View source for Rome: Total War's Animation Modification

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Glossary:

Stand = rest position of all animation, except for some animation set, all animation should start or end with position of this animation

Ready = position which character would take upon near the enemy position as ready for the fight

Advance = marching while ready, part of stand ready animation set

Retreat = Walking backward (not run away)

Shuffle = character combat manuveuring and movement without move their feet (especially when model get pushed by collision)

Selected = equivalent pose to ready on strat map character, it is pose which character do upon selected character by mouse click

null animation = not found it use in vanilla RTW/BI/ALEX or any mod so far but there is some hypothetical possibility for some possible usage based on cross comparison with M2TW animation mapping


Skeleton file's animation mapping

Tool requires:

1) IDX extract/packer, you could found it [https://www.twcenter.net/forums/downloads.php?do=file&id=3560 here].

2) RTW skeleton exporter (python3 script, required python 3 to work) you could found it [https://www.twcenter.net/forums/downloads.php?do=file&id=4610 here].


Skeleton files are inside data/animations/skeletons.dat. They need to be unpacked and convert to editable format (text) before edit and covert back to use in game.
==Rome Remastered Animation List==
For '''[[Rome Remastered Modding]]''' there are 300 possible animations that can be accessed within the packed skeletons, the internal names of these as supplied by Feral are listed below:
 	1	ANIM_STAND_IDLE
 	2	ANIM_IDLE_1_SHORT
 	3	ANIM_IDLE_1
 	4	ANIM_IDLE_2
 	5	ANIM_IDLE_3
 	6	ANIM_IDLE_4
 	7	ANIM_IDLE_5
 	8	ANIM_IDLE_6
 	9	ANIM_IDLE_7
 	10	ANIM_IDLE_8
 	11	ANIM_IDLE_9
 	12	ANIM_STAND_TURN_CW_1
 	13	ANIM_STAND_TURN_CW_2
 	14	ANIM_STAND_TURN_CCW_1
 	15	ANIM_STAND_TURN_CCW_2
 	16	ANIM_STAND_TO_WALK
 	17	ANIM_WALK
 	18	ANIM_WALK_TO_STAND
 	19	ANIM_STAND_TO_WALK_BACKWARDS
 	20	ANIM_WALK_BACKWARDS
 	21	ANIM_WALK_BACKWARDS_TO_STAND
 	22	ANIM_STAND_TO_RUN
 	23	ANIM_RUN
 	24	ANIM_RUN_TO_STAND
 	25	ANIM_RUN_TO_WALK
 	26	ANIM_WALK_TO_RUN
 	27	ANIM_READY_TO_STAND
 	28	ANIM_READY
 	29	ANIM_READY_IDLE_1
 	30	ANIM_READY_IDLE_2
 	31	ANIM_READY_IDLE_3
 	32	ANIM_READY_FATIGUED_1
 	33	ANIM_READY_FATIGUED_2
 	34	ANIM_READY_FATIGUED_3
 	35	ANIM_READY_LOW_MORALE_1
 	36	ANIM_READY_LOW_MORALE_2
 	37	ANIM_READY_LOW_MORALE_3
 	38	ANIM_READY_HIGH_MORALE_1
 	39	ANIM_READY_HIGH_MORALE_2
 	40	ANIM_READY_HIGH_MORALE_3
 	41	ANIM_READY_TURN_CW
 	42	ANIM_READY_TURN_CCW
 	43	ANIM_STAND_TO_READY
 	44	ANIM_READY_TO_ADVANCE
 	45	ANIM_ADVANCE
 	46	ANIM_ADVANCE_TO_READY
 	47	ANIM_READY_TO_RETREAT
 	48	ANIM_RETREAT
 	49	ANIM_RETREAT_TO_READY
 	50	ANIM_SHUFFLE_FORWARD
 	51	ANIM_SHUFFLE_BACK
 	52	ANIM_SHUFFLE_LEFT
 	53	ANIM_SHUFFLE_RIGHT
 	54	ANIM_READY_TO_BRACE
 	55	ANIM_BRACE
 	56	ANIM_BRACE_TO_READY
 	57	ANIM_JUMP
 	58	ANIM_REFUSE
 	59	ANIM_ATTACK_MID_LOW_1
 	60	ANIM_ATTACK_MID_LOW_2
 	61	ANIM_ATTACK_MID_CENTRE_1
 	62	ANIM_ATTACK_MID_CENTRE_2
 	63	ANIM_ATTACK_MID_HIGH_1
 	64	ANIM_ATTACK_MID_HIGH_2
 	65	ANIM_ATTACK_MID_OVERHEAD_1
 	66	ANIM_ATTACK_MID_OVERHEAD_2
 	67	ANIM_ATTACK_LEFT_LOW_1
 	68	ANIM_ATTACK_LEFT_LOW_2
 	69	ANIM_ATTACK_LEFT_CENTRE_1
 	70	ANIM_ATTACK_LEFT_CENTRE_2
 	71	ANIM_ATTACK_LEFT_HIGH_1
 	72	ANIM_ATTACK_LEFT_HIGH_2
 	73	ANIM_ATTACK_LEFT_OVERHEAD_1
 	74	ANIM_ATTACK_LEFT_OVERHEAD_2
 	75	ANIM_ATTACK_RIGHT_LOW_1
 	76	ANIM_ATTACK_RIGHT_LOW_2
 	77	ANIM_ATTACK_RIGHT_CENTRE_1
 	78	ANIM_ATTACK_RIGHT_CENTRE_2
 	79	ANIM_ATTACK_RIGHT_HIGH_1
 	80	ANIM_ATTACK_RIGHT_HIGH_2
