Newbie here

[SpaceFalcon]

Started dota about 6 months ago, just started getting into W3 modding the past few days, this forum has been a great help with all the tools & submitted work,
Firstly I am only interested in dota map, and only in cosmetic changes that better suit my gaming, seeing as I run everything on lowest quality anyway so I'm not big on fancy stuff.

- I've only learned very basic things like putting .blp files in W3 folder to produce some effects like icons..etc but how exactly do they work and what other potential things can I do with them?

- Also using MPQmaster to change some things like skins for fun, but I know there is a way to simply make folders in your W3 directory like terrarin/units..etc but it doesn't seem to be working for me, what am I doing wrong?

Reason I am asking is because, when I go lan gaming I want to be able to quickly add my customs and remove them once I'm done without a bunch of hassle. Anyway I'd do my own research just going to lan soon and don't have much computer time.

 

[PitzerMike]

You need to set some registry key for the local files inside your war3-directory to be loaded.
The registry key is EnableLocalFiles somewhere under Software\Blizzard Entertainment\Warcraft III etc. Try a forum search or something.

 

[ACDS2]

I think it's more sane to mod the map than mod the game..

 

[PitzerMike]

Well, you can do local changes with AllowLocalFiles and still play the original / unmodified Dota-map with people on bnet to some extent.