Unit requests thread

[Zlatko]

If I am not mistaken that would require editing the effect's animation directly inside its nif, something I have never successfully done.

I am edited <Path>Art/Effects/PPC/fx_redlaser.nif</Path> rotate for 180
Euler Y=0.00 P=0.00 R=180.00

and its fire correct (for all units) but it's look little different. Thanks for help.

 

[clanky4]

Glad you got working.

 

[Sword_Of_Geddon]

That laser effect is really awesome. Up till now there really hasn't been a laser effect for infantry units(Plasma doesn't count). Will you be sharing this with the community guys?

I for one would really appreciate it.

 

[Zlatko]

Yes i will share soon all my work (new mapscripts, laser effects, entire mod).
For this laser i changed effect to fire with (laser + blast) and only (blast), and in mod i used only blast because units fire laser some different, some unreal, but i will upload all and post link in this thread.

 

[Sword_Of_Geddon]

That sounds awesome! Clanky's black armored clone with the laser reminds me of the Objective Force Warrior/Future Soldier project I saw once. They were in Empire Earth 2 as well.

 

[Zlatko]

I have one require, please for help, whatever.
I make mod, All Civilization World (this was old name, new name is RECONSTRUCTION), i am post this here, because the most of you, know to make flags, buttons, static leaders (only .dds, without animation). What i want, that are:
- White flags, no team color:

		<CivilizationArtInfo>
			<Type>ART_DEF_CIVILIZATION_YEMEN</Type>
			<Button>Art/Custom Civilizations/YEMEN/button.dds</Button>
			<Path>Art/Custom Civilizations/YEMEN/Flag.dds</Path>
			[B][COLOR="Red"]<bWhiteFlag>1</bWhiteFlag>[/COLOR][/B]
		</CivilizationArtInfo>

- here is a Yemen for example (Flag of Modern Yemen), and some leader/s for that country, some from ancient, medieval, ... , modern, today, whatever.

- Example for Peron, Argentinian leader:

		<LeaderheadArtInfo>
			<Type>ART_DEF_LEADER_PERON</Type>
			[B][COLOR="Red"]<Button>Art/Custom Civilizations/Argentina/leader1/button.dds</Button>
			<NIF>Art/Custom Civilizations/Argentina/leader1/lh.dds</NIF>[/COLOR][/B]
			<KFM></KFM>
			<NoShaderNIF></NoShaderNIF>
			<BackgroundKFM></BackgroundKFM>
		</LeaderheadArtInfo>

- i hope that you understand what i want, someone who want to help me, send me a PM.
- I can do that, but there are really lots of countries and i can't put them all in to the mod alone, because thats take lots of my time, and with several people i can do that faster.

- I hope that someone will help me.

That sounds awesome! Clanky's black armored clone with the laser reminds me of the Objective Force Warrior/Future Soldier project I saw once. They were in Empire Earth 2 as well.

Yes, + my mod have 7 generations of marines after BTS Marine.

 

[Kathy]

I know there are lots of aircrafts around here, but I am looking for a special one: ThenDassault-Breguet Super Étendard (best would be with an argentine skin). I would like to use it as a argentinian UU, as this aircraft has been successfully used to sink british ships during the Falkland war with an Exocet missile which made this weapon popular, so it is better then my current argentine UUs.

Truely to say, I de not really need exactly an Dassault-Breguet Super Étendard, I also would be pleased if anyone can tell me, which aircraft looks similar to it, or if someane could give me a jetfigther with an argentinian skin. Does anyone know a unit that may fit?

 

[Zlatko]

Like as promised that i will notify, i uploaded my mod with Clone troopers. Here is my mod thread with download link in thread http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=525720

and one info in art\effects\ppc (first you must unpack .FPK file) i have 3 .nif files
fx_redlaser 180
fx_redlaser
fx_redlaser_def

one of this 3 files fire laser like from image bellow, i forgot which, because i change that my clone troopers fire different laser fire, similar like marine, just blue ball show instead rifleblast.

I attach my PPC effect.

		<EffectInfo>
			<Type>EFFECT_PPC_LASER</Type>
			<Description>particel projection cannon</Description>
			<fScale>0.7</fScale>
			<fUpdateRate>1.0</fUpdateRate>
			<Path>Art/Effects/PPC/fx_redlaser.nif</Path>
			<bIsProjectile>0</bIsProjectile>
		</EffectInfo>

 

[Sword_Of_Geddon]

Thankyou Zlatko! There is a real shortage of infantry that use a laser effect.

I will be sure to give that mod of yours(downloading now) a whirl!

 

[Kathy]

In this building pack there is a unanimates ballista, which has already some bones for animations. Would it be possible to make attack and die animations for this item, so it could be used as a unit?

 

[Matsuda123]

Speaking of laser infantry, one example in particular fascinates me. The laser infantry from AKIRA are quite excellent, and semi-realistic as well. If it was in Civ IV, that would be so cool...

 

[Gundam Strike]

Hey guys

I have a favour to ask, just recently found this 3Dmodel in .obj format which I know is compatible with Blender. It has no weapons and sincerely I know nothing about 3d models conversion to CIV4, I hope somebody can do something with this model, hopefully we'll see it soon in some CIV 4 mod .

I'll keep reading the guides I found, hopefully I'll be able to do something myself, in the meantime..

Cheers

 

[Sword_Of_Geddon]

Clanky might be able to rig something together with that if you ask him nicely.

 

[Gundam Strike]

Ty that sound like an idea.

At the moment I'm still practicing with Blender, started with 2.7 version then found out that the nif export script only works for the 2.49 version of blender so started again.

Anyway the future soldier model lack weapons and at this stage I have no idea how to merge models, will put this on hold and concentrate for on an easier model.

Robocob ED209

Texture ready, I need to read the export tutorial now. I hope to get this done in a couple of days, wish me luck

Cheers

 

[Gundam Strike]

Well I did manage to import the unit in CIV4( after reading several online tutorials ), for last part I've used the next war assult mech animations..but something gone wrong and don't know where the error really is : Blender? Or Nifskope?

Basically the unit has no animations , you can hear the sounds of the nextwar unit, but no effects, what would be the next step?

Cheers

 

[clanky4]

Well I did manage to import the unit in CIV4( after reading several online tutorials ), for last part I've used the next war assult mech animations..but something gone wrong and don't know where the error really is : Blender? Or Nifskope?

Spoiler :

Basically the unit has no animations , you can hear the sounds of the nextwar unit, but no effects, what would be the next step?

Cheers

Does it move it the civilopedia? (I've only had vehicles move in civilopedia and not in game) Have you tried attaching kfs in nifskope?

 

[Gundam Strike]

I think that the model is not rigged, possibly that's the mistake.
I'm learning from scratch but that much make sense, I'll try to read more into this because definitely I don't believe anyone would put a free 3d model online with animations included

Cheers Clanky

 

[clanky4]

If you haven't already I'd suggest reading this tutorial by the_coyote:

http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=296286

It has a brief section about rigging a mesh onto an armature.

 

[Zlatko]

Nice unit !!! But please make them as team color

 

[Gundam Strike]

Hey Clanky, I was taking a look at your starcraft units and realized that you used the nextwar node (skeleton) to import the Assault viking. From what I can understand it should be possible to copybranch one nif to another, then you can spell ->attach kf; so I open the nextwar mech folder and try to attach the first kf on the list : idle.kf...but I get error

"The following controlled nodes were not found in the nif:"
"Editable Poly"
"Object01"

I couldn't find any tutorial explaining the process in detail and I hope you can help

Cheers