How do I make a new unit (TFU Stormtrooper Commander)?

impspy · Post by **impspy** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 2:08 pm

I am trying to make a new unit, the Stormtrooper Commander from the Force unleashed.

I would like the unit to

(a) have the advanced rifle,

(b) require 8 points to unlock.

however, I don't have the slightest clue about how to mod. which file(s) do I edit?

help please.

I do have the modding tools and a hex editor.

p.s. this is for battlefront 2

Post by **[RDH]Zerted** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 2:26 pm

You need to follow the mod tool's getting started doc. Also read the jedi creation guide. It talks about how to create custom sides (and those are needed for custom units)

impspy · Post by **impspy** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 3:37 pm

when i start up the mod toll application i get a binkw32.dll error.

And yes i did put the exe in the game data folder and run it, but all that did was start the game with a really small screen...

DarthD.U.C.K. · Post by **DarthD.U.C.K.** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 3:38 pm

[RDH]Zerted wrote:You need to follow the mod tool's getting started doc. Also read the jedi creation guide. It talks about how to create custom sides (and those are needed for custom units)

impspy · Post by **impspy** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 7:31 pm

DUH

thanks guys

Taivyx · Post by **Taivyx** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 8:11 pm

If you ever do get confused by the jedi creation doc, you can always follow this alternative, detailed, IMO better tutorial.

Custom Sides: How To

And just for future reference, you can find more tutorials and helpful hints like this in the FAQ/Everything You Need To Know, a repository of tutorials and tricks for modding Battlefront 2 found throughout the years.

Fiodis · Post by **Fiodis** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 8:12 pm

I'm not sure if the getting started doc mentions it, but that "small screen" thing is supposed to happen. That's not the modtool, that's the debugger....or whatever people call it around here. You use that if your map isn't working and you want to know why.

And yes, the FAQ thread is golden.

impspy · Post by **impspy** » Thu Jan 08, 2009 11:42 am

Okay i followed all the instructions, added the unit to the coruscant conquest, but the change doesn't show up.

ReadDataFile("SIDE\\imp.lvl",
--Insert "imp_bldg_defensegridturret", once the odf has been set up
"imp_inf_rifleman",
"imp_com_stormtrooper",
"imp_inf_rocketeer",
"imp_inf_engineer",
"imp_inf_sniper",
"imp_inf_officer",
"imp_inf_dark_trooper",
"imp_hero_emperor")

-- set up teams
SetupTeams{
imp = {
team = IMP,
units = 32,
reinforcements = 150,
turret = "all_bldg_defensegridturret", --change this to imp_bldg_defensegridturret once the odf has been set up
soldier = { "imp_inf_rifleman",7, 25},
assault = { "imp_inf_rocketeer",1, 4},
engineer = { "imp_inf_engineer",1, 4},
sniper = { "imp_inf_sniper",1, 4},
officer = {"imp_inf_officer",1, 4},
special = { "imp_inf_dark_trooper",1, 4},

},
all = {
team = ALL,
units = 32,
reinforcements = 150,
turret = "all_bldg_defensegridturret",
soldier = { "all_inf_rifleman",7, 25},
assault = { "all_inf_rocketeer",1, 4},
engineer = { "all_inf_engineer",1, 4},
sniper = { "all_inf_sniper",1, 4},
officer = {"all_inf_officer",1, 4},
special = { "all_inf_wookiee",1, 4},
}
}
SetHeroClass(ALL, "all_hero_luke_jedi")
SetHeroClass(IMP, "imp_hero_emperor")

AddUnitClass(IMP, "imp_com_stormtroopr",1,4)

ucft
{
REQN
{
"lvl"
"imp_droid_probe"
"imp_fly_destroyer_dome"
"imp_fly_tiebomber_sc"
"imp_fly_tiefighter_sc"
"imp_fly_tieinterceptor"
"imp_fly_trooptrans"
"imp_fly_ai_trooptrans"
"imp_hero_bobafett"
"imp_hero_darthvader"
"imp_hero_emperor"
"imp_hover_fightertank"
"imp_hover_speederbike"
"imp_inf_dark_trooper"
"imp_inf_dark_trooper_hunt"
"imp_inf_engineer"
"imp_inf_engineer_snow"
"imp_inf_marine"
"imp_inf_officer"
"imp_inf_officer_hunt"
"imp_inf_officer_snow"
"imp_inf_officer_gray"
"imp_inf_pilot"
"imp_inf_pilot_atat"
"imp_inf_pilot_atst"
"imp_inf_pilot_tie"
"imp_inf_rifleman"
"imp_com_stormtrooper"
"imp_inf_rifleman_desert"
"imp_inf_rifleman_snow"
"imp_inf_rocketeer"
"imp_inf_rocketeer_snow"
"imp_inf_sniper"
"imp_inf_sniper_snow"
"imp_veh_remote_terminal"
"imp_walk_atat"
"imp_walk_atst"
"imp_walk_atst_jungle"
"imp_walk_atst_snow"

}
}

What am i doing wrong?

ThePanda · Post by **ThePanda** » Thu Jan 08, 2009 1:10 pm

AddUnitClass(IMP, "imp_com_stormtroopr",1,4) you missed out the 'e' in stormtrooper

impspy · Post by **impspy** » Thu Jan 08, 2009 1:30 pm

okay, but the LVL file isn't showing the changes

when i munge the directory doesn't make a new lvl file

and i have 64bit vista

Fiodis · Post by **Fiodis** » Thu Jan 08, 2009 7:09 pm

Could be just me, but I think you have to move that line up to the IMP section. Otherwise, if you have it under the SetHeroClass functions, I doubt the LUA knows where to put the new unit.

