Blizzard releases WarCraft 3 assets for StarCraft 2 modding

[Dr Super Good]

I was hoping they'd look a lot more improved.

Some are, others are not. It still gives you a good base for adding fantasy to your maps.

 

[Linaze]

The ones showcased by Blizzard beforehand looked as expected. But those ships above look ripped right out of 2002.

 

[istvan921]

I have to agree with this we were hoping for something brand new.

 

[Rui]

The greatest issue is the timing. They could have had this idea before people lost faith in SC2. I know I called attention to the lack of artistic resources before SC2 even went Beta. I'm glad they ported, it helps, even if the models will sometimes look out of place.

 

[Dr Super Good]

The ones showcased by Blizzard beforehand looked as expected. But those ships above look ripped right out of 2002.

That is because they are "ripped right out of 2002". They are the exact same geometry as they were in Warcraft III. Only some models have been updated, not all.

 

[Tya]

The HD models look great though!

BEST HERO IN WARCRAFT.

 

[Dr Super Good]

That Dark Ranger was firing a bit fast...

 

[Tya]

Agility capped attack speed!

So many nerdchills about this whole wc3 asset stuff. I loved wc3 so damn much.

 

[BlackEnvyX]

LAN option, playing maps vanilla BNet style (create your own game from a local mapfile of your choice), not having to log into your BNet account to use the editor, just to name some.

These are just a few of the reasons I'm so hesitant to try out SC2's editor and why I've stuck with WC3's editor for all these years.

But adding these resources is definitely a start.

 

[Tya]

Oh wow I missed the WarCraft UI... feels good.

It's been a while though, and it's my first UI. Feedback appreciated!

 

[Dr Super Good]

Try moving the portrait above the health, shield and energy. You can then hide the frame display.

 

[Rui]

I've been thinking: perhaps the models used for the Ultimate Terraining Map would fit well in SC2?

 

[Dr Super Good]

I've been thinking: perhaps the models used for the Ultimate Terraining Map would fit well in SC2?

They will fit with most of the WC3 assets very well. They will not fit with the SC2 assets well. This is because they lack specular and normal maps so will appear noticeably out of place.

On the other hand most assets from Diablo III should be portable to SC2 as I would imagine that they have normal maps.

 

[Rui]

I meant assuming they had the necessary textures of course.

 

[oger-lord]

Someone tried to convert the models to wc3?

 

[BlackEnvyX]

Someone tried to convert the models to wc3?

This actually would be a fantastic idea, converting the HQ models from SC2 to WC3. I remember Blizzard saying something about converting certain models being illegal though, or was that just for World of Warcraft?

 

[Tya]

This actually would be a fantastic idea, converting the HQ models from SC2 to WC3. I remember Blizzard saying something about converting certain models being illegal though, or was that just for World of Warcraft?

I'm sure that you're free to port them from sc2 to wc3 without reprisal. WoW and D3 models are certainly free to use. Blizzard has hinted that they wouldn't be too happy for sc2 maps to use Heroes of the Storm models, but a few are doing it anyway and haven't been banhammered.

TL;DR it'll be fine for sure.

It's worth noting that the models are a bit rough when it comes to attachment points though. You can get around this in sc2 but wc3 is a lot more rigid when it comes to such things. Auras and some overhead buffs may not display in the right place or display at all, but if that's not a problem then the models will be fine!

Also I'm a little sketchy on how imports worked in wc3, but you can literally just export the .m3 and texture files in a second from the sc2 editor.

 

[BlackEnvyX]

I'm sure that you're free to port them from sc2 to wc3 without reprisal. WoW and D3 models are certainly free to use. Blizzard has hinted that they wouldn't be too happy for sc2 maps to use Heroes of the Storm models, but a few are doing it anyway and haven't been banhammered.

TL;DR it'll be fine for sure.

It's worth noting that the models are a bit rough when it comes to attachment points though. You can get around this in sc2 but wc3 is a lot more rigid when it comes to such things. Auras and some overhead buffs may not display in the right place or display at all, but if that's not a problem then the models will be fine!

I'm surprised, I remember from a while ago that someone got in a bit of trouble for using a converted model of a dragon from World of Warcraft but it might have been from another game I'm not too sure.

 

[Tya]

I'm surprised, I remember from a while ago that someone got in a bit of trouble for using a converted model of a dragon from World of Warcraft but it might have been from another game I'm not too sure.

I don't think that's the case. At least not anymore. I mean, like half of the top sc2 maps use WoW models. One even won a Blizzard contest!

 

[Xonok]

Who are they going to sue for that? They own the rights to those maps and they own the rights to WoW, so should they sue themselves?

 

[Tya]

You don't get sued. You get your cd key deactivated so you have to buy a new copy of sc2/wc3/whatever.

 

[Xonok]

The thing is that it makes no sense for them to fight people for using the content that blizzard made. It's already theirs, so there are no legal issues with that anyway.

 

[Dr Super Good]

This actually would be a fantastic idea, converting the HQ models from SC2 to WC3. I remember Blizzard saying something about converting certain models being illegal though, or was that just for World of Warcraft?

Blizzard does not mind. You can use any of their models in any of their other games as they own it and are not going to sue themselves. They have on multiple occasions for both WC3 and SC2 highlighted Arcade games using resources from other of their games with grate praise. This is why the "no WoW port" rule was removed under my recommendation.