Advanced Icon Cooldown Replacement

[Apheraz Lucent]

I noticed that, in some maps of high quality, when you cast a spell and it goes on a cooldown, the borders "disappear" until the spell is ready to be cast again. How should I do that? Sorry for no images provided, I will see what I can do.

Status: Solved!
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[Kino]

When the borders dissapear is the spell still clickable?

 

[sephiroth1234]

You must use both BTN and DISBTN type of icon.

EDIT: Here's the link for what you are asking about; http://world-editor-tutorials.thehelper.net/icons.php

 

[Apheraz Lucent]

Kino, yeah, like in DotA, for an example. Found picture.

sephiroth1234, that's not what I was searching for. Thanks anyways.

See how they appear passive on CD? I think it has to do something with Game Interface, but I don't know :S

 

[sephiroth1234]

Did you open the link? Use BTN and PASBTN icons. Replace the path of the PASBTN to DISBTN so that when the spell is in cooldown, it will not look darker but only loses its border. Note that you must have a border-less but not darkened icon of that spell.

The path should be like this if I've not mistaken; ReplaceableTextures\CommandButtonsDisabled\PASBTNLightning.tga

 

[Kino]

Did you open the link? Use BTN and PASBTN icons. Replace the path of the PASBTN to DISBTN so that when the spell is in cooldown, it will not look darker but only loses its border. Note that you must have a border-less but not darkened icon of that spell.

Exactly as he said, you need to replace the disbtn border with pasbtn one.

 

[Apheraz Lucent]

Wait, I need to do that for every single icon in game? There must be an easier way to do that.

 

[PurgeandFire]

You only have to do it for the icons you use. ;p

 

[Apheraz Lucent]

I'm really confused. Can someone give me a quick testmap, so I can understand easily?
Thanks Forward.

 

[cboy123]

W8 W8 W8....Now if you put the ReplaceableTextures\CommandButtonsDisabled\Name
That means if that ability is silenced...

 

[Apheraz Lucent]

Exactly what I though. Therefore, I want a testmap.

 

[Kino]

Took a look at your screenshot again.

I was wrong, whatever it shows there is not a passive button.

Like you said in the first post its probabbly a Game Interface thing, so far I cant exactly find out what the exact cause is.

 

[cboy123]

Took a look at your screenshot again.

I was wrong, whatever it shows there is not a passive button.

Like you said in the first post its probabbly a Game Interface thing, so far I cant exactly find out what the exact cause is.

Nobody's perfect so cool off dude. Let us be patience for someone to help us.

 

[GhostThruster]

Are you trying to calm someone who's not even angry?

Take a look in the maps section for a map called 'Whispers In The Dark'. It uses a custom cooldown too, so you can ask the creator (Grievous1) for some help.

 

[Adiktuz]

or try to ask IceFrog...

maybe you must edit this line:

Game Interface -> Model -> Command Button - Cooldown

 

[defskull]

IceFrog is making this change lol
Ask him =D
It's kinda hard lol, really..

 

[Apheraz Lucent]

Actually, it's incredibly easy. Just one skin or model, to cover up a part of UI, I think. But I don't know what the skin or model should look like, or how to use them.

 

[PurgeandFire]

Try modifying:
Image - Console Button Pushed Border

In Game Interface. It might or might not work.

 

[Adiktuz]

or try to ask IceFrog...

maybe you must edit this line:

Game Interface -> Model -> Command Button - Cooldown

or this... ^_^

I think its this because I think that it was actually a model since the border continuously changes as the cooldown nears completion...

 

[Apheraz Lucent]

Guys, you hitted the road. It's either the model or the skin you provided, as it appears that when I change them both to something else, the button stands still, no cooldown appears. I will mess around with it a bit, and inform you further.

 

[Apheraz Lucent]

Sorry for double post. Just found out: it's definitively a model. Can someone tell me, what textures the model uses? Oh, wait, maybe I can found out...

Edit:
It uses two separated textures:
UI\Feedback\Cooldown\cooldown.blp
UI\Feedback\Cooldown\star4.blp

Going further, experimenting with changing textures, will inform if I find out something...

 

[Adiktuz]

Sorry for double post. Just found out: it's definitively a model. Can someone tell me, what textures the model uses? Oh, wait, maybe I can found out...

Edit:
It uses two separated textures:
UI\Feedback\Cooldown\cooldown.blp
UI\Feedback\Cooldown\star4.blp

Going further, experimenting with changing textures, will inform if I find out something...

wow, ur so great! so maybe we can just do it by editing the skin of the model... ^_^

BTW, while browsing the GI, I found something cool, you can actually change the green border that is shown when you click an icon... ^_^

 

[Apheraz Lucent]

WE DID IT! <3

I would NEVER do that without your help! I managed to edit the texture PurgeandFire111 had shown to me, along with the model Adiktuz provided me! To make it work, import the two attached files in your map, and set their textures to:

UI\Feedback\Cooldown\cooldown.blp
war3mapImported\CoolDown UI.mdx

ENJOY! I LOVE YOU :**********
*euphoria*

 

[Adiktuz]

Wow! you're so great man!

maybe you could actually put up a tutorial for this so that other people would learn... ^_^

and edit the first post... ^_^

 

[cboy123]

Nice dude! Thank you!
Looks the the Questioner is the Answerer!

Dora: We did it... We did it! Hooray!

Edit: Tested it but I don't see some difference on when the ability is on COOLDOWN
~_~