One skin, multiple models

[cleavinghammer]

Okay, I know there are several threads for giving a particular model multiple skins, but I want to know about the reverse.

That is to say, is there a list of models which use the same skin, with different paths? I noticed this with Royal Guards and Myrmidons, saving a (custom) Myrmidon skin under the Guard's file path results in a different-looking weapon and unit (same for the reverse). Are there any other units for which this happens?

 

[Pharaoh_]

Well, obviously Royal Guards and Naga Myrmidons do not share the same skin. There is a high possibility, that the models you saw were made this way, so that they shared they exact same skin (it is a matter of 5 seconds to do that).

 

[cleavinghammer]

I'm not sure what you mean... Those were the standard Guard and Myrmidon models. I'm talking about models that are the same in terms of animations (for example, the High/Night elf archer, Shandris, Dark Ranger, Sylvanas and Dark Ranger Sylvanas can all be fitted with the same custom skin, and each is slightly different from the other).

 

[chilla_killa]

It's exactly the opposite.
They all use the same model file, but all different skins.

 

[General Frank]

It's exactly the opposite.
They all use the same model file, but all different skins.

Partly right.
Highelf and Nightelf use the same some. Shandris uses her own. As well as Banshee Ranger and Highelf Sylvanas use their own model. The details are what determines them.

 

[cleavinghammer]

^^ Yes, but if you import a custom skin, (once for each unit) and change the filename to match each unit (units\creeps... or Textures\...), each unit will take on the imported skin, but with small variations each time.

Let me try to rephrase my question: is there a list of units for which a single skin can be imported then attached to different models via different filenames?

 

[General Frank]

Not really. The only tow model I know that share a main skin is the acolyte and the sludge monster.

 

[Mufanza]

Let me try to rephrase my question: is there a list of units for which a single skin can be imported then attached to different models via different filenames?

There's no list as far as I know
Anyway, it's usually easy to find those models, and most of them are creeps.
For example: Dire wolf/frost wolf/giant wolf... Their model is not the same, but you can use the same skin on any of them.
Most easy way to find those units is to simply open up World Editor > Unit Palete and try one of each unit.

edit: oh wait, I just read through the thread, did I misunderstood?

 

[cleavinghammer]

Never mind, I found them. I'll just have to experiment to see which ones are and aren't same-skinnable (isn't there something about changing the skin on one dragon model changing all the others?).

^ Yeah, that's pretty much what I did.

 

[General Frank]

Never mind, I found them. I'll just have to experiment to see which ones are and aren't same-skinnable (isn't there something about changing the skin on one dragon model changing all the others?).

^ Yeah, that's pretty much what I did.

Only for mature and whelp version for each dragon and their respective portraits.

 

[cleavinghammer]

So it works fine for drakes?

 

[General Frank]

Yes, but only for one sort each. For example: Replacing the bronze dragon one will not replace the back or red one too. You have to import/replace it for those too.

 

[cleavinghammer]

I see. Thank you.