Objects

[junk2drive]

Looking in the objects folder, some things have s4f, some have dds, none have both. I compare that to a unit which has s4f, dds and destroyed dds.

I can place the destroyed_car on the map in the editor. It is an s4f. Can I place a destroyed tank, say a Sherman, on a map? Can I simply copy the s4f from units to objects?

[adherbal]

many objects share same texture. For example most vegetation textures are placed in a single DDS. Not sure if using vehicle models works. It's worth a try.

[junk2drive]

No

I used the Sherman_0.s4f, nope. Added the D dds, nope. Renamed to Sherman.s4f, nope. The car is not in the Objects.txt so I don't think it needs to be added there.

[pipfromslitherine]

There is usually a correspondence between a unit s4f and it's textures - each unit has a single main texture and (if needed) a destroyed one. Note that the names of the s4f and the texture do not need to be the same as the texture name is defined in the s4f

Object s4fs all tend to reference a small number of textures for their detail. This is for performance mainly, as having tons of different textures is signficantly less efficient.

Hope that helps

Cheers

Pip

[junk2drive]

Sounds like someone would have to open the unit s4f and export it as an object s4f.

Is there a way to put destroyed units on the map in the editor? My thought with objects is that they cannot be removed/bulldozed.

[IainMcNeil]

You can use the script to create a unit and then destroy it

I dont know if it would end up smoking, it might even explode which you may not want.

[tim1966]

In a similar vein - is it possible to use the aircraft models as objects on the ground to be destroyed?

[Merr]

j2j,

Here's how to add a destroyed Sherman Object to the map (in the Editor) ....

1. Create a folder in your Objects folder in your campaign folder ..... ie My Games\BBCBA\CAMPAIGNS\My_Campaign\Objects\destroyed
2. Copy these files to the new folder .... sherman_0.s4f, sherman_d.dds
3. Rename the sherman_d.dds to sherman.dds (changes the default sherman texture).
4. Create an OBJECTS txt file in your destroyed folder and add this line ...

[SHERMAN_0]
BLOCKING
FADE

5. Save the OBJECTS.txt file
6. Open the editor and load your campaign, then click on the object icon ... you should see a new folder called destroyed containing the sherman_0 object.

NOTE : No need to add BLOCKING or FADE ... I did this to block LOS and fade the object when entered. The basic line you need can just read ;

[SHERMAN_0]

Should work with any unit you want as a static unit, ie planes.

Hope this helps.