 	81	ANIM_ATTACK_RIGHT_OVERHEAD_1
 	82	ANIM_ATTACK_RIGHT_OVERHEAD_2
 	83	ANIM_RUN_ATTACK
 	84	ANIM_ATTACK_MISSILE_READY
 	85	ANIM_ATTACK_MISSILE_HOLD
 	86	ANIM_ATTACK_MISSILE_RELEASE
 	87	ANIM_DIE_FORWARDS
 	88	ANIM_DIE_FORWARDS_VARIANT
 	89	ANIM_DIE_BACKWARDS
 	90	ANIM_DIE_BACKWARDS_VARIANT
 	91	ANIM_DIE_TO_BACK_RIGHT
 	92	ANIM_DIE_TO_BACK_RIGHT_VARIANT
 	93	ANIM_DIE_TO_BACK_LEFT
 	94	ANIM_DIE_TO_BACK_LEFT_VARIANT
 	95	ANIM_DIE_FALLING_CYCLE
 	96	ANIM_DIE_FALLING_END
 	97	ANIM_DIE_TRAMPLED_FRONT_SLIDE
 	98	ANIM_DIE_TRAMPLED_FRONT_ROLL
 	99	ANIM_DIE_TRAMPLED_REAR_SLIDE
 	100	ANIM_DIE_TRAMPLED_REAR_ROLL
 	101	ANIM_DIE_REFUSING
 	102	ANIM_DIE_GALLOPING
 	103	ANIM_DIE_CHARGING
 	104	ANIM_SHIELD_RAISED
 	105	ANIM_CHARGE
 	106	ANIM_STAND_TO_CHARGE
 	107	ANIM_READY_TO_CHARGE
 	108	ANIM_RUN_TO_CHARGE
 	109	ANIM_CHARGE_TO_READY
 	110	ANIM_CHARGE_ATTACK
 	111	ANIM_CHARGE_JUMP_ATTACK
 	112	ANIM_TESTUDO_OFFICER_STAND_TO_ADVANCE
 	113	ANIM_TESTUDO_OFFICER_ADVANCE
 	114	ANIM_TESTUDO_OFFICER_ADVANCE_TO_STAND
 	115	ANIM_TESTUDO_STAND_READY_TO_FRONT_ROW_STAND_READY
 	116	ANIM_TESTUDO_FRONT_ROW_STAND_READY
 	117	ANIM_TESTUDO_FRONT_ROW_ADVANCE_TO_STAND
 	118	ANIM_TESTUDO_FRONT_ROW_SHUFFLE_BACKWARDS
 	119	ANIM_TESTUDO_FRONT_ROW_SHUFFLE_FORWARDS
 	120	ANIM_TESTUDO_FRONT_ROW_SHUFFLE_LEFT
 	121	ANIM_TESTUDO_FRONT_ROW_SHUFFLE_RIGHT
 	122	ANIM_TESTUDO_FRONT_ROW_STAND_READY_TO_STAND_READY
 	123	ANIM_TESTUDO_FRONT_ROW_STAND_TO_ADVANCE
 	124	ANIM_TESTUDO_FRONT_ROW_ADVANCE
 	125	ANIM_TESTUDO_STAND_READY_TO_REAR_STAND_READY_1
 	126	ANIM_TESTUDO_STAND_READY_TO_REAR_STAND_READY_2
 	127	ANIM_TESTUDO_STAND_READY_TO_REAR_STAND_READY_3
 	128	ANIM_TESTUDO_STAND_READY_TO_REAR_STAND_READY_4
 	129	ANIM_TESTUDO_REAR_STAND_READY
 	130	ANIM_TESTUDO_REAR_ADVANCE_TO_STAND
 	131	ANIM_TESTUDO_REAR_SHUFFLE_BACKWARDS
 	132	ANIM_TESTUDO_REAR_SHUFFLE_FORWARDS
 	133	ANIM_TESTUDO_REAR_SHUFFLE_LEFT_1
 	134	ANIM_TESTUDO_REAR_SHUFFLE_LEFT_2
 	135	ANIM_TESTUDO_REAR_SHUFFLE_LEFT_3
 	136	ANIM_TESTUDO_REAR_SHUFFLE_LEFT_4
 	137	ANIM_TESTUDO_REAR_SHUFFLE_RIGHT_1
 	138	ANIM_TESTUDO_REAR_SHUFFLE_RIGHT_2
 	139	ANIM_TESTUDO_REAR_SHUFFLE_RIGHT_3
 	140	ANIM_TESTUDO_REAR_SHUFFLE_RIGHT_4
 	141	ANIM_TESTUDO_REAR_STAND_READY_TO_STAND_READY_1
 	142	ANIM_TESTUDO_REAR_STAND_READY_TO_STAND_READY_2
 	143	ANIM_TESTUDO_REAR_STAND_READY_TO_STAND_READY_3
 	144	ANIM_TESTUDO_REAR_STAND_READY_TO_STAND_READY_4
 	145	ANIM_TESTUDO_REAR_STAND_TO_ADVANCE
 	146	ANIM_TESTUDO_REAR_ADVANCE
 	147	ANIM_STAND_TO_HIDE
 	148	ANIM_HIDE
 	149	ANIM_HIDE_TO_STAND
 	150	ANIM_KNOCKBACK_BACK
 	151	ANIM_KNOCKBACK_BACK_MOVE
 	152	ANIM_KNOCKBACK_BACK_RIGHT
 	153	ANIM_KNOCKBACK_BACK_RIGHT_MOVE
 	154	ANIM_KNOCKBACK_FRONT
 	155	ANIM_KNOCKBACK_FRONT_MOVE
 	156	ANIM_KNOCKBACK_FRONT_LEFT
 	157	ANIM_KNOCKBACK_FRONT_LEFT_MOVE
 	158	ANIM_CLIMB_BACKWARDS
 	159	ANIM_CLIMB_IDLE
 	160	ANIM_CLIMB_FORWARDS
 	161	ANIM_STAND_TO_CLIMB
 	162	ANIM_STAND_TO_CLIMB_BACKWARDS
 	163	ANIM_CLIMB_FORWARDS_TO_STAND
 	164	ANIM_CLIMB_BACKWARDS_TO_STAND
 	165	ANIM_STAND_TO_SELECTED
 	166	ANIM_SELECTED
 	167	ANIM_SELECTED_TO_STAND
 	168	ANIM_SPY_STAND_TO_IDLE
 	169	ANIM_SPY_IDLE
 	170	ANIM_SPY_IDLE_TO_STAND
 	171	ANIM_SPY_STAND_TO_WALK
 	172	ANIM_SPY_WALK
 	173	ANIM_SPY_WALK_TO_STAND
 	174	ANIM_STAND_TO_BUILD_SETTLEMENT
 	175	ANIM_BUILD_SETTLEMENT
 	176	ANIM_BUILD_SETTLEMENT_TO_STAND
 	177	ANIM_STAND_TO_AMBUSH
 	178	ANIM_AMBUSH
 	179	ANIM_AMBUSH_TO_STAND
 	180	ANIM_DESPOIL
 	181	ANIM_DECIMATE
 	182	ANIM_INSURRECT
 	183	ANIM_SABOTAGE
 	184	ANIM_ASSASSINATE
 	185	ANIM_VICTORY
 	186	ANIM_CAPTURE_SETTLEMENT
 	187	ANIM_STAND_TO_NO_MP
 	188	ANIM_NO_MP
 	189	ANIM_NO_MP_TO_STAND
 	190	ANIM_STAND_TO_SIEGE
 	191	ANIM_SIEGE_IDLE
