Mage portal and warlock portal model edit?

[ierburi]

I play as a mage and would really love to see all the portals I make changed. And maybe the warlock summoning stone looking different. So, can this be done?

[~sInX]

Yep. The portal you create is made up of a .m2 file (model). Along with a .anim (animation to go with it), .skin (geosets) and .blp (skins for the file, think of it as the wallpaper or colouring).

The trick is to find the model you're editing via MyWarcraftStudio (Guides given below):

• MyWarcraftStudio Editing (Basics):

http://www.mmowned.com/forums/model-...l-editing.html
{The above guide revolves entirely around MyWarcraftStudio Editing. Although it does focus on the necesarry techniques relative to Reskinning, the main focus here is switching models. Primary Learners or 'Noobs' may find this rather confusing, therefore, in relation to this topic, i rated this guide as 60% Noob-Friendly.}

http://www.mmowned.com/forums/model-...reskinner.html
{Ah. The guide i used to learn how to re-texture. 100% pics makes this guide VERY easy to follow. The main focuses consist of BLP Converting and photoshop / paint editing. This guide also uses MyWarcraftStudio. 95% Noob-Friendly.}

And swapping the .BLP for a colour change, or 'wallpaper' change (perhaps on photoshop, guides given below):

• BLP Texturing / Reskinning & Retexturing:

http://www.mmowned.com/forums/model-...rface-hud.html
{The above guide, quetioningly labelled as 'Interface Editing', is a nice equivalent to those other BLP-Editing/Retexturing Guides out there, especially for those sole visual-learners. It uses the regular; MyWarcraftStudio, BLP-Convertor and Paint/Photoshop. 100% Noob-Friendly.}

http://www.mmowned.com/forums/model-...texturing.html
{The above guide covers pretty much 90% of what re-texturing consist of. It includes file-types, tips, techniques, general rules, and walk-throughs. 90% Noob-Friendly.}

http://www.mmowned.com/forums/model-...ome-skins.html
{This guide revolves around BLP-Editing via the very handy tool named BLP Convertor and using MyWarcraftStudio. 97.5% Noob-Friendly.}

http://www.mmowned.com/forums/model-...reskinner.html
{Ah. The guide i used to learn how to re-texture. 100% pics makes this guide VERY easy to follow. The main focuses consist of BLP Converting and photoshop / paint editing. This guide also uses MyWarcraftStudio. 95% Noob-Friendly.}

http://www.mmowned.com/forums/model-...l-editing.html
{The above guide revolves entirely around MyWarcraftStudio Editing. Although it does focus on the necesarry techniques relative to Reskinning, the main focus here is switching models. Primary Learners or 'Noobs' may find this rather confusing, therefore, in relation to this topic, i rated this guide as 60% Noob-Friendly.}

Read through them (several times if possible) and you should get the idea. Contact me if you need further help via my MSN or PM.

[Bjarke]

Well, its all about how you would change it...

[~sInX]

That's right Bjarke, although there's no need to be padantic. A short explanation before refering him to a guide written solely on that subject is just as good .