undead variation to recruit list

[Numero]

Walking corpses and soulless have many variations for different races, is it possible to add a variation to a recruit list/faction? What would be the id of the unit, when I put soulless I only get the standard variant.

[Ravana]

You would need to create separate unit types out of them. Some addons have done that already.

[white_haired_uncle]

Be nice if you could say something like soulless.wose. I don't really know anything about variations, so that may not make much sense.

[Numero]

alright, thanks for the info could you tell me a addon that does it for example?

[gnombat]

Does RECRUIT_UNIT_VARIATIONS do what you want?

[Saizo-Luz]

could you tell me a addon that does it for example?

The main line campaign 'Secrets of the Ancients'.
The add-on: campaign 'Zombies:Introduction'. (he took from Secrets of the Ancients).

I think I know what you want to do... put the walking corpses and soulless variations on the recruit list itself, right?
It's a good idea! But I also recommend that you give them a buff, they are too weak. I'm creating a campaign, and I changed the walking corpse to level 1 and the soulless to level 2 - I increased their life and gave them an extra movement too. I personally really like these two units, especially the artwork. But I didn't do what you're going to do (creating unit types for each variation), I'm just going to use variations.

[Numero]

@gnombat actually I wanted to add the unit to an era, and I think it may be kinda Frustrating for the Player If it is random, but thank you nonetheless.

@saizo-Luz thanks, I'll Check the campaigns. I will have to See how the unit is balanced in the era. Maybe I'll add some Higher Level Units or Something.

Also sorry for the capitalization, my Phone autocorrects for my native language.

[Lord-Knightmare]

There is a mod by dwarftough where you can enable and pick what variations of WC/Soulless should be recruited. You can try that.

[BajMic]

I have a related question.

I am trying to define new unit type, but I want it to inherit from basic Walking Corpse. For some reason, it seems to choose random variation, and I end up with dwarves and falcons. Is there a way to clearly specify the basic Walking Corpse?

[Saizo-Luz]

I am trying to define new unit type, but I want it to inherit from basic Walking Corpse. For some reason, it seems to choose random variation, and I end up with dwarves and falcons. Is there a way to clearly specify the basic Walking Corpse?

Do you want to create a unit from the walking corpse without any variation? Just the base 'variation'?

Only this one?

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[Straff]

undead_variation: Will override the default provided by the [unit_type]. This is generally not set manually.

https://wiki.wesnoth.org/SingleUnitWML

[BajMic]

I am trying to define new unit type, but I want it to inherit from basic Walking Corpse. For some reason, it seems to choose random variation, and I end up with dwarves and falcons. Is there a way to clearly specify the basic Walking Corpse?

Do you want to create a unit from the walking corpse without any variation? Just the base 'variation'?

zombie.png

That was the idea. I somehow ended with falcons and dwarfs.

[Saizo-Luz]

That was the idea. I somehow ended with falcons and dwarfs.

You just need to copy the walking body file and make the change, removing all variations. I'll do it for you...

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[unit_type]
    id=Walking_Corpse_Base
    name= _ "Walking Corpse"
    profile=portraits/undead/walking-corpse.png
    race=undead
    {TRAIT_FEARLESS_MUSTHAVE}
    image="units/undead/zombie.png"
    hitpoints=18
    movement_type=smallfoot
    movement=4
    level=0
    experience=24
    alignment=chaotic
    advances_to=Soulless
    cost=8
    usage=fighter
    description= _ "Walking Corpses are the bodies of the dead, re-animated by dark magic. Though not especially dangerous to a trained soldier, the sight of one’s former comrades amongst their number is frightening to say the least."
    die_sound={SOUND_LIST:ZOMBIE_WEAK_HIT}
    {DEFENSE_ANIM "units/undead/zombie-defend.png" "units/undead/zombie.png" {SOUND_LIST:ZOMBIE_WEAK_HIT}}
    [death]
        start_time=0
        [frame]
            image="units/undead/zombie-die-[1~4].png:150,units/undead/soulless-die-[5~10].png:150"
        [/frame]
    [/death]

    [resistance]
        arcane=140
    [/resistance]
    [movement_costs]
        deep_water=4
    [/movement_costs]
    [defense]
        deep_water=90
    [/defense]

    [attack]
        name=touch
        description=_"touch"
        icon=attacks/touch-zombie.png
        type=impact
        range=melee
        damage=6
        number=2
        [specials]
            {WEAPON_SPECIAL_PLAGUE}
        [/specials]
    [/attack]

    [attack_anim]
        [filter_attack]
            name=touch
        [/filter_attack]
        direction=s
        start_time=-200
        [frame]
            image="units/undead/zombie-attack-s.png:400"
            sound=zombie-attack.wav
        [/frame]
    [/attack_anim]
    [attack_anim]
        [filter_attack]
            name=touch
        [/filter_attack]
        direction=n
        start_time=-200
        [frame]
            image="units/undead/zombie-attack-n.png:400"
            sound=zombie-attack.wav
        [/frame]
    [/attack_anim]
    [attack_anim]
        [filter_attack]
            name=touch
        [/filter_attack]
        direction=se,sw,ne,nw
        start_time=-200
        [frame]
            image="units/undead/zombie-attack.png:400"
            sound=zombie-attack.wav
        [/frame]
    [/attack_anim]
[/unit_type]

There! No variations... only the base unit!
You can make whatever changes you want - hp, xp, moves, etc. Increase level, improve attack damage... whatever you want.

[BajMic]

Nice, thanks!

[Celtic_Minstrel]

If you want to use [base_unit] to avoid duplication, then you would need to delete all the variations in the inherited unit. I think that would mean adding about 20 copies of this block to your [unit_type]:

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[variation]
	__remove=yes
[/variation]

It's likely easier to just make a copy instead, like Saizo-Luz said, but in case you find that to be an issue, this alternative does exist.