this is a newbie question

when i implant a spell i get jack... i use "Units\" do i need to add anything else? like "Unit\blah blah"?

No, aslong as you select the files that are supposed to be in the Units\ folder then you don't have to type anything else but that.

if its spells, you add the file to
units\AbilityData.slk

A lot of people do this error:
Units
Not Units\

your sure i use winMGP or whatever.....

when it is edited, to see your spells in the world editor, open yor prame files/warcraft and create a Units folder, and add you abilitydata.slk to that folder. then import it into the "Units\" directory in ur map.

First, extract the following files from war3.mpq

<Race>AbilityFunc.txt
<Race>AbilityStrings.txt
ItemAbilityFunct.txt
ItemAbilityStrings.txt
NeutralAbilityFunc.txt
NeutralAbilityStrings.txt
AbilityData.slk

Second, put them in your ' Units ' folder in your Warcraft 3 folder.
Third, edit them in the way you want, and any new spells you make using an editor will show up in the World Editor.

Lastly, Open your map using WinMPQ. Highlight all of the above files which you edited. There will be 13 files. Drag and drop them onto WinMPQ with your map loaded. The program will ask what folder name you would like to import the files to. Type ' Units\ ' and all 13 files will be added under ' Units\ '. Now you can play the map! :D

i will explain this more clearly
if you tell a mpq program to put file(s) to Units\, then it will create a folder called Units, then put the file(s) in there.
if you tell a mpq programto put file(s) to Units, then random stuff happens, depending on the nature of the language the mpq program is programmed with

i use shadowflares mpq thingy does that matter what will happen if i just put it in units? what random stuff.... this works for everyone else but why not me....



ps. Sry i'm sooo slow