ddsfile? and put that in the correct path of:

[/custom assetsfolder (or your mod folder/assets/)]Art/Interface/Buttons/Units folder ?

also you did that... you used the wrong syntax where this:
Code: 
<Button>[COLOR="Sienna"],Art[/COLOR]/Interface/Buttons/Units/[COLOR="darkslateblue"]UKMARINE[/COLOR].dds</Button>
			<HotKey/>

should be this:

Code: 
<Button>[COLOR="DarkSlateBlue"]Art[/COLOR]/Interface/Buttons/Units/[COLOR="darkslateblue"]UKMARINE[/COLOR].dds</Button>
			<HotKey/>


notice the comma missing?


also the possible second problem:


SANTINO said:
CIV4ArtDefines_Unit.xml

<
Code: 
UnitArtInfo>
			<Type>[COLOR="darkslateblue"]ART_DEF_UNIT_UKMARINE[/COLOR]</Type>
			<fScale>0.44</fScale>
			<fInterfaceScale>1.0</fInterfaceScale>
			<NIF>[COLOR="darkslateblue"]Art/Units/UKMARINE/Marines.nif[/COLOR]</NIF>
			<KFM>[COLOR="darkslateblue"]Art/Units/UKMARINE/Marines.kfm[/COLOR]</KFM>
			<SHADERNIF>[COLOR="darkslateblue"]Art/Units/UKMARINE/Marines_FX.nif[/COLOR]</SHADERNIF>
			<ShadowDef>
				<ShadowNIF>Art/Units/01_UnitShadows/UnitShadow.nif</ShadowNIF>
				<ShadowAttachNode>BIP Pelvis</ShadowAttachNode>
...
...
...
		<UnitArtInfo>
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where you defined the new animations for the standard/default Marine to a new folder called UKMARINE Folder

did you make a new folder called UKMARINE using the path:
Art/Units/UKMARINE folder?


and did you place the standard/defualt Marine animations in that folder?


if you did not then you need to extract the marine animations from the:

Assets0.fpk
Assets1.fpk
Assets2.fpk
Assets3.fpk files

unpaking them first and copying the correct animation files

an easier way is to keep the animation tagline from the default marine unit:

Code: 
		<UnitArtInfo>
			<Type>ART_DEF_UNIT_MARINE</Type>
			<fScale>0.44</fScale>
			<fInterfaceScale>1.0</fInterfaceScale>
[COLOR="Blue"]			<NIF>Art/Units/Marine/Marines.nif</NIF>
			<KFM>Art/Units/Marine/Marines.kfm</KFM>
			<SHADERNIF>Art/Units/Marine/Marines_FX.nif</SHADERNIF>
			<ShadowDef>[/COLOR]
				<ShadowNIF>Art/Units/01_UnitShadows/UnitShadow.nif</ShadowNIF>
				<ShadowAttachNode>
...
...
...
		</UnitArtInfo>


Just change the default unit to your UU:
(remember to cut and paste it first since you still need the original UU info in there!)

Code: 
		<UnitArtInfo>
			[COLOR="Navy"]<Type>ART_DEF_UNIT_UKMARINE</Type>[/COLOR]

then you dont have to bother making a new folder/copying animation files because your UKMARINE uses the same animations as the default marine... that already exists :goodjob:

this looks ok

SANTINO said:
CIV4CivilizationInfos.xml

<Units>
<Unit>
<UnitClassType>UNITCLASS_RIFLEMAN</UnitClassType>
<UnitType>UNIT_ENGLISH_REDCOAT</UnitType>
</Unit>
<Unit>
<UnitClassType>UNITCLASS_MARINE</UnitClassType>
<UnitType>UNIT_UKMARINE</UnitType>
</Unit>
</Units>
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SANTINO said:
That’s all I have done. I left out all the civilopedia bit out(Text), I don’t think it will effect the game.
do you?
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I dont think it will affect it... only the appearance to the civilopedia

but those changes are not that hard once you get the hang of it

SANTINO said:
The tutorial left that bit out I’m assuming its ok .
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doesnt affect much except instead of the real text you see TXT_ etc.



SANTINO said:
I put the tech require to NONE so I could test this out as soon as I started the game. do you think that will effect it?
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since it is a UU it does matter what TECH is defined because a UU replaces a standard unit

since any unit is defined by what TECH is discovered (when you can build a unit and so forth) you must define the UU with the same tech that the standard unit uses

SANTINO said:
I can see the unit is fine, and the button shows in the city build screen, but as soon as I click the marine icon it crashes…
Someone please help
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well I think that's a lot of work...

