Unit skins question

[Lothar1994]

I don't remember if it is possible or if was even possible before reforged, but I would like to know if there is a way to use multiple skins on a unit. example below

I have 3 Blood Elf Archer custom units as seen below

Quel'dorei Archer
Sin'dorei Archer
Ren'dorei Archer

I like to know if it is possible to use the specific skins for specific custom units, so the Quel'dorei archer has a high elf skin and the Ren'dorei has a Dark Ranger/archer skin (sin'dorei would remain as its already in game)

if someone knows how to do this and can explain it to me that would help me greatly

thank you

 

[Footman16]

Yep this is possible and the way to do it "relatively" easy.

To do it in Reforged you'll need a CascViewer and an mdl/mdx converter.

First use the CascViewer to open up the Warcraft 3 game files. Go to Hd.mod > units > other > archer and then export three copies of the model file and portrait file. They should be in .mdx. Use the converter on them and then open them up in .mdl which should be a text format. Go to the part where you can see all the texture paths and change them to whatever you want. Save and re-name the model files. Then import the models into your map and set your skin paths to the paths you changed the model paths to in the .mdl format.

Hope this helps

 

[Lothar1994]

will War3model viewer work for the mdl/mdx part?

 

[Footman16]

No idea mate, don't use it.

I use Retera's Model Studio Reforged Hack. It has a built in mdl/mdx converter or you can download the one off this site which is small and easy to use.

 

[Lothar1994]

ok thanks,


as far as the CascViewer is concerned I looking for this one right?

Releases · WoW-Tools/CASCExplorer

 

[Footman16]

Casc Storages - Main page

This is the one I use. Though I reckon anyone would work.

 

[Lothar1994]

oh ok thank you i take and get to work. thanks again

 

[Lothar1994]

I have another question. It still has to do with this same idea, however I trying to export they Cityscape Tower (no flags or banner) to retexture it and add some spikes and other things. However I keep getting these 2 error in Mldvis and War3 model editor just by trying to open the it has mdx

War 3 Model editor error

Mldvis Error

I was trying to use Mldvis to add the other "object" spikes and such since i now how to in that program. Does anyone know what is going on or can explain a work around or explain how to add one object/geosets from one model (example: adding a spike to the top of the tower pointing out) to another. in mldvis it was simple to just select all the vertices things clip copy, than go to the model your working on select 1 vertices and click paste special you down.

tower model is below

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you

 

[Hermit]

error in Mldvis and War3 model editor

You can't open Reforged models with programs that were made more than a decade ago (Warcraft 3 Viewer, War3 Model Editor, Mdlvis).

Retera's Model Studio Reforged Hack is the only tool that has been updated to support Reforged models.

 

[Lothar1994]

oh ok. I have it but i can't figure out for the life of me how to attach out "models" to this tower. Like this spike below. its the center spike in the iron horde barricade from WOW. I am trying to make a Barad Dur Tower using only Warcraft3 and WoW model assets (its an experiment). could you tell me how i would go about doing this? With Mldvis it would have been simple for me to copy the model below and than open up the tower and select one of its "vertices" and hit paste special.