How to add new units to star Wars Empire at War FoC

[@r3-d2]

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[@afancypirate7754]

Hey, nice!. I was the person who asked for this tutorial on another video. good to see you are still doing videos.

[@r3-d2]

I know, thank you for your suggestion!

[@JaxCaprine]

Hey @R3-D2, for your mod you were able to disable the third faction/consortium option in skirmish mode, how’d you do it and by any chance do you know how to reverse it in order to add more factions to skirmish mode?

[@r3-d2]

in Factions.xml and Expansion_Factions.xml you can change from true to false. Adding new factions is a long and complex process. I am working on a tutorial but its something that takes time.

[@854CHJ]

@@r3-d2 Gotcha, would duping a preexisting faction & starbase file and then renaming them say from underworld to legion alongside adding legion to the affiliates line in units work?

[@r3-d2]

@@854CHJ that is the bare minimum. there is way more to it than that

[@r3-d2]

its too much for a YT comment thread

[@854CHJ]

@@r3-d2 testing it out duping/renaming seems to at least create the option of your custom faction to choose from in skirmish mode though 1 the name is still the same as before so now I have 2 underworlds and 2 despite switching affiliations the custom faction’s designated space station won’t spawn in, cool finding out/learning how all these different files interconnect to create the gaming experience though.

[@Letheris]

hey how do i access a model already in the game files? i want to make an imperial venator

[@admiralcasperr]

Maybe you could show us how to create a fighter squadron?

[@r3-d2]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/oX3RZq2pmKeEmZo

[@thomasboland540]

​@@r3-d2 i'm gonna abuse these videos to make a new faction

[@NESTRELAXING]

hi how are things? I'm wanting to add new ground units, but when coding, they don't appear in the game, I'm coding CIN_GROUNDINFANTRY GROUND COMPANIES EMPIRE I'm new to coding from now on thank you very much R3-D2

[@rustedmetal6322]

@r3-d2 I’ve been fooling around a bit with some of the free models on moddb for empire at war but I was wondering if you knew how in space battle skirmish mode to change the requirements for certain unit unlocks? Specifically I want to make my imperial star destroyer variant unlock at space station level 4 rather than 5

[@rustedmetal6322]

Never mind found your starbase mini tutorial in comments, thanks man your a lifesaver.

[@r3-d2]

@@rustedmetal6322 yw

[@rustedmetal6322]

@@r3-d2 question cause I’m interested in recording full screen tutorials as well, what’d you use for screen recording?

[@r3-d2]

@@rustedmetal6322 OBS studio, its free and open source, and there are tons of tutorials on YT

[@lordzykron5518]

When I open the model in ALO viewer, its green and I can't figure what to do..

[@r3-d2]

some models require shaders, and idk how to do that

[@BarakYisrael]

how do u edit where a unit is built from like say i wanted to add a hero unit to the land hq or a new trooper unit etc to the barracks

[@r3-d2]

the tag, most units already have them so you would need to find it in the unit's code and complete the tag. For example: E_Ground_Barracks

[@BarakYisrael]

@@r3-d2 another question. Is it possible to have the same unit in two factions but have the tech requisite be different for both? Like tier 3 for empire and tier 3 for consortium

[@r3-d2]

@@BarakYisrael Yes, change the tag

[@BarakYisrael]

@@r3-d2 give me example like would i make two tags or separate the techs woth a comma? And wouldnt it think it needs both techs as a result for one unit?

[@r3-d2]

@@BarakYisrael No, it has to be two separate units

[@chaoticclonestudios]

hey I'm just wondering is it possible to just put textures on the stock ships and call it there

[@r3-d2]

it is possible but I don't know how

[@chaoticclonestudios]

@@r3-d2 ok I'll probably just have to look a bit harder thanks anyway :D

[@r3-d2]

@@chaoticclonestudios Yw

[@gamership7187]

Can this work on a version downloaded from a third party website

[@ricardonavas2669]

Could you make units of battlefleet gothic to empire .at war?

[@r3-d2]

im not sure

[@nsw0545]

I´ve done all the things like you, but when I select my mod, it doesn´t start and the game stand in vanilla version

[@r3-d2]

Ok, when this happens all you can do is go down a checklist: 1) Is the file that the unit is coded in referenced properly in Gameobjectfiles.XML *Filename*.XML 2) If the unit uses a Rebel ship as a template then check R2-D2 and C-3P0's STEAL ability ingame 3) Check the Tag If these do not work then keep checking the file you edited against my video. Without seeing your code I cant give you a specific solution.

[@nsw0545]

@@r3-d2 I think the problem is my mod launcher, can you give me a link of the one you have?