I could be wrong... but that's my ideas :crazyeye:

hope it helps


PS I found it easy to take an existing mod... and follow a "new" unit/building/UU

and see what changes worked...and how was it coded

that's what I did :D
 
Could anybody please:
1) tell me what xml files I have to edit to add a new unit in a civ4-warlords mod?
2) and to include a new building?
Thanks, I do appreciate it.
 
rebakan said:
Could anybody please:
1) tell me what xml files I have to edit to add a new unit in a civ4-warlords mod?
2) and to include a new building?
Thanks, I do appreciate it.
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I e-mailed you what i think will help, if not let us know.;)
 
sorry if this has been covered, but i have not found it yet. how do you make an aircraft usable or unusable on a carrier....ive been adding some new units but cant for the life of me figure it out...thanks
 
Scotchyn said:
sorry if this has been covered, but i have not found it yet. how do you make an aircraft usable or unusable on a carrier....ive been adding some new units but cant for the life of me figure it out...thanks
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In the civ4unitinfos.xml
Code: 
<UnitInfo>
			<Class>UNITCLASS_CARRIER</Class>
			<Type>UNIT_CARRIER</Type>
			<UniqueNames/>
			<Special>NONE</Special>
			<Capture>NONE</Capture>
			<Combat>UNITCOMBAT_NAVAL</Combat>
			<Domain>DOMAIN_SEA</Domain>
			<DefaultUnitAI>UNITAI_CARRIER_SEA</DefaultUnitAI>
			<Invisible>NONE</Invisible>
			<SeeInvisible>NONE</SeeInvisible>
			<Description>TXT_KEY_UNIT_CARRIER</Description>
			<Civilopedia>TXT_KEY_UNIT_CARRIER_PEDIA</Civilopedia>
			<Strategy>TXT_KEY_UNIT_CARRIER_STRATEGY</Strategy>
			<Advisor>ADVISOR_MILITARY</Advisor>
			<bAnimal>0</bAnimal>
			<bFood>0</bFood>
			<bNoBadGoodies>0</bNoBadGoodies>
			<bOnlyDefensive>0</bOnlyDefensive>
			<bNoCapture>0</bNoCapture>
			<bRivalTerritory>0</bRivalTerritory>
			<bMilitaryHappiness>0</bMilitaryHappiness>
			<bMilitarySupport>1</bMilitarySupport>
			<bMilitaryProduction>1</bMilitaryProduction>
			<bPillage>1</bPillage>
			<bSabotage>0</bSabotage>
			<bDestroy>0</bDestroy>
			<bStealPlans>0</bStealPlans>
			<bInvestigate>0</bInvestigate>
			<bCounterSpy>0</bCounterSpy>
			<bFound>0</bFound>
			<bGoldenAge>0</bGoldenAge>
			<bInvisible>0</bInvisible>
			<bFirstStrikeImmune>0</bFirstStrikeImmune>
			<bNoDefensiveBonus>0</bNoDefensiveBonus>
			<bIgnoreBuildingDefense>1</bIgnoreBuildingDefense>
			<bCanMoveImpassable>0</bCanMoveImpassable>
			<bFlatMovementCost>0</bFlatMovementCost>
			<bIgnoreTerrainCost>0</bIgnoreTerrainCost>
			<bNukeImmune>0</bNukeImmune>
			<bPrereqBonuses>0</bPrereqBonuses>
			<bPrereqReligion>0</bPrereqReligion>
			<bMechanized>1</bMechanized>
			<bRenderBelowWater>1</bRenderBelowWater>
			<UnitClassUpgrades/>
			<UnitClassTargets/>
			<UnitCombatTargets/>
			<UnitClassDefenders/>
			<UnitCombatDefenders/>
			<UnitAIs>
				<UnitAI>
					<UnitAIType>UNITAI_CARRIER_SEA</UnitAIType>
					<bUnitAI>1</bUnitAI>
				</UnitAI>
			</UnitAIs>
			<NotUnitAIs/>
			<Builds/>
			<ReligionSpreads/>
			<GreatPeoples/>
			<Buildings/>
			<ForceBuildings/>
			<HolyCity>NONE</HolyCity>
