New at modding Best tutorial references please for boats

[Splat]

Hello everyone im working on a new mod.
It wont be out yet for a looong time particulary since im so new at modding.
So far heres what i've got basics of.
Downloaded Mod SDK
Downloaded ART packs
Got Bibbers toolset from his site after asking him about them and being pionted in correct direction.
Downloaded Various Big editors and using cnc 3 big extractor.
Got my very own copy of 3ds max version 9
followed the modelling tutorials not yet comlpeted animation tutorials havent even dented surface of what im supposed to do.
Downloaded Xnveiw and Shader map pro
Got photoshop + camera skills.
I can even Map with my downloaded wb.
Read the sdk roughly though much of it has me confused.
Found a tutorial in a spanish site that showed how to add a 3d model in video... however followed it and didnt get it to work right for me.. XML issues i think as i sent a m8 the w3d and his big file showed up the model. in game mine did not.. cannot seem to fully comprehend how my xml is so different.
HERE is Of course what I dont Know
how to mod correctly so that my models will show up in game.
Basic tutorials in the xml stuff for this game particularly so I can make boats that pirates can jump onto and fight on the deck ..boats im hoping to have behave like a bridge -- tanks(cannons) and soldiers fighting its just the bridge would be moving is all... yeah i know fully difficult and somewhat crazy.
i know that seems a little big a call from someone supposedly starting out but thats what i want to do.
Pointing me in the direction of some modding articles would be very helpful.
and who knows Maybe ill be able to complete this mod so that it looks good.
Any help
Folder Format is as follows this is predator xml under units folder and a folder in this called robot
where my two w3d files are placed robottank_skl.w3x and robottank_skn.w3x
my mate added those two files to his and did a xml and somehow got it working (he laid it out differently and renamed stuff but id rather keep this arrangement for organization)
ps the xml file that isnt working

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<AssetDeclaration xmlns="uri:ea.com:eala:asset" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude">
	<Tags></Tags>
	<Includes>
		<Include
			type="all"
			source="robot/robottank_SKN.w3x" />
				<Include
			type="all"
			source="ART:GUPredTankR.w3x" />
		<Include
			type="all"
			source="ART:GUPredTank_FP.w3x" />	
		<Include
			type="all"
			source="ART:GUPredatorTank_K.xml" />
		<Include
			type="all"
			source="ART:GUPredatorTankD_K.xml" />					
		<Include
			type="all"
			source="ART:NUBeam.xml" />
		<Include
			type="all"
			source="ART:FXWhiteSquare.xml" />
		<Include
			type="all"
			source="ART:FXRailGunCoreMask.xml" />
		<Include
			type="all"
			source="ART:FXRailGunCoreDistortion.xml" />
		<Include
			type="instance"
			source="ART:EXTnkTrack.xml" />
		<!-- Base Object -->
		<Include
			type="instance"
			source="DATA:BaseObjects/BaseVehicle.xml" />
	</Includes>
	<GameObject
		id="GDIPredator"
		inheritFrom="BaseVehicle"
		SelectPortrait="Portrait_GDIPredatorTank"
		ButtonImage="Portrait_GDIPredatorTank"
		Side="GDI"
		EditorSorting="UNIT"
		TransportSlotCount="1"
		BuildCost="1100"
		BuildTime="11"
		CommandSet="GDIPredatorCommandSet"
		CommandPoints="100" 
		KindOf="PRELOAD SELECTABLE CAN_ATTACK ATTACK_NEEDS_LINE_OF_SIGHT CAN_CAST_REFLECTIONS SCORE VEHICLE CAN_REVERSE_MOVE CAN_BE_FAVORITE_UNIT"
		RadarPriority="UNIT"
		ThreatLevel="10"
		ProductionQueueType="VEHICLE"
		UnitCategory="VEHICLE"
		WeaponCategory="CANNON"
		VoicePriority="184"
		EditorName="GDIPredator"
		Description="Desc:GDIPredatorTank"
		TypeDescription="Type:GDIPredatorTank">
		<DisplayName
			xai:joinAction="Replace" xmlns:xai="uri:ea.com:eala:asset:instance">Name:GDIPredatorTank</DisplayName>
		<DisplayUpgrade>Upgrade_GDIArmoryRailgunTech</DisplayUpgrade>
		<ArmorSet
			Armor="GDIPredatorTankArmor"
			DamageFX="VehicleDamageFX" />
		<LocomotorSet
			Locomotor="GDIPredatorTankLocomotor"
			Condition="NORMAL"
			Speed="60.0" />
		<SkirmishAIInformation
			UnitBuilderStandardCombatUnit="true" />
		<!-- REMEMBER, tank treads will ONLY animate on U (not V) -->
		<!-- TreadAnimationRate = amount of tread texture to move per second -->
		<!-- TreadDriveSpeedFraction = fraction of locomotor speed below which treads stop moving. -->
		<!-- TreadPivotSpeedFraction = fraction of locomotor speed below which we allow pivoting. -->
		<Draws>
			<TankDraw
				id="ModuleTag_Draw"
				OkToChangeModelColor="true"
				ExtraPublicBone="FXTracksL FXTracksR FXMUZZLEFLASH"
				TrackMarks="EXTnkTrack"
				TrackMarksLeftBone="FXTracksL"
				TrackMarksRightBone="FXTracksR"
				TreadAnimationRate="0.15"
				TreadDriveSpeedFraction="0.25"
				TreadPivotSpeedFraction="0.9">
				<ModelConditionState
					ParseCondStateType="PARSE_DEFAULT"
					RetainSubObjects="true">
					<Model
						Name="robottank_SKN" />
					<WeaponFireFXBone
						WeaponSlotType="PRIMARY_WEAPON"
						BoneName="FXMUZZLEFLASH" />
					<WeaponRecoilBone
						WeaponSlotType="PRIMARY_WEAPON"
						BoneName="FXMUZZLEFLASH" />						
					<WeaponMuzzleFlash
						WeaponSlotType="PRIMARY_WEAPON"
						BoneName="FXMUZZLEFLASH" />
					<WeaponLaunchBone
						WeaponSlotType="PRIMARY_WEAPON"
						BoneName="FXMUZZLEFLASH" />
					<Turret
						TurretNameKey="Turret"
						TurretPitch="Barrel"
						TurretID="1" />
				</ModelConditionState>

