4.0.1 Progress

[coldman]

Just curious if any has made any progress in spell swapping. I have been searching through all the new MPQ files for the right Spell.dbc file, and no luck. Tried every last one. Maybe we gotta use multiple ones, or even maybe need to move the newly made MPQ file for the swap into the cache folder that is now located inside the data folder. Was this always there and I am just blind? ANY WAY, would love to hear anyone elses progress. I would love to start spell swapping again lol. Gotta hate these MPQ chagnes :P.

and just to post to make it clear, THIS IS ONLY ASKING FOR PROGRESS IF ANYONE HAS FOUND OUT ANYTHING. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST THREAD, when I find out maybe I will do requests, but i HIGHLY doubt it. Last time i did mount requests on here, all i got was leechers (which i posted a 5 rep requirement and maybe 10 people of the whole thread had that rep to get their edits done).

I just want to get back to doing what I like to do . I know my way around the MPQ's but i am not godly lol. feel free to post here or PM me if you have any updates on getting spell swapping going again. thanks!

[k1ll0r]

Hey, the problem we got is like if you start WoW the client creates some new MPQ's with .locked in it to the files thats why WoW is not loading the MPQ's that are just in data folder if he has .locked files for it.

Texture changes like BLP changes for items or nudepatch aswell works (nudepatch seems to be bit broken too maybe cuz the version is to old or something like that don't know), don't know why WoW loads this one maybe they are not locked cuz blizzard only wanted to stop modelchanging and not texture editig or they don't thought it was necessary to lock the low lvl items which are taken for the Sexy outfits MPQ's.

Maybe we need some new WoW fix exe which prevents WoW to create this locked files (maybe wow will not run without them) or to unlock them :/.

[coldman]

ya i noticed that. I hope they didnt try to stop people from using race swaps/spell swaps. It made the game so much more enjoyable. I can see WHY they want to, because the power to edit spells and models can be abused to such a high degree. But for regular swaps? come on. Hopefully a new method is brought up in the next few days or so. I have given up my attempts at it for now lol.

[k1ll0r]

Yeah same, tested every single spellvisual.dbc that I found to create my old poison procc but none worked ; /

[coldman]

well when you start wow up now it makes all these .lock files. Need a way around them i guess.

art.MPQ.lock
oldworld.MPQ.lock
sound.MPQ.lock
world.MPQ.lock
wow-update-oldworld-13154.MPQ.lock

and when wow is closed, they are deleted. DAMN YOU BLIZZARD!

[matalin]

So it seems that wow now only runs patches that have specific names and that are the exact size they should be.

My only hope is that this temperary problem and will cease with cata

[sitnspinlock]

pretty simple workaround. i had always come to expect something like this.

its quite simple, learn your windows api (thank you msdn) and you are free ;p

[k1ll0r]

pretty simple workaround. i had always come to expect something like this.

its quite simple, learn your windows api (thank you msdn) and you are free ;p

so you got it to work or what does this mean?

[coldman]

pretty simple workaround. i had always come to expect something like this.

its quite simple, learn your windows api (thank you msdn) and you are free ;p

care to shed some light on this or elaborate in any way?

EDIT: Just did a google search and I know NOTHING about programming. Always wanted to learn C++ but easily get side tracked when i get in the mood to push myself into it lol. That being said, I am guessing a MEFix might need to be made seeing how from what I can tell you need programming knowledge to work around the way you are referencing to.

[sitnspinlock]

i need 2 things from you.

the current live wow build bin.

and the cataclysm bin of which this takes place.

i have been away from WoW for close to 3 years i study abroad but this sometimes i just cant stay away lol. send me those and i can pull something together for you.

[k1ll0r]

where can I find them? and why the cataclysm bin? cata os not out yet

[Omgflopaki]

Can u model edit in 4.0.1 if yes please post BEF-UNDEAD MALE PLEASE !!!!

[korruptive]

Hey did any of you get a nude patch working with the new patch?
I would love to make one myself but I don't know any programming.
Why does the patch no longer work?

Edit:
The nude patch is called patch-X.MPQ
I noticed that wow makes LOCK files temporary while playing, so I decided to make another copy of patch-X.MPQ and put the .lock extension on the end to see if it would work, it didn't.
It seems WoW will only launch specific MPQ files with certain names, am I right?

[sitnspinlock]

nevermind i was confused. i do not have WoW even installed to know. i hadnt figured that blizzard would go with build 4 unless cataclysm was actually released. so it must be a pre expansion patch. so what i need from someone is a 4.0.1 bin and a prepatch bin.

[korruptive]

I found a patcher that works here
Darknest • Login
it's great!