			<ReligionType>NONE</ReligionType>
			<StateReligion>NONE</StateReligion>
			<PrereqReligion>NONE</PrereqReligion>
			<PrereqBuilding>NONE</PrereqBuilding>
			<PrereqTech>TECH_FLIGHT</PrereqTech>
			<TechTypes/>
			<BonusType>NONE</BonusType>
			<PrereqBonuses>
				<BonusType>BONUS_OIL</BonusType>
				<BonusType>BONUS_URANIUM</BonusType>
				<BonusType>NONE</BonusType>
				<BonusType>NONE</BonusType>
			</PrereqBonuses>
			<ProductionTraits/>
			<Flavors/>
			<iAIWeight>0</iAIWeight>
			<iCost>175</iCost>
			<iHurryCostModifier>0</iHurryCostModifier>
			<iMinAreaSize>20</iMinAreaSize>
			<iMoves>5</iMoves>
			<iAirRange>0</iAirRange>
			<iNukeRange>-1</iNukeRange>
			<iWorkRate>0</iWorkRate>
			<iBaseDiscover>0</iBaseDiscover>
			<iDiscoverMultiplier>0</iDiscoverMultiplier>
			<iBaseHurry>0</iBaseHurry>
			<iHurryMultiplier>0</iHurryMultiplier>
			<iBaseTrade>0</iBaseTrade>
			<iTradeMultiplier>0</iTradeMultiplier>
			<iGreatWorkCulture>0</iGreatWorkCulture>
			<TerrainImpassables/>
			<FeatureImpassables/>
			<iCombat>16</iCombat>
			<iAirCombat>0</iAirCombat>
			<iAirCombatLimit>0</iAirCombatLimit>
			<iXPValueAttack>4</iXPValueAttack>
			<iXPValueDefense>2</iXPValueDefense>
			<iFirstStrikes>0</iFirstStrikes>
			<iChanceFirstStrikes>0</iChanceFirstStrikes>
			<iInterceptionProbability>0</iInterceptionProbability>
			<iEvasionProbability>0</iEvasionProbability>
			<iWithdrawalProb>0</iWithdrawalProb>
			<iCollateralDamage>0</iCollateralDamage>
			<iCollateralDamageLimit>0</iCollateralDamageLimit>
			<iCollateralDamageMaxUnits>0</iCollateralDamageMaxUnits>
			<iCityAttack>0</iCityAttack>
			<iCityDefense>0</iCityDefense>
			<iAnimalCombat>0</iAnimalCombat>
			<iHillsAttack>0</iHillsAttack>
			<iHillsDefense>0</iHillsDefense>
			<TerrainNatives/>
			<FeatureNatives/>
			<TerrainDefenses/>
			<FeatureDefenses/>
			<UnitClassAttackMods/>
			<UnitClassDefenseMods/>
			<UnitCombatMods/>
			<UnitCombatCollateralImmunes/>
			<DomainMods/>
			<BonusProductionModifiers/>
			<iBombRate>0</iBombRate>
			<iBombardRate>0</iBombardRate>
			[B]<SpecialCargo>SPECIALUNIT_FIGHTER</SpecialCargo>[/B]
			<DomainCargo>DOMAIN_AIR</DomainCargo>
			<iCargo>3</iCargo>
			<iConscription>0</iConscription>
			<iCultureGarrison>0</iCultureGarrison>
			<iExtraCost>0</iExtraCost>
			<iAsset>4</iAsset>
			<iPower>10</iPower>
			<UnitMeshGroups>
				<iGroupSize>1</iGroupSize>
				<fMaxSpeed>2.75</fMaxSpeed>
				<iMeleeWaveSize>1</iMeleeWaveSize>
				<iRangedWaveSize>1</iRangedWaveSize>
				<UnitMeshGroup>
					<iRequired>1</iRequired>
					<EarlyArtDefineTag>ART_DEF_UNIT_CARRIER</EarlyArtDefineTag>
				</UnitMeshGroup>
			</UnitMeshGroups>
			<Button>,Art/Interface/Buttons/Units/Carrier.dds,Art/Interface/Buttons/Unit_Resource_Atlas.dds,1,10</Button>
			<HotKey/>
			<bAltDown>0</bAltDown>
			<bShiftDown>0</bShiftDown>
			<bCtrlDown>0</bCtrlDown>
			<iHotKeyPriority>0</iHotKeyPriority>
			<FreePromotions/>
			<LeaderPromotion>NONE</LeaderPromotion>
			<iLeaderExperience>0</iLeaderExperience>
		</UnitInfo>

you will need to have the said unit defined also in this xml, and it will need the special tag filled. Possibly will need the civ4unitclass.xml, if it is a new unit class.

