Resource Pack - Version 1.7

Deolrin · Aug 17, 2014

Well... That's the path. I don't think there's anything more to it. You probably forgot to import TurtleStuff.blp or something.

istvan921 · Nov 1, 2014

Any chance of a new version of the pack this year?

Deolrin · Nov 4, 2014

Maybe so. But there's not much to add beyond the new peasant and a skeleton archer, and a few icons by NFWar.

istvan921 · Nov 4, 2014

So sad

istvan921 · May 30, 2015

Any news about the project?

Deolrin · May 30, 2015

Not at this point, no. We still believe we'll wrap it up one day.

istvan921 · May 30, 2015

Like a final or a new release?

Deolrin · May 30, 2015

Yeap, something new. Not the Alliance, but we have a few things we were planning to implement for a long time now.

istvan921 · May 30, 2015

Will you make new maps as well?

Deolrin · May 30, 2015

That is also planned (at least 1 more), but at the moment the status is uncertain.

Kam · May 30, 2015

Deolrin said:
That is also planned (at least 1 more), but at the moment the status is uncertain.

I'm glad to see that.

TaShadan · Jun 3, 2015

Neverending story!

Deolrin · Sep 9, 2015

For anyone interested, I've made a unit version of Mathog (with Decay animations instead of Dissipate).

http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/pastebin.php?id=jimpj3

This was made by request, and I haven't tested it thoroughly enough, so if there are any problems do let me know.

TaShadan · Sep 10, 2015

Cool. Too bad i am not modding for wc3 anymore

NelsonLaJe · Oct 9, 2015

any news of project?

Deolrin · Oct 9, 2015

Nothing for now. Keep checking.

darksage · Jun 25, 2016

any news on this project?

istvan921 · Jun 25, 2016

Some news would be nice indeed

Deolrin · Jun 25, 2016

No news. I'm in the military and Linaze is doing other things.

Kam · Aug 31, 2016

Deolrin said:
No news. I'm in the military and Linaze is doing other things.

Well you both need to get your act together and stop being productive members of society.

Deolrin · Sep 8, 2016

True enough.

deepstrasz · Dec 19, 2016

Great stuff. Dragons were green in WcII

Anyways, this thread should get a sticky somewhere like this one:
Projects of old, gather ye' resources... [Mod Compendium]
or just fuse with it, IDK.

Zaljinzoo · Dec 19, 2016

deepstrasz said:
Great stuff. Dragons were green in WcII
Anyways, this thread should get a sticky somewhere like this one:
Projects of old, gather ye' resources... [Mod Compendium]
or just fuse with it, IDK.

The sprites were green, yes, but in lore they were the brood of Alexstrasza, queen of the reds. So they used red dragons to make it more accurate to the lore.

deepstrasz · Dec 19, 2016

Zaljinzoo said:
but in lore they were the brood of Alexstrasza, queen of the reds.

That's post WcII lore

Zaljinzoo · Dec 20, 2016

deepstrasz said:
That's post WcII lore

Perhaps, but SoC never claimed to be 100% sticking to Warcraft II lore alone, did they? Besides, even in the Warcraft II manuals they mention Alexstrasza and that the dragons are of her brood, it was just before they decided that Alexstrasza and her flight were red. Kind of like how it was before they decided that only ogre magi were supposed to have two heads.

Back in Warcraft II, the art team thought all dragons were supposed to be green in color, save for perhaps Deathwing as he appeared to be more black in his icon and his cinematic model. By the time of Warcraft III they developed the different dragon flights, and by the time they started to write the novels they decided it was Alexstrasza and the red flight who were enslaved by the orcs during the Second War. In fact, green dragons were on an entirely different continent. Just because Blizzard was a little inconsistent doesn't mean SoC has to be, so they decided to make the dragons red to be more accurate with the updated lore. ^^

deepstrasz · Dec 20, 2016

Zaljinzoo said:
esides, even in the Warcraft II manuals they mention Alexstrasza and that the dragons are of her brood

I kind of know all about it.

Zaljinzoo said:
Kind of like how it was before they decided that only ogre magi were supposed to have two heads.

