I can't figure out how to get this unit to be as awesome as possible. What I would like to do is create a dogsled UU for the Inuit civilization. Here are the models I currently have ready for it:
Ultimately what I would like to do is have the sled drawn by two dogs, one in front of the other. I want one of the Inuit models to be driving the sled, while the other either wields a spear or bow and arrow. This may require new animations, something I am incapable of doing. Would anybody like to help me with this?
I think it would be a valuable addition to the entire community.
Volunteers?
EDIT: I could provide the dogs too, I was just thinking of using the wolf models, but I suppose I could modify them to look more like sled dogs.
<EffectInfo>
<Type>EFFECT_WEAPON_MECHANIZED_INFANTRY_BLAST</Type>
<Description>Machanized Infantry Shell Blast</Description>
<fScale>0.6</fScale>
<fUpdateRate>1.0</fUpdateRate>
<Path>Art/Units/MachineGun/MachineGun_Fire.nif</Path>
<bIsProjectile>0</bIsProjectile>
</EffectInfo> <EffectInfo>
<Type>EFFECT_HARMONY_MECHAN_INF_BLAST</Type>
<Description>Harmony Mechanized Infantry Shell Blast</Description>
<fScale>0.6</fScale>
<fUpdateRate>1.0</fUpdateRate>
<Path>Art/Effects/harmony_effect_mechanized_inf/MachineGun_Fire.nif</Path>
<bIsProjectile>0</bIsProjectile>
</EffectInfo> <UnitArtInfo>
<Type>ART_DEF_UNIT_VIPER_HARMONY</Type>
<Button>Art/Units/ViperHarmony/17.dds</Button>
<fScale>0.5</fScale>
<fInterfaceScale>1.0</fInterfaceScale>
<bActAsLand>0</bActAsLand>
<bActAsAir>0</bActAsAir>
<NIF>Art/Units/ViperHarmony/fapcNew.nif</NIF>
<KFM>Art/units/newkfm/harmony_mechanizedinfantry/MechanizedInfantry.kfm</KFM>
<SHADERNIF>Art/Units/ViperHarmony/fapcNew.nif</SHADERNIF>
<ShadowDef>
<ShadowNIF>Art/Units/01_UnitShadows/MechInfantryShadow.nif</ShadowNIF>
<ShadowAttachNode>BIP Pelvis</ShadowAttachNode>
<fShadowScale>1.0</fShadowScale>
</ShadowDef>
<iDamageStates>4</iDamageStates>
<TrailDefinition>
<Texture>Art/Shared/tanktread.dds</Texture>
<fWidth>0.9</fWidth>
<fLength>180.0</fLength>
<fTaper>0.0</fTaper>
<fFadeStartTime>0.2</fFadeStartTime>
<fFadeFalloff>0.35</fFadeFalloff>
</TrailDefinition>
<fBattleDistance>0.5</fBattleDistance>
<fRangedDeathTime>0.12</fRangedDeathTime>
<bActAsRanged>1</bActAsRanged>
<TrainSound>AS2D_UNIT_BUILD_UNIT</TrainSound>
<AudioRunSounds>
<AudioRunTypeLoop>LOOPSTEP_TANK</AudioRunTypeLoop>
<AudioRunTypeEnd>ENDSTEP_TANK</AudioRunTypeEnd>
</AudioRunSounds>
</UnitArtInfo>[B]Effect:EFFECT_WEAPON_MECHANIZED_INFANTRY_BLAST:EFFECT_WEAPON_MECHANIZED_INFANTRY_BLAST [/B][B]Effect:EFFECT_WEAPON_MECHANIZED_INFANTRY_BLAST:EFFECT_HARMONY_MECHAN_INF_BLAST[/B]
In the mechanizedinfantry_md_rangedstrike.kf is a Controlled Block in NiControllerSequence -> Controlled Blocks with the Node Name Offset "EFFECT_WEAPON_MECHANIZED_INFANTRY_BLAST". Maybe if you rename that one to "EFFECT_HARMONY_MECHAN_INF_BLAST" as well it might work.
Okay, so from what I can see it seems that the movement of the bullets is handled in the "machinegun_fire" files. Have you copied all the "machinegun_fire" files in your harmony_effect_mechanized_inf folder or only the nif file?
<KFM>Art/units/newkfm/harmony_mechanizedinfantry/MechanizedInfantry.kfm</KFM>EFFECT_WEAPON_HARMONY_MECHANIZED_INFANTRY_BLAST <EffectInfo>
<Type>EFFECT_WEAPON_HARMONY_MECHANIZED_INFANTRY_BLAST</Type>
<Description>Machanized Infantry Shell Blast</Description>
<fScale>0.6</fScale>
<fUpdateRate>1.0</fUpdateRate>
<Path>Art/units/newkfm/harmony_mechanizedinfantry/MachineGun_Fire.nif</Path>
<bIsProjectile>0</bIsProjectile>
</EffectInfo>Okay, this left me puzzled for quite a while, but I (accidentally) finally found the problem. The machinegun_fire.nif in the fpk file is not working! If you go into the vanilla Civ4 Assets\Art\Units folder, there is a folder "MachineGun". In that folder, a working MachineGun_Fire.nif file is located (which overwrites the fpk file in normal use).
Okay, this left me puzzled for quite a while, but I (accidentally) finally found the problem. The machinegun_fire.nif in the fpk file is not working! If you go into the vanilla Civ4 Assets\Art\Units folder, there is a folder "MachineGun". In that folder, a working MachineGun_Fire.nif file is located (which overwrites the fpk file in normal use).
