How to: Attach weapons to units that allready have weapons (without modelling)

[daniel99]

Usefull ^^ . +rep

 

[ultmatmaster]

can u make me a grunt with no weapon plz cos i cant remove it my self iv got the units picking up items and they geting Equiped but i cand edit skins

when i try to attatch armour it appears on his head when i type attachment string chest and when i do orgin it doesnt show up at all can someone please help me??
attatchment was Captain Armor
or is it just the attachment ment for bigger models and if so please help me to fix it ??

i tried that modle and it did the same so i left it its made for a blade master

 

[JakeTheSnake]

Instead of making a trigger for when the unit picks up the item then add ability whatever you can just give the ability to the item as well as any bonuses it has and it will show up when the unit picks it up and disappear when it drops the item.

 

[Totle]

I downloaded a custom model from here - how do I use the extractor on it?

 

[Super Twist]

Instead of making a trigger for when the unit picks up the item then add ability whatever you can just give the ability to the item as well as any bonuses it has and it will show up when the unit picks it up and disappear when it drops the item.

I have tried it, and it appears that simply making an ability with "attachment" models works fine, gaining models when you pick up and losing them when you drop.

 

[knight_godryu]

hey i have a question......
when i try to import file then checked custom path i click ok then after that i tried to modify the file properties again and the custom path is UNCHECKED again!
i tried that many times and still it keeps happening
can someone pls tell me why

 

[knight_godryu]

why did illidan's weapon turn green???? what im tryin to say is i did all you want me to do but my work did'nt turn like that

 

[The Judger]

fuck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!fuck,fuck,fuck!!!!!!! my warcraft got screwd because of stupid extractor now i have to download again and search for serials and shits FUCKKK!!!!!!

 

[Orcram]

Photoshop 7.0 has a problem with alpha channels, you should download 7.01 (¬_¬)

 

[pimpmy007]

And how does this work whit gun models?

 

[Orcnet]

Damn Good!

You're a lifesaver! this tutorial totally helps me out!

 

[nedio95]

Oh my god man i read 3-4 other tutorials for atachments and yours is the only one which is clearly explained
+rep

 

[nedio95]

"a image editing program that can edit and save in Tga. Format"
Where to find a FREE one ?

 

[Claughton]

I used Gimp 2. it helped

 

[Hoplite001]

The gun models don't work out too well though what do I do about the gun attachments?

 

[faezzz96]

emm hello...im kinda new to this

what if i want to attach a ride to a unit??
like a footman ride a horse for example...
or is it just impossible to that?

 

[Bond009]

this is nice to show, but what if you want to attach something to the left and right shoulders of a unit, i'm pretty sure this is possible but cant remember the point names

 

[Luorax]

You must either edit the model (add more attachment nodes) or make your model look like it'd be on the model's shoulder when it's attached to the chest.

 

[Pharaoh_]

If you take a look at most shoulder attachments, they intentionally use the "chest" reference, because most models would require model editing, as Luorax pointed out.

 

[fasthland]

Can I take the cape off?

Hi, guys. I'm from Brazil and new at the forum...

Ok, it was a very good tutorial, I did the whole thing with Illidan, right?

But then I wanted to try on Jain (I'm creatig a Hero based on her). I wanted to take her cape off. But I could'nt. It just stays with the player's color. So I'm asking, is there any way to do this very same thing to the cape?

Please answer... I'm trying for days...

 

[Cosmas]

i did my archer's cape black with paint and it appear black lol.

 

[PurgeandFire]

Hi, guys. I'm from Brazil and new at the forum...

Ok, it was a very good tutorial, I did the whole thing with Illidan, right?

But then I wanted to try on Jain (I'm creatig a Hero based on her). I wanted to take her cape off. But I could'nt. It just stays with the player's color. So I'm asking, is there any way to do this very same thing to the cape?

Please answer... I'm trying for days...

i did my archer's cape black with paint and it appear black lol.

Sorry for the late response. The problem is that certain parts of a model are unalphable.

Instead, you have to use model editing. (it is actually pretty easy though) You can just download either Oinkerwinkle's Vertex Editor (check the link in the 3d modeling tutorials forum) or MDLVis (use google to find an english version) to delete the vertices you need to. In fact, in some cases, model editing can save you some kb if the model size is less than its texture size.

 

[tarik00555]

You don't need the triggers when making model appear in his hands ( item mode )
You can make an Item Ability , it's easier ...

 

[NarutoModFan]

great tutu

 

[NarutoModFan]

a question: all attachments have to be "textures/(your attachment).mdx" ???

 

[vince759]

i have something to ask,
if i upgrade something,
does the other ally players get the attachment ?

 

[PurgeandFire]

i have something to ask,
if i upgrade something,
does the other ally players get the attachment ?

The trigger he showed in the main post needs to be reworked a bit to fit the map's needs. It just gives a general idea of how it would be implemented.

His trigger currently will add the sword for all of the units on the map of the type "Villager", whether they are an ally, enemy, npc, or whatever. To limit it to just the player, you would have to add another condition in the "Pick every..." so that it would be something like "Matching unit belongs to (Owner of (Triggering unit))" or something similar. If you want it to apply to allies, you have to change the condition accordingly.

I recommend you make a thread in Triggers&Scripts, someone will give you a proper trigger for it. The one in the main post leaks and does not apply to units who enter the map afterward, which isn't how it should behave. It just gives you an idea of how you would implement it.

 

[Thedraes]

link to w3 extractor ples?

figured it out, my prob now is that neither gimp 2, paint or my photoshop cs6 can open .blp

well?

 

[IcemanBo]

The Lch King, please don't double/triple post, but use the "Edit" button instead.
Have a look at point 1 in our http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/rules-information-710/site-rules-245478/.

 

[PurgeandFire]

link to w3 extractor ples?

figured it out, my prob now is that neither gimp 2, paint or my photoshop cs6 can open .blp

well?

That's because .blp is an image-type used only within Blizzard games. You'll have to convert it to a traditional image file, such as a .png or .tga. You can use BLP Lab to do the conversions:
http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/tools-560/blp-lab-v0-5-0-a-137599/

After you make the edits in photoshop or gimp, save it as a .png or .tga and use BLP Lab to convert it back to blp.

 

[Thedraes]

oh, thanks, now, can i change the size of my attachment? mine is too tiny

 

[PurgeandFire]

Edit the model in Magos' Model Editor. Go to Windows -> Transformations, drag-select all the vertices, and then go to Transformations -> Scale. Scale it up. Save the model, and don't forget to write .mdx at the end when you're saving the file (otherwise it'll spit an error out).

 

[Thedraes]

Thanks! +rep

emmm.. is that useful to you anyways?