 	192	ANIM_SIEGE_ACTION
 	193	ANIM_SIEGE_TO_STAND
 	194	ANIM_TESTUDO_STAND_READY_TO_LEFT_STAND_READY
 	195	ANIM_TESTUDO_LEFT_STAND_READY_TO_STAND_READY
 	196	ANIM_TESTUDO_LEFT_STAND_READY
 	197 	ANIM_TESTUDO_LEFT_STAND_READY_TO_ADVANCE
 	198	ANIM_TESTUDO_LEFT_ADVANCE
 	199	ANIM_TESTUDO_LEFT_ADVANCE_TO_STAND_READY
 	200	ANIM_TESTUDO_LEFT_SHUFFLE_FORWARDS
 	201	ANIM_TESTUDO_LEFT_SHUFFLE_BACKWARDS
 	202	ANIM_TESTUDO_LEFT_SHUFFLE_LEFT
 	203	ANIM_TESTUDO_LEFT_SHUFFLE_RIGHT
 	204	ANIM_TESTUDO_STAND_READY_TO_RIGHT_STAND_READY
 	205	ANIM_TESTUDO_RIGHT_STAND_READY_TO_STAND_READY
 	206	ANIM_TESTUDO_RIGHT_STAND_READY
 	207	ANIM_TESTUDO_RIGHT_STAND_READY_TO_ADVANCE
 	208	ANIM_TESTUDO_RIGHT_ADVANCE
 	209	ANIM_TESTUDO_RIGHT_ADVANCE_TO_STAND_READY
 	210	ANIM_TESTUDO_RIGHT_SHUFFLE_FORWARDS
 	211	ANIM_TESTUDO_RIGHT_SHUFFLE_BACKWARDS
 	212	ANIM_TESTUDO_RIGHT_SHUFFLE_LEFT
 	213	ANIM_TESTUDO_RIGHT_SHUFFLE_RIGHT
 	214	ANIM_STAND_IDLE_TO_CREW_STAND_IDLE
 	215	ANIM_CREW_STAND_IDLE
 	216	ANIM_CREW_STAND_IDLE_TO_STAND_IDLE
 	217	ANIM_CREW_STAND_TO_CARRY_IDLE
 	218	ANIM_CREW_CARRY_IDLE
 	219	ANIM_CREW_CARRY_TO_CARRY_WALK
 	220	ANIM_CREW_CARRY_WALK
 	221	ANIM_CREW_CARRY_WALK_TO_CARRY
 	222	ANIM_CREW_CARRY_TO_STAND
 	223	ANIM_CREW_STAND_TO_PUSH
 	224	ANIM_CREW_PUSH
 	225	ANIM_CREW_PUSH_TO_STAND
 	226	ANIM_CREW_STAND_TO_PULL
 	227	ANIM_CREW_PULL
 	228	ANIM_CREW_PULL_TO_STAND
 	229	ANIM_CREW_STAND_TO_RAISE_HAND
 	230	ANIM_CREW_RAISE_HAND
 	231	ANIM_CREW_RAISE_HAND_TO_STAND
 	232	ANIM_CREW_STAND_TO_RAISE_HAND_2
 	233	ANIM_CREW_RAISE_HAND_2
 	234	ANIM_CREW_RAISE_HAND_2_TO_STAND
 	235	ANIM_CREW_STAND_TO_CRANK_BALLISTA_LEFT
 	236	ANIM_CREW_CRANK_BALLISTA_LEFT
 	237	ANIM_CREW_CRANK_BALLISTA_LEFT_TO_STAND
 	238	ANIM_CREW_STAND_TO_CRANK_BALLISTA_RIGHT
 	239	ANIM_CREW_CRANK_BALLISTA_RIGHT
 	240	ANIM_CREW_CRANK_BALLISTA_RIGHT_TO_STAND
 	241	ANIM_CREW_STAND_TO_CRANK_SCORPION
 	242	ANIM_CREW_CRANK_SCORPION
 	243	ANIM_CREW_CRANK_SCORPION_TO_FIRE_IDLE
 	244	ANIM_CREW_SCORPION_FIRE_IDLE
 	245	ANIM_CREW_SCORPION_FIRE_COMMENCE
 	246	ANIM_CREW_SCORPION_FIRE_RECOVER
 	247	ANIM_CREW_RELEASE_CRANK
 	248	ANIM_STEP_FORWARD
 	249	ANIM_STEP_BACK
 	250	ANIM_STEP_LEFT
 	251	ANIM_STEP_RIGHT
 	252	ANIM_GENERAL_SIGNAL_CHARGE
 	253	ANIM_GENERAL_SIGNAL_MOVE
 	254	ANIM_GENERAL_SIGNAL_REFORM
 	255	ANIM_GENERAL_SIGNAL_HALT
 	256	ANIM_READY_STAGGER_FORWARD
 	257	ANIM_READY_STAGGER_BACK
 	258	ANIM_READY_STAGGER_LEFT
 	259	ANIM_READY_STAGGER_RIGHT
 	260	ANIM_CREW_BALLISTA_LEFT_FIRE_IDLE
 	261	ANIM_CREW_BALLISTA_LEFT_FIRE_COMMENCE
 	262	ANIM_CREW_BALLISTA_LEFT_FIRE_RECOVER
 	263	ANIM_CREW_BALLISTA_RIGHT_FIRE_IDLE
 	264	ANIM_CREW_BALLISTA_RIGHT_FIRE_COMMENCE
 	265	ANIM_CREW_BALLISTA_RIGHT_FIRE_RECOVER
 	266	ANIM_REACT_GUARD_HIGH
 	267	ANIM_REACT_GUARD_LOW
 	268	ANIM_REACT_DODGE_HIGH
 	269	ANIM_REACT_DODGE_LOW
 	270	ANIM_REACT_FEINT_HIGH
 	271	ANIM_REACT_FEINT_LOW
 	272	ANIM_REACT_BACK_STEP
 	273	ANIM_KNOCKDOWN_LAUNCH
 	274	ANIM_KNOCKDOWN_STUMBLE
 	275	ANIM_KNOCKDOWN_LYING
 	276	ANIM_KNOCKDOWN_RECOVER
 	277	ANIM_TAUNT_1
 	278	ANIM_TAUNT_2
 	279	ANIM_TAUNT_3
 	280	ANIM_KILL_MOUNT
 	281	ANIM_IDLE_TO_DRUID_CHANT
 	282	ANIM_DRUID_CHANT
 	283	ANIM_DRUID_CHANT_TO_IDLE
 	284	ANIM_SCREECHING_WOMAN_IDLE_1
 	285	ANIM_SCREECHING_WOMAN_IDLE_2
 	286	ANIM_CELEBRATE
 	287	ANIM_SPYING_ACTION
 	288	ANIM_CONDUCT_DIPLOMACY
 	289	ANIM_IMPACT
 	290	ANIM_IDLE_TO_SWIM
 	291	ANIM_SWIM_TO_IDLE
 	292	ANIM_SWIM_IDLE
 	293	ANIM_SWIM
 	294	ANIM_SWIM_SHUFFLE_FORWARDS
 	295	ANIM_SWIM_SHUFFLE_BACKWARDS
 	296	ANIM_SWIM_SHUFFLE_LEFT
 	297	ANIM_SWIM_SHUFFLE_RIGHT
 	298	ANIM_SWIM_ATTACK
 	299	ANIM_BERSERKER_SWING_ATTACK_LEFT
 	300	ANIM_BERSERKER_SWING_ATTACK_RIGHT

