development_nonweighted found! [3.3.5]

[Alisamix]

Hi! Me and friend were bored and set up a private server on 3.3.5a client, EU. We found mapfiles of "development_nonweighted" and were looking for them. We finally found it and we'd like to share it with you!



We found this on Nogg-Aholic « Programacion y Hacking ético ._ . and saw the analyze of the development_nonweighted.WDT.





Its nothing amazing, but still interesting imho.

[Andros]

Have you looked into the files to see if there is more than one .adt?
Also, nice find - I repped

EDIT: I have to spread rep: damnit! Also, would it be possible to give a download link for the .adt's? Would like to see them

[Alisamix]

Here is the folder of the map: http://puu.sh/iBYW

[Andros]

Here is the folder of the map: http://puu.sh/iBYW

Many thanks, Alisamix. I can see that instead of a single .adt, it is actually 3*3; very nice!
I will rep as soon as I can

[Teryaki]

Very cool, it looks a lot like GM Island (without the island actually on it.) +rep for finding a new area. I don't really know anything about .adt's and such, so I am guessing that this only works for the 3.3.5a client and wont work on 4.3.2. It is probably way off the Kalimdor or Eastern Kingdoms map, or on a totally different map.

[Malfurion]

You might be right, Teryaki. Look in the corner: The Zone-Name is GM-Insel - That's the german name of GM Island. Maybe this is an test for the changes we have noticed after the cataclysm reached azeroth. Since then the island is more white than green.. this developement map could be an explanation for this.

However, developement is cool in any ways, +rep for this exploration!

[spoutnik]

You might be right, Teryaki. Look in the corner: The Zone-Name is GM-Insel - That's the german name of GM Island. Maybe this is an test for the changes we have noticed after the cataclysm reached azeroth. Since then the island is more white than green.. this developement map could be an explanation for this.

The name GM-Insel appears because I'm sure that Alisamix was at GM Island before porting to this very small portion of development_nonweighted. This small portion has no areaID attached (I went there a few hours ago, I didn't took screenshots with my interface, if you want I'll take one later in the day ), and I'm 90% sure that the entire map hasn't either.

And I'm pretty sure that this map wasn't used for testing changes after the cataclysm, as it appeared on the very first build of WotLK Alpha, and the files that appeared on WotLK Alpha are the same that Alisamix visited and given on this thread.

@Andros : There's only one adt (56_59, the one that's shown) worth the travel Everything around is nothing but a white flat ground ( as you can see in this screenshot

@Teryaki : it's on a different map. Map#ID 605 to be precise


And, as I'm sure that this will interest some people here, there is something else that you can find about development_nonweighted in the retail client. The minimap of the instance can be found, and once it is assembled, this is what you get. If you pay attention, you'll notice that what Alisamix has shown is not present even if I have no idea why.
Sadly, that's all we can have right now with this strange map, as this minimap is the only thing available in the clients. As far as I know, there haven't been any adts released in the game files.

[Alisamix]

Yes spoutnik, you are right. Thanks for you explanations

We are on GM Island before, and since this map does not have a areaID, the "Gm Insel" text wont change.

[fa3sr011]

One of these days I'll learn how to use these files. Thanks for sharing!

[Nyarly]

One of these days I'll learn how to use these files. Thanks for sharing!

one of these days!!! - YouTube
Couldn't resist

I'm so happy someone is trying to make this work for us all, keep it up !