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  1. Daelin

    Greetings

    Hello old friends, How have you been guys and girls? It's been quite some time since I said my farewell to the community, and I can say that alot has changed here. How have you been? Any new projects? Anything interesting in your lives? I'd love to chat with you friends and exchange news and...
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    Dune Wallpapers

    Hello again people, it's good to see that the community is doing great. As you're one of the best places to present my newest art and get some constructive feedback, here are some dune wallpapers I've been working on. They are my first "wallpaper-attempt" and were made almost fully by me...
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    Resignation

    The last year and a half (if not more) here at The Helper has been enjoyable. I was welcomed with a lot of warmth from the community, I was able to share my knowledge with other members, and why not, learn new things myself, by reading through the amazing tutorial database. However, my life has...
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    System Graphic System

    As there is no resource section for spells and systems, I'll post my graphic system here as I am in great need of constructive comments. It may also prove very useful to some mappers and spellmakers around here. The Graphic System is a library that makes certain graphical aspects in Warcraft...
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    Spellpack Scarlet Crusader

    Scarlet Crusader Official Website Purpose The Scarlet Crusader was my entry for the official Hero Contest that took place at wc3campaigns. It was built in such a manner that it could be implemented into an actual melee game as a neutral hero. It can also be used as an arena hero if a few...
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    JASS: Deducting formulas

    1. Introduction The biggest problem I’ve noticed that many JASS users have is the fact that they fail to improve their code (and thus, make it work faster), as they are not organized enough to get formulas rolling. I am not talking about super complicated ones, but in certain cases (such as...
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    Modeling - Basics of Special Effects (SFX)

    Modeling - Basics of Special Effects (SFX) 1. Introduction At the time I am writing the tutorial, special effects are growing extremely popular in modeling. However, special effects have been an important part of unique projects ever since Warcraft 3 modding (and not only) has even existed...
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    Graphics - Dynamic effects (GUI)

    Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2. Timers 3. First dynamic effect – orbiting 4. Knockbacking 5. Turn static shapes to dynamic effects 6. Tips and tricks 1. Introduction This tutorial is part of a sequel. Before going on with reading this tutorial I suggest you first read chapter 1. I...
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    Event-Oriented programming (in JASS)

    Event-oriented programming (in JASS) 1. Introduction This tutorial is not only for those who have worked in programming before but do not know this concept, but also for those who haven’t written their own programs and scripts yet. You do not need to know GUI to understand this tutorial but...
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    Graphics - Static Shapes (GUI)

    Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2. Basic Functions 3. First graphic - a circle 4. Creating a line 5. More advanced geometrical shapes: wheels and spirals. 6. Some tips & tricks 7. Working with coordinates (new) 8. Going further 1. Introduction It is clear that graphics (or...
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    Modeling - Classical Ribbons vs Particles Ribbons

    Classical ribbons vs particles ribbons 1. Introduction Even though blizzard’s classical ribbons have become extremely popular and they are being used by many modelers, in some cases, regardless the low number of polies, their quality can be really poor, and simply not serve the purpose you...
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    RotHE SFX Pack

    Ok, since I've recently made 8 scratch SFX models for my project, "Revival of the High Elves". Each effects comes with ingame screenshot and a short low-quality movie to show the animation too. http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v507/Daelin17/?action=view&current=WovenTouch.flv...
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    Triggers - Variables in Detail

    Variables in detail 1. Introduction It is a known fact that variables are used to “store” data into them, for a later use. But how do they do this and what does this storing exactly mean? You will find out more by reading this tutorial. You should have basic knowledge in either GUI or JASS...
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    Spells - Making a Chain spell (GUI Version)

    Bookmark 1. Introduction 2. Basic Concept 3. Object Editor Notions 4. Trigger Editor Notions 5. Fixing memory leaks 6. Final Note 1. Introduction Ever wondered how to make a Chain/Bouncing spell in Gui, but no matter how hard you tried, you simply couldn’t find an easy way to do it...
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    A small math problem

    The mother is 21 years older than her son. 6 years later, the child is 5 times younger than his mom. Where is the father? Must be solved mathematically. Before you start yelling "this is crap, it has no solution" I suggest you atleast try and solve the system. If you're smart enough, you'll...
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    Pedestal Pack - Useful for terrainers

    I have seen a lot of terrainers around here and so, I thought I tell you about my pedestal model pack as well, since it may be useful in enchancing your map. Already many of you might say "no thanks, I don't use custom models" but I find that it has its own advantages. First of all, it uses...
  17. Daelin

    Armor Detection System

    After working for about 12 hours, doing mathematical calculations after others, thinking how to make this algorithm better and more efficient, I finally present you the Armor Detection System. Description: System capable of detecting unit's current armor, armor type, or the based on a damage...
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    Funny stuff from a math exam

    http://www.e-scoala.ro/divertisment/perle_examen_matematica.html I know it is in Romanian but the first two exercises are pretty clear (in the second exercise, "atunci" means "then", and yes, "rezolvare" means "solution"), and in the third one, the exercise sounded something like "In the...
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    FDF Files

    I tried to open some FDF files from the Warcraft 3 MPQs with acrobat reader (apparently that's the default program to open these files) but it simply wouldn't work. I guess they are cripted or something. I saw over the net that they can be converted to PDF files. Do you know any such convertor...
  20. Daelin

    Stolen tutorials - Admins, this is important.

    First I'd like to thank Jacek for finding the damned forum I'll link to you in a minute. Okay, I cannot take a strict action against this because I do not represent TheHelper. I tried to PM the admins of the forum but a super mod stole the tutorials so it was practically pointless. I will now...
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