				<ModelConditionState
					ParseCondStateType="PARSE_NORMAL"
					ConditionsYes="DYING USER_5">
					<Model
						Name="GUPredTankR" />
					<Texture
						Original="GUPredatorTankD"
						New="GUPredatorTankD_K" />						
					<ParticleSysBone
						BoneName="ROOTTRANSFORM"
						FXParticleSystemTemplate="GDIDebrisSmallFire"
						FollowBone="true" />
					<ParticleSysBone
						BoneName="ROOTTRANSFORM"
						FXParticleSystemTemplate="GDIDebrisSmallFireDistortion"
						FollowBone="true" />
					<ParticleSysBone
						BoneName="ROOTTRANSFORM"
						FXParticleSystemTemplate="GDIDebrisSmallSmoke"
						FollowBone="true" />
				</ModelConditionState>
				<ModelConditionState
					ParseCondStateType="PARSE_NORMAL"
					RetainSubObjects="true"
					ConditionsYes="REALLYDAMAGED USER_5">
					<Model
						Name="robottank_SKN" />
					<Texture
						Original="GUPredatorTank"
						New="GUPredatorTankD_K" />
					<ParticleSysBone
						BoneName="BARREL"
						FXParticleSystemTemplate="GDIPredDamagedFire"
						FollowBone="true" />
					<ParticleSysBone
						BoneName="BARREL"
						FXParticleSystemTemplate="GDIPredDamagedFireDistortion"
						FollowBone="true" />
					<ParticleSysBone
						BoneName="BARREL"
						FXParticleSystemTemplate="GDIPredDamagedSmoke"
						FollowBone="true" />
				</ModelConditionState>
				
				<ModelConditionState
					ParseCondStateType="PARSE_NORMAL"
					ConditionsYes="DYING">
					<Model
						Name="GUPredTankR" />
					<ParticleSysBone
						BoneName="ROOTTRANSFORM"
						FXParticleSystemTemplate="GDIDebrisSmallFire"
						FollowBone="true" />
					<ParticleSysBone
						BoneName="ROOTTRANSFORM"
						FXParticleSystemTemplate="GDIDebrisSmallFireDistortion"
						FollowBone="true" />
					<ParticleSysBone
						BoneName="ROOTTRANSFORM"
						FXParticleSystemTemplate="GDIDebrisSmallSmoke"
						FollowBone="true" />
				</ModelConditionState>
				<ModelConditionState
					ParseCondStateType="PARSE_NORMAL"
					RetainSubObjects="true"
					ConditionsYes="REALLYDAMAGED">
					<Model
						Name="robottank_SKN" />
					<Texture
						Original="GUPredatorTank"
						New="GUPredatorTankD" />
					<ParticleSysBone
						BoneName="BARREL"
						FXParticleSystemTemplate="GDIPredDamagedFire"
						FollowBone="true" />
					<ParticleSysBone
						BoneName="BARREL"
						FXParticleSystemTemplate="GDIPredDamagedFireDistortion"
						FollowBone="true" />
					<ParticleSysBone
						BoneName="BARREL"
						FXParticleSystemTemplate="GDIPredDamagedSmoke"
						FollowBone="true" />
				</ModelConditionState>

				<ModelConditionState
					ParseCondStateType="PARSE_NORMAL"
					ConditionsYes="FORMATION_PREVIEW">
					<Model
						Name="GUPredTank_FP" />
				</ModelConditionState>	
				
