Unrecognized Skeleton Structure?

[Intellect]

Hey guys, how do I fix this error? Im using a .dae file from hyrule's Gohma civilization

 

[Stan`]

You need to add their skeleton file (XML) in art/skeletons

[Intellect]

Hey Stan! The Gohma building doesnt have a skeleton, just a mesh

[Langbart]

@IntellectProbably the problem is solved by now, but I had a similar problem and would like to share my solution with you.

• I want to use two mesh files (stonemine_round_a.dae and stonemine_round_b.dae) that I copied from the Delenda Est mod into my mod.
• Every time I run the "pyromod command" to make it "deployable", the mesh file was not included. (it was in the working folder, but not in the .pyromod file)

pyromod command: binaries/system/pyrogenesis -mod=mod -archivebuild=binaries/data/mods/mymod -archivebuild-output=mymod.pyromod -archivebuild-compress

• "ERROR: Failed to load any skeleton definitions" (for stonemine_round_a.dae  and stonemine_round_b.dae) 
• Searching for a solution to my problem led me to this thread  and this one "Importing custom models & animation" from May 26, 2018
• The   wiki/ArtDesignDocument  also says:

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Any mesh or animation created won’t be recognized by the game engine unless it is referenced by an actor XML file.

• I solved it by using this GitHub tool called "0AD skeleton generator" (made by Stan). Add your mesh files in your input folder and run the following command, the .xml files can be found in the output folder.

python3 skeleton_generator.py

• All I had to do was add the .xml files to my mod. Problem solved.

Edited March 3, 2021 by Langbart