Where, in WoW? I don't know if that's actually true. Warcraft III has two headed ogres that are not magi.
The wiki says:
"These included monstrous two-headed versions that were created by Gul'dan and brought through the portal after the First War to act as enforcers to quell needless infighting between the orc clans."
Funny thing WcII says:
"The Ogres are the monstrous two-headed allies of the Orcs that were brought through the Portal by the Warlock Gul’dan after the First War to act as enforcers in an effort to quell needless infighting between the Orc clans."
whilst in Orcs & Humans they had one head and two eyes.
It's their mistake that they didn't explain it like the wiki does or somehow else in the WcII manual.

Zaljinzoo said:
save for perhaps Deathwing as he appeared to be more black in his icon

Yes although that black thing is armour and not made of scales. The WcII manual says so. Fun fact is that the manual kind of says he is a black dragon

"During the Second War, Goblin alchemists adhered plates of adamantine steel to the Black Dragon."
So, then we have green and black dragons in WcII

But! The Dragon Roost only has strands of gray and red! So->red-gray dragon(s) too!

Zaljinzoo said:
Just because Blizzard was a little inconsistent doesn't mean SoC has to be, so they decided to make the dragons red to be more accurate with the updated lore. ^^

LoL. That's basically following the inconsistency. But no matter. My remark wasn't supposed to feel offensive...

Zaljinzoo · Dec 20, 2016

deepstrasz said:
I kind of know all about it.

Where, in WoW? I don't know if that's actually true. Warcraft III has two headed ogres that are not magi.
The wiki says:
"These included monstrous two-headed versions that were created by Gul'dan and brought through the portal after the First War to act as enforcers to quell needless infighting between the orc clans."
Funny thing WcII says:
"The Ogres are the monstrous two-headed allies of the Orcs that were brought through the Portal by the Warlock Gul’dan after the First War to act as enforcers in an effort to quell needless infighting between the Orc clans."
whilst in Orcs & Humans they had one head and two eyes.
It's their mistake that they didn't explain it like the wiki does or somehow else in the WcII manual.

Yes although that black thing is armour and not made of scales. The WcII manual says so. Fun fact is that the manual kind of says he is a black dragon
"During the Second War, Goblin alchemists adhered plates of adamantine steel to the Black Dragon."
So, then we have green and black dragons in WcII But! The Dragon Roost only has strands of gray and red! So->red-gray dragon(s) too!

LoL. That's basically following the inconsistency. But no matter. My remark wasn't supposed to feel offensive...

It wasn't established in WoW, haha. It was in the novelization of "Tides of Darkness." When Gul'dan created the first Altar of Storms, it specifically stated that the ogre warrior he sent in had one head, and that he came out a two-headed ogre. Cho'Gall was the only known two-headed ogre before the creation of the Altar of Storms, and the book says that one being born naturally like him only happens once every few thousand years.

I wasn't offended, lol. I'm just a huge lore buff, old and new. Played Warcraft II since I was 6, been following every installment of the series ever since. Read practically every book, haha.

Sorry if I came off as patronizing at all! Realized I might've given that impression. I was just defending the SoC art team's decision to make the Dragons red as opposed to how they looked in Warcraft II, as it is technically more consistent with the established lore of the novels and later games.

EDIT: In regards to Deathwing; when I was 6 and reading the manuals and I saw that quote about the goblin alchemists, I always figured - even back then - that he was just a naturally black dragon who also had black armored plates fused onto him. I had no idea why he was black when every other dragon appeared green, but it made him quite awesome to my young little mind. XD

deepstrasz · Dec 20, 2016

Zaljinzoo said:
I had no idea why he was black when every other dragon appeared green

Well, you know... black~~death~~ means bad.

Zaljinzoo said:
It was in the novelization of "Tides of Darkness."

I don't really follow them books because they tend to retcon even more than the games do. I however will read stuff written by the actual author(s) like Chris Metzen.

EDIT: just realized you're the dude with that huge project ambition.

Zaljinzoo · Dec 20, 2016

deepstrasz said:
Well, you know... black~~death~~ means bad.

I don't really follow them books because they tend to retcon even more than the games do. I however will read stuff written by the actual author(s) like Chris Metzen.