				<ModelConditionState
					ParseCondStateType="PARSE_NORMAL"
					RetainSubObjects="true"
					ConditionsYes="USER_5">
					<Model
						Name="robottank_SKN" />
					<Texture
						Original="GUPredatorTank"
						New="GUPredatorTank_K" />						
				</ModelConditionState>
							
				<AnimationState
					ParseCondStateType="PARSE_DEFAULT">
					<!-- Circumvents blend issues when the arrow is being shown... -->
					<Script>
						CurDrawableShowSubObject("TreadsStop")
						CurDrawableHideSubObject("TreadsMove")
						CurDrawableHideSubObject("TreadsLeft")
						CurDrawableHideSubObject("TreadsRight")
					</Script>
				</AnimationState>
				<AnimationState
					ParseCondStateType="PARSE_NORMAL"
					ConditionsYes="MOVING TURN_LEFT">
					<!-- Circumvents blend issues when the arrow is being shown... -->
					<Script>
						CurDrawableHideSubObject("TreadsStop")
						CurDrawableHideSubObject("TreadsMove")
						CurDrawableShowSubObject("TreadsLeft")
						CurDrawableHideSubObject("TreadsRight")
					</Script>
				</AnimationState>
				<AnimationState
					ParseCondStateType="PARSE_NORMAL"
					ConditionsYes="MOVING TURN_RIGHT">
					<!-- Circumvents blend issues when the arrow is being shown... -->
					<Script>
						CurDrawableHideSubObject("TreadsStop")
						CurDrawableHideSubObject("TreadsMove")
						CurDrawableHideSubObject("TreadsLeft")
						CurDrawableShowSubObject("TreadsRight")
					</Script>
				</AnimationState>
				<AnimationState
					ParseCondStateType="PARSE_NORMAL"
					ConditionsYes="MOVING">
					<!-- Circumvents blend issues when the arrow is being shown... -->
					<Script>
						CurDrawableHideSubObject("TreadsStop")
						CurDrawableShowSubObject("TreadsMove")
						CurDrawableHideSubObject("TreadsLeft")
						CurDrawableHideSubObject("TreadsRight")
					</Script>
				</AnimationState>
				<LeftTread>"TreadsL"</LeftTread>
				<RightTread>"TreadsR"</RightTread>
			</TankDraw>
			<ScriptedModelDraw
				id="ModuleTag_FX">
				<ModelConditionState
					ParseCondStateType="PARSE_DEFAULT">
					<Model
						Name="" />
				</ModelConditionState>
				<AnimationState
					ParseCondStateType="PARSE_NORMAL"
					ConditionsYes="MOVING">
					<ParticleSysBone
						BoneName="NONE"
						FXParticleSystemTemplate="TreadDustPred"
						FollowBone="true" />
					<ParticleSysBone
						BoneName="NONE"
						FXParticleSystemTemplate="TreadDirt"
						FollowBone="true" />
				</AnimationState>
			</ScriptedModelDraw>
			<LaserDraw
				id="ModuleTag_LaserDistort"
				UseDistortionShader="true"
				Texture1_UTile="1"
				Texture1_VTile=".5"
				Texture1_UScrollRate="0"
				Texture1_VScrollRate=".2"
				Texture1_NumFrames="1"
				Texture1_FrameRate="30"
				Texture2_UTile="1"
				Texture2_VTile=".01"
				Texture2_UScrollRate="0"
				Texture2_VScrollRate="1"
				Texture2_NumFrames="1"
				Texture2_FrameRate="1"
				LaserWidth="50">
				<FXShader
					ShaderName="Laser.fx"
					TechniqueIndex="0">
					<Constants>
						<Texture
							Name="Texture1">
							<Value>FXRailGunCoreDistortion</Value>
						</Texture>
						<Texture
							Name="Texture2">
							<Value>FXRailGunCoreMask</Value>
						</Texture>
					</Constants>
				</FXShader>
			</LaserDraw>
		</Draws>
		<Behaviors>
			<ProductionUpdate
				id="ProductionUpdateModuleTag"
				GiveNoXP="true" />
			<WeaponSetUpdate
				id="ModuleTag_WeaponSetUpdate">
				<WeaponSlotTurret
					ID="1"
					AllowInterleavedFiring="false"
					InterleavedStyle="INTERLEAVE_FIRST_AVAILABLE"
					WeaponChoiceCriteria="PREFER_MOST_DAMAGE">
					<Weapon
						Ordering="PRIMARY_WEAPON"
						Template="GDIPredatorTankCannon" />
					<Weapon
						Ordering="PRIMARY_WEAPON"
						Template="GDIPredatorTankRailgun"
						ObjectStatus="WEAPON_UPGRADED_01" />
