Unit Template

FOR MODDING PURPOSES.

Hello! This for those who want to add new units to RTW:R!

Believe it or not, RTW isn’t actually that hard to make mods for, and pretty much anyone can add whatever new units they want to the game with relative ease!

At the bottom there is a link for the template file, although you could also subscribe, and find it in your workshop folder but uh…it is easier to just use the link below.

Now for those are new to modding, here is the quick rundown to adding a new unit to RTW:R:

1.) First download or find the "unittemplate" folder

2.) Open it and delete the "filelist.json" (dont worry, it will come back, better, and stronger than ever!)

3.) Open the data folder then open "feral_export_descr_unit.txt"

4.) Scroll the bottom or hit "Ctrl + F" on your keyboard and search "MODDED"

5.) At the bottom you will find the template unit, anything that says CHANGE ME you will want to change (obviously)

6.) After making the base of your unit, go back to the data folder, then open the text folder

7.) open "export_units.txt" and scroll to the bottom or "Ctrl + F" on your keyboard and search "CHANGE_ME"

8.) Same as before change anything that says "CHANGE_ME" while leaving the _descr, and _descr_short alone.

9.) After making your changes, go back to data folder and open the "ui" folder

10.) I am not sure how Feral setup their icons but just to safe, change every one of these to make your icon’s work. to accomplish this open one of the folders inside "ui", then rename the folder (in this case its romans_brutii) to whatever your units faction name is.

11.) Almost done! Now like before change anything that says "CHANGE_ME", but in some cases, leave the other parts alone like _info, and #. Example: "change_me_info" to "roman_hoplites_info" or "#change_me" to "#roman_hoplites"

and thats it! Just 11 easy steps to making your own custom unit for RTW:R!

I hope this helps others, if you make anything funny or interesting please upload them to the workshop and help this game grow!

P.S if feral Interactive uploads some sort of mod tools or plugins for blender, I will make a tutorial for adding new unit models.

Unit template link:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Bg9KcJYB7_z5AEtT8urqUMBl4MB5zBwK/view?usp=sharing