Changing Idle Worker Icon; Transfering changes of one map to another; Adding Glows

[Robert Scythe]

Hello, new to this site. Have some World Editor queries:

How do you change the idle worker icon?

Is it possible to move all the changes you've made from a map to another existing map?

How do you add a hero glow without editing a model? I know it has something to do with triggers mimicking the effect.

 

[Vegavak]

Change the icon of the worker's icon. Peasant icon? Change it to something else.

Yes. It's called exporting and importing unit data and scripts. Copying terrain, doodads, etc.

You download aura.mdl and attach it to the origin of their unit. Then you refresh the color of that player.

 

[Robert Scythe]

Not the worker icon, the idle worker icon which comes on screen when your worker is not working. Don't know how to change that. The worker icon works properly but it does not govern the idle worker icon.

You download aura.mdl

Where do I find that?


Thanks so far.

 

[Vegavak]

I'd go diving into the MPQ for the icon, personally.

You can find it for download on hive, I believe. Just search for aura under the model section.

 

[raid1000]

change the icon under advance> game interface or something like that

 

[Robert Scythe]

This is probably not possible to do the way I'd like then. In the game interface there is only one choice for idle worker and it uses the peon icon, which makes all races show their idle worker icon properly. When I change it, all races see the icon that I've changed it to. It's most likely 'hardwired' into the BTNPeon.blp and isn't editable through the World Editor. Thanks for heading me in the right direction though.

Yes. It's called exporting and importing unit data and scripts. Copying terrain, doodads, etc.

This still seems painstakingly slow, maybe I'm understanding it wrong. Do I have to copy things one at a time and then export/move them to another map, or can I move it all in one shebang?

 

[M0RT]

Well, you can replace the worker icon by importing another icon and setting the same file path, as the worker icon you want to replace. This will allow you to create 4 different icons, one for each race.

You can move all triggers at one time ( Trigger editor - File - Export Triggers; then import them in the other map). By importing triggers to another map, you will overwrite any triggers that map already has.
There is a similar way to export/import object editor data, but it also replaces any changes you already made in the new map.

 

[Robert Scythe]

Well, you can replace the worker icon by importing another icon and setting the same file path, as the worker icon you want to replace. This will allow you to create 4 different icons, one for each race.

The problem is, as I mentioned above, that there is only one file path that seems to work for all 4 idle worker icons. Though it is entitled
'Icon - Idle Worker Peon'
and its path is
'ReplaceableTextures\CommandButtons\BTNPeon.blp'
it seems to have all 4 different icons 'hardwired' into that one path. If I change it, I change them all.

As for your second answer: that was easy! thanks!


I still cannot find that hero glow file that Vegavek mentioned.

 

[M0RT]

That's not exactly what i ment. If you look in object editor, the worker units have their icons in separate files like all other units do (and i believe the game uses all of them for the idle icon, not just the Peon one):
ReplaceableTextures\CommandButtons\BTNAcolyte.blp
ReplaceableTextures\CommandButtons\BTNPeasant.blp
ReplaceableTextures\CommandButtons\BTNWisp.blp
So what i ment was replacing these textures by importing your own, don't care what the custom interface says.

EDIT: Just tried that out with the filepaths above, it works.

 

[Robert Scythe]

Where in the Object Editor do you find these files? Or do you mean just in the Art - Icon - Game Interface? I have already changed the worker icon to the one I want and it does not affect the idle worker icon.

EDIT: Wait, I think I see the problem. I am trying to use an in game icon, not an imported one. Is there a way to export an in game icon file? I could override it that way.

 

[M0RT]

If you want to use blizzard icons, just export them using some mpq browser and then import them with filepath "ReplaceableTextures\CommandButtons\BTNAcolyte.blp" (Replacing this will change both Acolyte unit icon and Undead idle worker icon) (simillar for other workers)

 

[Robert Scythe]

How do you export an in game icon file? What is this mpq browser? Some other program?

 

[M0RT]

Yes, it's a program that allows you to open .mpq files (default Warcraft III data archives) and export files from them. Look in Tools, there are several MPQ browsers.

 

[Robert Scythe]

Thanks, thanks, thanks! 2 down from MORT

 

[Vegavak]

Here's the model.

Just make an ability with this model attached to origin. Add it to the unit and remember to refresh the color of the player on the units with the aura.

And like I said mpq diving!

 

[Robert Scythe]

Thanks, man. I am just not that experienced a spelunker in the caves of mpq's.

 

[bigopon]

i downloaded the model, add to my hero by (a unit skill - (attribute bonus based)) in origin. But the glow NOT appear. Can someone help me?

 

[Vegavak]

i downloaded the model, add to my hero by (a unit skill - (attribute bonus based)) in origin. But the glow NOT appear. Can someone help me?

1) Use an aura
2) Give it to the unit as a normal ability
3) Profit