Ubersplats and how do I make one?

[Rainther]

Hello. I'm interested in making an ubersplat for one of my spells with the effect of consecration where the spell is at.

First of all I haven't managed to create one to even determine if it works and after browsing some in the MPQ file I haven't managed to find where these ubersplats are stored so I can make my own one.

Is there even possible to make a custom ubersplat?
Or maybe there is any better way to do this? I want the effect to adjust depending on the ground, so I doubt that rechanging an aura would look that good for example.

And I may suck at searching cause I haven't managed to find anything relevant to this on the forum.

 

[Rainther]

Anybuddy...?

 

[Viikuna]

Ubersplat data is in some .slk file. Just use some MPQ browser and try to find it. Then you just need to type that texture path and fade times and other stuffs there and import that new slk to your map, so it can replace that old one.

I dont remember that file name, but it is probably something like UbersplatData.slk or soething.

 

[Tom_Kazansky]

Ubersplats's data is in file Splats\UberSplatData.slk
To make a custom Ubersplat

• a texture file (blp), name it as you like, mine is "InvertThunderClapUbersplat.blp", it's ReplaceableTextures\Splats\ThunderClapUbersplat.blp (texture for ubersplat of Thunderclap) I just invert its color
• open the slk, type in Name, comment, dir, file. The orther should use the exist one's data. Mine has:
  • Name: ITHD
  • comment: Inverted ThunderClap
  • dir: ReplaceableTextures\Splats
  • file: InvertThunderClapUbersplat
• import the above slk, path: Splats\UberSplatData.slk
• import the texture with path: <dir>\<name of the texture>.blp, mine is ReplaceableTextures\Splats\InvertThunderClapUbersplat.blp
• create a trigger that create the Ubersplat or in other words, use the imported Ubersplat.

Note: the imported Ubersplat will not appear in the "Preset" Ubersplat Type so you must use a custom script to set the "Name" of the imported Ubersplat to a variable and use that variable to create the Ubersplat

here is a screenshot

Take a look at the demo map below :thup:

 

[Jesus4Lyf]

You learn something every day...

+rep.

 

[Rainther]

Will try this out thanks!

 

[cleeezzz]

not to hijack the thread but does anyone know what im doing wrong?

the splat wont show up

//This Code works when i type other Splats like "ESMB"
scope Menu initializer Init

private function Actions takes nothing returns nothing
    local ubersplat us = CreateUbersplat(0,0,"MENU",255,255,255,255,false,false)
    call ShowUbersplat(us,true)
    call SetUbersplatRenderAlways( us, true )
    call SetCameraPosition(0,0)
    call BJDebugMsg("RAN")
endfunction

//===========================================================================
private function Init takes nothing returns nothing
    local trigger trig = CreateTrigger(  )
    call TriggerRegisterTimerEvent( trig, 2., true )
    call TriggerAddAction( trig, function Actions )
endfunction

endscope

 

[Tom_Kazansky]

how should I explain this.... it's not that your wrong, it's the texture. Ubersplat use "Blend" texture and if Splat.blp blends, you can't see anything, it just disappear.

I didn't know much about this "Blend" thing so I can't clearly explain this but I do the following:

• Open Splat.blp with War3 ModelEditor
• Go to Windows \ Material Manager
• Double click on the Material -> double click (again) on the Material Layer
• Set the Filter Mode to Blend
• Click OK and OK

and I see that the texture has disappeared.

 

[cleeezzz]

wait so how do i make it have a blend mode. (cuz all i did was take a screeny, save it as TGA and convert to BLP)