Additional animations including those for exhausted troops can be added via the descr_skeleton_feral_overrides.txt file the full internal names of the additional anims as advised by Feral are:
 FERAL_ANIM_FAST_RUN
 FERAL_ANIM_HEAVY_RUN
 FERAL_ANIM_CAMEL_RIDER_STAND_TO_WALK
 FERAL_ANIM_CAMEL_RIDER_STAND_TO_RUN
 FERAL_ANIM_CAMEL_RIDER_STAND_TO_CHARGE
 FERAL_ANIM_CAMEL_RIDER_WALK
 FERAL_ANIM_CAMEL_RIDER_WALK_TO_STAND
 FERAL_ANIM_CAMEL_RIDER_WALK_TO_RUN
 FERAL_ANIM_CAMEL_RIDER_RUN
 FERAL_ANIM_CAMEL_RIDER_RUN_TO_STAND
 FERAL_ANIM_CAMEL_RIDER_RUN_TO_WALK
 FERAL_ANIM_CAMEL_RIDER_RUN_TO_CHARGE
 FERAL_ANIM_CAMEL_RIDER_SHUFFLE_BACK
 FERAL_ANIM_CAMEL_RIDER_SHUFFLE_FORWARD
 FERAL_ANIM_CAMEL_RIDER_CHARGE
 FERAL_ANIM_CAMEL_RIDER_STAND_TURN_CCW
 FERAL_ANIM_CAMEL_RIDER_STAND_TURN_CW
 FERAL_ANIM_HORSEMAN_REAR
 FERAL_ANIM_DIE_FALLING_CYCLE_VAR_01
 FERAL_ANIM_DIE_FALLING_END_VAR_01
 FERAL_ANIM_DIE_FALLING_CYCLE_VAR_02
 FERAL_ANIM_DIE_FALLING_END_VAR_02
 FERAL_ANIM_DIE_FALLING_CYCLE_VAR_03
 FERAL_ANIM_DIE_FALLING_END_VAR_03
 FERAL_ANIM_DIE_FALLING_CYCLE_GALLOPING
 FERAL_ANIM_DIE_FALLING_END_GALLOPING
 FERAL_ANIM_EXHAUSTED_WALK
 FERAL_ANIM_NORMAL_TO_EXHAUSTED_WALK
 FERAL_ANIM_EXHAUSTED_TO_NORMAL_WALK
 FERAL_ANIM_EXHAUSTED_WALK_TO_STAND
 FERAL_ANIM_STAND_TO_EXHAUSTED_WALK
 FERAL_ANIM_EXHAUSTED_WALK_TO_EXHAUSTED_RUN
 FERAL_ANIM_EXHAUSTED_RUN
 FERAL_ANIM_NORMAL_TO_EXHAUSTED_RUN
 FERAL_ANIM_EXHAUSTED_TO_NORMAL_RUN
 FERAL_ANIM_EXHAUSTED_RUN_TO_STAND
 FERAL_ANIM_STAND_TO_EXHAUSTED_RUN
 FERAL_ANIM_EXHAUSTED_RUN_TO_EXHAUSTED_WALK
 FERAL_ANIM_EXHAUSTED_RUN_TO_CHARGE
 FERAL_ANIM_EXHAUSTED_CHARGE
 FERAL_ANIM_READY_TO_EXHAUSTED_CHARGE
 FERAL_ANIM_EXHAUSTED_CHARGE_TO_STAND
to add them via the text file you need to omit the FERAL_ANIM part e.g, for FERAL_ANIM_EXHAUSTED_RUN use "exhausted_run"
 type		fs_swordsman
 anim		exhausted_run		data/animations/extra/exhausted/lis/lis_exhausted_run.anim;
The override animations are named .anim and placed in data/animations/extra etc, they are not included in the packs.  The .anim files are a similar format to the .cas files produced by XIDX unpacking the animation packs.  They are not the same format as non-packed full M2TW .cas files.

