How do I edit a model file?

[rdfrdfrdf]

I have read your tutorial on skin editing, followed its instructions... I converted the .blp to .tga, edited the .tga, and then converted it back to .blp.
However, in the Unit editor, the "Unit- Model File" field does not use .blp files, it uses .mdl files.

So, how do I edit the .mdl file?

 

[Jindo]

once you import a skin, change the path to its original and that's all you need to do.

if you want to get and edit models (mdl and mdx) then use winmpq found at www.wc3sear.ch in the tools section.

Alternitavely, use W3M Map Utilities and extract any mdx files from under Special Effects tab. (a map must be open to proceed with that).

Hope this helps, you dont need to use the skin in the object editor, only in the import manager.

~Jindo

 

[rdfrdfrdf]

It doesn't seem to work for me... OK, I will tell what I did, could you tell me if I did something wrong?

I edited the image and saved it as "paladinmodified.blp". Then, I imported it and changed its path from "war3mapimported/paladinmodified.blp" to "units/human/HeroPaladin/HeroPaladin". Is that all what needs to be done?

Oh, and, by the way, why are some unit skings missing? (I couldn't find the footman's skin neither in war3.mpq nor in war3x.mpq)

 

[Jindo]

Keep the file path only add to the end '.blp', if that fails then try this:

Textures\HeroPaladin.blp

NOTE TO ALL: im working on a list with all skins file paths, i will post it on here when it finished.

~Jindo

 

[rdfrdfrdf]

OK, thank you. It worked.