I'm having trouble getting my unit to attack like obi-wan does(is there an offical term for this?). Also how do you attach an existing cloth to a unit that does not usually have that clothe?
unit odf weapon odf

Answers to both of your questions can be found in the FAQ located at the top of this forum
First one is Jedi Creation (combos) and the second is how to HEX edit cloth.

The FAQ has a lot of good topics which can help you out.

... I already tried the link in the FAQ, hint it redirects me because it can't find the file.

I don't even know why you had to click on the link! If you had downloaded the modtools (which you should have, if you don't you probably should wait to ask this question), and looked in the "documentation" folder, you would see that there is a little file in there entiled, "Jedi Creation Guide". Now, I presume (since they are named the same) that these are the same document. GTers, correct me if I am wrong.

I have the documentation but the problem is, I can't figure out what I am doing wrong and it doesn't tell me. I have ep3obiwan folder copy&pasted from the assets.

I know this may sound like I'm calling you an idiot, but I'm just covering the basics: have you copied the anims from the munged folder and placed them in your own munged folder; have you placed his combo in your odf folder;have you recieved any errors in your error log? (not the mungelog!)

Guess what? You can call me an idiot, because I have no idea which munged folder you are talking about(unless you are talking about the munged folder in the folder for my side, which does contain the ep3obiwan folder and thats it). I do have the .combo file and this is what my log file looks like when I just ran mod tools

In the stock rep side, there is a msh, odf, effects, req, and munged folder. Within that folder are three files entitled obiwan. All of these files must go in your side's munged folder. Also, when you submit an error log, beforehand use the "Search" function. That way, it makes it much faster for us to look through.

So, just for future reference, what do those files actually do? edit: Also, it still doesn't use the correct animations after I copy&pasted them. new log(would use search but I have no idea what to look for)

BFront2.log wrote:

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Message Severity: 3
C:\Battlefront2\main\Battlefront2\Source\LoadUtil.cpp(829)
Unable to find level chunk rep_hero_ep3obiwan in data\_lvl_pc\SIDE\rep.lvl


Message Severity: 3
C:\Battlefront2\main\Battlefront2\Source\LoadUtil.cpp(1019)
Unable to find level chunk in SIDE\rep.lvl

..
..

Message Severity: 2
C:\Battlefront2\main\Battlefront2\Source\LuaCallbacks_Mission.cpp(1379)
Hero class "rep_hero_ep3obiwan" not found for team 1 (check the side's .req file)

Please post your side's REQ, Obi-Wan's REQ, and Obi-Wan's ODF, as well as your LUA.

BFront2.log wrote:

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Message Severity: 3
C:\Battlefront2\main\Battlefront2\Source\EntitySoldier.cpp(10505)
EntitySoldier "jdi_inf_jawa" missing animation bank "jawa"

Message Severity: 3
C:\Battlefront2\main\Battlefront2\Source\EntitySoldier.cpp(10536)
EntitySoldier "jdi_inf_jawa" missing lowres animation bank "jawalz"

Are you trying to load any jawa units into your map? If so, they are missing their animation and/or skeleton files. Copy jawa.zafbin and jawalz.zafbin from BF2_ModTools\assets\sides\des\munged\ and paste it into whichever side's folder your jawas are located in. Another alternative is to load the jawas from their stock LVLs, unless you have made any wanted modifications to them.

How the animations work, is like this: those wierd files in the munged folder define a whole range of different movements that the unit can make. The .combo file tells the game which of those animations to load for the weapon. Anyway, try a clean, then double check all your references. Also, it might work to search for the name of the file in question (i.e. "ep3_obiwan", "obiwan", etc.)

GAHHHH!!!!!!! Ninja'd by Marth

I am loading jawas,. I gave them there files. For the hero thing, I am not using obi-wan in my side, so I don't have a req file for him. IIRC I just put him as the hero. heres the LUA file anyway

willinator wrote:How the animations work, is like this: those wierd files in the munged folder define a whole range of different movements that the unit can make. The .combo file tells the game which of those animations to load for the weapon.

To elaborate, the .zafbin file contains (a) model('s/s'?) skeleton(s?), the .zaabin file contains the animations themselves, and the .anims file is like a REQ, and tells the game which MSHs are used between the skeletons and animations.

The .combo file sets up every combo (attack/deflect/etc state) that a unit - for example, who wields a lightsaber - uses; it contains the transition elements (phase-overs between attack/deflect/etc states, etc.), the attack/deflect/etc state elements themselves, and a few other things that are explained in the combo portion of the documentation.


EDIT:

Obi-Wan's lines in your LUA should call for rep_hero_obiwan, not rep_hero_ep3obiwan. The reason the Clones have ep3 and ep2 versions is because there are the Phase I troopers (ep2) and the Phase II troopers (ep3), whose only difference (at least in Battlefront) is the armor they wear.