===Animation Scaling in RR===
RR does not use differently scaled anims within the pack files.  For packed anims the skeleton scale is simply applied to them.   This avoids the problems of working with unpacked animations where differently scaled anims with the same name overwrite each other.

However, this scaling system DOES NOT work for the .anim files used via descr_skeleton_feral_overrides.txt.  If you want a scaled skeleton to use an override animation you need to make yourself a new .anim with the same scale as the skeleton.

==Rome Total War Animation List==
In the original '''Rome Total War''' there are 297 possible animation entries used in skeleton files, none of those files contain all of these entries and missing entries would under omission and represent by tail of "0" which represent skipping of animation entries.  The possible entries and estimated useage are listed below:

  1) Character's idle position / standing crew idle position (rest position, whole table would called it shortly as "stand" as it is primary position which would coming back to visit often)
  2) Character's idle animation (1) (short idle?)
  3) Character's idle animation (2) / elephant/chariot rider idle (1)
  4) Character's idle animation (3) / elephant/chariot rider idle (2)
  5) Character's idle animation (4) / elephant/chariot rider idle (3)
  6) Character's idle animation (5) / elephant/chariot stand crew idle (1)
  7) Character's idle animation (6) / elephant/chariot stand crew idle (2)
  8) Character's idle animation (7) / elephant/chariot stand crew idle (3)
  9) Character's idle animation (8) / elephant/chariot stand crew idle (4)
  10) Character's idle animation (9) / elephant/chariot stand crew idle (5)
  11) Character's idle animation (10) / elephant/chariot stand crew idle (6)
  12) Battle map character's stand to turn 90 degree right (not part of m2tw animation mapping)
  13) Strat map character's turn to selected clockwise (not part of m2tw animation mapping)
  14) Battle map character's stand to turn 90 degree left (not part of m2tw animation mapping)
  15) Strat map character's turn to selected counterclockwise (not part of m2tw animation mapping)
  16) Character's stand to march / carriage stand crew "stand to lean left"
  17) Character's march loop / carriage stand crew "lean left"
  18) Character's march to stand / carriage stand crew "lean left to stand"
  19) Strat map character's walk to selected loop
  20) Strat map character's standing to step backward
  21) Strat map character's step backward
  22) Battle map character's stand to run / carriage stand crew "stand to lean right" / strat map character's step backward to stand
  23) Character's run loop / carriage stand crew "lean right"
  24) Character's run to stand / carriage stand crew "lean right to stand"
  25) Character's run to march
  26) Character's march to run
  27) Character's ready to stand
  28) Character's ready
  29) Character's ready idle animation (ready high fatigue?)
  30) Character's ready idle animation (ready high fatigue?)
  31) Character's ready idle animation (ready high fatigue?)
  32) Character's ready idle animation (ready fatigue?)
  33) Character's ready idle animation (ready fatigue?)
  34) Character's ready idle animation (ready fatigue?)
  35) Character's ready idle animation (ready low fatigue + low morale?)
  36) Character's ready idle animation (ready low fatigue + low morale?)
  37) Character's ready idle animation (ready low fatigue + low morale?)
  38) Character's ready idle animation (ready low fatigue + high morale?)
  39) Character's ready idle animation (ready low fatigue + high morale?)
  40) Character's ready idle animation (ready low fatigue + high morale?)
  41) Character's ready turn 90 right
  42) Character's ready turn 90 left
  43) Character's stand to ready
  44) Character's ready to advance
  45) Character's advance (loop)
  46) Character's advance to ready
  47) Character's ready to retreat
  48) Character's retreat
  49) Character's retreat to ready
  50) Character's shuffle forward
  51) Character's shuffle back
  52) Character's shuffle left
  53) Character's shuffle right
  54) null animation: (m2tw ready to brace?)		5
  55) null animation: (m2tw brace?)
  56) null animation: (m2tw brace to ready?)
  57) null animation: (m2tw jump?)
  58) null animation: (m2tw refuse?)
  59) Battle map character's attack low (1)
  60) Battle map character's attack low (2)
  61) Battle map character's attack horizontal (1)
  62) Battle map character's attack horizontal (2)
  63) Battle map character's attack high (1)
  64) Battle map character's attack high (2)
  65) Battle map character's attack slash over (vanilla only using with cavalry, but infantry also able to use it)
  66) Battle map character's slash left downward
  67) Battle map character's thrust left downward
  68) Battle map character's slash left (attack left horizonal?)			
  69) Battle map character's thrust left (attack left horizonal?)			
  70) Battle map character's slash left upward
  71) Battle map character's thrust left upward
  72) null animation: (Battle map character's attack left overhead?)
  73) null animation: (Battle map character's attack left overhead?)
  74) Battle map character's slash right downward
  75) Battle map character's thrust right downward
  76) Battle map character's slash right (right horizonal?)
  77) Battle map character's thrust right (right horizonal?)
  78) Battle map character's slash right upward
  79) Battle map character's thrust right upward / Strat Map general/captain/navy's attack
  80) Battle map character's overhead chop right
  81) Battle map character's overhead chop right downward
  82) Battle map character's run attack
  83) Battle map character's ready to aim range attack
  84) Battle map character's aim range attack
  85) Battle map character's release range attack
  86) Character's (stabed) dying forwards
  87) Character's (die) forwards
  88) Character's dying backwards (1)
  89) Character's dying backwards (2)
  90) Character's dying to his right
  91) Character's die back right
  92) null animation: (character's dying to his left?)
  93) null animation: (character's die back left?)
  94) Battle map character's flailing cycle
  95) Battle map character's flailing landing
  96) null animation: (Battle map character's die trampled front slide?)
  97) Battle map character's man trampled down roll from front
  98) null animation: (Battle map character's die trampled rear slide?)
  99) null animation: (Battle map character's die trampled rear roll?)
  100) null animation: (Battle map character's die refusing?)
  101) null animation: (Battle map character's die galloping?)
