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04-25-2004, 09:01 AM#1
ajdun_2008
ok i am sorry i was so rushed in my tittle but i seriously need some help!
For starters i need to know if someone could email me a package (containing all the tools and tutorials i will need to effectivley create my own custom skins, models, etc. and also to place them in my maps, and also the best worldeditor to use for mapping terraining triggering etc. P.S. i need to know wat exactly a model does and wat a skin does [i know a skin is animation u place on a model but i need some more detail {not exactly 100010101010 code! ;)} i would also like to know how i would be able to make FOR EXAMPLE an xbox were as it uses its controlers to attack and its audio-visiual and power wires to walk. if u would be so kind as to comply with my request i will be come a better ..... hmmm... wats the word i am looking for? uhhhhh... i guess map maker...? owell if u would be so nice as to email this to [email protected] or post in this thread i would be gratfull! ;)

P.S. if any 1 knows about escaflowne and is substantially good at skinning, modeling, and mapping etc. i would be gratefull if they made either a single-or-multiplayer campaign or just reagular map also it would really be nice if they posted the skins and models! Thank You for your time have a nice day or err night or whatever! ;)
04-25-2004, 11:51 AM#2
Armel
Look in the download section, all the necessary tools are there (You will however need photoshop or paintshop pro if you want to make custom skins, and 3dsMax if you want to create custom models.) There are also a lot of tutorials on this forum, in the Tutorials section or on different subforums, just make a search, almost every question you may want to ask has already been answered a few times.
(BTW a skin is not an animation (though it is possible to have animated skins), its just a drawing that is placed on the polys of a model so as to give it color, it is the texture of the model.)
04-25-2004, 05:52 PM#3
ajdun_2008
so lemme get this straight....i need 3dsmax to make my models...move? in diff ways? so i go to tools and tutorials ? plz replie
04-25-2004, 06:05 PM#4
ajdun_2008
hmmmm y is there a littlte pink dot under my avavatar? abd when i put my cursor overe it it says ajdun_2008 is hated by just about every1.....wat the hek did i do wrong? how do i improve on this? PS thanks for all your help i appreciate it! :)
04-25-2004, 06:50 PM#5
Armel
Quote:
Originally Posted by ajdun_2008
hmmmm y is there a littlte pink dot under my avavatar? abd when i put my cursor overe it it says ajdun_2008 is hated by just about every1.....wat the hek did i do wrong? how do i improve on this? PS thanks for all your help i appreciate it! :)
Don't know what's happening with your avatar. About your questions, I'm afraid I'm not one of the best qualified persons to explain you everything, I can only do very simple things. Look for tutorials, there are really hundreds of good tut's hidden in the forums. I can however help you with the basics : if you want to modify a model (not just edit a unit in the WorldEditor), you can edit:
- The 3D model itself. Then you'll need 3dsMax (4.2 I think) and the art tools, a patch for 3dsMax created by Blizzard.
- The model's animations. You' ll also need 3dsMax here for big modifications, but for easy stuff here you can use mdl's (see next paragraph).
- The model's effects (particle emitters like the flames on the infernal model, hero glow...). You can also do this with 3dsMax, but you can do it more easily by converting the model's file (.mdx) into an .mdl file using Yogbul's file converter. Mdl's are basically models under a textual form, so you can edit them with notepad, then reconvert them to .mdx.
- The model's skin. You'll have to convert the skin (.blp) to .tga, then open it with photoshop (.7 works fine for me) or paintshop pro, edit it and reconvert it to .blp.
There are very detailed tutorials on all these things on the forums, and all the programs you'll need (except paintshop pro, photoshop and 3dsMax, which are not free, and moreover very expensive) are available for download in the download section.
04-25-2004, 07:14 PM#6
Aznwhore
well, its either proly the site upgrading that caused that
OR
it was because you double posted already

YOU CANNOT DOWNLOAD 3DSMAX4
go get yourself a job and save up $4000 for it
unless you wanna use freeware such as:
-wings3d<does not support animation>
-milkshape
-gmax
if you need any other tools, thats what this forum's download section is for
04-25-2004, 07:46 PM#7
G!llas
If you want an free model program you can use anim8or (www.anim8or.com)
BUT: i dont know if you can use the models in wc3 :<
but i heard there is a small program that can convert the .an8 (or something) file in an .x file (wich is usable by wc3) but im not sure :\
04-25-2004, 08:59 PM#8
Aznwhore
Quote:
Originally Posted by G!llas
If you want an free model program you can use anim8or (www.anim8or.com)
BUT: i dont know if you can use the models in wc3 :<
but i heard there is a small program that can convert the .an8 (or something) file in an .x file (wich is usable by wc3) but im not sure :\
doesn't work for wc3
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