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1. Ok, first thing to do is have your unit and horde work properly. Don't worry about anything else before that. This will avoid complications later on.

2. Right now, let's just focus on the unit object. I'll go over the horde later to avoid confusion. First, change the draw module in your unit to:
              

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Draw = W3DTankDraw ModuleTag_01 ;for turrets

This allows turrets to work for your object.

3. Change your model condition by adding the turret part to it:
              

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ExtraPublicBone = FIREAROWTIP ;Turret01                  ; bow         DefaultModelConditionState             Model         = rurhrmarchHD             WeaponLaunchBone = PRIMARY FIREAROWTIP             Turret = FIREAROWTIP ;B_SPINE1 ;BAT_SPINE2         End

4. If you notice, the rohirrim archers already have animations for attacking while moving. Perhaps EA originally planned to have them perform this. Nobody really knows... Here's the code in their animation part:
              

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; Shooting whilst moving - 4 versions, one for each side.         ;---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------         AnimationState        =    FIRING_OR_PREATTACK_A MOVING TURRET_ANGLE_90             Animation        =    MoveAndFireBow                 AnimationName    =    RURhrmArch_SKL.RURhrmArch_ATKF                 AnimationMode    =    ONCE                 AnimationBlendTime    =    15             End             Flags            = MAINTAIN_FRAME_ACROSS_STATES             FrameForPristineBonePositions = 20         End         AnimationState        =    FIRING_OR_PREATTACK_A MOVING TURRET_ANGLE_180             Animation            =    MoveAndFireBow                 AnimationName    =    RURhrmArch_SKL.RURhrmArch_ATKH                 AnimationMode        =    ONCE                 AnimationBlendTime    =    15             End             Flags                = MAINTAIN_FRAME_ACROSS_STATES             FrameForPristineBonePositions = 20         End         AnimationState        =    FIRING_OR_PREATTACK_A MOVING TURRET_ANGLE_270             Animation            =    MoveAndFireBow                 AnimationName    =    RURhrmArch_SKL.RURhrmArch_ATKJ                 AnimationMode        =    ONCE                 AnimationBlendTime    =    15             End             Flags                = MAINTAIN_FRAME_ACROSS_STATES             FrameForPristineBonePositions = 20         End         AnimationState            =    FIRING_OR_PREATTACK_A MOVING             Animation            =    MoveAndFireBow                 AnimationName    =    RURhrmArch_SKL.RURhrmArch_ATKD                 AnimationMode    =    ONCE                 AnimationBlendTime    =    15             End             Flags                = MAINTAIN_FRAME_ACROSS_STATES             FrameForPristineBonePositions = 20         End         ;---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

5. Ok, pretty simple so far. But now, however, is where the magic really begins. Create two new weaponsets for your unit.

              

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WeaponSet         Conditions = None         Weapon = PRIMARY RohanRohirrimBowHD ;350         AutoChooseSources = PRIMARY FROM_PLAYER FROM_SCRIPT FROM_AI     End     WeaponSet         Conditions = WEAPONSET_CREATE_A_HERO_WS_01         Weapon = PRIMARY RohanRohirrimBowMovingHD         AutoChooseSources = PRIMARY FROM_PLAYER FROM_SCRIPT FROM_AI     End

What is the purpose of this you ask? Well, for one, it will make them perform much better in-game (explained later on). Two, this will allow us to change the accuracy of the attack depending on whether they are moving or not! (also explained later on) Just trust me on this for now ;)

