Uberlisk Style Units

[mrzwach]

So, I was messing around with Attachments in the Data Editor, and I found that they are actually incredibly awesome. Basically, you can use them to create models like the Uberlisk that can function ingame.

Anyways, here are a couple of things I made.

APC

Basically, a transport vehicle with a mounted gatling gun.

The Sandcrawler

Heavily armored assault/siege unit, also serves as a mobile factory that can build light ground units. Partially inspired by Supcom's Fatboy.

Ubercarrier

Space-based support unit, capable of housing, repairing, and building aircraft. Somewhat inspired by the Valiant in Dr. Who. It would actually normally be in space or some shit because otherwise gravity would break it or something. D:

Anyways, if you want to learn how I made these things, I would recommend this tutorial. Also, I'll probably post my finished vehicles here via maps/mods so that other people can learn from them.

EDIT: Here, the APC has been fully animated and stuff, so if you want to you can look at the map and see how it was done.

 

[Cardinian]

I don't see the image of the APC unit.

I havn't played around with the Attachment system in SC2 yet.

Still working my way through learning Dialog menu's and Screen Images, before heading to the Data Editor.

I have been working on an APC (Armored Personelle Carrier) type unit in 3D Studio Max recently, it is essentially a mounted bunker... with a siege tank sort of base. I'd like to see your image, try upload it again?

 

[Tleno]

Awesome!
Wait, so tracks move when you order vehicle to move? And turret moves where you want?
And... can you just tell more about all this attaching stuff? Like are there still attachemnt points or something else?!

 

[Amigurumi]

this looks damn awesome. good job on this imba units

 

[mrzwach]

Attaching things basically work like this: First, you have an attachment point, most models have several (the Siege Tank has 11). Then, you can have offsets in any direction, X, Y, or Z. You can also define rotations in the X, Y, and Z axises. Effectively, you have all the 6 degrees of freedom available to you.

All of the attachments will move with the vehicle, and keep the same relative positions. Additionally, you can rather easily have attachments follow turrets by changing the Turret Body value for your turret's actor.

 

[Gyrosphinx]

The APC was awesome Godd job

*mutters*...has to learn data editor now...

 

[mercc1]

Hey it would be cool probably going to happen but when its released custom units such as just tracks or tires or whatever are made and special attachments made to attach to them ? would that work to make custom units or not be like the bottom tracks that that apc uses to drive by self and lots models made to attach to the tracks to make custom units that drive on tracks O.O ?

 

[Wazzz]

Yea, I was trying to make something like an Uberlisk sometime ago, but gave up. How do you do this? Please post a tutorial =D

 

[Ardnived]

Would love to see some more like this. They are really nice and interesting. Though I would suggest that you should try and integrate them more. In some circumstances it just looks like some things are tacked on.

Perhaps lower the factory so it covers all but the wheels for example.

 

[doombringer]

could we have a tutorial on how to achieve this?

 

[Ardnived]

I believe there are already one or more.

 

[Ghost765]

do the turrets actually shoot though?

 

[mrzwach]

Hey it would be cool probably going to happen but when its released custom units such as just tracks or tires or whatever are made and special attachments made to attach to them ? would that work to make custom units or not be like the bottom tracks that that apc uses to drive by self and lots models made to attach to the tracks to make custom units that drive on tracks O.O ?

I don't do anything modelling related, though I imagine detaching some components (like tank treads, wheels, turrets, etc) would be rather simple. However, for the contest which I am primarily making this stuff for, one of the requirements is that I only use ingame models.

could we have a tutorial on how to achieve this?

I might write one sometime later, though unsure, especially since there is already a few tutorials on this subject (ie see the link in the OP).

do the turrets actually shoot though?

Yeah, and they have the appropriate muzzle flashes/missile launch sites etc etc.

 

[Just_Spectating]

i want to know how to just add attachments that don't attack or anything, just for the appearance

where can i find a tutorial on that?

 

[Wazzz]

Look at it this way: If you find a tutorial that teaches you how to make an attachment that attacks, surely you'd be able to easily figure out how to make an attachment that doesn't, right? I mean, the hardest part of any attachment for me has been to get it to appear, if you don't want it to attack, I think you just don't apply any weapons to it (although I could be wrong, I was quite crap at the Data Editor, much unlike the War3 Object Editor ).

 

[Just_Spectating]

Look at it this way: If you find a tutorial that teaches you how to make an attachment that attacks, surely you'd be able to easily figure out how to make an attachment that doesn't, right? I mean, the hardest part of any attachment for me has been to get it to appear, if you don't want it to attack, I think you just don't apply any weapons to it (although I could be wrong, I was quite crap at the Data Editor, much unlike the War3 Object Editor ).

the thing with the tutorial is that one thing that messes up makes the whole thing not work.

and it's frustrating

took me 3 hours to figure it out last night, and it finally works, but im not quite sure what does what yet.

 

[syltman]

Did anyone try to make terra-tron?

 

[Tleno]

Did anyone try to make terra-tron?

Why should we? Blizzard gona make one for us!

 

[PrisonLove]

The APC and Sandcrawler are balling, but I'm not a fan of the Uber Carrier. Good work all around, though!