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Introduction
Usually when you import a custom skin into your map it overrides the default one. But what if you want to use a custom skin and the default one or other skins for the same unit model at the same time? You can see bellow how to do it.
What do you need:
How to do it
Step 1
Open War3 Model Editor and open it's MPQ browser. Search for the unit's model in the list and export it.
Step 2
Open Texture Manager and Import the the custom skin.
Step 3
Open the Material Manager. You will see a list of materials used by the model. Open each material and replace the original skin with your custom one.
Step 4
Open the Texture Manager and remove the original skin from the model then save the modified model. Repeat the steps 1-4 for the portrait model*.
Step 5
Import the model you saved (and the portrait*) and the custom skin into your map.
Set the custom path to the name only. (war3mapImported\SkinName.blp to SkinName.blp)
Step 6
Assign the custom model to your unit.
Step 7
Enjoy your new custom skin unit and default unit!
Notes
The skin belongs to Pins
*If the unit have a portrait model
I can't upload any images, I don't know why I get an unexplained error from the Hive.
Thanks for reading, I hope it helped you.
Usually when you import a custom skin into your map it overrides the default one. But what if you want to use a custom skin and the default one or other skins for the same unit model at the same time? You can see bellow how to do it.
What do you need:
- War3 Model Editor by Magos
How to do it
Step 1
Open War3 Model Editor and open it's MPQ browser. Search for the unit's model in the list and export it.
Can't upload any images
Step 2
Open Texture Manager and Import the the custom skin.
Can't upload any images
Step 3
Open the Material Manager. You will see a list of materials used by the model. Open each material and replace the original skin with your custom one.
Can't upload any images
Step 4
Open the Texture Manager and remove the original skin from the model then save the modified model. Repeat the steps 1-4 for the portrait model*.
Can't upload any images
Step 5
Import the model you saved (and the portrait*) and the custom skin into your map.
Set the custom path to the name only. (war3mapImported\SkinName.blp to SkinName.blp)
Can't upload any images
Step 6
Assign the custom model to your unit.
Can't upload any images
Step 7
Enjoy your new custom skin unit and default unit!
Can't upload any images
Notes
The skin belongs to Pins
*If the unit have a portrait model
I can't upload any images, I don't know why I get an unexplained error from the Hive.
Thanks for reading, I hope it helped you.
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