Posts from Heroes 5 – by Azmadon (Izmail).

Yesterday I tweaked the artifacts' highlighting to make it easier to identify them by rarity on the map (and in the Editor).
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I have two questions for the experts:
1) Did I understand correctly that the color of these "effects" does not have a Texture, but is adjusted using "Color," i.e., with color?
2) Is there a way to add new "Rarities" for Artifacts to the game, including random slots for the editor? Because while assigning highlights, I noticed that many items are mixed together among the "major" ones and aren't very equivalent. (Ice Shield = Dragon Scale? Moon Blade = Dragon Scale? etc.) Plus, this would simplify balancing when I start adding new Artifacts to the game. 🤔

The artifact's color has textures; the artifact has a model and an effect. The effect consists of one model instance and one or two particle instances. The first one contains the model of a pillar of light and the glow on the ground; the others contain sparks flying vertically and rays of light going outwards – there are textures, but they cannot be colored because these textures are repeated in other effects. For example, the fire textures from the red effect are used in all campfires, torches, and even fireballs. When I was creating effects for the Cultists' artifacts, I acted in a rather unconventional way – I layered one effect on top of another, and together they created a purple color. There, one particle instance uses blue rays, and another uses red rays; together, they create a purple color.

Yes, in the editor, I noticed that you can get a "divine white" color using Overlay.
Then, question #2: can I simply create a new texture or use other existing ones?

*Am I correct in understanding that the same scheme is used for "symbols," i.e., the "skirts" of units? And their color is adjusted similarly? For example, if I want to change the lower illumination of creatures and the hero on the map for the Horde, which files should I be looking at? 🤔

Hello! During the development process, some questions arose:
1) "How can I change, to be more precise, the effect/aura of the Arcata Dragons?" (I'm at least interested in changing the color; I want to turn it into an Ice Dragon.)
2) "How possible is it to add my own aura to a creature model?" (For some creatures, like Ice Golems, a frost aura or at least a chilling effect would be a good addition.)
3) "Adding an effect to a creature's attack" (for example, the undead have a Cryo-Reflect effect in the form of snowflakes; how can I apply it to a regular creature attack – an ice golem, as a special effect when hitting an enemy?)

4) If I understand correctly, to add special effects like a "flaming sword" during an attack and a fiery trail/splash, I need to work with the original animation? Can this be done quickly using the game's existing resources?

Given the upcoming rebalancing of skills and the addition of 4 new Schools to the Wheel, a logical question arises!
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Are there any programs or other fan-made tools for creating/editing the "Skill Wheel"? I would be grateful for advice!
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*If no simple options are available, we'll just use Paint! A classic!
*And since there are more Schools now, they definitely won't fit in the old Wheel.

I want to make an amendment and say that the Mod will have its own "Wheel," slightly different from the original. This is due, among other things, to the fact that there are more Schools, and secondly, due to the "engines" available to us for its creation. Another advantage is that, having the source code, it will not be difficult for me to edit and supplement it as new versions of the Mod change.
In addition, changes to skills and Schools will look better when presented as screenshots from such a "Wheel," rather than as a pile of text. The list of what can be viewed there will also be expanded, so you can study the Hero Pool and their starting Skills/Spells, etc., in more detail (the original Wheel did not offer this possibility).
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*In the future, I would, of course, like to adapt it for a wider audience and the needs of other modders. That is, by turning it into a kind of "Editor" where you can enter what and how you need, save it under a specific name, and then simply upload the desired Wheel. However, the programming part of this project is currently being done by another person from our team, so in the future, either I will finish it myself, or when he has time to work on it.

I drew my 18 skill icons in Photoshop; it was a very time-consuming process. I wish you patience in this tedious task!

Good afternoon. I'm currently working on icons for some modified units. But something went wrong right away. I think it's not just me; the icon for the Soothsayer looks blurry everywhere except in the "large" version. And I don't quite understand what the error or problem is here?
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Does this mean that I need to create separate 32/64 icons for such cases, or is there a simpler solution? 🤔