| 11-20-2002, 04:55 PM | #1 |
Guest | These have probably been answered before but I want to get set straight before I start doing lots of major editing..... okay, when you extract the AbilityString.txt and AbilityFunction.txt files for the races, which file do you extract them from?? War3.mpq or War3Patch.mpq? Similarly, after editing these files which do they go back into? War3.mpq or War3Patch.mpq? Same questions for the AbilityData.slk....which files do I take it out of and put it back in to? Right now I'm at this point: I can create a custom hero skill with any picture I want and any research button position I want. When trying to learn the skill, I get "Tooltip Missing!" and I don't learn anything when I spend a skill point on this skill. This is the skill I'm working on: In HumanAbilityfunc.txt: // Cure [AHcu] Art=ReplaceableTextures\CommandButtons\BTNHeal.blp Researchart=ReplaceableTextures\CommandButtons\BTNHeal.blp Buttonpos=0,2 Researchbuttonpos=0,0 Targetart=Abilities\Spells\Human\HolyBolt\HolyBoltSpecialArt.mdl Order=cure In HumanAbilityStrings.txt: // Cure [AHcu] Name=Cure Tip=|cffffcc00C|rure - [|cffffcc00Level 1|r],|cffffcc00C|rure - [|cffffcc00Level 2|r],|cffffcc00C|rure - [|cffffcc00Level 3|r] UberTip="A holy light that can heal a friendly living unit for <AHcu,Data11> or deal half damage to an enemy Undead unit.","A holy light that can heal a friendly living unit for <AHcu,Data21> or deal half damage to an enemy Undead unit.","A holy light that can heal a friendly living unit for <AHcu,Data31> or deal half damage to an enemy Undead unit." Hotkey=T Researchtip="Learn |cffffcc00C|rure - [|cffffcc00Level %d|r]" Researchubertip="A holy light that can heal a friendly living unit or damage an enemy Undead unit. |n|n|cffffcc00Level 1|r - Heals for <AHcu,Data11> hit points. |n|cffffcc00Level 2|r - Heals for <AHcu,Data21> hit points. |n|cffffcc00Level 3|r - Heals for <AHcu,Data31> hit points. " Researchhotkey=C And in the AbilityData.slk file I created a copy of the Holy Light row and changed the following: Alias Code UberAlias AHcu AHhb AHcu What do I do now? Right now I just want a copy of the holy light spell renamed to cure. Thanks for helping! |
| 11-20-2002, 05:37 PM | #2 |
Guest | What I would do is, extract everything first from War3.mpq. Then extract everything from War3Patch.mpq into the same directory and replace the old files. That way you have the update version of each file, but you haves the few that have never been changed as well. Your abilities should be fine, since it's just copied from holy light. That said, Always put the stuff back into the War3Patch.mpq. That's where most of the info for the game comes from now. |
| 11-20-2002, 05:53 PM | #3 |
Guest | So basically the game works like this..... It uses Data files from War3.mpq If there is a file in War3Patch.mpq with the same filename, it will use THAT file instead. All of my altered files should go into the War3Patch.mpq that way they will be used in replacement of the files in the War3.mpq.....right? |