I'm trying to get Darth D.U.C.K.'s Commandos to work on a map. I've placed everything rith I hope, and tried to switch the "special" unit type to Commando, but no go. It doesn't appear on the unite selection screen.

My ***c_con.lua:
I remember some one said something a bout a <AddUnite> type thing, but I forgot it.

ReadDataFile("dc:SIDE\\rep.lvl",
"rep_inf_ep3_rifleman",
"rep_inf_ep3_rocketeer",
"rep_inf_ep3_engineer",
"rep_inf_ep3_sniper",
"rep_inf_ep3_officer",
"rep_inf_ep3_jettrooper",
"rep_hover_fightertank",
"rep_hero_anakin",
"rep_hover_barcspeeder",
"rep_inf_commando")

add the dc:

kinetosimpetus wrote:ReadDataFile("dc:SIDE\\rep.lvl",
"rep_inf_ep3_rifleman",
"rep_inf_ep3_rocketeer",
"rep_inf_ep3_engineer",
"rep_inf_ep3_sniper",
"rep_inf_ep3_officer",
"rep_inf_ep3_jettrooper",
"rep_hover_fightertank",
"rep_hero_anakin",
"rep_hover_barcspeeder",
"rep_inf_commando")

add the dc:

correct. did you read the custom sides tutorial? youll need to add 2 files, a munge and clean.bat to the rep folder to make it custom as well. oh and make sure you made a req and added it to the side req file.

no, only need to add .bat's when you make a totally new side, for instance "kin"

kinetosimpetus wrote:no, only need to add .bat's when you make a totally new side, for instance "kin"

thanks for the correction. obviously haven't modded in months so im a bit rusty. but the req is absolutely necessary, it must be correct and all the right files there.

Thanks guys! I shall try it now.

No go, it still didn't work. it didn't even show up in the unit select screen.....

Can you post rep.req and rep_inf_commando.req?

Sure thing!

Here's the Req.req:
The commando didn't come with a .req. I guess that I just copy another unites .req, change the mane, and stick it in the req folder?

yes, you have to add the new req and rename it, but it also needs to be edited inside for rep_inf_commando, then in the odf folder you will need a new odf if you havent made one yet, called rep_inf_commando

to set it up, you can copy the rep_inf_ep3_rifleman and copy everything over, then you can add weaponsections that will override the ones in rifleman, givving the new unit different weapons

also change the GeometryName and LowResGeometry (idk if that't it, but theres 2 of them, normal and low res) to the name of the commando msh, maybe rep_commando_boss, i dont know their names off the top of my head

OK, thanks. This is a custom Commando, so I don't think it has a name.

So I:

1) Create the Commando.req file

2) Create Commando.odf (Copying the rep_inf_ep3trooper.odf)

3) Change the Commando.odf

4) Change the GemonitryName, and hte LowRes name to the Commando.msh.

Also do I have to put the duel wealdable guns that I donwloaded into a speciel file? I haven't looked at the readme yet, but I thought I would just ask anyway.

1-3, yes, but use the same name as the names used in the reqs and lua

4 yes, the filename with out the .msh extension

the ingame name is set by running editlocalize.bat in data_***

go ahead and read the readme for the pistols, they probably explain how to set them up.

Ok, I have twodifferent dual pistol .zips.

Ones' by DarthD.U.C.K. the others by kinetosimpetus.

Kinetosimpetus says

You need a soldier animation for dual pistols (or you could just use one pistol)
not included

I guess that Darth Ducks has two different ways that hands can be held, and has several different gun types?

DarthDUCK's animations are used for both his and my models

I copied the .odf of rep_inf_ep3_trooper and renamed it rep_inf_commando.

I opened the .odf up in Wordpad and changed it to:
I looked at:
http://www.gametoast.com/forums/viewtop ... 27&t=12319

I didn't see any 1st person stuff for the commando, so would I leave the FirstPerson line alone?

Also what exactly does the abbreviation "dc:" stand for when you place it in front of "Sides" in the .lua? Is is just two letters? Or is there a deeper significance?

IronJaw wrote: I didn't see any 1st person stuff for the commando, so would I leave the FirstPerson line alone?

Unless you created your own first person stuff, then yes.

IronJaw wrote:Also what exactly does the abbreviation "dc:" stand for when you place it in front of "Sides" in the .lua? Is is just two letters? Or is there a deeper significance?

It just tells the game to read the side.lvl from your map's side folder rather than the game's side folder.

So:

1) I put my custom commando .msh and the .tga files in the data_***/sides/rep/msh

2) I create a new .odf file called rep_inf_default_commando.odf. I change the weapons to my liking. Looks like this:


3) I create a .odf file named “rep_inf_commando” by copying the rep_inf_ep3_trooper.odf and changing/renaming it. The .odf looks like this: 4) I make a rep_inf_commando.req file that looks like so: 5) I add “rep_inf_commando” to the rep.req:
6) I change the ***c_con.lua to:

looks good to me

Good, right now it's doing the hour and a half Munge Process.

EDIT
I played the level, and still no Commando.... Everything works fine except the commando doesn't show up in the unit select screen. (NPC are not using the commando Unite either)

oh, i missed something the last time.

AddUnitClass(REP, "rep_inf_comando",1, 4) there's only one m