6. Create two new weapons in weapon.ini.
              

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Weapon RohanRohirrimBowHD ; BALANCE Archer Weapon     AttackRange = ROHAN_HORSEBOW_RANGE ;350     RangeBonusMinHeight    = 10     RangeBonus        = 1     RangeBonusPerFoot    = 1 ; ;#MULTIPLY( ROHAN_HORSEBOW_RANGE .01 )              WeaponSpeed = 321 ; dist/sec     MinWeaponSpeed = 241     MaxWeaponSpeed = 481     FireFX = FX_RohanArcherBowWeapon     ScaleWeaponSpeed = Yes     HitPercentage = 75     ScatterRadius = 16.0     PreAttackDelay = 700     PreAttackType = PER_SHOT     PreAttackRandomAmount = 1000 ;200     FiringDuration = 1500     RequireFollowThru    = Yes     ClipSize                 = 1     AutoReloadsClip             = Yes     ClipReloadTime             = 1500     IsAimingWeapon = Yes     AntiAirborneVehicle     = Yes     AntiAirborneMonster     = Yes     ; CanFireWhileMoving     = Yes     ; CanFireWhileCharging     = Yes     CanBeDodged = Yes     HitPassengerPercentage = 20%     ProjectileNugget    ; Default arrow         ProjectileTemplateName = RohanArcherArrowProjectile         WarheadTemplateName = RohirrimBowWarheadHD         ForbiddenUpgradeNames = Upgrade_RohanRedArrowsStrong     End     ProjectileNugget    ; Fire arrow avialble through fire upgrade         ProjectileTemplateName = RohanArcherUpgradeArrowProjectile         WarheadTemplateName = RohirrimBowRedArrowsWarheadHD         RequiredUpgradeNames = Upgrade_RohanRedArrowsStrong     End End Weapon RohanRohirrimBowMovingHD ; BALANCE Archer Weapon     AttackRange = ROHAN_HORSEBOW_RANGE ;350     RangeBonusMinHeight    = 10     RangeBonus        = 1     RangeBonusPerFoot    = 1 ; ;#MULTIPLY( ROHAN_HORSEBOW_RANGE .01 )               WeaponSpeed = 321 ; dist/sec     MinWeaponSpeed = 241     MaxWeaponSpeed = 481     FireFX = FX_RohanArcherBowWeapon     ScaleWeaponSpeed = Yes     HitPercentage = 45                    ScatterRadius = 30.0     PreAttackDelay = 700     PreAttackType = PER_SHOT                  PreAttackRandomAmount = 200     FiringDuration = 1500             RequireFollowThru     = Yes     ClipSize                 = 1     AutoReloadsClip             = Yes     ClipReloadTime             = 1500     RotatingTurret     = Yes     IsAimingWeapon = Yes     AntiAirborneVehicle     = Yes     AntiAirborneMonster     = Yes     CanFireWhileMoving     = Yes     CanFireWhileCharging     = Yes     CanBeDodged = Yes     HitPassengerPercentage = 20%     ProjectileNugget    ; Default arrow         ProjectileTemplateName = RohanArcherArrowProjectile         WarheadTemplateName = RohirrimBowWarheadHD         ForbiddenUpgradeNames = Upgrade_RohanRedArrowsStrong     End     ProjectileNugget    ; Fire arrow avialble through fire upgrade         ProjectileTemplateName = RohanArcherUpgradeArrowProjectile         WarheadTemplateName = RohirrimBowRedArrowsWarheadHD         RequiredUpgradeNames = Upgrade_RohanRedArrowsStrong     End End

Let me explain some important things in these weapons. For RohanRohirrimBowHD, you see the accuracy is pretty high (75%). You will also notice that the CanFireWhileMoving is commented out. Keep it that way! For RohanRohirrimBowMovingHD, you will notice the accuracy is much lower (45%). Also, I added three extremely important parts to it. They are:
              

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RotatingTurret     = Yes CanFireWhileMoving     = Yes CanFireWhileCharging     = Yes

You must have those in order for everything to work properly!

7. Now set up the AIUpdateInterface module with the approiate turret part. You can change the numbers to whatever you think is best.
              

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Behavior = AIUpdateInterface ModuleTag_03         AutoAcquireEnemiesWhenIdle    = Yes ATTACK_BUILDINGS         AILuaEventsList        = RohirrimArcherHDFunctions         AttackPriority                = AttackPriority_Cavalry         Turret             TurretTurnRate = 180        ; turn rate, in degrees per sec             ;;;TurretPitchRate = 30        ; does not pitch             ControlledWeaponSlots = PRIMARY          ;;;; Use these to restrict the firing arc of the turret ;;;             NaturalTurretAngle = 0        ; Natural angle of the turret relative to the front of the object             TurretMaxDeflectionCW = 180 ;90    ; Maximum deflection of the turrect clockwise from the natural turret angle             TurretMaxDeflectionACW = 180    ; Maximum deflection of the turrect anti-clockwise from the natural turret angle ;;;; -------------------------------------------------- ;;;         End     End

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