					<TurretSettings
						TurretTurnRate="200"
						TurretPitchRate="40"
						AllowsPitch="true"
						MinIdleScanTime="1.0s"
						MaxIdleScanTime="5.0s"
						MinIdleScanAngle="0.0"
						MaxIdleScanAngle="90.0">
						<TurretAITargetChooserData
							CanAcquireDynamicIfAssignedOutOfRange="true" />
					</TurretSettings>
				</WeaponSlotTurret>
			</WeaponSetUpdate>
			<LaserState
				id="ModuleTag_LaserState"
				LaserId="0"></LaserState>
			<Physics
				id="ModuleTag_Physics" />
			<SlowDeath
				id="ModuleTag_Death"
				SinkDelay="3s"
				SinkRate="1.0"
				DestructionDelay="7s">
				<OCL
					Type="INITIAL">
					<OCL>OCL_GDIPredatorTankDebris</OCL>
				</OCL>
				<DieMuxData
					DeathTypes="ALL"
					DeathTypesForbidden="TOPPLED" />
				<Sound
					Type="INITIAL"
					List="GDI_Generic_VoiceDieMS" />
			</SlowDeath>
			<FXListBehavior
				id="ModuleTag_FXList">
				<DieMuxData
					DeathTypes="ALL" />
				<Event
					Index="onDeath"
					FX="FX_GDIMammothExplode" />
			</FXListBehavior>
			<SubObjectsUpgrade
				id="ModuleTag_ShowRail"
				ShowSubObjects="UGRAIL_01">
				<TriggeredBy>Upgrade_GDIArmoryRailgunTech</TriggeredBy>
			</SubObjectsUpgrade>
			<StatusBitsUpgrade
				id="ModuleTag_UpgradeWeapon"
				StatusToSet="WEAPON_UPGRADED_01">
				<TriggeredBy>Upgrade_GDIArmoryRailgunTech</TriggeredBy>
			</StatusBitsUpgrade>
			<xi:include
				href="DATA:Includes/GDICallForTransportForVehicle.xml" />
			<StatusBitsUpgrade
				id="ModuleTag_VeterancyUpgrade"
				StatusToSet="WEAPON_UPGRADED_03">
				<TriggeredBy>Upgrade_Veterancy_HEROIC</TriggeredBy>
			</StatusBitsUpgrade>
			<ModelConditionUpgrade
				id="ModuleTag_AllFactionUpgrade"
				AddConditionFlags="USER_5">
				<TriggeredBy>Upgrade_AllFactionUpgrade</TriggeredBy>
			</ModelConditionUpgrade>
      <AudioLoopUpgrade 
				id="RailCannonUpgradeSound" 
				SoundToPlay="GDI_RailCannon_Upgrade">
        <TriggeredBy>Upgrade_GDIArmoryRailgunTech</TriggeredBy>
      </AudioLoopUpgrade>
		</Behaviors>
		<AI>
			<AIUpdate
				id="ModuleTag_AI"
				AutoAcquireEnemiesWhenIdle="YES"
				AILuaEventsList="GDIPredatorFunctions">
				<UnitAITargetChooserData
					CanPickDynamicTargets="false"
					SympathyRange="100.0" />
			</AIUpdate>
		</AI>
		<Body>
			<ActiveBody
				id="ModuleTag_Body"
				MaxHealth="3400" />
		</Body>
		<Geometry
			IsSmall="false">
			<Shape
				Type="BOX"
				MajorRadius="18.0"
				MinorRadius="12.0"
				Height="10.0"
				ContactPointGeneration="VEHICLE" />
		</Geometry>
		<AudioArrayVoice>
			<AudioEntry
				Sound="GDI_PredatorTank_VoiceAttack"
				AudioType="voiceAttack" />
			<AudioEntry
				Sound="GDI_PredatorTank_VoiceCreate"
				AudioType="voiceCreated" />
			<AudioEntry
				Sound="GDI_PredatorTank_VoiceCreate"
				AudioType="voiceFullyCreated" />
			<AudioEntry
				Sound="GDI_PredatorTank_VoiceMove"
				AudioType="voiceGuard" />
			<AudioEntry
				Sound="GDI_PredatorTank_VoiceMoveAttack"
				AudioType="voiceAttackAfterMoving" />
			<AudioEntry
				Sound="GDI_PredatorTank_VoiceMove"
				AudioType="voiceMove" />
			<AudioEntry
				Sound="GDI_PredatorTank_VoiceRetreat"
				AudioType="voiceRetreatToCastle" />
			<AudioEntry
				Sound="GDI_PredatorTank_VoiceSelectMS"
				AudioType="voiceSelect" />
			<AudioEntry
				Sound="GDI_PredatorTank_VoiceSelectBattleMS"
				AudioType="voiceSelectBattle" />
		</AudioArrayVoice>
		<AudioArraySound>
			<AudioEntry
				Sound="PredatorIdleLoop"
				AudioType="soundAmbient" />
			<AudioEntry
				Sound="PredatorMoveStart"
				AudioType="soundMoveStart" />
		</AudioArraySound>
		<ShadowInfo
			Type="VOLUME" />
		<VisionInfo
			VisionRange="350"
			ShroudClearingRange="400" />
	</GameObject>
</AssetDeclaration>

his seems almost the same yet mine fails to work where it counts.. in game.

