Attaching Weapons by way of Geosets

Tools Needed:
Oinkerwinkles tools
Youbls File Converter
Getting Started:
1. Extract a Medihv model, in this case.
2. Convert it to MDL
3. Open Vertex Modify
4. Select all of his body in Mesh 1 and delete it, except the staff.
5. File > Save Geoset as MedihvStaff
6. Open a Paladin Model, in this case.
7. Select his hammer and remove it.
8. Save as PallyHammerless.
Combining:
9. Open Geoset Merger.
10. Set Base File as Paladin.
11. Set Geoset as MedihvStaff.
12. Set outcome to DPally.
13. Put the path as units\Creeps\Medivh\Medivh.blp.
14. Do NOT put the two sides box in.
15. Select the None Box.
16. Find his HandR: LowArmR bone.
17. Save as PallyStaffWeilder.
Finishing:
18. Go in Vertex Modify.
19. Make a marker at the Pally's Hand and go to the newest or last geoset.
20. Position the staff were u want it around the marker, and ur done.
And ur done, this is relatively easy and it derives from Oinkerwinkles Geoset merge tutorial. This method can also be used for adding or replacing other body parts.

Ahem... somebody sticky this. :god_help_us:

Yeah, this could be helpful. Stickied.

Thats nice and straightforward. :D

Dr Oinker, ACE or anyone, I'm getting "talented" with all the model stuff but I hate working on skins and especially when it's after geoset merges when the texture paths are seperate. Whats your method of doing it after say a weapons merge ?

I cant wait to use your texture program by the way Oink.

I don't mind being redirected towards tute's as long as they're thorough. I've gotta learn. ;)

I personally just do it like you have to, edit each one seperately.

!BUT! You can use Oinker's UV Mapper in Vertex Modify in accordance with Notepad to do it the easy way.

1. With your merges or ect, go into notepad.
2. Edit the file path to the skin originally used by the model.
3. Go into UV Mapper.
4. Load up the skin that your using.
5. Position your merged part onto the skin were u want.

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This will solve your multiple skin problem, but there is still something you might dislike; the fact that the skin you use might not have the right texture for your merged body part/weapon. The only way to solve this is edit the skin to fit your body part**weapon with alpha channels (if you know how, I dont ATM). You can use either method if you want. I have no clue how to work with Alpha channels.

-Acε

this most likely sounds rather nooby but oh well here goes,
when im using yobguls i try to extract arthas with sword that i found using a war3 viewer i found on this forum, called Warcraft3 viewer v2.3c and when i try to open in yobguls it says unknown file format. anouther mildly nooby yet necisary question where can i find a good mpq file viewer and/or extractor which ever is required to get this file out of the war3.mpq

Try winmpq.

http://www.wc3sear.ch/index.php?p=Tools&ID=1&sid=