M2TW Model Generator

function tablelength(T)
  local count = 0
  for _ in pairs(T) do count = count + 1 end
  return count
end

global_model = "unit_models/_Units/EN_Lmail_Hmail/textures/EN_Lmail_Hmail_"
global_model_normal = "unit_models/_Units/EN_Lmail_Hmail/textures/EN_Lmail_Hmail_normal.texture"
global_sprite = "_ug1_Pavise_Crossbowmen_sprite.spr"
global_attachment = "unit_models/AttachmentSets/Final European CB Gun_"

function generate_unit(faction)
    local strings = {}
    local temp_string
    strings[1] = string.len(faction) .." " .. faction .."\n"
    temp_string = global_model .. faction ..".texture"
    strings[2] = string.len(temp_string) .." " .. temp_string .."\n"
    strings[3] = string.len(global_model_normal) .. " " .. global_model_normal .. "\n"
    temp_string ="unit_sprites/" .. faction ..global_sprite
    strings[4] = string.len(temp_string) .." " .. temp_string .."\n"
    temp_string =""
    for key in pairs(strings) do
        temp_string = temp_string .. strings[key]
    end
    return temp_string
end

function generate_unit2(faction)
    local strings = {}
    local temp_string
    strings[1] = string.len(faction) .." " .. faction .."\n"
    temp_string =global_attachment .. faction .."_diff.texture"
    strings[2] = string.len(temp_string) .." " .. temp_string .."\n"
    temp_string =global_attachment .. faction .."_norm.texture"
    strings[3] = string.len(temp_string) .." " .. temp_string .." 0\n"
    temp_string =""
    for key in pairs(strings) do
        temp_string = temp_string .. strings[key]
    end
    return temp_string
end

function generate_units1(factions)
    local temp_string = tablelength(factions) .."\n"
    for key in pairs(factions) do
        temp_string = temp_string .. generate_unit(factions[key])
    end
    return temp_string
end
function generate_units2(factions)
    local temp_string = tablelength(factions) .."\n"
    for key in pairs(factions) do
        temp_string = temp_string .. generate_unit2(factions[key])
    end
    return temp_string
end

factiones = {"england","france","hre","spain","venice","sicily","milan","scotland","denmark","portugal","poland","hungary","slave","papal_states"}
print(generate_units1(factiones) .. generate_units2(factiones) )