  102) Battle map character's dying backwards/charge death
  103) null animation: (Battle map character's shield raised?)
  104) Battle map character's charge loop
  105) Battle map character's ready to charge (stand to charge?)
  106) null animation: (stand ready to charge?)
  107) Battle map character's run to charge
  108) Battle map character's charge to stand ready
  109) Battle map character's charge attack
  110) Battle map character's charge attack (charge jump attack)
  111) Battle map character's testudo/shieldwall, stand ready to advance
  112) Battle map character's testudo/shieldwall, advance
  113) Battle map character's testudo/shieldwall, advance to stand ready
  114) Battle map character's testudo/shieldwall, stand ready to front row stand ready
  115) Battle map character's testudo/shieldwall, front row stand ready
  116) Battle map character's testudo/shieldwall, front row advance to stand
  117) Battle map character's testudo/shieldwall, front row shuffle backwards
  118) Battle map character's testudo/shieldwall, front row shuffle forwards
  119) Battle map character's testudo/shieldwall, front row shuffle left
  120) Battle map character's testudo/shieldwall, front row shuffle right
  121) Battle map character's testudo/shieldwall, front row stand ready to stand ready
  122) Battle map character's testudo/shieldwall, front row stand to advance
  123) Battle map character's testudo/shieldwall, front row advance
  124) Battle map character's testudo, stand ready to rear stand ready (1) (not using by shieldwall or other special formation)
  125) Battle map character's testudo, stand ready to rear stand ready (2) (not using by shieldwall or other special formation)
  126) Battle map character's testudo, stand ready to rear stand ready (3) (not using by shieldwall or other special formation)
  127) Battle map character's testudo, stand ready to rear stand ready (4) (not using by shieldwall or other special formation)
  128) Battle map character's testudo, rear stand ready (not using by shieldwall or other special formation)
  129) Battle map character's testudo, rear advance to stand (not using by shieldwall or other special formation)
  130) Battle map character's testudo, rear shuffle backwards (not using by shieldwall or other special formation)
  131) Battle map character's testudo, rear shuffle forwards (not using by shieldwall or other special formation)
  132) Battle map character's testudo, rear shuffle left (1) (not using by shieldwall or other special formation)
  133) Battle map character's testudo, rear shuffle left (2) (not using by shieldwall or other special formation)
  134) Battle map character's testudo, rear shuffle left (3) (not using by shieldwall or other special formation)
  135) Battle map character's testudo, rear shuffle left (4) (not using by shieldwall or other special formation)
  136) Battle map character's testudo, rear shuffle right (1) (not using by shieldwall or other special formation)
  137) Battle map character's testudo, rear shuffle right (2) (not using by shieldwall or other special formation)
  138) Battle map character's testudo, rear shuffle right (3) (not using by shieldwall or other special formation)
  139) Battle map character's testudo, rear shuffle right (4) (not using by shieldwall or other special formation)
  140) Battle map character's testudo, rear stand ready to stand ready (1) (not using by shieldwall or other special formation)
  141) Battle map character's testudo, rear stand ready to stand ready (2) (not using by shieldwall or other special formation)
  142) Battle map character's testudo, rear stand ready to stand ready (3) (not using by shieldwall or other special formation)
  143) Battle map character's testudo, rear stand ready to stand ready (4) (not using by shieldwall or other special formation)
  144) Battle map character's testudo, rear stand to advance (not using by shieldwall or other special formation)
  145) Battle map character's testudo, rear advance (not using by shieldwall or other special formation)
  146) Battle map character's stand to hide
  147) Battle map character's hide
  148) Battle map character's hide to stand
  149) Battle map character's stand ready back impact
  150) Battle map character's m_stand ready back impact
  151) Battle map character's stand ready back right impact
  152) Battle map character's m_stand ready back right impact
  153) Battle map character's stand ready front impact
  154) Battle map character's m_stand ready front impact
  155) Battle map character's stand ready front left impact
  156) Battle map character's m_stand ready front left impact
  157) Battle map character's climb down ladder
  158) Battle map character's idle still on ladder
  159) Battle map character's climb up ladder
  160) Battle map character's stand idle to climb ladder
  161) Battle map character's battlement to claimb ladder left side
  162) Battle map character's climb off ladder onto left to stand ready
  163) Battle map character's climb down ladder to stand ready
  164) Strat map character's stand to selected
  165) Strat map character's selected
  166) Strat map character's selected to stand
  167) null animation: (m2tw spy stand to idle?, but rtw spy using character stand/idle animation slot above)
  168) null animation: (m2tw spy idle?, but rtw spy using character stand/idle animation slot above)
  169) null animation: (m2tw spy idle to stand?, but rtw spy using character stand/idle animation slot above)
  170) null animation: (m2tw spy stand to walk?, but rtw spy using character walking/marching animation slot above)
  171) null animation: (m2tw spy walk?, but rtw spy using character walking/marching animation slot above)
  172) null animation: (m2tw spy walk to stand?, but rtw spy using character walking/marching animation slot above)
  173) Strat map character's stand to build
  174) Strat map character's build loop
  175) Strat map character's build to stand
  176) Strat map character's stand to ambush
  177) Strat map character's ambush loop
  178) Strat map character's ambush to stand
  179) Strat map character's despoil
  180) Strat map character's decimate army
  181) Strat map character's insurrect army
  182) Strat map character's sabotage
  183) Strat map character's assassinate
  184) Strat map character's battle victory
  185) Strat map character's capture settlement
  186) Strat map character's stand to hide
  187) Strat map character's hide loop
  188) Strat map character's hide to stand
  189) Strat map character's stand to siege
  190) Strat map character's siege idle
  191) Strat map character's siege
