Total War: PHARAOH

Total War: PHARAOH

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The Blood VFX (YOU HAVE TO CHANGE PACKFILE TYPE FROM MOD TO MOVIE)
   
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22 Mar, 2024 @ 7:03pm
24 Mar, 2024 @ 8:57am
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The Blood VFX (YOU HAVE TO CHANGE PACKFILE TYPE FROM MOD TO MOVIE)

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This is a MOVIE pack. You need to change it to MOVIE or the mod will not function properly.

0. Download rpfm so you can change the packfile type.

1. Find the file called "thebloodvfxCHANGETOMOVIE" in *TW PHARAOH DIRECTORY*steamapps\workshop\content\1937780\3196646236 and use rpfm to change packfile type to movie.

2. Save movie packfile to *TW PHARAOH DIRECTORY*\steamapps\common\Total War PHARAOH\data.

3. And then you can unsubscribe from the mod or whatever (don't delete the one you just put into the data folder). The movie packfile will not show in the mod manager and will always be activated unless you move it out of \data!

If you don't do this, it WON'T WORK.

Why do you need to do this? Because Steam thinks movie packfiles are the same size as the extended LOTR trilogy and break the size limit but also because this is the method that requires the least amount of effort from me. Actually I could probably put it on the tw discord, they didn't delete my last one...

TURN ALL THE BLOOD TO 300%

Changes some campaign art to their non-blood versions so the peaceful event pictures (like the ambition to build a farm) aren't stained with blood.

Changes the blood on models to have:
- cuts
- detailed sprays
- more distinct progression to max blood

Changes the footprints and chariot skid marks to have more details

Scales ground blood texture to be smaller and match colors with the footprints and chariot skid marks

Scales all particle effects to be less intrusive and darkens colors to match the rest of the blood

Wall blood is changed to be consistent with ground blood and animation progresses properly without outline ghosting
13 Comments
Numb 9 Aug, 2024 @ 1:54pm 
dynasties pls same with the dust
Boscogn 6 Aug, 2024 @ 1:21pm 
@ZestySalsa Is this mod compatible with Total War Pharaoh Dynasties ? If not, could you make a version of this mod for Dynasties please ?
Boscogn 8 May, 2024 @ 7:32am 
Excellent work. My favorite blood mod so far, thank you very much.
Hecleas 23 Mar, 2024 @ 6:47pm 
Thanks for the technical terms ^^ Even if it's a part of modding that I don't know.

Conclusion?

On the other hand, I set the value "X" as you advised me, in a siege battle with 20 units against 20 units, the bloodstains on the ground are no longer displayed.
Isn't it better to put a value like 360.00 to avoid the hardcoding problem as you say?
ZestySalsa  [author] 23 Mar, 2024 @ 6:43pm 
i'm going to guess footprints_main.technique and footprints2_main.technique are responsible for the normal and blood footprints

as for blood decal lifetime i think it's already meant to be infinite and goes away when 1 of 2 conditions are met: too many decals in the level, or 2 or more of the same decal overlap on the z-axis, as soon as a condition is met then the vfx uses the lifetime property to tick down until the model disappears
Hecleas 23 Mar, 2024 @ 5:45pm 
Oh don't worry you have time ^^ Thanks again for all the work you do!
It would be great to be able to do like WH3 where we can permanently render the vfx, footprints, chariot wheels, etc
ZestySalsa  [author] 23 Mar, 2024 @ 5:44pm 
the footprint blood isn't controlled by any of the vfx files so i can't speak to them. the footprints and skids are controlled by shaders so i can't edit them. i'll look at the files a bit more
Hecleas 23 Mar, 2024 @ 5:40pm 
I just tried, the bloody footprints disappear in 30 seconds :/
InquisitiveAnt 23 Mar, 2024 @ 10:43am 
Is it ok if I use some of your particle effects in a blood mod of my own? I'll credit you.
Thanks
Hecleas 23 Mar, 2024 @ 5:27am 
Thank you very much for your answer, it's your work, I have all of your mods and it works perfectly, it's great!

Do you think you could make this type of mod?
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3047257657&searchtext=vfx