How do I get the MPqs to work?

[oxhorn]

Hi, I just discovered this whole map editing thing and am trying to get a few that I downloaded to work in WoW Map Viewer. The two files I downloaded were named patch-m.mpq and patch-5.mpq. I renamed patch-m.mpq to patch.mpq and copied it into my Data folder, replacing the original mpq file. I got it to work in WoW map viewer, but lost a lot of other stuff. However, when I did the same thing with patch-5.mpq, wow map viewer crashes.

Am I doing this right? Thanks all.

[schlumpf]

Well -- You shouldn't have replaced it.

In 3.* the mapviewer is unstable and therefore not fully working. He will never load any -*.MPQs. WoW will.

[oxhorn]

I actually backed up the original patch.mpq file so no worries there. And I did manage to get wow map viewer to read one mpq file, but I understand if it doesn't work with all of them.

If I shouldn't have replaced the original patch.mpq file, what should I have done?

Thanks.

[schlumpf]

What exactely do you want? Only the mapviewer to show the edits or use them ingame?

[oxhorn]

both, if possible, but the later is most important

[JUCEJU]

HELLO FROM FRANCE,
MY SON DELETED HIS patch.MPQ;
Does someone can host this patch ?
Thank you for all
best regards
Laurent

[lysaara]

HELLO FROM FRANCE,
MY SON DELETED HIS patch.MPQ;
Does someone can host this patch ?
Thank you for all
best regards
Laurent

Try reinstalling before you ask people to rehost a 1GB+ file?

[Selunis]

Just run the wow repair tool, should fix your problem.