[@r3-d2]

@@nsw0545 www.moddb.com/games/star-wars-empire-at-war-forces-of-corruption/downloads/foc-launcher

[@iivin4233]

I'm just trying to figure out how modify two aspects of the base units. I want to increase the range of the artillery and I'd like infantry's "take cover" ability to trigger automatically when they are targeted. I didn't see a range modifier in the files. Maybe I glanced over it.

[@r3-d2]

I can't Help you with the ability, but to change the range of a weapon you have to find the tag in Hardpoints.xml (If you are talking about the SPMA-T it is at the very bottom of the file)

[@iivin4233]

@@r3-d2 Thank you. I wasn't looking at the hardpoints. I was looking at 400.0 and 400.0

[@r3-d2]

@@iivin4233 ok, what you are talking about is the code that says how far the unit can see

[@iivin4233]

@@r3-d2 I ended up finding the right numbers to change to make it work. What you said got me thinking in the right direction though, thanks. Idk how you can mod without wanting to change a million other things. It's my first time modding files. Ambition grows like a hydra lol.

[@r3-d2]

@@iivin4233 You have no idea. It began as this tutorial, then It grew into an actual mod project on Moddb.com. The More you know, the more you wan to change about the game

[@isaacboyd9583]

Can you do a land unit one?

[@r3-d2]

Im still figuring out land units myself

[@isaacboyd9583]

@@r3-d2 i was wonder if i can add a species with sketch up instead of blender?

[@r3-d2]

@@isaacboyd9583 what do you mean?

[@isaacboyd9583]

@@r3-d2 Like I’m trying to add a new alien species that’s not Star Wars related and I’m trying to do a thing to wear like the Empire on a space station somewhere is doing genetic testing trying to create an ultimate species of soldier and the rebel alliance is tasked to liberate them at a young age and once you do that A couple years will pass and you’ll get them as a unit in the rebel alliance because they decided to join and I was wondering if I can use the sketch up model because I’m not good at creating models

[@r3-d2]

@@isaacboyd9583 That sounds really cool! If you have a model in sketch up and it can be converted into a file format that blender can use (.dae, abc, usd, svg, pdf, ply, stl, fbx, glb/gltf, obj or x3d) then rig it in blender, and export it as an alo/ala file. (DISCLAIMER: I AM BAD AT MODELING to and I have no idea how to rig/texture/animate models! All I know how to do is get the models into blender...

[@kelzadocbrother9598]

i dont have a mods folder in my eaw what do i do?

[@r3-d2]

Just make a folder called "Mods"

[@Silencer333]

I followed your tutorial fully and my ship is not showing up at all in GC or Skirmish. is there any advice i could get?

[@r3-d2]

check the and tags. So if your ship is for the empire then it should be Empire and should be between 1 and 5. make sure the tech level you start at is high enough. another common cause of this is the and tags, change both of them to False, unless you want to have the player steal the designs (This only works for the Rebels)

[@Silencer333]

@@r3-d2 i found out the problem, i was spelling my Mod Name like that instead of like this ModName. that was the whole issue

[@r3-d2]

@@Silencer333 oh yeah the mod name has to be one word or have _ between the words

[@Erolsaurus]

I followed your tutorial exactly, but I added the unit to Skirmish and whenever I attempt to place it the game crashes.

[@Erolsaurus]

Ah, I've found the issue. I regret that I deleted my entire mod because of this, but what I had to do was put the MC50 under the "Models" folder. I put it in a MC50 folder in Models instead. You may want to put this in your future videos: always make sure the model is in the models folder and not in any folder inside of it.

[@Kartell-hp3gi]

i have a question When my ship is supposed to attack it always turns to the side, why?

[@r3-d2]

the game automatically attempts to turn the side with the most weapons to the enemy

[@Kartell-hp3gi]

@@r3-d2 bro i have rig and add a custom ship with only weapons but when I want to attack he stops and turns

[@r3-d2]

@@Kartell-hp3gi like... you made the model yourself? you would need to ask someone else, modeling is not my wheelhouse.

[@Kartell-hp3gi]

@@r3-d2 Okay thank anyway bro

[@r3-d2]

@@Kartell-hp3gi yw, sorry i wasn't more helpful

[@Letheris]

did you create the model?, if not where would you download models like that

[@r3-d2]

No I did not create it there is a link in the discription for the download

[@r3-d2]

here is the link: www.moddb.com/mods/make-eaw-great-again-mega/addons/nikos-mega-free-releases

[@Letheris]

how would i add a hanger that can carries fighters and what fighters can i choose in the hanger?

[@r3-d2]

Good Question! Ill do a video soon

[@Letheris]

@@r3-d2 thanks so much, I wan to add a gozanti that comes with 1 fighter (I’m just experimenting with mods and stuff) and I wasn’t sure how to do it

[@r3-d2]

@@Letheris One Fighter, or One fighter Squadron? Ships can deploy individual fighters, but the way the fighters are designed is to be in squadrons, not individual fighters, so making ships deploy individual fighters makes them extremely buggy, however you could create a squadron unit with only one fighter in it. But that aside adding hangars to ships is very simple, but it is easier to show you than to tell you through a KZbin comment.

