having difficulty with using Skins

[Spectre4802]

Yes, I've read the tutorial.

What i don't understand is where to find the original blizzard skins to modify.

If anybody can help me, it would be greatly appreciated.

 

[ap0calypse]

You can get the skins from Warcraft III Image Extractor.
It contains all skins made by blizzard, you just have to export them and then you can adjust them.
It can also convert .blp to .tga (and vice versa).

 

[Spectre4802]

couple of questions:

1, will this permanently change the look of the model? (The Mag'Har Orc pack has skins to change green orcs to brown orcs. (<--- in it's simplest form, obviously.) will i be able to use both types, or just one?)

2, whats the difference between .blp and .tga and why should i care, and

3, i've found the file i want, how do i export it? there's no button that i can see on Wc3 Image Tool, and clicking doesn't help.

 

[ap0calypse]

1. Yes, I think you need to have some other model if you want the skin to change while playing.

2. Most programs support .tga (example: Photoshop), but do not support .blp, so to edit the skins, you will need the .tga-file, not .blp.
But to let them work in-game, you will need to convert them again to .blp

3. Simply push the "Save" button on top of the screen (as shown in the attached file)
Note that I've probably got an older program, since I have downloaded this about 1-2 years ago and didn't update it.

 

[Spectre4802]

Got the skin i want (in this case the orc Shaman skin) and saved it as Shaman2.blp. Got the custom skin i wanted (Shaman.blp from the Mag'har pack), then 'Modify file properties' to the custom skin.

Naturally, a problem occurs.

Every time i try to click OK after using a custom path, it never seems to work. it never actually changes the path.

and when you say, Yes, I think you need to have some other model if you want the skin to change while playing, what do you mean when you say other model?

 

[ap0calypse]

and when you say, Yes, I think you need to have some other model if you want the skin to change while playing, what do you mean when you say other model?

A model that has the "animation" to use another skin, like Illidan, when he transforms (which is an animation... I think), he uses another skin.

Are you using the correct path?
The path for an Orc Shaman is: "Units\Orc\Shaman\Shaman.blp"

 

[Spectre4802]

Ok, now i've confused myself.

So, exactly how do i go about...



Ok. Should the file (The finished skin) look like:

A, war3mapImported\unit_name.blp
B, Units\race_name\???\unit_name.blp
C, C:\...TheMagharOrcs\skins\unit_folder\unit_name.blp

Do i replace the skin with the custom skin in the War3.mpq file by any chance?

 

[FrIkY]

I think this is what you're looking for How To Make One Model Use Many Skins! Oh, btw, thanks for using the Mag'hars! ^^

 

[ap0calypse]

Ok, now i've confused myself.

So, exactly how do i go about...



Ok. Should the file (The finished skin) look like:

A, war3mapImported\unit_name.blp
B, Units\race_name\???\unit_name.blp
C, C:\...TheMagharOrcs\skins\unit_folder\unit_name.blp

Do i replace the skin with the custom skin in the War3.mpq file by any chance?

It's Exactly what I have said: "Units\Orc\Shaman\Shaman.blp"
Never use the "war3mapImported", nor the location on your PC.
These two will result in a fail...

"Units\Race\UnitName\UnitName.blp" is correct.

 

[FrIkY]

"Units\Race\UnitName\UnitName.blp" is correct.

Not necessarily. Tauren has a different path, and it's: "Units\Orc\Tauren\Minotaur.blp", just like Treant: "Units\NightElf\Ent\GoodEnt.blp", or even when a typo is correct: "Units\Demon\DoomGuard\Doomgaurd.blp". But there are also units that use prefix "Textures\", like "Textures\Keeperofthegrove", "Textures\HeroDemonHunter", "Textures\AzureDragon" and others. To see what's the correct path of each skin, use this tool, Warcraft III Image Extractor.

 

[ap0calypse]

Not necessarily. Tauren has a different path, and it's: "Units\Orc\Tauren\Minotaur.blp", just like Treant: "Units\NightElf\Ent\GoodEnt.blp", or even when a typo is correct: "Units\Demon\DoomGuard\Doomgaurd.blp". But there are also units that use prefix "Textures\", like "Textures\Keeperofthegrove", "Textures\HeroDemonHunter", "Textures\AzureDragon" and others. To see what's the correct path of each skin, use this tool, Warcraft III Image Extractor.

Right, I'm sorry... the "normal" path of a texture is "Units\Race\UnitName\UnitName.blp"
Well, using that tool is recommended, even when there are no exceptions (for typo's, like the doomguard).

 

[Spectre4802]

Im not entirely sure what "Put the skin in the path you gave it earlier, don't need to do anything for the model" (Where?) means.

 

[ap0calypse]

You need to give the skin the path you have given it in step 6. of that tutorial.
The model doesn't need any specific path (I usually just remove the "wc3MapImported" and leave the rest as it is).

 

[tomeline]

Umm im kinda linked here but not really i made my own skin for the Fel Warlock but when i import it and the FelWarlock's Model i get really confused because i dont know how to use the skin with the Model please help me!