Adding Units - RTW

Overview

Please see Adding new units for beginners by Epistolary Richard until more information is added here.

Text Files Normally Involved

For adding normal units:

• export_descr_unit.txt
• descr_model_battle.txt
• export_units.txt

For mounts, engines, generals and captains:

• descr_mount.txt
• descr_engines.txt
• descr_character.txt

Note: export_descr_unit_enums.txt is redundant in RTW 1.5 and BI 1.6 and can safely be ignored.

Other Relevant Wiki Articles

• Overview of Battle Map Units for RTW
• Text Files Related to Battle Map Units for RTW (incomplete)
• Removing Units - Necessary if you exceed hard coded limits for number of units / dmb references.

Forum Tutorials

Forum Areas:

• Tutorials for Unit Editing on TWC
• Tutorials about RTW Units in Org Scriptorium

Directly Related Tutorials:

• Tutorial: Adding new units for beginners by Epistolary Richard - Recommended First Tutorial on this Subject
• Adding a unit to BI - my 300 spartan unit by Zhuge_Liang
• guide for unit editing by Blueoran

Other Tutorials of Interest:

• The Complete EDU Guide by Aradan

See Also

For changing strategic map 'units' see info on descr_model_strat.txt