[Bibber]

Hmm, I would say you get an error/warning about unknown asset or missing file robottank_skl(.w3x) when compiling your mod.
Either you put the art files to the folder Mods\[YourMod]\Art and include the skn file with

<Include type="all" source="ART:robottank_SKN.w3x" />

or you open your robottank_SKN.w3x with a text editor and change the include of robottank_SKL.w3x to

<Include type="all" source="robottank_SKL.w3x" />

[madiba127]

splat, take a close look at my source code i sent you forgetting everything else but these locations

FON\data\Units\Pacific Federation\RobotTank
FON\data\Units\Pacific Federation\GDIPredator.xml
FON\data\Mod.xml

did you change anything else on the pred file, if so try again only changing the model nothing else

my codes for others to see

Pred file

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<AssetDeclaration xmlns="uri:ea.com:eala:asset" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude">
	<Tags></Tags>
	<Includes>
		<Include
			type="all"
			source="SniperTank/robottank_SKN.w3x" />
		<Include
			type="all"
			source="ART:GUPredTankR.w3x" />
		<Include
			type="all"
			source="ART:GUPredTank_FP.w3x" />	
		<Include
			type="all"
			source="ART:GUPredatorTank_K.xml" />
		<Include
			type="all"
			source="ART:GUPredatorTankD_K.xml" />					
		<Include
			type="all"
			source="ART:NUBeam.xml" />
		<Include
			type="all"
			source="ART:FXWhiteSquare.xml" />
		<Include
			type="all"
			source="ART:FXRailGunCoreMask.xml" />
		<Include
			type="all"
			source="ART:FXRailGunCoreDistortion.xml" />
		<Include
			type="instance"
			source="ART:EXTnkTrack.xml" />
		<!-- Base Object -->
		<Include
			type="instance"
			source="DATA:BaseObjects/BaseVehicle.xml" />
	</Includes>
	<GameObject
		id="GDIPredator"
		inheritFrom="BaseVehicle"
		SelectPortrait="Portrait_GDIPredatorTank"
		ButtonImage="Portrait_GDIPredatorTank"
		Side="GDI"
		EditorSorting="UNIT"
		TransportSlotCount="1"
		BuildCost="1100"
		BuildTime="11"
		CommandSet="GDIPredatorCommandSet"
		CommandPoints="100" 
		KindOf="PRELOAD SELECTABLE CAN_ATTACK ATTACK_NEEDS_LINE_OF_SIGHT CAN_CAST_REFLECTIONS SCORE VEHICLE CAN_REVERSE_MOVE CAN_BE_FAVORITE_UNIT"
		RadarPriority="UNIT"
		ThreatLevel="10"
		ProductionQueueType="VEHICLE"
		UnitCategory="VEHICLE"
		WeaponCategory="CANNON"
		VoicePriority="184"
		EditorName="GDIPredator"
		Description="Desc:GDIPredatorTank"
		TypeDescription="Type:GDIPredatorTank">
		<DisplayName
			xai:joinAction="Replace" xmlns:xai="uri:ea.com:eala:asset:instance">Name:GDIPredatorTank</DisplayName>
		<DisplayUpgrade>Upgrade_GDIArmoryRailgunTech</DisplayUpgrade>
		<ArmorSet
			Armor="GDIPredatorTankArmor"
			DamageFX="VehicleDamageFX" />
		<LocomotorSet
			Locomotor="GDIPredatorTankLocomotor"
			Condition="NORMAL"
			Speed="60.0" />
		<SkirmishAIInformation
			UnitBuilderStandardCombatUnit="true" />
		<!-- REMEMBER, tank treads will ONLY animate on U (not V) -->
		<!-- TreadAnimationRate = amount of tread texture to move per second -->
		<!-- TreadDriveSpeedFraction = fraction of locomotor speed below which treads stop moving. -->
		<!-- TreadPivotSpeedFraction = fraction of locomotor speed below which we allow pivoting. -->
		<Draws>
			<TankDraw
				id="ModuleTag_Draw"
				OkToChangeModelColor="true"
				ExtraPublicBone="FXTracksL FXTracksR FXMUZZLEFLASH"
				TrackMarks="EXTnkTrack"
				TrackMarksLeftBone="FXTracksL"
				TrackMarksRightBone="FXTracksR"
				TreadAnimationRate="0.15"
				TreadDriveSpeedFraction="0.25"
				TreadPivotSpeedFraction="0.9">
				<ModelConditionState
					ParseCondStateType="PARSE_DEFAULT"
					RetainSubObjects="true">
					<Model
						Name="robottank_SKN" />
					<WeaponFireFXBone
						WeaponSlotType="PRIMARY_WEAPON"
						BoneName="FXMUZZLEFLASH" />
					<WeaponRecoilBone
						WeaponSlotType="PRIMARY_WEAPON"
						BoneName="FXMUZZLEFLASH" />						
					<WeaponMuzzleFlash
						WeaponSlotType="PRIMARY_WEAPON"
						BoneName="FXMUZZLEFLASH" />
					<WeaponLaunchBone
						WeaponSlotType="PRIMARY_WEAPON"
						BoneName="FXMUZZLEFLASH" />
					<Turret
						TurretNameKey="Turret"
						TurretPitch="Barrel"
						TurretID="1" />
				</ModelConditionState>

