Readme:
Create a new folder, Ornithopter in your art/units folder and unzip all the files to that folder. Then copy and paste the OrnithopterLarge1.pcx and OrnithopterSmall1.pcx into your art/civilopedia/icons/units folder. Then open up the Ornithopter32.pcx with an image editor, back-up your units_32.pcx and open it with an image editing program. Paste the image into a square at the end of the other icons, be sure to line it up correctly. Finally, backup your PediaIcons text and Civilopedia text. Then copy and paste the appropriate text below into its respective places. Finally, open up your scenario in the civ3-editor and add the unit (if you need help with this part, look around in the tutorials forum, I made this quick tutorial because some people organize their units differently).



Note: This unit includes 2 variations of the Civilopedia pics to choose from, simply change the 1 in OrnithopterLarge1.pcx 
and OrnithopterSmall1.pcx to a 2 in order to switch. There are also 2 Civilopedia entries, the Standard is suggested as the other is designed for use in the Dune Mod.

Enjoy! 


PediaIcons

#start units
art\civilopedia\icons\units\OrnithopterLarge1.pcx
art\civilopedia\icons\units\OrnithopterSmall1.pcx

# Unit animations
#ANIMNAME_PRTO_Ornithopter
Ornithopter


Civilopedia (Standard)

#PRTO_Ornithopter
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^[Ornithopters] are aircraft propelled mainly by flapping wings in the same manner as birds. They are very versatile craft, able to carry out all $LINK<air missions=GCON_Air_Missions>.   
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^By the time a civilization is advanced enough to build these aircraft, standard aircraft materials are very common and so no extra strategic resources are required in the construction of Ornithopters.
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#DESC_PRTO_Ornithopter
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^	The Ornithopter is the dream vehicle for atmospheric flight. Many of the first aircraft design attempts were attempts at making a working Ornithopter, any flying vehicle that uses wings as birds do. However the total lack of accurate knowledge related to bird flight, a sufficient power source and strong but light materials doomed these efforts, and so the first flying vehicles of man were fixed wing craft. However once man finally had access to the missing materials, Ornithopters proved to be very effective aircraft. The materials used in the wings can take immense amounts of stress, yet each wing can easily be lifted by a single human. The wing movements required to achieve lift are controlled mainly by computers, with some pilot input for special maneuvers. The material is also reactive, meaning that it can expand and contract to optimize lift on the downbeat and minimize drag and downthrust on the upbeat, meaning that the Ornithopter actually flies better than birds, whose wings can only change shape by bending at the joints, do. This reactivity is also controlled by the computer, which mathematically aligns all wing functions to maximize performance. Though the wings give sufficient thrust for flight, the Ornithopter also has jet engines for flying at higher velocities, taking off or landing in restricting environments and for performing other maneuvers that even these highly advanced 'bird' wings can't accomplish unassisted. The Ornithopter is armed with two heavy Lasguns which burn hot enough to cut through almost anything as long as they can concentrate enough power on the target. Lasguns are strong enough to substitute for bombs, so 'bombing' runs simply employ the use of higher powered and more concentrated attacks.


Civilopedia (Dune Mod)

#PRTO_Ornithopter
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^[Ornithopters] are aircraft propelled mainly by flapping wings in the same manner as birds. They are very versatile craft, able to carry out all $LINK<air missions=GCON_Air_Missions>.   
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^Ornithopters have been in use for centuries and so no new resources are needed in their production.
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#DESC_PRTO_Ornithopter
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^	The Ornithopter is the atmospheric craft design of choice for all Houses, they have changed little over the centuries and variations in their design is usualy minimal simply because of the original design's effectiveness. The crafts flexible wings allow for various maneuvers, though since all but the most basic computers are abolished performance is highly dependendant on the abilities of the pilot. That said, the best pilots can make an Ornithopter do just about anything. The aircraft are typically armed with two heavy Lasguns, though passengers can fire other weapons from the windows. Since sheilds are too dangerous for use on Dune (due to their effect on the giant Sandworms) Ornithopters have very weak defences against attack apart from their maneuverability.