To get the unit to work, you will also need to edit the artdefinesunit.xml for the animation and art.

Also not 100&#37; on this part, but if you want multiple units to be able to load, you might be able to do this (in theory, not sure if specialcargos is defined).
Code: 
<SpecialCargos>
                 <SpecialCargo>SPECIALUNIT_FIGHTER</SpecialCargo>
                 <SpecialCargo>SPECIALUNIT_BOMBER</SpecialCargo>         
</SpecialCargos>
 
Hello, thanks for this tutorial.
Unfortunately I'm not connected to the Internet at home so I'm saving these pages to have a closer look later. But could you tell me, is it possible to edit a unit's movement quota, so that it can move a greater number of tiles per turn? If so, what's the maximum amount of tiles a unit can move in CIV.
Thanks in advance.
 
I'm back! i figured it out, sorta, but when my units come out, they are just pink blobs. how do i fix that?
 
Hello, thanks for this tutorial.
Unfortunately I'm not connected to the Internet at home so I'm saving these pages to have a closer look later. But could you tell me, is it possible to edit a unit's movement quota, so that it can move a greater number of tiles per turn? If so, what's the maximum amount of tiles a unit can move in CIV.
Thanks in advance.

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yes in XML. Assets/xml/units/unitsomthing.xml. you need a word processer to edit it, I use wordpad. you can see a tag called <imoves>1</imoves> you can change it to any number you want. (Note i have not done this in a verrrry long time, so my info may be inacurate.)
 
timboobaa said:
aah great, thanks ckmcruel
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oops I missed your post... (read the one after it)

sorry I didnt help in time :sad:

glad ckmcruel could help ya

PM me if I dont respond to your post (give me a couple of days to respond :goodjob: )


@ ckmcruel nice tagline ;)

your welcome...glad I could help :D
 
ckmcruel said:
I'm back! i figured it out, sorta, but when my units come out, they are just pink blobs. how do i fix that?
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ok this is a long tut if you dont know where to begin


the short version:

basically if you d/l a specific unit model you need to place it in a specific folder

to find out where the unit should be make sure you check

CIV4ArtDefines_Unit.xml file

this file is found in your:

assets/xml/art folder path

(remember to copy the original and modify the copy in your [mod name] folder following the same path ;) )




this will tell you where to place the folder/unit model files


of course you have to add an xml tagline entry if it's a custom/new unit :mischief:

for example

Code: 
		<UnitArtInfo>
			<Type>ART_DEF_UNIT_WARRIOR</Type>
			<fScale>0.44</fScale>
			<fInterfaceScale>1.0</fInterfaceScale>
[COLOR="Navy"]			<NIF>Art/Units/Warrior/Warrior.nif</NIF>
			<KFM>Art/Units/Warrior/Warrior.kfm</KFM>
			<SHADERNIF>Art/Units/Warrior/Warrior_FX.nif</SHADERNIF>
			<ShadowDef>
				<ShadowNIF>Art/Units/01_UnitShadows/UnitShadow.nif</ShadowNIF>[/COLOR]
				<ShadowAttachNode>BIP Pelvis</ShadowAttachNode>
				<fShadowScale>1.0</fShadowScale>
			</ShadowDef>
			<fBattleDistance>0.35</fBattleDistance>
			<fRangedDeathTime>0.31</fRangedDeathTime>
			<bActAsRanged>0</bActAsRanged>
			<TrainSound>AS2D_UNIT_BUILD_UNIT</TrainSound>
			<AudioRunSounds>
				<AudioRunTypeLoop/>
				<AudioRunTypeEnd/>
			</AudioRunSounds>
		</UnitArtInfo>

notice the folder path of where those nif/kfm files are...

there is where you have to put your new/custom files


note alot of times the new/custom model uses some of the original art files

therefore you can have those folders paths point to the original files

only change/add folder paths to the files you have to add! :crazyeye:


long version:

let me know if you have problems with the short version and I'll post in depth about this :p


hope this helps
 
Hi ive been tring to add a english longbow (2UU for the english) for some time i've had 10 atempts and it woun't work so can some create it for me please i only want a normal longbow to replace alongbow but only for the english empire.
:please:
 
Does anyone know where all the CIV4GameText_Strategy.xml, CIV4GameTextInfos_Objects.xml, and CIV4GameText_Civililopedia_Units.xml went in the BTS expansion cause it is making the guide harder without these critical files.
 
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