[RESOLVED] Help creating Merc Clan [1.5.3]

[guiskj]

I am trying to create a mercenary clan but I can't get the leader to show up correctly.

I thought the only two files one needed to create a Merc clan was "spclans" and "spspecialcharacters" (let's leave the party templates out for now)

Here is my setup:
"SPCLANS"

    <Faction
        id="testing_merc"
        initial_posX="472.0"
        initial_posY="372.0"
        banner_key="11.147.147.1536.1536.768.768.1.0.0.215.155.155.442.442.773.729.0.0.0"
        label_color="FF7B5869"
        color="FF7B5869"
        color2="FF7B5869"
        alternative_color="FF7B5869"
        alternative_color2="FF7B5869"
        culture="Culture.empire"
        default_party_template="PartyTemplate.kingdom_hero_party_mercenary_empire_template"
        settlement_banner_mesh="encounter_flag_f"
        is_minor_faction="true"
        is_clan_type_mercenary="true"
        name="Testing Merc"
        short_name="Test"
        tier="4"
        text="Testing 123."
    ></Faction>

"SPSPECIALCHARACTERS"

  <NPCCharacter id="spc_testing_merc_leader_0" name="{=7hrmlfxh}of the Mercs" voice="curt" is_template="true" default_group="Infantry" is_hero="false" culture="Culture.empire" occupation="Lord">
    <face>
      <face_key_template value="NPCCharacter.villager_empire" />
    </face>
    <skills></skills>
    <Traits>
      <Trait id="Valor" value="+1" />
      <Trait id="Mercy" value="-1" />
      <Trait id="Calculating" value="1" />
      <Trait id="Commander" value="6" />
      <Trait id="BalancedFightingSkills" value="5" />
      <Trait id="KnightFightingSkills" value="3" />
    </Traits>
    <equipmentSet>
      <equipment slot="Item0" id="Item.empire_sword_5_t4" />
      <equipment slot="Item1" id="Item.stronger_reinforced_kite_shield" />
      <equipment slot="Item2" id="Item.imperial_throwing_spear_1_t4" />
      <equipment slot="Body" id="Item.imperial_lamellar_over_leather" />
      <equipment slot="Leg" id="Item.lamellar_plate_boots" />
      <equipment slot="Head" id="Item.plumed_helmet" />
      <equipment slot="Gloves" id="Item.lamellar_plate_gauntlets" />
      <equipment slot="Cape" id="Item.pauldron_cape_a" />
    </equipmentSet>
    <equipmentSet civilian="true">
      <equipment slot="Item0" id="Item.empire_sword_5_t4" />
      <equipment slot="Item1" id="Item.stronger_reinforced_kite_shield" />
      <equipment slot="Item2" id="Item.imperial_throwing_spear_1_t4" />
      <equipment slot="Body" id="Item.imperial_lamellar_over_leather" />
      <equipment slot="Leg" id="Item.lamellar_plate_boots" />
      <equipment slot="Head" id="Item.plumed_helmet" />
      <equipment slot="Gloves" id="Item.lamellar_plate_gauntlets" />
      <equipment slot="Cape" id="Item.pauldron_cape_a" />
    </equipmentSet>
  </NPCCharacter>

I am basing this off the Legion of the Betrayed. This new clan shows up in the cyclopedia but the leader is blank and never spawns.

 

[guiskj]

Never mind, I figured out.

 

[RapidFire]

Can you leave some information about wjat the problem was and your solution? For those who come after you ?

 

[guiskj]

Sure, my problem was that the game was not generating leaders for my merc clan even though I was giving it a template.

I ended up using the Custom Spawns mod as an example for how to create factions, as the mod comes with a lot of custom ones. I highly recommend it, even if one does not wish to use its API, you can use it as an example of how to setup the XML for custom factions.