How do I add New units?

[Joebasalt13]

I have downloaded a few different units and can't get them to work. I have downloaded a new civ (Canada) and it works fine but the individual units don't. How do I add them all onto a game. I would preferably like to add them without replacing any existing units if possible

eg. I downloade axeman with stone club,and swordsman with 2 axes how do I get those on without replacing existing axeman/swordsman?

 

[Rabbit, White]

Here's a good tutorial on how to add new units. Since you want to replace the art as well, in the art definition of a unit you'll need to reference the new nif files (for NIF and SHADERNIF tags), just make sure it's still references the old KFM file.

Also, you can take a look at my wizards minimod (my sig) for an example of how to do it.

 

[Joebasalt13]

I don't think you get what I my problem is I will explain again.

I do NOT want to create unit myself. I have downloaded different units and want to use them. Such as a Werewolf unit that I believe you created.

Previously this is what I have tried. I have tried putting it in the custom assets fold and unzipped it. Started a new game and it never worked.
I also tried putting it in the mod folder inside a new assets folder I created. Loaded the mod and started a new game and it never worked. I have tried both of these ways a couple times both cheating using the world builder to see if it worked and playing through the game. until I get up to the swordsman and then I give up. Is there special times when you can only make these units?

Anyway what I want is for them to work. Better yet like I explained in my first post I want the ability to create Warriors,Werewolves,Swordsman,Swordsman with axes and so on simutaniously.

Now after reading that your advice/the way to accomplish this is still in that guide I have yet another problem. I have tried going through that guide a couple times and I do not have any of those folders. I can see to possible problems I have.
1. I am looking in the wrong place. I have my Civ 4 files in My Documents under games. this may not be where it is supposed to be.
2. I may not have the game fully loaded. I leave my disc in the machine and it loads from the disc. Do you need your disc everytime to play? If not that may be my problem.

Anyway your help is greatly appreciated I never knew new units would be this hard to use.

 

[SailorLazarus]

Wrong folder. Just unzip the file into the folder:

C:\Program Files\Firaxis Games\Sid Meier's Civilization 4\Mods\YOURMODHERE\

for some reason the game doesn't handle things in the My Documents folder properly.

<edit> although, you may only have the graphics files for the mode. If you are talking about the file I think you are talking about, then it is only the graphics end. It is still not conneted to any XML files. </edit>

 

[Kael]

I don't think you get what I my problem is I will explain again.

I do NOT want to create unit myself. I have downloaded different units and want to use them. Such as a Werewolf unit that I believe you created.

Previously this is what I have tried. I have tried putting it in the custom assets fold and unzipped it. Started a new game and it never worked.
I also tried putting it in the mod folder inside a new assets folder I created. Loaded the mod and started a new game and it never worked. I have tried both of these ways a couple times both cheating using the world builder to see if it worked and playing through the game. until I get up to the swordsman and then I give up. Is there special times when you can only make these units?

Anyway what I want is for them to work. Better yet like I explained in my first post I want the ability to create Warriors,Werewolves,Swordsman,Swordsman with axes and so on simutaniously.

Now after reading that your advice/the way to accomplish this is still in that guide I have yet another problem. I have tried going through that guide a couple times and I do not have any of those folders. I can see to possible problems I have.
1. I am looking in the wrong place. I have my Civ 4 files in My Documents under games. this may not be where it is supposed to be.
2. I may not have the game fully loaded. I leave my disc in the machine and it loads from the disc. Do you need your disc everytime to play? If not that may be my problem.

Anyway your help is greatly appreciated I never knew new units would be this hard to use.

Generally units like Rabbits aren't intended to be just loaded. Instead they are new art for modders to use to make mods. So if you want to use rabbits werewovles you are going to have to make a new unit, assign all of the variables and mofify the files as specified in the thread Rabbit linked. The only part the unit gives you is the art piece.

It is a bit confusing and it would be cool if you could just take some of the art from the units forum, drop it in and play with the units but that isnt the way it is currently setup.