Need Help Getting Custom Skins to Work Ingame

[3vilpenguin]

Hi, just registered here because i have seen some of the best skinning ive seen for wc3, they are incredible, but i am having a problem. When i download the skins and try to load them into my wc3 folder i dont know which hero/creep is which because I play DotA......Religously and I want the heros to have different looks but i dont know the name of many of the hero models from DotA

 

[13ack.Stab]

The names of the base models are in the world editor. Look in the object editor (or the interface that displays the icons for each unit).

Regardless, the file paths that you need to modify through the import manager are posted on the same page as the download link for any given skin.

 

[HELL_YA]

The author of the resource will usually tell you the name of the name unit that its replacing, If not give me a link back to it and I will find it out for you

 

[3vilpenguin]

ok cool thanks cuz i know ive seen multiple names for every hero for when im playing dota like axe is hellscream and lycan was under archemonde or units/warlock/archemonde and such so it gets confusing for me. so all i have to do is look under the world editor in WC3 or somewhere else??

 

[reason 3]

First of all, if you are trying to edit the DotA map you should keep in mind that it is protected so not any user can open, edit and "cheat" the map.

On topic now, skin uploaders also uploaded the proper paths for their skins.
You should be able to find it..

And about skins, you should know that they overwrite the default textures of the models making them look different, you can probably find it out by yourself.
They can be found in Object Editor.

 

[HELL_YA]

And about skins, you should know that they overwrite the default textures of the models making them look different, you can probably find it out by yourself.
They can be found in Object Editor.

Indeed

ok cool thanks cuz i know ive seen multiple names for every hero for when im playing dota like axe is hellscream and lycan was under archemonde or units/warlock/archemonde and such so it gets confusing for me. so all i have to do is look under the world editor in WC3 or somewhere else??

Well unit/warlock/archemonde would be easy to find
Here are some steps...
1. Get WE(World Editor) started, open your map, and open object editor
2. select the unit that you want the skin on
3. Click on Art - Model File
4. Click on the preset and press A(the letter the model starts with)
5. now search for Archemonde
6. Once you found it Press OK