MPQs gone?

[bloodofwar]

Hey, it been a while since i edited and i wanted to give it another go, but i opened up MWCS and there were only 2 MPQs? im pretty sure someone has figured this out, but i would like to ask how to fix this? the reason im frieked is cause most of the files make MWCS go into error and close? ty for help

[A_Snake01]

Patch 2.0 reorganized the MPQs, removing a lot of repeated Data. the result is a 4 gig wow folder instead of 6+. Everything from Model, texture, wmo, etc are in Common. New patch data is in Patch.mpq, the locale-enUS folders and MPQs hold DBC and interface files.

Second, get the newest MWCS from the Model Editing programs thread. Any other versions will crash upon clicking an M2 to the changed structure of the file.

Thirdly, you need to run the ModelChangeFix every time you run a swap other than a creature swap or weapon swap. Also textures are safe. Anything else, including Character, any world m2 swap, WMO, ADT and DBC require it. It is a hack.

That's about all. Every swap from before works, except Spell.dbc. Stay away from that. And welcome back.

edit: Also TaxiPathNode.dbc was nerfed serverside. The server can detect when you are in a place that's not on the original Zeppelin/Boat/Wyvern path and will disconnect you. The way around this is to use a third party hack developed by MaXe, but I think that's going too far.

[Demonkunga]

Nice post Snake, I think I could benefit from this aswell.

[Narc]

I read the forum know for sometime and i get question as i hear "rearranged" .mpq's. Is the .m2 file responsible for the stealth-movement of rogues and druids? Or is it stores in some other files? It would be nice to have the old one instad of the "tippling" one!

Narc

[A_Snake01]

It is, yes. Though it's the actual Stealth animation that's bugged, so you'd need to get a Pre-whenever-they-patched-that character file.

[Fault]

ahhh, uve been gone for a while bow, u back for sure?