Creating blood stains on the ground

[gameshow]

I'm trying to create blood stains around units suffering from particular effects, and want decal-like behavior. I can find plenty of nicely animated blood-splosions, but just want a static, sits on the ground, micro-puddle. Does this exist?

Epiphany - i probably could spawn a unit with a suitable decay animation, and just play the animation as soon as it's created. If there's another way, let me know.

 

[WolfieeifloW]

I don't know of a way.
Just import a custom model I believe.
Or look through Spawned Effects, there's a lot of blood animations in there.

 

[gameshow]

Yeah. Unfortunately, all the spawned effects are beautifully animated. I need soemthing that just sits on the ground.

 

[WolfieeifloW]

Custom model indeed then I believe.

 

[Builder Bob]

I can put one together for you. Give me a moment.

Edit: just create and destroy a special effect with the path of this model to create a stain at the given coordinates

 

[Viikuna]

Maybe a custom ubersplat would work best dont you think?

 

[gameshow]

I can put one together for you. Give me a moment.

Edit: just create and destroy a special effect with the path of this model to create a stain at the given coordinates

Now i'm curious. What tools did you use to concoct this? I grabbed magos' model editor, but found it extremely cumbersome compared to maya or other modeling tools. Did you crank this out with the editor?

 

[D.V.D]

You could use Gmax(it's free) Milk Shape(It's free) and 3ds Max which costs like $3000. If your using Gmax, you need a program to convert the model into wc3 file(.mdx or .mdl).

 

[gameshow]

You could use Gmax(it's free) Milk Shape(It's free) and 3ds Max which costs like $3000. If your using Gmax, you need a program to convert the model into wc3 file(.mdx or .mdl).

I'll see if i can hunt down a converter. I have a copy of maya so i'd like to use that if i can.

 

[gameshow]

I can put one together for you. Give me a moment.

Edit: just create and destroy a special effect with the path of this model to create a stain at the given coordinates

I can't seem to get anything to display. I'm using create special effect and destroy, and the trigger works with other special effects. This one just comes up blank. Any ideas?

 

[Builder Bob]

The most common thing is that the game haven't recognized the model. Save map and reset the world editor fixes that.

Uploaded a map showing the blood works.
Uploaded the .mdl as well.

What tools did you use to concoct this?

I used 3ds Max + some editing in the .mdl

 

[gameshow]

this is beautiful. I'll try resetting the editor when i get home (haven't shut it down in days)

 

[OogaBooga]

Potential Option

If you spawn or place the Starcraft Marines on the map and then kill them at initialization, it'll leave a bloodstain. Just turn off the corpse decay and you're good to go.

 

[gameshow]

The most common thing is that the game haven't recognized the model. Save map and reset the world editor fixes that.

Uploaded a map showing the blood works.
Uploaded the .mdl as well.


I used 3ds Max + some editing in the .mdl

Ok, so after looking at your map, i realized that I, in a true dumb@$$ fashion, had not actually imported the .mdx. just referred to it w/my custom path. So now ive imported it, it works, and i'm very grateful. If this map ever actually sees the light of day, i'll make certain you get a thank you. Now i'm amazed that your imported blood effect on your map, according to the import manager, is in "effects/bloodstainhuman2.mdx". On my map, when I imported it, it ended up in "war3imports/bloodstainhuman2.mdx" How'd you get your folder to be something else?

EDIT: Nevermind, clearly, dumb@$$ applies. Just found that "custom path" checkbox.

 

[lindenkron]

Works great on zombies being shot as well.

I'm using this model hope you dont mind, with credits given ofcause

http://www.thehelper.net/forums/showthread.php?t=115847

Thanks,
-Lindenkron