Fixing Invisible/White Tree Models

[Slaydon]

How to correctly import a tree model

Hello, i was in the model section and downloaded a custom tree, i see the posts and they say "My Tree is white, it only works for units, etc... etc.."

Now, im going to tell you how to import one of these trees, as a "Tree"

Go up to your editor and Destructibles, Tree's and find "Support Column"
CnP That and rename to tree and disable "Selectable Ingame" Off and rename it to Tree and set the pathing to Ashenvale Tree Base, and then insert your model file to that object, and your done, Say goodbye to Unit / Doodad trees, hello real trees

Why do we need to base it on another thing than a tree?

Because editing the model file of a tree, will not show cuz its a special kind of object, If you are going to use a tree, you need to use a skin, you cant edit the model file, if you take off the Art - Replaceable Texture file, you will see that its just white, so its a model thats, well, hard to explain, but its a shape and you can only edit the wrapping.

So if you tried so hard on creating a Destructible Tree, This will show you how.


Its not a big tutorial, but some ppl really have problem with this.
~Slaydon

 

[Septimus]

https://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums...a-tutorial-please-read-before-posting-119320/

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[Slaydon]

~.~
Stupid meh, forgot, fixed now :d

 

[Thyrael]

I really don't see the sense in this tutorial. To use a custom tree, simple import the needed model + textures. CnP an existing tree, change the modelfile of the copy to the desired one, uncheck "has lightwight model" and set variations to 1. Thats it.

 

[Slaydon]

:O, well, this is a simpler way D:

 

[Fiko13]

Hello Slaydon! Actually, I find your tutorial very helpful for one simple reason: Because when I copy an existing tree (like Thyrael suggested, and like I used to do up until now), the tree sometimes manifests unexpected complications.
For example, when I used some custom tree models for a destructible based on an originally copied tree, the model did not show - it simply stayed hidden while only showing shadows in its place. It really bugged me for quite some time, I spent like two hours searching for a solution. Not even lightweight model true/false check worked...
BUT when I used the very same model using the edited "support column" doodad instead, the custom tree model shows nicely.
So thank you!