Last steps for ms3d to wc3?

[Mulgrim]

Hello everyone, recently I have been making many models, but never really import them to wc3, so I tried today with litle success... I use ms3d, and I was wondering if someone can quickly guide me through the last steps of getting my attachment model in the game.

So far I have edited with notepad, converted model file to mdx too, and texture to blp, but now what? what's the next step, i think compressed files have something to do with it, but I am not sure. also i'm on my ps3 right now so i can't post pictures of it, but it's the ashbringer sword.

Thanks in advance, have a great day.

 

[chilla_killa]

You've got it?

 

[Mulgrim]

what do you mean?

 

[madqc]

what do you mean?

he meant if you found out a way to do it.

 

[Mulgrim]

to import it? no not yet

 

[chilla_killa]

Lol, what don't you understand? It's the easiest thing on earth.

 

[Mulgrim]

not for me, lol.

let's see, i make the model, i export it using guessts's exporter, save it as mdl. Then i open it with notepad, i change model name "milkshapeexported", to the model name i want, then i change white.blp to the texture i am using, if more then copy and paste the same format bellow and add the other texture. convert from mdl to mdx, and turn it into a compressed folder. that's all i've done, every step... now tell me what did i do wrong? and did i miss something??

Edit: do i change materials even if i only use 1 texture?

 

[chilla_killa]

Yes, if you have more then one material.
You have to declare which texture every single material uses.
You do this by setting the Texture ID number.

If a material uses the texture at position 1, then change the texture id number to 0.
If a material uses the texture at position 2, then change the texture id number to 1.
If a material uses the texture at position 3, then change the texture id number to 2.
etc ...

 

[Mulgrim]

and then?

 

[chilla_killa]

Save and convert to mdx and import ..................................

 

[Mulgrim]

seriously? nothing about a compressed folder? and the texture i use to import it would be "white.blp" right?

 

[chilla_killa]

No, replace the the "white.blp" with the path of the texture you use.

 

[Mulgrim]

exactly... and i use whatever is in "white.blp" to import textures? also what do compressed folders have to do with it?

 

[chilla_killa]

WTF has a compressed folder to do with exporting in Milkshape?
What do mean with importing textures?

 

[Mulgrim]

i don't know about you... but when I download a model, it's in a compressed file, and the .mdx, .blp and notes are all there, i'm asking if I have to do that too, and why it's important.

what i mean with "importing textures" is when you download a model, import it to wc3, you have to write in a custom path for the textures, would this path be what the author wrote in "white.blp"?

 

[chilla_killa]

if you use custom textures yes
you don't have too compress it
if you upload it at hive workshop it gets compressed automatically

 

[Mulgrim]

oh.............. i understand now, thank you

 

[Deolrin]

Mulgrim, it is only compressed to keep downloading filesize low and to not have to DL about 4 files one by one...