[@Letheris]

@@r3-d2 my bad I see how i wrote that a bit awkwardly I meant like 1 squadron, so a gozanti would deploy 1 fighter squadron

[@r3-d2]

@@Letheris Ok, Ill work on the video as soon as I can.

[@louislinnert8523]

Hello, I have a problem. I can't find the MC50 model in the given document, and all the other sipes in this document appear in green only. Can you help me ?

[@r3-d2]

do you have your mod file installed? It has to be in the EaW/FoC mod directory for the textures/effects to register. as for the model: Sorry! Wrong pack one sec...

[@MisterD_]

Hey I have question about existing models is there a way to add new hardpoints to them ? For exple mc80 with 2 extra laser hardpoint that where already used on the model and move these hardpoint to the location on the model where you want them (i coudn't move any of the hardpoints) I don't have a lot of expirience thanks!

[@r3-d2]

Yes you just have to change the attachment bone for the MC80 in Hardpoints.XML

[@MisterD_]

@@r3-d2 is it true that you also need 3 ds max for this ? And where do i find the right version 🤔 cuz the 6,8,9 and 2013 version are not really findable

[@r3-d2]

@@MisterD_ There is a Blender alo/ala plugin, but you have to use blender version 2.79b with the plugin and I have no idea how to texture or rig the models...

[@dll1b14]

this is super helpful. I'm trying to add a hero to the game. everything shows up, the game starts and runs fine, and the hero shows up on the build bar. when i go to build the hero, the game crashes as soon as it's built. any ideas as to why that might happen?

[@r3-d2]

there are all kinds of issues that can cause that, probably a syntax error.

[@dll1b14]

i totally changed the unit and it worked. no idea what it was. i definitely appreciate this video as someone who is very new to creating units in EAW. thanks for making it.

[@r3-d2]

​@@dll1b14 You are very welcome!

[@youraveragediscordmod9911]

i aperciate this video trying to add some deathtroopers thanks man

[@r3-d2]

You are very welcome

[@nikofreeman5696]

Спасибо большое за помощь!) I making submod for EaW Remake and now I can more and better.

[@louislinnert8523]

Ty ❤️ for switching the link, but now I have a different problem. All the changes I make in the xml files do not apply in game :( Pls help me.

[@r3-d2]

Did you add the code to an existing file or create a new one? If you created a new file be sure to add *your file name.XML to Gameobjectfiles.XML, otherwise the game cannot recognize that the code exists. Gameobjectfiles is a library of the different XMLs that the game uses for Factions Units etc.

[@louislinnert8523]

@@r3-d2 I edited an existing file, I just changed a few numbers because I wanted different stats for the units. However, those changes to not appear in game 🙁

[@r3-d2]

@@louislinnert8523 Which stats did you edit?

[@louislinnert8523]

@@r3-d2 Hp, credit costs and dmg.

[@r3-d2]

@@louislinnert8523 what ship did you edit? Did you save the file?

You are amazing

[@r3-d2]

Thank you

[@graustern3814]

Hey, When i make a Model in Blender. How do i transform it into a ALO File?

[@r3-d2]

You have to have a special Alo/Ala plugin for ALO models for blender. Just search for blender Alo/Ala plugin and download it, its easy to install.

Can I use this tutorial to add a YT-2000 to a mod?

[@r3-d2]

If it is in a fighter format then no, but I will have a tutorial on fighter squadrons coming out soon.

@@r3-d2 Actually its a freighter like Falcon

[@r3-d2]

@ You need to use my fighter tutorial for that kzbin.info/www/bejne/oX3RZq2pmKeEmZo

[@lautin6226]

Why is the mc50 in my alo. Green??? 😂

[@r3-d2]

did you put the textures in the right folder?

[@Erolsaurus]

I have another problem. I tried to add the Mediator to the game, and the engines and shields are working fine, but all the weapon hardpoints aren't.

[@GeneralTantor]

Hey if you simply wanted to remove a unit do you have to take out everything or just change one thing?

[@r3-d2]

You can just change the tag to 99. That is the simplest way to remove a unit from the build bar. You could also lock the production of any given unit through story events in your story file. (I plan to do a tutorial on story scripting soon but until then Here is a link to a scripting tutorial by .Pox on Moddb: www.moddb.com/games/star-wars-empire-at-war-forces-of-corruption/tutorials/a-guide-to-campaign-scripting this tutorial helped me get started with scripting) You could also straight up remove the unit from the file it is in, but I do not recommend this as it can cause errors in some other scripts, especially if they are part of the base game.

