Using "Improvement" Graphics as Unit Graphics

[LPlate2]

Hi,

There's a couple of graphics, which were uploaded to the database as improvement graphics, which I want to use as units;
@dacubz145's Flag Pole, which I'm using as to stake a claim to territory, which is outside of the cultural borders claimed by a city and
@Himan's rotating rune veil node, which I'm trying to base several glyph/rune units on, one of which grants visibility of the adjacent tiles.

The xml for the flag art unit is,

Spoiler :

        <UnitArtInfo>
            <Type>ART_DEF_UNIT_STAKE_CLAIM</Type>
            <Button>Art/Interface/Buttons/Unit/claimterritory.dds</Button>
            <fScale>0.2</fScale>
            <fInterfaceScale>0.5</fInterfaceScale>
            <bActAsLand>0</bActAsLand>
            <bActAsAir>0</bActAsAir>
            <NIF>Art/Units/Flag/flagpole.nif</NIF>
           <KFM/>
            <ShadowDef>
                <ShadowNIF>Art/Units/Flag/flagpole.nif</ShadowNIF>
                <ShadowAttachNode>BIP Pelvis</ShadowAttachNode>
                <fShadowScale>1</fShadowScale>
            </ShadowDef>
            <iDamageStates>0</iDamageStates>
                <fBattleDistance>0.35</fBattleDistance>
                <fRangedDeathTime>0.31</fRangedDeathTime>
                <bActAsRanged>0</bActAsRanged>
            <AudioRunSounds>
                <AudioRunTypeLoop>LOOPSTEP_OCEAN2</AudioRunTypeLoop>
                <AudioRunTypeEnd>ENDSTEP_OCEAN2</AudioRunTypeEnd>
            </AudioRunSounds>
            <SelectionSound>AS3D_UN_OCEAN_END1</SelectionSound>
            <ActionSound>AS3D_UN_OCEAN_END1</ActionSound>
        </UnitArtInfo>

Most of the CIV4ArtDefines_Improvement.xml copies straight across to the CIV4ArtDefines_Unit.xml There was no kfm with the improvement art downloads, so I had to insert a blank kfm line.

Essentially it works, but there's a slight ghost image, so that there appears to be two flags, when you zoom in.
With the rotating rune, again it works and rotates but there again appears to be a ghost image (two rings at base of obelisks).

What would I need to do to fix this?


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On a separate query, how can I get the civilization's colour to show on units' graphics?
I tried replacing all of the black in my flag graphic with transparency but it still comes up as black.

 

[SaibotLieh]

My guess would be that your shadow definition is the problem, since you define the unit nif as its own shadow. Maybe try this instead:

<ShadowNIF>Art/Units/01_UnitShadows/UnitShadow.nif</ShadowNIF>

For the team colour, the NiTexturingProperty of the mesh needs to be set up accordingly. Try the attached version of the flag, I think it should work that way.

Hope this helps.

 

[LPlate2]

Thanks, that sorted both issues.