				<ModelConditionState
					ParseCondStateType="PARSE_NORMAL"
					ConditionsYes="DYING USER_5">
					<Model
						Name="GUPredTankR" />
					<Texture
						Original="GUPredatorTankD"
						New="GUPredatorTankD_K" />						
					<ParticleSysBone
						BoneName="ROOTTRANSFORM"
						FXParticleSystemTemplate="GDIDebrisSmallFire"
						FollowBone="true" />
					<ParticleSysBone
						BoneName="ROOTTRANSFORM"
						FXParticleSystemTemplate="GDIDebrisSmallFireDistortion"
						FollowBone="true" />
					<ParticleSysBone
						BoneName="ROOTTRANSFORM"
						FXParticleSystemTemplate="GDIDebrisSmallSmoke"
						FollowBone="true" />
				</ModelConditionState>
				<ModelConditionState
					ParseCondStateType="PARSE_NORMAL"
					RetainSubObjects="true"
					ConditionsYes="REALLYDAMAGED USER_5">
					<Model
						Name="robottank_SKN" />
					<Texture
						Original="GUPredatorTank"
						New="GUPredatorTankD_K" />
					<ParticleSysBone
						BoneName="BARREL"
						FXParticleSystemTemplate="GDIPredDamagedFire"
						FollowBone="true" />
					<ParticleSysBone
						BoneName="BARREL"
						FXParticleSystemTemplate="GDIPredDamagedFireDistortion"
						FollowBone="true" />
					<ParticleSysBone
						BoneName="BARREL"
						FXParticleSystemTemplate="GDIPredDamagedSmoke"
						FollowBone="true" />
				</ModelConditionState>
				
				<ModelConditionState
					ParseCondStateType="PARSE_NORMAL"
					ConditionsYes="DYING">
					<Model
						Name="GUPredTankR" />
					<ParticleSysBone
						BoneName="ROOTTRANSFORM"
						FXParticleSystemTemplate="GDIDebrisSmallFire"
						FollowBone="true" />
					<ParticleSysBone
						BoneName="ROOTTRANSFORM"
						FXParticleSystemTemplate="GDIDebrisSmallFireDistortion"
						FollowBone="true" />
					<ParticleSysBone
						BoneName="ROOTTRANSFORM"
						FXParticleSystemTemplate="GDIDebrisSmallSmoke"
						FollowBone="true" />
				</ModelConditionState>
				<ModelConditionState
					ParseCondStateType="PARSE_NORMAL"
					RetainSubObjects="true"
					ConditionsYes="REALLYDAMAGED">
					<Model
						Name="robottank_SKN" />
					<Texture
						Original="GUPredatorTank"
						New="GUPredatorTankD" />
					<ParticleSysBone
						BoneName="BARREL"
						FXParticleSystemTemplate="GDIPredDamagedFire"
						FollowBone="true" />
					<ParticleSysBone
						BoneName="BARREL"
						FXParticleSystemTemplate="GDIPredDamagedFireDistortion"
						FollowBone="true" />
					<ParticleSysBone
						BoneName="BARREL"
						FXParticleSystemTemplate="GDIPredDamagedSmoke"
						FollowBone="true" />
				</ModelConditionState>

				<ModelConditionState
					ParseCondStateType="PARSE_NORMAL"
					ConditionsYes="FORMATION_PREVIEW">
					<Model
						Name="GUPredTank_FP" />
				</ModelConditionState>	
				
				<ModelConditionState
					ParseCondStateType="PARSE_NORMAL"
					RetainSubObjects="true"
					ConditionsYes="USER_5">
					<Model
						Name="robottank_SKN" />
					<Texture
						Original="GUPredatorTank"
						New="GUPredatorTank_K" />						
				</ModelConditionState>
							
