[Map~ADTs] Development

[MoD]

Development




Here are the long awaited development files, yet the most anticipated, still the most secret & hardest to get and fully explore map ever made by Blizzard.

Those files were until then semi private, only owned by a very selected amount of individuals.
I decided to release them to let some of the most talented/devoted explorers of the unknown satisfy their lust, and them only.
The files are packed into an RAR archive, not a ready-to-use MPQ & never will, as development is definitely the most special place to be, and represents the FINAL goal/achievement to any true dedicated explorer! If you have yet to explore every map's placeholders, reach all of the usual "unreachable" maps (Emerald Dream/Azshara's Crater/etc...) on live servers via terrain swap, then development is definitely not for you.
I don't want to see YouTube videos of random newfags flying around development at .speed 255 on private servers popping all around by next week, wasting the content.

For all of the above reasons, I strongly suggest you to read the following:

DISCLAIMER:
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Before downloading development you agree NOT TO:


* Post a ready-to-use MPQ/archive featuring development.
* Post one/some un/modified files to help other users.
* Post step by step tutorial or spoils aka abusive spoon feeding.


You are free, however, if not strongly encouraged TO:


* Ignore posts such as: HOWTO?/WHERE IS DOWNLOAD?
* Post screenshots of your development trips & discoveries.
* Share your crazy theories, amazements & disappointments.
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FAQ:
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Q: The map is broken!!! WTF?!
A: Blame Blizzard! The archive contains all the development files retrieved from Blizzard, even the useless ones. Most of the map is incomplete (either miss terrain/textures/objects). The WDL will be taunting you constantly with vanishing landscapes all around, and the minimap will finish to rip your head off if you ever come to explore it in #451 ; to Blizzard, ĵ for erasing most of the map...


Q: How do I work around the crashes ?
A: I won't walk you through. A few basic steps are required to venture around the map without annoying crashes, and some optional ones for unlimited/more eye candy explorations. Requirement are simple logic, basic knowledge about how maps work/load (found all around the forum) and common sense. (like, 'getting rid' of 0Kb files, among others...)


Q: WTH with the disclaimer thing ? Who do you think you are!? I don't care & will post whatever I want !
A: If anyone breaks this disclaimer, i'll simply remove the files...I see you coming "Hej, mEh ïZ l33t4×0®, I rehosted/re~release!, ME > U kKNp!1!"; I'll stop contributing forever to those forums if such a thing had to happen, and my guess is that you may want to keep me by your side: I still have a few goodies in my bag that should trigger your interest (Plains of Snow, old worlds...) and am actually your only chance of being picked as a beta tester for a private ADTConverter!
Still doubtfull ?
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It lets you bring back to life (WoW 4.x)
click images to enlarge
Old maps:

VERY old maps:

Custom maps as well, aka World Building Revived:



By courtesy of Mjollnà & Pagdzin!
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Q: Where is the...
A: You might want to search around the top of this page...
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Also, because I'm in a rather good mood, I'll share a shot of the WDT, just for convenience:
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Additional informations can be found in this thread.

Happy exploring!



P.S:

Forgot to mention that the archive is password protected ×**[Spoiler]MPM[/Spoiler]

[.Nick]

Thanks. <!-- filler -->

[EddyEvil]

Would you mind sharing approximately when these files were available? Just curious, it's too bad I'm such a noob a model editing to get this map put together. X) Downloaded it anyway to be safe.

[.Nick]

Would you mind sharing approximately when these files were available? Just curious, it's too bad I'm such a noob a model editing to get this map put together. X) Downloaded it anyway to be safe.

The files in the archive are dated Sept. 14 2010.

[Omgwtfowned]

I used MPQEditor To make the all into .mpq but I am confused on how I am suppose to get the files in-game. I remember the old method of doing it was changing the name of files to
patch-1.mpq or anything a long those lines but now I have no idea what I am suppose to do...

[Xel]

Great release, should promote this to first page.

Before downloading development you agree NOT TO:
* Post a ready-to-use MPQ/archive featuring development.
* Post one/some un/modified files to help other users.
* Post step by step tutorial or spoils aka abusive spoon feeding.

I'll take a look on these 'terms of agreement' later on. Sounds pretty
elitist to me (no offense). If spoonfeed wasn't to happen here, it will
most definitely happen elsewhere. Also, these files are not owned by
you but by Blizzard instead. But as I said, I'll take a look later on. Now I'm just happy
to finally see you releasing these.

And why is the download 'hidden' in a way like that, don't do this thing
over mate. People will get annoyed. The same thing with the ADTConverter.