EDIT: just realized you're the dude with that huge project ambition.

Hah, yeah I get what you mean. The retcons can get a little annoying, but you just follow along as best you can.

And yep! XP That's me. Actually working on it as we speak! But I don't want to clutter up the SoC thread with self-promotion so I'll leave it at that. ^^ You're more than welcome to send me a pm or something if you're interested in talking about it.

istvan921 · Mar 20, 2017

any news about the project?

Deolrin · Mar 23, 2017

Nothing for now, sorry. I don't know when or if we'll have news.

istvan921 · Mar 23, 2017

that is so sad man i really like this project.

Deolrin · Mar 23, 2017

Heh. Me too, mate. Trust me.

Linaze · Apr 11, 2017

Me too, mate.
:goblin_cry:

OnyxTheDark · Apr 15, 2017

Hey guyz
Could we expect a Berzerker Troll Model ?
With its Icon?

I'd very much like to use the troll model that you got but not without the second
And I'm currently forced to use the normal w3 trolls models ....

Deolrin · Apr 15, 2017

At this point, not really. However, there is a talented artist creating fan resources in the style of SoC. You could ask him?

istvan921 · Apr 16, 2017

Oh that is a great thread i like it too,and i use some of his models in my mod too.

Goblintrain · May 6, 2018

Puts a tear in my eye seeing all this great work here, and wondering what awesomeness i missed out on!!!

hexhound · Oct 12, 2018

awesome stuff. Just tremendous.

NelsonLaJe · Oct 12, 2018

It makes me sad to know it's been abandoned

Azazzello [XGM] · Apr 15, 2019

Deolrin said:
At this point, not really. However, there is a talented artist creating fan resources in the style of SoC. You could ask him?

Do you know why artist (Wisdom) was deleted? he had some interesting skins, all links dead

Deolrin · Apr 15, 2019

I actually have no idea! That's really sad.

I liked his work.

istvan921 · Apr 15, 2019

Oh that is so sad by the way any news about the resource pack?

Linaze · Apr 18, 2019

istvan921 said:
Oh that is so sad by the way any news about the resource pack?

No news at this point, sadly.

NelsonLaJe · Apr 18, 2019

best project of all hive

Deolrin · May 12, 2019

It's been a few years, but we're finally bringing out a new update!

So, what's in it?

Two new (actually returning) models: the Human Battleship and Human Transport, based on the Warcraft 2 ships. Those are made by the venerable Pyramidhe@d, who is unfortunately no longer on the site.

A bunch of new SFX, made by yours truly. The list includes: Animate Corpse, Dark Ritual, Disabling Shot, Demonic Flames, Pork Feast and Radar Scan - all of which are abilities used by the Warlock, Death Knight, War Turtle, Goblin Ace and Pig Farm in our map.

2 new textures: the Skeleton Ranger, as well as an updated, redder version of the Dragon.

New icons - by two talented Hive artists - Mr.Goblin and NFWar.
Mr.Goblin's contributions to the latest update are: Demoralizing Roar, Demonic Flames, Goblin Telescope, Sinking Hooks, Skeleton Ranger and Switch Skeleton Rangers / Fighters.
NFWar made: Alternative versions of Demonic Flames and Goblin Telescope, as well as Axe Flurry.

Finally, we also have a few new avatars in the pack, representing Pyramidhe@d's ships, the Skeleton Ranger and a newer look for the Peasant.

All of these new additions can be previewed in the main thread post, and a full list is available in the changelog. We hope you enjoy the update and make good use of these assets!

istvan921 · May 12, 2019

Yay a new update praise god!

OnyxTheDark · May 15, 2019

Omg, that's Kreygasm
I really like the new icons, and the battleship
Holy mother of god
Good job !

loktar · Jan 6, 2020

Hey @Deolrin, just wanted to let you know that nearly all the images in OP are broken

Anglo Warior · Jan 6, 2020

I have a tip for you guys when you fix the images. Instead of having them on a site, create a discord server to put your images in. I have a discord for just images to put in IMG tags. Works like a charm and you don't have to fiddle with incidents like the host of the current images shutting down or breaking them or whatever.