How do we make faction unit sizes smaller (for example, to create dwarves)?

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I've been playing around with the files, and I absolutely cannot figure out how to make the standard faction units larger or smaller.  There is a "model scale" line  in the xml, but adjusting this hasn't done anything for me.

If any of you have figured out how to change the standard unit sizes, please share the info!  Thanks!

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Reply #1 from Elemental Forums Top

Have you tried making a tactical map version of the unit in question only with a smaller scale? It might mean making a new unit xml and copying the unit in question, renaming it, and changing the scale (plus adding the other needed pieces of making a new unit).

It's quite possible changing the unit scale only affects it's map size as well. Honestly I'm not sure. It would be cool if we could use this to make races like halflings and giants though without the need to make a new model for them.

Reply #2 from Elemental Forums Top

So far I've just messed around with the CoreRaceConfigs file and the unit scale option there.  Perhaps we need to make an adjustment somewhere else.

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Reply #3 from Elemental Forums Top

I think making Dwarves is more complicated than just resizing the models. They should have different body proportions than humans.

Reply #4 from Elemental Forums Top

In a perfect world, we'd be able to resize the body parts and proportions.  However, until we have access to a full "creature/unit" editor, I'll take what I can get.  A minimized Urxen would be a fine substitute for a dwarf in the meanwhile.

Reply #5 from Elemental Forums Top

<GrumpyOldManVoice>You kids these days are spoiled, that's what.  Why, back when I modded games all the graphics were .bmps once you decompiled them and then you'd edit 'em with MSPaint and like it, that's what you'd do!  Now you kids use your fancy 3D modeling tools and your XML and...hey, get off my lawn!</GrumpyOldManVoice>

...personally, I have a couple uses in mind for re-scaling units, although they'd also involve a couple other changes, but I'm interested to see how this turns out...