I need Help

[kimberker]

http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/models.php?id=fciuah&p=tutorial_import
I went to that tutorial and at the btm Bind model portrait to object I cant find Art - Model File- Portait in my object editor. Why?

 

[NhazUl]

That field exists only for doodads. You just import the portrait file of the model "Name.mdx" (if it exists) as "Name_portrait.mdx". And it works automatically.

Geez, Ralle should fix that tutorial to stop confusing you people.

 

[chilla_killa]

It is already fixed, if you read it properly it says that this field only exists for Destructable Doodads.

 

[NhazUl]

Well, it is really confusing for some people since this part of the description comes with every model, like tanks, flame spiders and elf archers which you don't typically use as destructibles. Also nobody cares for the destructible portrait these days, I think. >.>

 

[chilla_killa]

The tutorial exactly says that you don't have to do it for units:

Bind model portrait to object:
A portrait is the little camera view in front of an object's face. You can see the object's mouth moving when the object talks. When working with destructibles, you can set their portrait file. But with units, the portrait file just needs to have the model files name, ending with a '_portrait':