  192) Strat map character's siege to stand
  193) Battle map character's testudo/shieldwall, stand ready to left column stand ready
  194) Battle map character's testudo/shieldwall, left column stand ready to stand ready
  195) Battle map character's testudo/shieldwall, left column stand ready
  196) Battle map character's testudo/shieldwall, left column stand to advance
  197) Battle map character's testudo/shieldwall, left column advance
  198) Battle map character's testudo/shieldwall, left column advance to stand
  199) Battle map character's testudo/shieldwall, left column shuffle forward
  200) Battle map character's testudo/shieldwall, left column shuffle backwards
  201) Battle map character's testudo/shieldwall, left column shuffle left
  202) Battle map character's testudo/shieldwall, left column shuffle right
  203) Battle map character's testudo/shieldwall, stand ready to right column stand ready
  204) Battle map character's testudo/shieldwall, right column stand ready to stand ready
  205) Battle map character's testudo/shieldwall, right column stand ready
  206) Battle map character's testudo/shieldwall, right column stand to advance
  207) Battle map character's testudo/shieldwall, right column advance
  208) Battle map character's testudo/shieldwall, right column advance to stand
  209) Battle map character's testudo/shieldwall, right column shuffle forward
  210) Battle map character's testudo/shieldwall, right column shuffle backward
  211) Battle map character's testudo/shieldwall, right column shuffle left
  212) Battle map character's testudo/shieldwall, right column shuffle right
  213) Battle map character's carry ladder, idle
  214) Battle map character's carry ladder, stand idle empty hands
  215) Battle map character's carry ladder, idle to stand idle
  216) Battle map character's carry ladder, empty hand to carry object
  217) Battle map character's carry ladder, stand to walk carrying object
  218) Battle map character's carry ladder, walk carrying object
  219) Battle map character's carry ladder, walk to stand carry object
  220) Battle map character's carry ladder, carry object to empty hands
  221) Battle map character's stand to push heavy object
  222) Battle map character's push heavy object loop
  223) Battle map character's push heavy object to stand
  224) Battle map character's artillery crew, stand to pull
  225) Battle map character's artillery crew, pull loop
  226) Battle map character's artillery crew, pull to stand
  227) Battle map character's artillery crew, carry to raise hand in air
  228) Battle map character's artillery crew, raise hand in air
  229) Battle map character's artillery crew, raise hand to carry
  230) Battle map character's artillery crew, carry to raise hand in air
  231) Battle map character's artillery crew, raised hand in air loop
  232) Battle map character's artillery crew, raised hand to carry
  233) Battle map character's artillery crew, ballista crew left stand to crank
  234) Battle map character's artillery crew, ballista crew left crack loop
  235) Battle map character's artillery crew, ballista crew left fire idle
  236) Battle map character's artillery crew, ballista crew right stand to crank
  237) Battle map character's artillery crew, ballista crew right crack loop
  238) Battle map character's artillery crew, ballista crew right fire idle
  239) Battle map character's artillery crew, scorpion crew stand to crank
  240) Battle map character's artillery crew, scorpion crew crank
  241) Battle map character's artillery crew, scorpion crew crank to fire idle
  242) Battle map character's artillery crew, scorpion crew fire idle
  243) Battle map character's artillery crew, scorpion crew fire commence
  244) Battle map character's artillery crew, scorpion crew fire recover
  245) Battle map character's artillery crew, stand idle release crank
  246) Battle map character's combat front step
  247) Battle map character's combat back step
  248) Battle map character's combat left step
  249) Battle map character's combat right step
  250) Battle map captain/general's command signal, charge
  251) Battle map captain/general's command signal, move
  252) Battle map captain/general's command signal, reform
  253) Battle map captain/general's command signal, halt
  254) Battle map character's push back (m2tw stagger?)
  255) null animation: (m2tw stagger?)
  256) null animation: (m2tw stagger?)
  257) Battle map character's artillery crew, ballista crew left fire idle
  258) Battle map character's artillery crew, ballista crew left fire commence
  259) Battle map character's artillery crew, ballista crew left fire recover
  260) Battle map character's artillery crew, ballista crew right fire idle
  261) Battle map character's artillery crew, ballista crew right fire commence
  262) Battle map character's artillery crew, ballista crew right fire recover
  263) Battle map character's guard_left
  264) Battle map character's guard_right
  265) Battle map character's dodge_left
  266) Battle map character's dodge_right
  267) Battle map character's feint_left
  268) Battle map character's feint_right
  269) Battle map character's combat stepback
  270) Battle map character's knockdown launch
  271) Battle map character's knockdown
  272) Battle map character's knockdown idle
  273) Battle map character's knockdown idle to stand ready
  274) Battle map character's taunt animation (1) / rider taunt
  275) Battle map character's taunt animation (2) / standing crew taunt
  276) Battle map character's taunt animation (3)
  277) Battle map elephant rider's kill elephant
  278) Battle map character's stand idle to chant
  279) Battle map character's chant animation
  280) Battle map character's chant to stand idle
  281) Battle map character's screeching (1)
  282) Battle map character's screeching (2)
  283) Battle map character's celebrate animation
  284) Strat map character's spying
  285) Strat map character's Diplomat treaty action
  286) Strat map character's general/captain's impact
  287) Battle map character's swimming, stand to swim
  288) Battle map character's swimming, swim to stand
  289) Battle map character's swimming, treadwater
  290) Battle map character's swimming (loop)
  291) Battle map character's swimming, shuffle forward
  292) Battle map character's swimming, shuffle backward
  293) Battle map character's swimming, shuffle left
  294) Battle map character's swimming, shuffle right
  295) Battle map character's swimming, attack
  296) Battle map character's berserker's special (berserker swing attack left?)
  297) null animation: (berserker swing attack right?)

