Problem

03-10-2003, 03:37 PM

I'm having some problems with my skin, so I posted this at the skinning forum, but no-one replies there (except for ChoboMapper, but the things he said didnt help), so I hope some of you can help me: I know CotN IV has new skins and Insaniteus also said he was working on new skins, so please help me.

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I made a skin for Shandris, and tried to import it in my map

I use a .bat file that executes mpq2k to implant the skin, here's what it looks like:
mpq2k.exe a Shandris.w3m Shandris.blp Units\NightElf\Shandris\Shandris

The map file is correct, the .blp file is correct and the unit path is also correct.
But Shandris just has her normal skin when I start the game!

What did I do wrong?

Thanks in advance!

-- Nuladion --

Thanks!

-- Nuladion --

03-10-2003, 08:36 PM

Guest

Okay, im kinda confused of how you got your skin in your map. It may be from the fact that I don't do it that way.
WHy don't you just use techmpq to implement the blp in the w3m. If that's what you did and i didn't get it then make sure that you don't save the map once you implemented the skin (this means that you cannot test your map using the test map option. You have to implement the skin, then open WCIII and test it from there)

PS: ChoBo? Here? Odd... How can he post so much in the www.warcraftiii.net forum and still hang around here.

03-10-2003, 10:44 PM	#3
DaemonKillar	Well I once tried to use this WinMPQ but never got anything good. Download TechMPQ from the downloads section, it's much easier!

03-11-2003, 03:45 AM

Insaniteus

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Units\NightElf\Shandris\Shandris

I think that's your problem. The Correct Path should be Units\NightElf\Shandris.

And get TechMPQ, it's easier. 3 out of 3 people in this thread all agree lol.

-Insaniteus-

03-11-2003, 09:45 PM

Guest

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wait so your telling me that you REPLACE the the skin not make a new one.... AHHHHH MY LIFE IS A AWAST

i have spent a long time making my own MPQ to create the skins in and have new custom moves... excel is a beotch to work with... but wait if you replace the skins wont b-net chech for file consistency and make you down load a new patch.mpq OR just not let you in? i still love playing war3 even though my cuz got the beta and he lets me watch.... hahahahaha i am sad... so i have that skin that you and deamon made... i just replace it with slvanis windrunner?.

also i was just talking to Cookie 2 (a programmer of sutch programs as Wc3color and umm the icon editer... her was banned and he seems nice to me via email... a helpful poster...

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pencle god is a power moger...

03-11-2003, 10:16 PM	#6
DaemonKillar	no no no, use techMPQ and open the map file as the MPQ file. That's it.

03-12-2003, 01:22 AM	#7
Insaniteus	You don't put files in the MPQ!!!!! You put them in the Map. If you don't replace the defaults, they won't work. Putting them into a Map uses the attachment over the defaults without deleting them. -Insaniteus-

03-12-2003, 06:28 AM	#8
Nuladion	alright then, I'll use TechMPQ :D Thanks for all ur comment! 8) -- Nuladion --