retro grip questions

[E-ditor]

i have latey have wondered about certain things . like i wanted to chnage the art of a hyrdalisk into a dragon. i no u have to have the dragon pictures to convert and bullshit but ... if i do manage do get the process of getting the hyrda looking like a dragon, the .grp file.... how do i add this to my mod?

[ChronZerg]

i would say not to change to hydra grp files but to change i script.bin files and units.dat files. it woud probaly be better. if you dont know what these files do or what to do with them, just tell me and ill post again....

[King_Templar]

um, how are you going to get the Hydralisk to look like a dragon by iscript editting? As far as I know, you can't.

To answer your question, you would replace the file for the Hydralisk. It would go in a directory kinda like this one in your mod folder:

units/zerg/(name of Hydralisk file).grp

then compile and run. The hydralisk should now look like your custom graphic. Just remember to keep the same number of frames, unless you want to edit the iscript.

[E-ditor]

well i no how to edit iscripts and units dat files but i am intrested in wut king_templar said.

wut is the file name for a hytrda? or a firebat? i am having A hard time time finding it in broodat or stardat.

[King_Templar]

well, they are in the directory kinda like what i said. units/(different groups, like Terran, Protoss, Zerg, and a few others)/(unit names. These aren't necessarily as you would expect, for example, the Phoenox is the Wraith).grp

Though, i kinda extracted all of the data from the three MPQs....

i think that the hydra is...hydra...not sure though. Look around. and use common sense.

[E-ditor]

u no ur a lot of help on ur last comment , in broodat the file for zerg are so limited , i dont think its there

[BSTRhino]

The hydralisk is found in StarDat.MPQ, with all the other StarCraft original graphics and sounds.

King_Templar is right, you do have to use your common sense because we don't have a list available. You can try extracting GRPs and looking at them to see if they look like a hydralisk. The filename is systematic, so hopefully it won't be too difficult.

[slayermatt692004]

this is kinda off topic but , how did u make seige tanks with goliath turrets?>

[E-ditor]

thats ez. i made a mod that can do that but when it seiged it crashed , i needed to chang the iscript files but i got lazy :P.. ok in aresenal 3 go to sprite editor , look up tank turret and goliath turret. replace the # of the goliath turret to the tanks turret. then save as sprites.dat and finish ur mod.

*note* the tank will crash when try to seige. so change the iscripts*

[King_Templar]

Or you could remove the siege mode buttons using Memgraft. That may be easier, or harder. Though, i'd say easier...

[E-ditor]

yes it mayb easier , but it isnt wut i wanted to accomplish. a seiged gol-tank. that would be cool!