But I'm a newbie myself to LUA work.

computergeek · Post by **computergeek** » Thu Jan 08, 2009 7:38 pm

You have to add dc: infront of IMP.lvl in your lua
like this

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ReadDataFile("SIDE\\dc:imp.lvl",

impspy · Post by **impspy** » Fri Jan 09, 2009 8:00 am

Nope, not working.

Can vista affect this?

Because it does affect the ability to mod other games.

666rulerofclones · Post by **666rulerofclones** » Fri Jan 09, 2009 11:52 am

impspy wrote:Okay i followed all the instructions, added the unit to the coruscant conquest, but the change doesn't show up.

Hidden/Spoiler:
ReadDataFile("SIDE\\imp.lvl",
--Insert "imp_bldg_defensegridturret", once the odf has been set up
"imp_inf_rifleman",
"imp_com_stormtrooper",
"imp_inf_rocketeer",
"imp_inf_engineer",
"imp_inf_sniper",
"imp_inf_officer",
"imp_inf_dark_trooper",
"imp_hero_emperor")

-- set up teams
SetupTeams{
imp = {
team = IMP,
units = 32,
reinforcements = 150,
turret = "all_bldg_defensegridturret", --change this to imp_bldg_defensegridturret once the odf has been set up
soldier = { "imp_inf_rifleman",7, 25},
assault = { "imp_inf_rocketeer",1, 4},
engineer = { "imp_inf_engineer",1, 4},
sniper = { "imp_inf_sniper",1, 4},
officer = {"imp_inf_officer",1, 4},
special = { "imp_inf_dark_trooper",1, 4},

},
all = {
team = ALL,
units = 32,
reinforcements = 150,
turret = "all_bldg_defensegridturret",
soldier = { "all_inf_rifleman",7, 25},
assault = { "all_inf_rocketeer",1, 4},
engineer = { "all_inf_engineer",1, 4},
sniper = { "all_inf_sniper",1, 4},
officer = {"all_inf_officer",1, 4},
special = { "all_inf_wookiee",1, 4},
}
}
SetHeroClass(ALL, "all_hero_luke_jedi")
SetHeroClass(IMP, "imp_hero_emperor")

AddUnitClass(IMP, "imp_com_stormtroopr",1,4)

ucft
{
REQN
{
"lvl"
"imp_droid_probe"
"imp_fly_destroyer_dome"
"imp_fly_tiebomber_sc"
"imp_fly_tiefighter_sc"
"imp_fly_tieinterceptor"
"imp_fly_trooptrans"
"imp_fly_ai_trooptrans"
"imp_hero_bobafett"
"imp_hero_darthvader"
"imp_hero_emperor"
"imp_hover_fightertank"
"imp_hover_speederbike"
"imp_inf_dark_trooper"
"imp_inf_dark_trooper_hunt"
"imp_inf_engineer"
"imp_inf_engineer_snow"
"imp_inf_marine"
"imp_inf_officer"
"imp_inf_officer_hunt"
"imp_inf_officer_snow"
"imp_inf_officer_gray"
"imp_inf_pilot"
"imp_inf_pilot_atat"
"imp_inf_pilot_atst"
"imp_inf_pilot_tie"
"imp_inf_rifleman"
"imp_com_stormtrooper"
"imp_inf_rifleman_desert"
"imp_inf_rifleman_snow"
"imp_inf_rocketeer"
"imp_inf_rocketeer_snow"
"imp_inf_sniper"
"imp_inf_sniper_snow"
"imp_veh_remote_terminal"
"imp_walk_atat"
"imp_walk_atst"
"imp_walk_atst_jungle"
"imp_walk_atst_snow"

}
}
What am i doing wrong?

maybe you should change the imp_com_stormtrooper to imp_inf_commander or something like that.

Aman/Pinguin · Post by **Aman/Pinguin** » Fri Jan 09, 2009 12:36 pm

666rulerofclones wrote:maybe you should change the imp_com_stormtrooper to imp_inf_commander or something like that.

As long as the files have that name it doesn't matter. You can give them any name you want.

Fiodis · Post by **Fiodis** » Fri Jan 09, 2009 4:39 pm

I spent weeks trying to get my own units in until I remembered that they didn't have a .req in the side's .req folder.

Check for imp_com_stormtrooper.req in Sides\imp\req. And I mean inside the req folder, not the file. If you don't have one, make one.

impspy · Post by **impspy** » Fri Jan 09, 2009 6:32 pm

yeah i have an entry there.

Hidden/Spoiler:

ucft

{    

	REQN

	{

		"model"

		"imp_1st_stormtrooper"

	}

}

computergeek · Post by **computergeek** » Fri Jan 09, 2009 6:39 pm

No, the req should contain

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ucft
{
    REQN
    {
        "class"
        "imp_com_stormtrooper"
    }
}

impspy · Post by **impspy** » Fri Jan 09, 2009 8:12 pm

thanks, but still no luck; the munge doesn't create the new files

666rulerofclones · Post by **666rulerofclones** » Fri Jan 09, 2009 11:53 pm

what is the .odf name for the commander? it NEVER works if the .odf file and .req file have different names. is it in your imp.req file? wierd, what about the .odf file, this is probably a dumb queston, but does your sides folder contain the .odf/.msh/.tga/.option/.req necessary? check to make sure NOTHING is missing. also check to make sure there are NO spelling errors in ANY of the files. if there is even ONE spelling error, the whole thing wont work.

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