WE isn't loading AbilityData.slk

Though I have my edited "AbilityData.slk" in the Units folder (C:\Program Files\Warcraft III\Units), and I don't think its being loaded by WorldEdit when it starts up.

To test out this hypothesis, I edited the Sorcoress's Invisability to have a Duration of 1. Then I checked its UberTip in WE - nope, still says "120 seconds".

My custom spell also doesn't show up in the list (I put the descriptions in NeutralAbilityStrings.txt and NeutralAbilityFunc.txt, since its a creep-like ability).

Any ideas what else I need to edit to make WorldEdit load my AbilityData.slk?

I've also tried adding it to both war3.mpq and war3patch.mpq, and to my map.

In order to make WE load the AbilityData.slk you must put it into War3Patch.mpq or your map BUT it must be under the Units\ Directory in that archive.
Also if you want Warcraft to use the AbilityData.slk in your War3Patch.mpq then you can't have a AblilityData.slk under the Units\ Directory in your map or it will use the one in the map instead of the one inside the War3Patch.mpq (of course if your using version 1.04 of Warcraft).

Martinez

Like I said, I tried putting it both in my map and the War3patch.mpq. I've successfully done this before with the .txt files with no trouble.

Note I am not trying to just get the Warcraft game to agknowledge it...I am trying to get WE to agknowledge the changes, so I can assign the newly made abilities.

Make sure that when you import it, it's full name is:

Units\AbilityData.slk

It works for me when I import it into my maps.

Yes, I've imported stuff from the Units folder before.

I found out my problem is that I somehow screwed up my installation of Warcraft 3, probably one of the MPQs (even though I backed them up each time I messed around with 'em). A reinstallation and repatching of War3 finally lets me see my additions.

So to those who seem to have done everything right but still cannot get your abilities to show up properly in WE and are running out of ideas - try a full reinstall.