As I said, these comments are in no way flaming or anything like that.
Don't take it personally, don't be mad, don't vanish.

I appreciate you a hell lot for this release.

[Zantas]

If spoonfeed wasn't to happen here, it will
most definitely happen elsewhere.

I'm not picking a side, but other wow-oriented sites that have model editing section mostly just steals stuff from Ownedcore.

[Omgwtfowned]

Better to be released here than any other site considering this site has a huge Model Editing Community.
EDIT 1:Their is something hidden on http://frustration.free.fr/wow/adtconverter/ because http://frustration.free.fr/wow/adtco...er_kalidar.jpg is under the same section.Maybe some sort of html link that is super small? Maybe someone with little HTML experience could figure out the secret.

[spoutnik]

I'll take a look on these 'terms of agreement' later on. Sounds pretty elitist to me (no offense). If spoonfeed wasn't to happen here, it will most definitely happen elsewhere. Also, these files are not owned by you but by Blizzard instead. But as I said, I'll take a look later on. Now I'm just happy to finally see you releasing these.

And why is the download 'hidden' in a way like that, don't do this thing over mate. People will get annoyed. The same thing with the ADTConverter.

It sounds pretty elitist, and it should be.
Development is "hard" to explore, and it takes a very long time to make it work (I'm on it since a few days, and I only managed to exlpore less than 1/4 part of the map - yes, I was one of the very few to have it). It IS fun nonetheless to do it, and if a ready-to-use MPQ would be available to everyone, it would spoil all the fun, and the accomplishment. Better do it by yourself than anything. By the way, making a ready-to-use MPQ would take a long long time, given all the work to do...

Now, to the ADT Converter.
Mjollnà and Pagdzin put so much work in it to make it work (and it works bloody well, I can assure you) that it didn't feel like releasing it. They didn't want to find their converter everywhere on the Internet (not to mention the fact that there are some bugs too ).

[Omgwtfowned]

I don't want to see YouTube videos of random newfags flying around development

It sounds pretty elitist, and it should be.Development is "hard" to explore, and it takes a very long time to make it work

No it does not give him the right to be an elitist.No matter how long you work on it.

It IS fun nonetheless to do it, and if a ready-to-use MPQ would be available to everyone, it would spoil all the fun, and the accomplishment.

Fun doing what figuring out what the hell to do with all the .ADT files and all the 0kb files its not a fun process. It would not make the experience less enjoyable. You are basically
saying this if your New to exploration your useless and you should not have any fun exploring these map files only "pro's" like us can enjoy them.

By the way, making a ready-to-use MPQ would take a long long time, given all the work to do...

Terrorblade had a working .MPQ ready 10min after release.Soo......huh?

Please re-consider making a ready to use .MPQ if you don't in a couple weeks you will see it posted all over this forum or on this page sadly.

[Soluhe]

ss ee oo p (me lo ve u)... only just because u are here

[Xel]

Better to be released here than any other site considering this site has a huge Model Editing Community.
EDIT 1:Their is something hidden on ADT Converter folder because http://frustration.free.fr/wow/adtco...er_kalidar.jpg is under the same section.Maybe some sort of html link that is super small? Maybe someone with little HTML experience could figure out the secret.

My lucky guess was a rar hidden in that imagine, but nope.

[Nyarly]

Thanks for the download.

However you won't never gain my respect, my rep and anything else from me. We are a sharing community, if you don't want to share, fine, but you don't belong to this community and you're just showing that you're an elitist jerk.
Without the first tutorial on how to do model swapping in wow, without the MPQEditor tools, without the help you recieved, without everything others did before you, you wouldn't be able to explore this map. And this is how this community works, by sharing so everyone can be better and one day, it will be their turn to share something that the others didn't find on their own.

I won't follow the disclaimer if i'm able to get this thing working and i really don't care about your useless threat. If sharing a working mpq means you won't share your supposedly amazing adt converter we all want, then it's fine to me and it will just emphasize what a moron you really are.

You still have the choice to share everything you have and i'll change my thoughts about you, but right now, you're just a jerk to me.

(sorry for english mistakes, english isn't my native language )


P.S : i tryed with adtconverter.rar/zip and many other things without success. Google cache and archive.org didn't help.

[Omgwtfowned]

NanaCry took the words out of my mouth pretty much.

P.S : i tryed with adtconverter.rar/zip and many other things without success. Google cache and archive.org didn't help.

Must be pretty well hidden!

[spoutnik]

Must be pretty well hidden!

Indeed it is, as there are no direct links