[Secret] Real Emerald Dream textures and how to turn them on!

[Xel]

This whole thing is weird because to the most (referring to Youtube and/or threads and images around MMOwned) it's all new, but to
some people it may be just pretty much common sense.

I believe most of you have seen Emerald Dream, an ugly green zone
blizzard left untextured. Only 'finished' place you may have visited there is the
Verdant Fields which has proper texturing and some cool models.

Let's have a closer look on this image taken from Google image search:


Now I'll tell you something, this is NOT how Emerald Dream looks on its best.
Here is the truth:
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Emerald Dream is almost completely properly textured and cool looking:


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Here comes the best part, how to do it:
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You need no hacks or model edits to do this!
Here is how you do it:

While playing
1. Go to Video options -> effects
2. Turn spectacular lighting off
3. Relog

Now you should be able to see it.
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[agni]

This is epic 3*+Rep

Tried and got it working

[K1boRG]

Ty m8 !!!

[linkan]

and how to get there?

[Plokooni]

****ing great man.

[nandoar]

where is the place? nice find + rep x 3

[boeb]

awesome find dude! +Rep

[Gretchin]

Good job man !

[agni]

Btw, when have they changed skybox in ED? o.o

[misaro]

awesome +rep :O

[Dersu]

awesome find! +rep

[stoneharry]

Never knew that. Time to run round the world experimenting with this.

[grassynole]

Nice find +Rep

Did they not add the "Spectacular Lighting" feature in a patch near wotlk start ..? Was the texture in ED still the same back then?

[Beepzz]

Awesome find right there, gotta try this out.

[Reflection]

Nice! I run wow at lowest possible settings, so, of course, this won't make a difference