				<AnimationState
					ParseCondStateType="PARSE_DEFAULT">
					<!-- Circumvents blend issues when the arrow is being shown... -->
					<Script>
						CurDrawableShowSubObject("TreadsStop")
						CurDrawableHideSubObject("TreadsMove")
						CurDrawableHideSubObject("TreadsLeft")
						CurDrawableHideSubObject("TreadsRight")
					</Script>
				</AnimationState>
				<AnimationState
					ParseCondStateType="PARSE_NORMAL"
					ConditionsYes="MOVING TURN_LEFT">
					<!-- Circumvents blend issues when the arrow is being shown... -->
					<Script>
						CurDrawableHideSubObject("TreadsStop")
						CurDrawableHideSubObject("TreadsMove")
						CurDrawableShowSubObject("TreadsLeft")
						CurDrawableHideSubObject("TreadsRight")
					</Script>
				</AnimationState>
				<AnimationState
					ParseCondStateType="PARSE_NORMAL"
					ConditionsYes="MOVING TURN_RIGHT">
					<!-- Circumvents blend issues when the arrow is being shown... -->
					<Script>
						CurDrawableHideSubObject("TreadsStop")
						CurDrawableHideSubObject("TreadsMove")
						CurDrawableHideSubObject("TreadsLeft")
						CurDrawableShowSubObject("TreadsRight")
					</Script>
				</AnimationState>
				<AnimationState
					ParseCondStateType="PARSE_NORMAL"
					ConditionsYes="MOVING">
					<!-- Circumvents blend issues when the arrow is being shown... -->
					<Script>
						CurDrawableHideSubObject("TreadsStop")
						CurDrawableShowSubObject("TreadsMove")
						CurDrawableHideSubObject("TreadsLeft")
						CurDrawableHideSubObject("TreadsRight")
					</Script>
				</AnimationState>
				<LeftTread>"TreadsL"</LeftTread>
				<RightTread>"TreadsR"</RightTread>
			</TankDraw>
			<ScriptedModelDraw
				id="ModuleTag_FX">
				<ModelConditionState
					ParseCondStateType="PARSE_DEFAULT">
					<Model
						Name="" />
				</ModelConditionState>
				<AnimationState
					ParseCondStateType="PARSE_NORMAL"
					ConditionsYes="MOVING">
					<ParticleSysBone
						BoneName="NONE"
						FXParticleSystemTemplate="TreadDustPred"
						FollowBone="true" />
					<ParticleSysBone
						BoneName="NONE"
						FXParticleSystemTemplate="TreadDirt"
						FollowBone="true" />
				</AnimationState>
			</ScriptedModelDraw>
			<LaserDraw
				id="ModuleTag_LaserDistort"
				UseDistortionShader="true"
				Texture1_UTile="1"
				Texture1_VTile=".5"
				Texture1_UScrollRate="0"
				Texture1_VScrollRate=".2"
				Texture1_NumFrames="1"
				Texture1_FrameRate="30"
				Texture2_UTile="1"
				Texture2_VTile=".01"
				Texture2_UScrollRate="0"
				Texture2_VScrollRate="1"
				Texture2_NumFrames="1"
				Texture2_FrameRate="1"
				LaserWidth="50">
				<FXShader
					ShaderName="Laser.fx"
					TechniqueIndex="0">
					<Constants>
						<Texture
							Name="Texture1">
							<Value>FXRailGunCoreDistortion</Value>
						</Texture>
						<Texture
							Name="Texture2">
							<Value>FXRailGunCoreMask</Value>
						</Texture>
					</Constants>
				</FXShader>
			</LaserDraw>
		</Draws>
		<Behaviors>
			<ProductionUpdate
				id="ProductionUpdateModuleTag"
				GiveNoXP="true" />
			<WeaponSetUpdate
				id="ModuleTag_WeaponSetUpdate">
				<WeaponSlotTurret
					ID="1"
					AllowInterleavedFiring="false"
					InterleavedStyle="INTERLEAVE_FIRST_AVAILABLE"
					WeaponChoiceCriteria="PREFER_MOST_DAMAGE">
					<Weapon
						Ordering="PRIMARY_WEAPON"
						Template="GDIPredatorTankCannon" />
					<Weapon
						Ordering="PRIMARY_WEAPON"
						Template="GDIPredatorTankRailgun"
						ObjectStatus="WEAPON_UPGRADED_01" />
					<TurretSettings
						TurretTurnRate="200"
						TurretPitchRate="40"
						AllowsPitch="true"
						MinIdleScanTime="1.0s"
						MaxIdleScanTime="5.0s"
						MinIdleScanAngle="0.0"
						MaxIdleScanAngle="90.0">
						<TurretAITargetChooserData
							CanAcquireDynamicIfAssignedOutOfRange="true" />
					</TurretSettings>
				</WeaponSlotTurret>
			</WeaponSetUpdate>
			<LaserState
				id="ModuleTag_LaserState"
				LaserId="0"></LaserState>
			<Physics
				id="ModuleTag_Physics" />
			<SlowDeath
				id="ModuleTag_Death"
				SinkDelay="3s"
