Simple Model Workshop

[Binsu]

Aww, you made my lightning request to be your model making training.

It looks great!!

But I cant seem to make it work...lol! XD

In the WE itself.

 

[Kaizer]

hmmm, did you import all of it?
what custom path did you type? copy-paste it here

Update on my Uther model (will post it here because it currently got rejected XD)
Made his hammer blue by creating a duplicate hammer geoset
It's total file size now is 311 KB

 

[colinjames12]

I just found out that somebody already mde the violet lightning for me.

BUT DON'T WORRY, she made it look pinkish, I like yours better

 

[Binsu]

hmmm, did you import all of it?
what custom path did you type? copy-paste it here

Well, this are the paths I set it in World Editor.

Click!

@colinjames12

If I ever got this work, I'll still give it to you, bro! =)

 

[Kaizer]

I said make it's custom path it's file name

Edit: see my Uther model update Above

 

[Binsu]

I said make it's custom path it's file name

Tried it and only the glow appears. Weird...

 

[Kaizer]

copy-paste again, don't PrtScr, you'll just tire yourself, just type it

 

[Binsu]

copy-paste again, don't PrtScr, you'll just tire yourself, just type it

WHat do you mean Copy Paste, copy/paste what?

 

[Kaizer]

the custom path you used, it should be like this
"Lightning1b.blp" for the first one

 

[Binsu]

the custom path you used, it should be like this
"Lightning1b.blp" for the first one

Lol, I think the problem is in the model itself, when I open it for second time, the lightning displays in black.

 

[Kaizer]

you want me to finish it and tell you how I did it? or want to learn it yourself?

 

[Binsu]

What whould be the best option. I wanna learn it.

BTW +4 REP for being a great teacher! =)

 

[Xonok]

I just need to know 2 things:
1. How to turn a blender model into .mdx.
2. How to texture it with the terrain tile called Sunken Ruins Small Bricks.

 

[Kaizer]

@Xonok wtf is a blender model

 

[Xonok]

A model created with a program called blender.
Like this(file attached)

 

[Kaizer]

you know, just by asking that question means I don't know how to convert that

 

[Binsu]

A model created with a program called blender.
Like this(file attached)

How about try this link:

Blender to MDX Conversion

 

[GreeN!X]

Hey hey hey, I wanna more about modeling too. )
1.) Fbx -> Mdx converting
2.) Making Ribbons (e.g. http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/...rev=search=sword%20slash%20effect&d=list&r=20 <- Dunno if this is a ribbon though but I want to achieve the similar effect)

Those are the two things that are a mystery to me right now. X3

 

[Xonok]

How about try this link:

Blender to MDX Conversion

This eventually pointed me to a WIP python script in hive.

 

[Kaizer]

guys, "Simple Model Workshop" means only simple and basic things

@Hera_ I'll write a really long tutorial about that and sfxs here, so wait

 

[Binsu]

guys, "Simple Model Workshop" means only simple and basic things

@Hera_ I'll right a really long tutorial about that and sfxs here, so wait

How about mine you give up?

 

[GreeN!X]

Cool, coz the only things I need for my model are sfx's. XD

 

[MasterTrainer]

Hera_, Hell_Master, to the other requesters, once I master modelling like Zyne/Retera, I will be able to be of help to you guys! Just give me some time to learn

 

[Binsu]

Hera_, Hell_Master, to the other requesters, once I master modelling like Zyne/Retera, I will be able to be of help to you guys! Just give me some time to learn

Of course, bro. We will be awaiting that time, good luck!

 

[MasterTrainer]

Thanks! Support always boosts my learning speed

 

[Kaizer]

Sfx Tutorial by Zyne

- Here I'm gonna teach you how to create sfx my way. First of all Open the model using Magos you want to add a sfx. Open again another Magos and open there a model with the similar sfx yu want to create.*

From here on I'm gonna use Legend (or variables )
Sfx 1 - your model
Sfx 2 - the sfx model you want to copy

Let's begin. First select Sfx 2 window and open up Node Manager in the 'Windows' tab and find your desired Sfx.*
I'm gonna give you a tip on how you are going to do that. Let's just call this Zyne's technique
Check every sfxs (the boxes with arrows) and open it up, try changing the texture/material it needed into none or something different, if the sfx you want becomes square or different then that is your wanted sfx.*
Let's start off with the Particle Emitter 2 sfx because it's the easiest to understand and learn.
Before you start editing it have a look for on what that sfx texture is using. Now open up Sfx 1 and open up mpq browser (at the bottom of 'Windows' tab)
Now remember what the sfx texture was using because it's name is it's location in the mpq. After you found the texture DO NOT double-click it! Right click it and click, "use as texture". It will now appear in your texture manager. Now open up Sfx 2 again and open up Material Manager under the 'Window' tab and use again the Zyne technique to look for the material that uses the same texture you imported in Sfx 1, now *Copy all of its detail ALL, it has to be exact.*
Last step, open up bothe node manager on Sfx 1 and 2, first of all create a Particle Emitter 2 on Sfx 1 and double click BOTH of the Particle Emitter in Sfx 1 (the one you just created) and on Sfx 2 (the sample sfx) and make sure they are side by side to be easy to copy. COPY ALL THE DETAILS! From animated to the very smallest interger and BAM!

For scaling and recoloring, you see the 3 colors category in the middle? You can change the color of the sfx (some) using that. You can scale the sfx using 2 different methods, using the scale inside the 3 colors category (remember, each scaling scales it's respective color category), another method us by adjusting it's length and width somewhere in the upper left.

