Dwarf Steam Tank

*NOTICE* All of my screenshots are taken with my certified potato pc™.
This means (at least in theory) that my custom units will look better on your high-end machine (if you do have one).
So don’t be scared off by my horrible screenshots, thanks.

*NOTICEX2* All of these custom models are LOD 0 only.
This means that (aside from the units’ impostor models generated at long distances) these custom units will not lose details when zooming out.
This may result in a minor or moderate impact on your FPS.

*Please consult the Known Issues and QA sections before commenting, thanks.*

Please notice that the units’ stats screenshot was taken with the unit size setting set to large, so expect more HP if you are playing on Ultra.

This mod adds the following units for the Dwarfs, respectively:

-Dwarf Steam Tank
-Dwarf Steam Tank (Flame ammo)
-Dwarf Steam Tank (Grudge Rocket Battery)

They are all available through the Dwarf Engineer building chain.
You’ll also need a tier 2 Dwarf smith as an additional building.
They all have custom destroyed models.

Ok, presentation over: let’s dive into the technical stuff!

*COMPATIBILITY*

As far as I know this mod works with pretty much everything that do not mess too much with vanilla units.
Should be usable with an ongoing campaign but in my opinion You should not take any chances and use this mod on a brand new campaign to avoid any problems.

*KNOWN ISSUES*
-The extra second turret model is not using the Steam tank’s turret animation but it’s part of the Steam tank main model so don’t expect it to behave like a turret= all of the extra turrets are just for show, they will not shoot anything.
-These units do have access to the additional Steam Tank’s turret attacks though, so when the enemies will be close enough you’ll see additional missile attacks every now and then, BUT: these additional attacks will have odd launch positions and (sometimes) will not damage properly the enemies because they are mapped for the Empire Steam Tank model, which is smaller if compared to this Dwarf Steam Tank.
-Upon death this unit will briefly spawn the original Empire Steam Tank model before loading the custom Dwarf Steam Tank destroyed model, no idea why.
-While the Dwarf Steam Tank (Grudge Rocket Battery) has custom coloured rockets, the ones used by the volley ability will always be the red ones: that’s due to the fact that you can only assign a single rigid model as projectile for ranged attacks/abilities.
-Custom wheels are not animated and will not move, the only wheels that are currently functioning are the original Empire Steam tank’s wheels (which are currently still visible if seen from certain angulations and/or with camera mods)
-If You are experiencing weird glowing effects on the units then please use this mod https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2922534576 until CA officially fixes that issue.
-Missing textures with certain graphic settings/while looking from certain angles: LOD issues/missing textures issues can be caused by low settings, LOD mods, Immortal Empires BETA bugs and/or even some faulty version of H3ro asset editor.
Translated= I generally can’t do anything about that.
If you are experiencing low poly models+missing textures related to the current state of the game there isn’t a common solution that works for everyone, but I managed to fix that by doing the following:
-Disable Sharpening
-Enable FXAA
-Enable Unlimited video memory

*UPDATES POLICY*

Let me be straight with you…when the mod status change from updated to outdated….if you start to spam in the comment section things like "update pls, OMG UPDATE, can we have an update my good sir?, UpDaTe!1!1!1" and similar stuff….know that https://media.giphy.com/media/e3URFlLQywEPC/giphy.gif

…But jokes aside: please don’t do that.
When it becomes necessary, and when I can, I will update my stuff, do not worry.

*QA*
-"Are those banners using faction’s colours or fixed colours?"
Fixed.
Had to get rid of the faction’s colours since they were also affecting the custom banner’s symbols.
-"Any chance to get custom animation/animated props for these units in future?"
Not by me.
I don’t make custom animations.
Feel free to make any kind of submod (including animation improvements submods), you have my permission.
-"Any chance to get units/heroes/lords on top of those tanks?"
Not interested in custom mounts, sorry.
That would probably require custom animations anyway.
Again: feel free to make any kind of submod, you have my permission.
-"Lord’s Red line?Tech buffs?"
I gave them generic Dwarf and artillery sets so they should get buffs related to those sets.
-"SFO/Radious ecc. ?"
As a matter of fact I’m officially retired from SFO/Overhaul related mods.
As always: If you already have previous experience in SFO submodding feel free to make an SFO version out of any of my mods that are currently missing one, I will link your submods if you provide me with a link.
-"Your mods are ugly and janky, why? just why?"
Here’s a friendly reminder: I’m just an amateur and nothing more.
If you want beautiful stuff with no jank then stick with CA and/or professional modders and avoid my mods, simple as that really.

– Runes of the Karaz Ankor submod here https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2884052465
– Korean translation submod here https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2958416153

And that’s all I guess!
Credits time!

Thanks to Venris https://steamcommunity.com/id/venrissfo and his crew for creating BSB https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2179398162 the assets for those custom banners are from there.
Thanks to ChaosRobie https://steamcommunity.com/id/ChaosRobie for being the first to pioneer the Dwarf Steam Tank unit concept with his Dwarf Juggernaut mod back in Warhammer 2.
Thanks to Phazer for RME editor!
Thanks to H3ro and his great tool!
Any of this would not have been possible without Frodo45127’s RPFM which is still updated to this very day, thank you!
I would also like to thank Sebidee and Caligula for their great modding guides!
And I would like to thank you!
Whatever you liked my mod or not thanks a bunch for giving it a try!

Let’s be brutally honest now: there are countless modders that are WAY more talented than me and that would deserve your money more than me.
That said, If you have grown to like my works so much to the point that you want to express your appreciation or just put a smile on my face…well: I will not stop you 😉 .
You have my gratitude for all the support you can throw at me, independently by the donation’s sum: you are all equals to me and I do thank you all.
From my part I can assure you that your donations will not be wasted, in fact I would mainly use them to:
-complete the Total War Warhammer DLC collection and thus expand my modding possibilities
-PC related things

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