				SinkRate="1.0"
				DestructionDelay="7s">
				<OCL
					Type="INITIAL">
					<OCL>OCL_GDIPredatorTankDebris</OCL>
				</OCL>
				<DieMuxData
					DeathTypes="ALL"
					DeathTypesForbidden="TOPPLED" />
				<Sound
					Type="INITIAL"
					List="GDI_Generic_VoiceDieMS" />
			</SlowDeath>
			<FXListBehavior
				id="ModuleTag_FXList">
				<DieMuxData
					DeathTypes="ALL" />
				<Event
					Index="onDeath"
					FX="FX_GDIMammothExplode" />
			</FXListBehavior>
			<SubObjectsUpgrade
				id="ModuleTag_ShowRail"
				ShowSubObjects="UGRAIL_01">
				<TriggeredBy>Upgrade_GDIArmoryRailgunTech</TriggeredBy>
			</SubObjectsUpgrade>
			<StatusBitsUpgrade
				id="ModuleTag_UpgradeWeapon"
				StatusToSet="WEAPON_UPGRADED_01">
				<TriggeredBy>Upgrade_GDIArmoryRailgunTech</TriggeredBy>
			</StatusBitsUpgrade>
			<xi:include
				href="DATA:Includes/GDICallForTransportForVehicle.xml" />
			<StatusBitsUpgrade
				id="ModuleTag_VeterancyUpgrade"
				StatusToSet="WEAPON_UPGRADED_03">
				<TriggeredBy>Upgrade_Veterancy_HEROIC</TriggeredBy>
			</StatusBitsUpgrade>
			<ModelConditionUpgrade
				id="ModuleTag_AllFactionUpgrade"
				AddConditionFlags="USER_5">
				<TriggeredBy>Upgrade_AllFactionUpgrade</TriggeredBy>
			</ModelConditionUpgrade>
      <AudioLoopUpgrade 
				id="RailCannonUpgradeSound" 
				SoundToPlay="GDI_RailCannon_Upgrade">
        <TriggeredBy>Upgrade_GDIArmoryRailgunTech</TriggeredBy>
      </AudioLoopUpgrade>
		</Behaviors>
		<AI>
			<AIUpdate
				id="ModuleTag_AI"
				AutoAcquireEnemiesWhenIdle="YES"
				AILuaEventsList="GDIPredatorFunctions">
				<UnitAITargetChooserData
					CanPickDynamicTargets="false"
					SympathyRange="100.0" />
			</AIUpdate>
		</AI>
		<Body>
			<ActiveBody
				id="ModuleTag_Body"
				MaxHealth="3400" />
		</Body>
		<Geometry
			IsSmall="false">
			<Shape
				Type="BOX"
				MajorRadius="18.0"
				MinorRadius="12.0"
				Height="10.0"
				ContactPointGeneration="VEHICLE" />
		</Geometry>
		<AudioArrayVoice>
			<AudioEntry
				Sound="GDI_PredatorTank_VoiceAttack"
				AudioType="voiceAttack" />
			<AudioEntry
				Sound="GDI_PredatorTank_VoiceCreate"
				AudioType="voiceCreated" />
			<AudioEntry
				Sound="GDI_PredatorTank_VoiceCreate"
				AudioType="voiceFullyCreated" />
			<AudioEntry
				Sound="GDI_PredatorTank_VoiceMove"
				AudioType="voiceGuard" />
			<AudioEntry
				Sound="GDI_PredatorTank_VoiceMoveAttack"
				AudioType="voiceAttackAfterMoving" />
			<AudioEntry
				Sound="GDI_PredatorTank_VoiceMove"
				AudioType="voiceMove" />
			<AudioEntry
				Sound="GDI_PredatorTank_VoiceRetreat"
				AudioType="voiceRetreatToCastle" />
			<AudioEntry
				Sound="GDI_PredatorTank_VoiceSelectMS"
				AudioType="voiceSelect" />
			<AudioEntry
				Sound="GDI_PredatorTank_VoiceSelectBattleMS"
				AudioType="voiceSelectBattle" />
		</AudioArrayVoice>
		<AudioArraySound>
			<AudioEntry
				Sound="PredatorIdleLoop"
				AudioType="soundAmbient" />
			<AudioEntry
				Sound="PredatorMoveStart"
				AudioType="soundMoveStart" />
		</AudioArraySound>
		<ShadowInfo
			Type="VOLUME" />
		<VisionInfo
			VisionRange="350"
			ShroudClearingRange="400" />
	</GameObject>
</AssetDeclaration>

mod.xml (Note sniper tank is the robot tank just renamed)

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<AssetDeclaration xmlns="uri:ea.com:eala:asset" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
	<Tags></Tags>
	
			<!--Fall Of Nations-->

	
	<Includes>	
	
		<Include type="reference" source="DATA:static.xml" />
		<Include type="reference" source="DATA:global.xml" />  
  		<Include type="all" source="AptUI/MainMenu/MainMenu.xml" />
		<Include type="reference" source="AptUI/MainMenu.xml" />
		
		<!--Pacific Federation-->
		
		<!--PackedImages-->
		<Include type="all" source="PackedImages/Pacific Federation/PackedImages_Pacific Federation.xml" />
		
		<!--Units-->
		<Include type="all" source="Units/Pacific Federation/PF_OutpostCommand.xml" />
		<Include type="all" source="Units/Pacific Federation/PF_SniperTank.xml" />
				
		
		
		
		

	</Includes>

</AssetDeclaration>