IDEA: is this possible?

IDEA: is this possible?

is it possible to extract models from other games using Gmax/3dsmax and format them to work with wc3? i remember when i was downloading Gmax, it said u can use it for modeling units for 'these games' and listed a bunch, 3 of which i own! has this ever been attempted?

Yes. It has been attempted. NWN models to WC3 ones. Good luck with any other type

was the attempt a success? are the animations different? one of the games i remember seeing was dungeon siege: legends of aranna (crappy game though) but it had some nice models that could be used in rpg's

Two words: Draco Lich

I believe that should satisfy any other questions about whether or not the attempts were successful. And a few months ago, there were some NWN models as well. NWN Air Elemental and NWN Iron Golem. But they were deleted or something

This will NOT work. For any of you that have used gmax, you know that it completely goofs on animations and skins when trying to import a model and export it as wc3. If somebody could make an ad-on this would be possible though...

... There ARE more modeling programs that aren't Gmax you know <_<;;;

3DS Max can do it easy. You just need to edit the animations of the original model so they'll be correct in WC3