Hi, i found a new unit i would like to use but i would like to know how to add a jump pack to my unit. can anyone help me?

You'll need these lines in the unit's default odf (odf name example rep_inf_default_trooper):

ControlSpeed = "jet 1.50 1.25 1.25"

JetJump = "5.0" //7 //The initial jump-push given when enabling the jet
JetPush = "8.0" //The constant push given while the jet is enabled (20 is gravity)
JetAcceleration = "30.0" //Acceleration while hovering.
JetEffect = ""
JetType = "hover"
JetFuelRechargeRate = "0.50" //Additional fuel per second (fuel is 0 to 1)
JetFuelCost = "0.01" //Cost per second when hovering (only used for jet-hovers)(fuel is 0 to 1)
JetFuelInitialCost = "0.25" //initial cost when jet jumping(fuel is 0 to 1)
JetFuelMinBorder = "0.24" //minimum fuel to perform a jet jump(fuel is 0 to 1)

In the line JetEffect I removed the jetpack effect (fire that comes out of it)
Add this into the quotation marks of that line to place the effect back in:
rep_sfx_jetpack

-EDIT-
Also if you don't want the unit to get hurt when it falls add this to the default odf (I think):
CollisionScale = "0.0 0.0 0.0"

For sound add this line to the default odf:
EngineSound = "rep_inf_Jetpack_engine_parameterized"
TurnOnSound = "rep_weap_jetpack_turnon"
TurnOffSound = "rep_weap_jetpack_turnoff"
TurnOffTime = 0.0

thanks, also when trying to add the new unit to my map, i recieved this error with the custom skin i am trying to use:


ERROR[PC_texturemunge msh\jed_inf_jedi.tga]:Targa palette entry size 70 not currently supported.
ERROR[PC_texturemunge msh\jed_inf_jedi.tga]:Targa palette entry size 70 not currently supported.
[continuing]
2 Errors 0 Warnings

do u know how to fix this?

This is my guess, the texture size is 70x70, if so try re-sizing it to 512x512.
Just a guess though.

Im sorry, but how would one go about doing that?

EDIT:
apparently it is already that size, so it still doesnt work

Open the image in a hex editor and copy the first 18 bytes of the file, then paste it here so I can compare it to a SWBF2 compatible tga file. We rarely see an error like this and i'm curious to see how the image was saved. The 18 byte header will give us the answer.

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EDIT
This is the header from Dragonum's rep_la_at.tga discussed in the first thread: ^file size for this 512x512 image is 691 KB

This is the shipped rep_la_at.tga header: ^file size for this 512x512 image is 768 KB

The only difference other than file size is the third byte in Dragonum's image which is 0A in hex, but is 10 in decimal.
The third byte in the header represents the image type. According to the format specs, image type 10 is run-length encoded true-color.
'run-length encoded' means this image has been RLE compressed.
Normally this would throw a 'Targa type 10 not supported' error.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truevision_TGA#Header

Ok thanks