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Can't get skin into world editor

02-17-2004, 09:24 PM#1
candymuffins
I made a skin of Grom Hellscream with blond hair( dont ask why )
and i cant move it from the viewer into my map!
I read the tutorial for skin editing but i got lost at the mpq2k stuff!
emote_confused can some plz help me??
02-17-2004, 09:58 PM#2
Aznwhore
make the image...save it as a .tga file (targa)
next, go to WCIII Viewer and go to convert file->something tga to .blp
then go to world editor and go to import manager
find ur .blp file and import it....double click it and delete all that writing and put Units\Orc\Hellscream\Hellscream.blp
click okay, then save ur map....
close WE and open it again...
make whatever unit u want to be w/ ur new skin and there u go!
02-17-2004, 11:24 PM#3
Demon_Anhilator
I have a smiliar problem except when i put in Units\Humans\Priest\Priest.blp but it automatically converts the .blp into a .mdl file and i don't know what to do
02-17-2004, 11:26 PM#4
Aznwhore
Quote:
Originally posted by Demon_Anhilator
I have a smiliar problem except when i put in Units\Humans\Priest\Priest.blp but it automatically converts the .blp into a .mdl file and i don't know what to do


make sure u deleted everything in the space provided
also, make sure the file ur importing is a .blp file
02-17-2004, 11:32 PM#5
Demon_Anhilator
I tried that but it does not work could it possibly be that i downloaed the skin and it is sitting on my desktop not knowing which program to use??
This is because i am new to the whole skinning idea
02-17-2004, 11:51 PM#6
Aznwhore
u might wanna get WCIII viewer
02-17-2004, 11:59 PM#7
Demon_Anhilator
I have the viewer what do i do from then??
02-18-2004, 12:04 AM#8
candymuffins
I could put the skin into the mpq2k folder but it wouldnt hav any effect on the unit skins.
What format does the skin hav to be in? .tga? .blp? .bmp?

emote_sweat
02-18-2004, 12:11 AM#9
Aznwhore
skins have to be in .blp

viewer....
-make sure ur skin is a .tga file
-go to convert file>bmp, tga, or jpg->.blp
-pick ur .tga file...
-then, viewer will convert it to a .blp file...
-go to WE's import manager and import ur ".blp" file...
-use the unit texture in place of the settings
02-18-2004, 12:30 AM#10
candymuffins
when u say import manager, do u mean object manager?
and should i import unit setting or object data?
it says "could not load file"
02-18-2004, 12:41 AM#11
Aznwhore
go straight to WE and press F12 on ur keyboard
02-18-2004, 02:16 AM#12
Krin
Why in the hell do you have a grom hellscream with blonde hair?!! emote_sweat
sorry, some1 had to ask..
02-18-2004, 02:27 AM#13
candymuffins
F12 does nothing emote_confused , would it be too much trouble to ask for a finely detailed explaination? :WD:
[i made a blond hellscream becuz i was fooling around with photoshop pro, but now i'm trying to make a purple-toothed wendigo]
my artistic talents aren't that good :WD:
02-18-2004, 02:55 AM#14
Aardvark-
Do you have Rain of Chaos with no or an old patch or something? thats all i can think of.
02-18-2004, 05:44 PM#15
candymuffins
AHHHH0_o why dont i have the import manager?? is it for frozen throne or something? or can i download it?? i checked out blizz's patches but i couldnt find any for the editor! :(