Instance Switching

[Matt]

Some people originally thought "instance switching" was being able to switch the portals that let you into instances so that lets say the rfc actually sends you to molten core. That is incorrect, what instance switching really is making the inside of an instance into something else.

Just go to the Terrain.wmo and start looking through and switching instances. SchoolofNecromany is Scholomance. And CavernsOfTime is Old Hillsbrad.

I no longer own a copy of WoW so I can't make the speech2.mpq files for you guys so if someone would like to do that and upload it for noobs to use go ahead.


1. Get a BatchRenamer. Should be easy enough to find
2. Get MyWarcraftStudio
3. Open Terrain.wmo
4. Work from there.

Basically all you are doing is taking the files from Old Hillsbrad and Renaming them ZulFurak so that when you go into ZF you actually get Old Hillsbrad.

Keep in my some instances will not work together.
Emerald Dream and SchoolofNecromancy(Scholomance) fits perfectly.

Old Hillsbrad Foothills and Zul'Farrak(I advise you to go FAR into Zul'Farrak before changing otherwise you'll just meet some stupid invisible wall) fits together.

[Krazzee]

I would be more than happy to make any switches for people if they want. grr damn batch editor wont work right..... *pulls out chainsaw*

[Hydrox]

Krazzee i would like to see Ogrimmarinstance to Old Hilsbrad
And if that doesnt Work try Zul Farak hrhr. Just if you want. I could also do it but im too lazy ^^;(and i even dont know how the damn Batchrenamer i got is working )

[Demonkunga]

I didnt know how to do this, was trying to learn, but it wasn't working.
Krazzee make like wailing caverns or ragefire or stockaids into something for me and then Ill piggyback off that and try to see if i can learn to do it myself

[PookZ]

whats the main advantage on this? exploring? because changing the map, but entering the same instance, will just let you walk trough another map but with the same mobs right? or did i misunderstood something?

[Krazzee]

yes, you got it right pookZ

[Avianar47]

ok, 2 things, first of all matt, thnx for making model editing a seperate forum.
and secondly, krazzee, could u possibly make deadmines into naxx? lol. and could u PM the results to me? or if u cant do that ill edit this post with my email.

[XaVe]

Nice! That is awesome

Gonna try this now, Thanks for the guide +rep

[drcar]

this isnt a great guide at all, no mentioning of the hard labor like what files exactly to switch to what... -.-

[Demonkunga]

Then please, make use a guide explaining the process in more detail

[Krazzee]

i'll try and work on em, but i got a 3 day ban, so i cant really test em out lol.

[Demonkunga]

why do you have a 3 day ban? lol

[Krazzee]

scamming, lol. I scammed 5000 gold. but i dont think the GM's are gonna find my gold. the way i hid it. they most likely wont dig too deep into my mail logs.

[drcar]

Well according to this if you follow it you will find yourself in a scholomance with out the scholomance just a green florecent ground that goes far in the north direction but it doesnt have any doodads or such...just like fishy80's SS.

[totalpk]

could you change WC with caverns of time per say? good guide btw.