Note:
1) No vanilla skeletons that contain active entries for all of animation in mapping but all of them could be add/insert if you counting omission zeroes (zero tails) properly (modding skeleton by modder)

2) Vanilla RTW skeletons are very economical with animation entries inside so not all of those skeletons could perform all task you want to

  - Strat map animation's entries only available in skeleton specified for strat map character of specific type in vanilla
  - Character's ready idle animation entries are only using in skeletons from Rome:Medieval mods
  - Command signals animation entries are only available in swordsman, sword cavalry, and dagger skeletons in vanilla RTW
  - Artillery crew operation animation entries are only available in dagger skeleton in vanilla RTW
  - screeching animation entries are only available in dagger skeleton in vanilla RTW
  - Slingers and Head Hurlers using slinger skeletons which not able to shared with other normal units and only able to perform limit task due to they have additional bone (weapon bone) in their skeleton/model 

3) If animation entries missing in skeleton. these things could happened in game when engine demand such action to do on model

  3.1) If action is idle animations/taunt/celebrate varients, nothing would happened and character would stand in rest position instead
  3.2) If action is combat attack animation, it would never using varient entries that get ommision in skeleton and only using one that available for skeleton
  3.3) If death animation missing, game would crash before reaching main menu
  3.4) If command signal/chant/screeching animation missing, there would no sound that accompany those action and may not generate any effect in battle too
  3.5) Most of command-specific animation would generate ctd upon action if their animation entries get ommission/missing

4) Some animation entries still have no report on their role using by any sources, if anyone discover what they really are, please report


== <big><big>'''Extracting Animations and Skeletons'''</big></big> ==

In '''Rome: Total War''', skeletons and animations are packed. You can find the vanilla entries inside the data/animations folder:

[[File:Folder.png|650px|left]]<br><br><br><br><br><br><br>

The savest way to modify animations and skeletons is to copy all the .dat and .idx files into a locally created folder.
This folder should have the name 'animations', as otherwise the extracting tool won't work as supposed.<br>
You can ofcourse place this folder inside another one, such as the name of the mod you are working on.

When you pasted the files inside this animations folder, you can place the animations pack/unpack tools at the same location. You can find the tools [https://www.twcenter.net/forums/downloads.php?do=file&id=3560 here].<br>
<br>
The next thing you need to do, is to extract the skeletons and animation files.
* Run '''extract_animations.bat'''
* Run '''extract_skeletons.bat'''

After the process is completed, you can see all skeletons, and a folder named 'data', containing all the animations:
[[File:Skeletons.png|650px|left]]<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>

Now you have the files you can work with. The first thing you need to do is to convert the skeleton you want into a text file.<br>
To achieve this, you need to run the '''RTWskeletonconverter.py''', and select 'Skeleton to Text Converter'. Please note that you need ''Python 3.0'' to run this file.<br>


For '''Rome Remastered''' '''[[IWTE_-_Rome_Remastered_Functions#Packed_Skeletons_and_Animations|IWTE]]''' can be used to unpack/pack and edit animations and skeletons.


[[Category:RTW Skins, Models & Animations]]