Thanks for reading (if you really did)
Just ask me if you had a hard time understanding some parts of the tutorial.

 

[Kaizer]

So.. What is your current progress now?

 

[MasterTrainer]

That depends; who're you talking to?

 

[GreeN!X]

So.. What is your current progress now?

Didn't see the your tutorial until now, but I created the ribbon emitter myself by messing with magos... I never knew making it was just like a particle emitter. -,-

Thank you for the sfx tutorial though, that's another way too, but ain't that just CnP? x3

 

[Binsu]

Okay, now I know maybe the problem why the lightning wont show. I've read a tutorial and it said never convert into JPGS when editing and in any parts. Thats where I am wrong

 

[huy60vn]

Zyne, can you extract Human Tower's model, then change the path:
Buildings\Human\HumanTower\Tower.blp -> To.blp ?
That skin is nothing changed, including the model. I need only a new model with new path of skin. :|

 

[GreeN!X]

@huy60vn just posted something in your thread.

 

[Kaizer]

@MasterTrainer lol, all of you XD

@Hera_ I don't if it will work, but try the same method I tried when creating sfx

@Hell_Master really? didn't know that because I only convert it to PNG

@huy60vn it's pretty easy you know, I'll teach you, first open up Magos and find the Human Tower in the mpq browser at the bottom of windows tab and open it up and open texture manager under windows tab and select Buildings\Human\HumanTower\Tower.blp and right click it and then export it

 

[huy60vn]

Magos? I'll try once. Thanks for tutorials.

 

[Binsu]

@MasterTrainer lol, all of you XD

@Hera_ I don't if it will work, but try the same method I tried when creating sfx

@Hell_Master really? didn't know that because I only convert it to PNG

@huy60vn it's pretty easy you know, I'll teach you, first open up Magos and find the Human Tower in the mpq browser at the bottom of windows tab and open it up and open texture manager under windows tab and select Buildings\Human\HumanTower\Tower.blp and right click it and then export it

Ok now the TGA files I cant convert them to BLPs, know any converter. Image Extractor II cant seem to convert the, unknown compression it says.

 

[Kaizer]

@Hell_Master try this Blp Lab
It's what I'm using and pretty easy to learn

 

[Binsu]

@Hell_Master try this Blp Lab
It's what I'm using and pretty easy to learn

What should I save it? BLP1 or BLP2?

 

[huy60vn]

Is your workshop working? It's too quiet for request...
@Hell_Master: I tried that tool and I think we should extract by blp1, blp2 is only a... different file, but I don't know what different between them. :\

 

[Kaizer]

Blp 1

 

[Binsu]

Tried everything and some tuts, did exactly what the tuts said and nothing even worked.... oh damn. Zyne I give up just do the request or maybe someone here ;(

 

[MasterTrainer]

What was your request Hell_Master?

 

[GreeN!X]

@Hell_Master What went wrong? Was it the conversion of the textures?

and BTW, I linked this to colinjames12 in his profile but he said I made it too pinkish., so maybe you can mod it to meet his standards.

 

[Binsu]

And also, edited the Hellscream (Unpossessed Form where he is still green) and this is the result:

Also works in-game!

@MasterTrainer: It is colinjames' request

@Hera: I exported it at the Texture Manager, putted them at my folder. Opened these BLP files that I exported in Image Extractor II and converted them to TGA. Recolored them at GIMP and again saving them in TGA and opened again Image Extractor II, converted them to BLPs again. Imported in Magos' Model Editor again and it shows fine but in-game doesnt.

 

[GreeN!X]

Try using this to convert instead.
http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/tools-560/warcraft-iii-viewer-62878/

 

[Binsu]

Try using this to convert instead.
http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/tools-560/warcraft-iii-viewer-62878/

Will do. =)

But can you tell me step by step how you did it?

 

[GreeN!X]

Open Callahan's model in the model editor, open the texture manager, right click each texture and export them to a folder. Convert those textures to TGA using wc3viewer. Edited it in photoshop (in your case, GIMP) then converted it again to blp. Opened the model again and imported the new textures in the texture manager, and before deleting the original textures, I reassign the new Blue_Glow2.blp (one of the model's textures) in its material (Namely Material 01014E28, Layer 01014ED0) in the material manager. After that, deleted all of the old textures. Then viola! that should be it. Hope you understood that. x3

 

[MasterTrainer]

^ Wow it was simpler than I thought.

 

[Binsu]

Open Callahan's model in the model editor, open the texture manager, right click each texture and export them to a folder. Convert those textures to TGA using wc3viewer. Edited it in photoshop (in your case, GIMP) then converted it again to blp. Opened the model again and imported the new textures in the texture manager, and before deleting the original textures, I reassign the new Blue_Glow2.blp (one of the model's textures) in its material (Namely Material 01014E28, Layer 01014ED0) in the material manager. After that, deleted all of the old textures. Then viola! that should be it. Hope you understood that. x3

How do you reassign the Blue_Glow2?

And thanks for the steps, +4 REP!

 

[GreeN!X]

Go to the material manager, double click one of the material stuff there (the one with the Blue_Glow2 should be named Material 01014E28). Double click the Materiallayer (There should be a MaterialLayer there) once it's open, you should see a dropdown menu with the Path of the old texture. Change it there.

 

[Binsu]

Go to the material manager, double click one of the material stuff there (the one with the Blue_Glow2 should be named Material 01014E28). Double click the Materiallayer (There should be a MaterialLayer there) once it's open, you should see a dropdown menu with the Path of the old texture. Change it there.

Mne has only Material Manager 01577180 and Material 01577208