[@GeneralTantor]

@@r3-d2 ah cool thanks a lot!

[@r3-d2]

@@GeneralTantor You are very welcome

[@GeneralTantor]

@@r3-d2 Where do I find the Tech Required code?

[@r3-d2]

@@GeneralTantor Depends on the Unit you want to disable: The X-wing squadrons, A-Wing Squadrons, Y-Wing squadrons, and TIE Scout squadrons are found in SQUADRONS.XML The Corellian Corvette, Corellian Gunboat, Tartan cruiser, Marauder cruiser, and Broadside cruiser are found in SPACEUNITSCORVETTES.XML The Nebulon-B frigate, Assault Frigate, Victory SD, Acclamator, and Interdictor are found in SPACEUNITSFRIGATES.XML The ISD and MC80 are found in SPACEUNITSCAPITAL.XML And all units added in FoC have their own files: UNITS_SPACE_*FACTION**_UNIT_*_ or UNITS_LAND_*FACTION*_*UNIT*.

[@suplex3067]

Hey by any chance would it be possible for you to give a list of textures or models for troop types from other Star Wars games? Like the phase 3 vaders fist troopers from Star Wars the force unleashed wii edition, I wanna add them to my game and would love to learn if I maybe could get a little help?

[@r3-d2]

I dont know specifically where to find those, but there is a modder's discord for eaw that is full of assets and experienced modders that could help ill dm you the invite.

[@suplex3067]

@@r3-d2 that would be awesome if you could do so man! I’d love to try some of my own creations and contribute them to the community, big fan of eaw

[@r3-d2]

@@suplex3067 I sent you the invite

[@suplex3067]

@@r3-d2 where would the invite show up? I don’t see it anywhere yet 😆

[@r3-d2]

@@suplex3067 are you not Suplex#1709? i dmed it to that account

[@keysac22]

Hey this is great! Do you have any videos or tips on adding new ground units? Specifically, a hero unit?

[@r3-d2]

Im going to be making a tutorial when I get around to it

[@mysticdragonwolf89]

I used to do this flawlessly - I added the imperious and the palleon Star destroyers only missing the icon button step Then I’d play as the underworld with sole access in the campaign just to see how OP I became

[@kingkilwar]

This is to hard I can’t do it

[@r3-d2]

Don't give up. You can do it!

[@kingkilwar]

@@r3-d2 bruh I did

[@r3-d2]

@@kingkilwar what seems to be the problem?

[@kingkilwar]

@@r3-d2 idk it just to hard for me

[@razevec9041]

Well i wonder my friend- there is a thing that when i load a model with Aloviewer its on fire and has every texture effect(like explosion etc.) displayed on it. Is it normal? Also thanks for help, i was starting with modding on my own and i really appreciate this tutorial mate:)

[@r3-d2]

those are the damage particles and they have to be hidden by referenceing the bone they are attached to in the Tag the the hardpoint file, so yes it is normal. Also since you are starting out in modding: kzbin.info?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbjRzTmtnRlpxWWZNOExiUUJ1ek4zWTNnTE1Rd3xBQ3Jtc0tsbC1aa0dSdlV5SEd4MG1IOVFPTm5EcEZURXBDY0Y0VWNsTW8zZGVCb3NKcjgyN1AyX0ZhdzRuNERLdDFKVmNha3hwM2IycmdWVktvOXdwUE0xWTVIbVBPM3ZSSVBFaXgwZnZNWjNvLU5WbzI4Z1Rmbw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fforms%2Fd%2F1ty1U_wd6Ibexx0l3hQg5JGB4BIOLiJkZQxZrE7SfoSQ%2Fedit%3Fusp%3Dsharing&v=H9NByUX6OOM (This is an application for joining my modding team if you are interested.)

[@razevec9041]

@@r3-d2 Well id love to try, im not sure if i could help much however ill see as the current thing im working on will turn out! Thanks for the answer mate! And *by starting i literally mean 4day experience* lmao

[@r3-d2]

@@razevec9041 alright. Good luck with the modding! If you need help and dont end up joining the team, just comment or ask for a tutorial and ill see what i can do

[@fabiansilva4602]

great tutorial my brother, I subscribe and like, I have not reviewed your channel but you do not have a tutorial on how to create some models for the game ?.

[@r3-d2]

No, im not good with modeling and Eaw uses 3DStudio Max with a special plugin, and it is not a free software, so no I am sorry no modeling tutorials from me, but you may be able to find one elsewhere.

[@KaiserMattTygore927]

I got a real cool "perception parsing error" and I have no idea how to fix that bullshit :/

[@KaiserMattTygore927]

I managed to get past the parsing, but can't get the hardpoints to show up.