Firebug
Not-so Great Engineer
Oh my days.
Let's all try and help each other with these Art 'Assets'
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ww2commander
Emperor
Similar to new improvements as per the above image, is it possible to create new district buildings? (e.g. a new steel mill district with an actual steel plant on the district tile)
Firebug
Not-so Great Engineer
New District Buildings hardest part will just be actually making the model. The District buildings in the buildings.artdef and landmarks.artdef files are pretty modular. I was actually able to make my unique university look like the military academy (switched it back because bright red stands out amongst the blue buildings).
TheMarshmallowBear
Benelovent Chieftain of the Ursu Kingdom
You know what's the funniest thing ever? Their whole District thing is complete joke.
Because you can add a Temple without a Shrine and it correctly displays, even though, correct me, that combination is not pre-defined is it?
So here's something genuinely cool about the new art system. Because all the Armors have the same bone naming you can cook any animation with any Armor. (The Armor is effectively the base that all other attachments fix to and drives the animation of everything else.) So I can "rig" the Crossbowman to Archer animations just by editing XML - making a new .ast file and then cooking it together.
Here I have just copied Archer_ArmorA.ast and then taken the Geometry entry from Crossbowman_ArmorB.ast - replacing the existing entry - to make a new asset: Longbowman_ArmorA.ast.
Code:<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?> <AssetObjects::AssetInstance> <m_BehaviorData> <m_behaviorDataSets> <m_animationBindings> <m_Bindings/> </m_animationBindings> <m_timelineBindings> <m_Bindings/> </m_timelineBindings> <m_timelines> <m_Timelines/> </m_timelines> <m_attachmentPoints> <m_Points> <Element> <m_CookParams> <m_Values/> </m_CookParams> <m_position> <x>0.000000</x> <y>0.000000</y> <z>0.000000</z> </m_position> <m_orientation> <x>0.000000</x> <y>0.000000</y> <z>0.000000</z> </m_orientation> <m_Name text="WeaponPrimary"/> <m_BoneName text="Inven_L_Hand"/> <m_ModelInstanceName text="Root"/> <m_scale>1.000000</m_scale> </Element> <Element> <m_CookParams> <m_Values/> </m_CookParams> <m_position> <x>0.000000</x> <y>0.000000</y> <z>0.000000</z> </m_position> <m_orientation> <x>0.000000</x> <y>0.000000</y> <z>0.000000</z> </m_orientation> <m_Name text="WeaponSecondary"/> <m_BoneName text="Inven_R_Hand"/> <m_ModelInstanceName text="Root"/> <m_scale>1.000000</m_scale> </Element> <Element> <m_CookParams> <m_Values/> </m_CookParams> <m_position> <x>0.000000</x> <y>0.000000</y> <z>0.000000</z> </m_position> <m_orientation> <x>0.000000</x> <y>0.000000</y> <z>0.000000</z> </m_orientation> <m_Name text="Hat"/> <m_BoneName text="Head"/> <m_ModelInstanceName text="Root"/> <m_scale>1.000000</m_scale> </Element> <Element> <m_CookParams> <m_Values/> </m_CookParams> <m_position> <x>0.000000</x> <y>0.000000</y> <z>0.000000</z> </m_position> <m_orientation> <x>0.000000</x> <y>0.000000</y> <z>0.000000</z> </m_orientation> <m_Name text="Projectile_Attach"/> <m_BoneName text="Inven_R_Hand"/> <m_ModelInstanceName text="Root"/> <m_scale>1.000000</m_scale> </Element> </m_Points> </m_attachmentPoints> </m_behaviorDataSets> <m_behaviorInstances> <Element text="SingleBiped_Deaths"/> <Element text="Archer"/> </m_behaviorInstances> <m_dsgName text="potential_any_graph"/> <m_referenceGeometryNames/> </m_BehaviorData> <m_GeometrySet> <m_ModelInstances> <Element> <m_Name text="Root"/> <m_GeoName text="Crossbowman_ArmorB"/> <m_GroupStates> <Element> <m_Values> <m_Values> <Element class="AssetObjects::ObjectValue"> <m_ObjectName text="Crossbowman"/> <m_eObjectType>MATERIAL</m_eObjectType> <m_ParamName text="Material"/> </Element> </m_Values> </m_Values> <m_GroupName text="Crossbowman"/> <m_MeshName text="Crossbowman_ArmorBShape"/> <m_StateName text="Default"/> </Element> </m_GroupStates> </Element> </m_ModelInstances> </m_GeometrySet> <m_CookParams> <m_Values/> </m_CookParams> <m_Version> <major>3</major> <minor>0</minor> <build>201</build> <revision>159</revision> </m_Version> <m_ParticleEffects/> <m_Geometries/> <m_Animations/> <m_Materials/> <m_ClassName text="Unit"/> <m_DataFiles/> <m_Name text="Longbowman_ArmorA"/> <-- New Name! <m_Description text=""/> <m_Tags> <Element text="Unit"/> </m_Tags> <m_Groups/> </AssetObjects::AssetInstance>
Then all I have to do is add it to my .xlp package spec create the Unit_Bins.artdef which is simple and I have Crossbowmen using Archer animations.
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I tried this and somehow my unit is just blank. The game loads, all icons are there, correct name etc, but the 3D model isn't there at all. I would love a bit more explanation. Maybe post your xlp and artdef file too?
When modding units, I think this option is probably the most accessable... just cant get it to work.
Deliverator
Graphical Hackificator
Thanks.
Well, I ran into an error I can't find any info on.... think I might as well give up:
Error 4 The command ""D:\Steam\steamapps\common\Sid Meier's Civilization VI SDK\AssetModTools\Cooker\Civ6AssetCooker_Win64_null_FinalRelease.exe" --absolute_paths --no_mt --mode XLP --platform Windows --shaders "D:\Steam\steamapps\common\Sid Meier's Civilization VI SDK\AssetModTools\Cooker" --pantry "C:\Users\User\Documents\Firaxis ModBuddy\Civilization VI\TestUnit\TestUnit" "D:\Steam\steamapps\common\Sid Meier's Civilization VI SDK Assets\pantry" --stewpot "C:\Users\User\Documents\My Games\Sid Meier's Civilization VI\Mods\TestUnit\Platforms\Windows\BLPs" --config "D:\Steam\steamapps\common\Sid Meier's Civilization VI SDK\AssetModTools\Cooker\Civ6.cfg" "C:\Users\User\Documents\Firaxis ModBuddy\Civilization VI\TestUnit\TestUnit\XLPs\Units.xlp"" exited with code -1. D:\Steam\steamapps\common\Sid Meier's Civilization VI SDK\ModBuddy\Extensions\Application\Civ6.targets 83 6 TestUnit
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