Turn a Warcraft III Map in a Model File

[NausAllien]

I want to know if there is a way to change or convert a Warcraft III Map File (with cameras and else) in a mdx/mdl file to use as Campaign Load Screen. I heard somewhere that it would be possible doing something, but I don't remember what exactly there was. Please, answer this question!
Thanks to everybody,
Naus Allien.

 

[Dynasti]

Wrong, just use screenshot. It's not really that hard

 

[cool_is_i]

you need to make a model on its own i think.
thats how the originals are.
not sure.

 

[DPL]

Hmm...If he made many screenshots and then made them in a moving campaign screen this should do the trick...

 

[NausAllien]

What do you mean DPL? How can I do a moving campaign screen. Actually, there is no way to convert .gif textures into .blp textures, and even worse there is no chance to use gifs as textures in model files.
If you know a way to do it, please tell me it...

 

[LordDz]

What do you mean DPL? How can I do a moving campaign screen. Actually, there is no way to convert .gif textures into .blp textures, and even worse there is no chance to use gifs as textures in model files.
If you know a way to do it, please tell me it...

Convert the .gif files into TGA which you then convert to blp?

 

[NausAllien]

LOL, the TGA files do not allow movement or animations. When I try to convert a .gif in a targa, the gif is divided in a lot of tga, one per frame of the animation. So, this way looks to be imposible. I'm still waiting other suggestions...

 

[Deathcom3s]

The backgrounds for the original campaigns were modeled seperately, and animated. I don't think there's any way to convert a Wc3 map into a model.

 

[Callahan]

LOL, the TGA files do not allow movement or animations. When I try to convert a .gif in a targa, the gif is divided in a lot of tga, one per frame of the animation. So, this way looks to be imposible. I'm still waiting other suggestions...

Textures animation.

 

[NausAllien]

Textures animation? It looks interesting, will you teach me how use texture animation to create an animated tga image... Thanks...

 

[Element of Water]

Campaign screens are MODELS - .mdx or .mdl files. Not .blp images.

 

[3rgytr54]

I see the confussion. You thing campaign screens are like loading screens don't you? There not. If you look at them in Mangos' it lags (in the "model" editor part) my laptop (/w 3g ram). They have excessive numbers of of everything.

 

[Element of Water]

Lulz Mangos'

 

[[K40$]-Spectre]

Hmm...If he made many screenshots and then made them in a moving campaign screen this should do the trick...

, dumb idea, just make a model for it or edit one. If you can't do that, google for it or ask someone on this site to do it for you. Also note that warcraft 3 already includes some loading screens.

 

[BlackEnvyX]

You guys have played the Blizzard Campaigns right? and you saw the campaign screen. Its not an image, its a model.
I can understand what he is trying to do, but there isnt as far as i know a way to convert a wc3 map into a model.

 

[3rgytr54]

you can take a plane and screen shot picture on to it or you can geo merge all the doodads and such, or mess with the terrain part of the map in the .mpq (.w3m/x)