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RoC mechanical units Reforged

This bundle is marked as useful / simple. Simplicity is bliss, low effort and/or may contain minor bugs.
I was very upset that Blizzard never reforged properly the Reign of Chaos versions of the:
- Orc Catapult,
- Night Elven Ballistae,
- Gnomish Flying Machine.
So I decided to make it for them.
The models are using ingame textures.
Previews
Contents

RoC Catapult Icon (Icon)

RoC Flying Machine Reforged (Model)

RoC NE Ballistae (Model)

RoC NE Ballistae Icon (Icon)

RoC NE Ballistae Missile (Model)

RoC NE Ballistae Portrait (Model)

RoC Orc Catapult Portrait Reforged (Model)

RoC Orc Catapult Reforged (Model)

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Barorque
Already said how nice those recreations are, definitely useful for campaigns as well as other maps. Of course all animations are working well so does visibility. For approval make this change: Add portrait for Flying Machine. Optional change...
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Could be used for the First War now, since Demolishers are in Warcraft III Reforged and the Orcish Horde use them instead...

And would be handy if the Human faction had also a Catapult of their own and probably a edit of the Hidden Resource Model...
 
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we have left only the NE ballista to make hehehe)
I was looking at the differences between the ballista and the glaive thrower last week, and noticed that the changes in the classic models were very minor, the back wheel base is narrower on the ballista, there's more wood on the "bow" part at the front, and the back end doesn't shoot forwards like the glaive thrower, so you could very likely just take the existing Reforged glaive thrower model and tweak it.

And if you're really wanting to get the RoC models back, there's also the gyrocopter :peasant-thinking:
Great job on the catapult!
 
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and the human tank haha
There's the "war wagon", though, which is 99% the RoC Steam Tank.
 
I decided to put all models in one bundle cuz they are pretty simple. Even Substandard in terms of effort for modeling.
I added Icon for NE ballistae and Orc Catapult.
Flying machine doesn't need icon imho. As well as portrait i you can use the ingame model for portrait.
 
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I am freaking glad we have this.

First thing I've done when opening Reforged editor was to look for them, I was freaking disapointed they weren't there anymore.

Not only does it reduce the model variety we have, it also breaks all maps using both RoC and TfT version of models (broke in the sense that some maps were using both models as different units).

Thank you very much!
 
I decided to put all models in one bundle cuz they are pretty simple. Even Substandard in terms of effort for modeling.
I added Icon for NE ballistae and Orc Catapult.
Flying machine doesn't need icon imho. As well as portrait i you can use the ingame model for portrait.
friend very good models! by the way I think you forgot to add the mdx of the flying machine
 
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Nice work!

There is a nice Reforged model to make the Human Catapult if people wanted to make Warcraft I in Reforged...
 
Already said how nice those recreations are, definitely useful for campaigns as well as other maps. Of course all animations are working well so does visibility.


For approval make this change:
  • Add portrait for Flying Machine.


Optional change:
  • The PKB for that ballista missile.. I don't think it should explode in FIRE and wood, try finding something better.
 
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The PKB for that ballista missile.. I don't think it should explode in FIRE and wood, try finding something better.
- @Moonman is right @Tamplier777 but besides there is nothing to find, the effect and the sound of death for Ballista's missile are basically the same as for Glaive Thrower's missile, you know, the dust cloud effect (however, I'm not sure which of these two is the right one) :

https://www.hiveworkshop.com/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hiveworkshop.com%2Fforums%2Fmembers%2F153325-albums2005-picture15514.jpg&hash=bf4dad88f4ccbd943f33d5df1afbd23a
Abilities\Weapons\BallistaMissile\BallistaImpact.mdl
https://www.hiveworkshop.com/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hiveworkshop.com%2Fforums%2Fmembers%2F153325-albums2005-picture15515.jpg&hash=23c807abcffda7ab10b1f9fc31313a09
Abilities\Weapons\BallistaMissile\BallistaMissileTarget.mdl

Also, you can directly check the old missile model (but a priori, it's one of these two effects) :
https://www.hiveworkshop.com/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hiveworkshop.com%2Fforums%2Fmembers%2F153325-albums2005-picture15569.jpg&hash=a5f50f2ba64e5914ddac3b3d4ffe7915
Abilities\Weapons\BallistaMissile\BallistaMissile.mdl

Anyway thank you for doing justice to the originals war engines :peasant-thumbs-up-cheers:
 
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Is it possible to update the Gyrocopter Model so the frontal plate and the back dorsal wings of the Gyrocopter are not vibrant white and has team color?
 
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