Model Edit - Glaive

[Robbepop]

Hiho,

I am developing a line tower wars map since some time and there I have got a tower which uses the glaives in the following picture:

As you can see one of the three blades is always under the ground and I can't fix this by increasing the model height as it is a structure.
So I need to fix the "stand" animation of this model by increasing the model height by default and by removing the swing on the animation.

However, I don't have any plans how to do this and got not enough time to study model making so I am requesting this model edit here. =)
Of course the person would receive credits for the model edit.^^

The only limitation is that the new model (after the model edit) has got a low file size ...

Besides this problem I have got a question.
You can see that the tower in the picture has got a ground texture.
Is it possible in wc3 to replace the ground texture by a self-made one?
I have made a custom building ground texture and imported it with the correct path:
ReplaceableTextures\Splats\L_HumanUberSplat_mip1.blp

However, it doesn't seem to work. :-/
Does anybody know why or is this not possible in general?

Robbepop

 

[infrenus]

If I remember uber splat is the big splat no?

Edit: silly me about the glaive.

 

[Robbepop]

the "_mip1.blp" suffix stands for the smaller ubersplat.
besides that not a single ubersplat got replaced. :-(
I have tried it with and without the prefix "Replacable etc. ...".

Robbepop

 

[Anvil]

What is the model?

For the ubersplats, you need to put the name without "L_".
The "L_" like "A_", "F_" are for the different types of terrain art but, these are not used by the game. Blizzard put every ubersplat in separated MPQ files inside the main MPQ called A, B, C, etc.

Also, don't use the _mip, replace the main ubersplat. _mip are used by the game.

 

[Robbepop]

Hiho,

thank you for your answers.
However, it still does not work for me if I import it as:
ReplaceableTexture\Splats\HumanUberSplat.blp

The only effect is that all towers based on this ground texture have no ground texture at all. xD
So I haven't replaced but removed the ground texture with this method.
Perhaps I am doing something totally wrong here.

Is my file corrupted?
Is the import path still wrong?

Robbepop

 

[Robbepop]

Hiho,

thank you for your answers.
However, it still does not work for me if I import it as:
ReplaceableTexture\Splats\HumanUberSplat.blp

The only effect is that all towers based on this ground texture have no ground texture at all. xD
So I haven't replaced but removed the ground texture with this method.
Perhaps I am doing something totally wrong here.

Is my file corrupted?
Is the import path still wrong?

Robbepop

edit:
I have already made a 256² image .blp for the ground texture but it doesn't show up either. :-(

something went terribly wrong while making these posts ...

 

[Anvil]

I fixed your ubersplat.

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Pd: Also, the path you used is wrong... is ReplaceableTextures\Splats\HumanUberSplat.blp

 

[Robbepop]

Hiho,

thank you for your work.
I downloaded the file and imported it into my map with the path you mentioned.
However, it doesn't look like on your picture to me ingame. :-(

What am I doing wrong?

Robbepop

 

[Anvil]

I don't know... you restarted the world editor?

 

[Robbepop]

multiple times, yes. :-/

 

[Anvil]

Is strange... check this map and tell me if you see your ubersplat.

 

[Deleted member 212788]

Hey, Anvil, what's the ground texture in your screenie?

 

[Robbepop]

hiho,

no I can't see the ground texture of your map.
I really don't understand why it works for your system and not for mine ...

The ground texture in his screeny was made by me - just used the normal wc3 tile textures and cut them to this piece with a random image program. ;-)

Robbepop

 

[Anvil]

If you can't see the ubersplat in my map then I don't really know what happens... this must work.
Can you post the map? :/

 

[Deleted member 212788]

Hmmm, what's the version of your game and what's your windows?

 

[Robbepop]

Hiho,

I have got the newest version and windows 7.
That's the map where I want to use this ground texture: http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/maps-564/ltw-evolution-v2-20-a-209564/

Robbepop

 

[infrenus]

On my windows 7 with the newest version the ubersplat showed properly, strange.

 

[Robbepop]

on my other computer I can see the custom ground texture but not on my main computer - dafuq !? 0.o

 

[Deleted member 212788]

Hmmmm, contrast the configurations of both PCs and also the Graphics cards.

 

[JesusHipster]

Hmhmh, do you need a model, for a glavie tower?:0

 

[Robbepop]

yeah I need a model edit for the glaive tower aswell as the glaive shouldn't hit the ground at any time.

 

[AlienAtSystem]

You don't need a new model for that. Look at this (step IV)
http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/general-mapping-tutorials-278/tower-turning-tutorial-33448/

 

[JesusHipster]

@Robbepop, give me a pass for a glavie model and i'l make some fancy tower model for it. Or you can just use balista model with a trick, mentioned hugher.

 

[Robbepop]

hiho,

@AlienAtSystem:
thx for your tutorial. however, when I convert the building to a unit the flying height is alright ingame but when I change it back to a building (which is needed) the flying height is again set to null.

@JesusHipster:
uff, I don't know where you could get the model.
it is just a simple blizzard model ...

Robbepop

 

[JesusHipster]

@Robbepop, i was asking for it's adress in mpq archive... nvm. Just use night elven tft balista model and tutorial above to make it turn around, that's it..

 

[Robbepop]

ehm, ... I don't want to make it turn around.
I basically just wanted to increase its height ingame.
however the flying height isn't activ if the unit is a building which is my current problem.
so I decided to need a model edit to increase the base height of the model to fix this issue.

I am using the glaive model of the nightelven huntress. (the missile)

Robbepop

 

[JesusHipster]

My point is, that glavie balista > just a glavie, throwing another glavies, but however. I'm just slowly fading away from this thread>_>

 

[Robbepop]

my tower is a melee tower with an area damage to all nearby enemy units. =)

 

[JesusHipster]

Ok then, i just took my old model and changed something. Here you go.