Instance Swapping

[Zero-Cool]

Yes, it is time for me to take that step forward, lol. I am pretty confident in my model swapping abilties.. Now I would like to swap the terrain in instances, if someone would liek to post a detailed tutorial, I would love them. In the straightest way possible of course.

[SomethingCool525]

Ill take the time to write a more detailed guide up if you really need it, but for now.. Find the instance you which to change TO in both the patch.mpq and the terrain.mpq and extract them both. overlay all of the patch.mpq files into the terrain.mpq folders to make sure you dont miss anything. Now take the file you know it fits with (The most common is Scholo-ED) and use a batch renamer to do all the work. I.e Change all of the .adt's .wpl, and .wdt from say EmeraldDream_25_29.adt to SchoolofNecromancy_25_29.adt. Be sure not to change the tile panes (the #'s) Just the names.

1) Go into MWCS and create your speech2.mpq.
2) Add the folder with the correct treepath, For Scholo it should be world\maps\schoolofnecromancy\schoolofnecromancy_*_*.adt, wpl, wdt ect.
3) once all of the files are correctly implemented save and close under (p)
4) Drop the speech2.mpq into your data folder and zone into scholo.

Note: Make sure you have at least 76% health when you zone or you will die, as you typically fall quite a ways.
Extended notes: You cannot do all instances to all instances, sometimes the files just dont fit. So alot of it will be trial and error.


Hope this helps, Best of luck

Somethingcool

[Zero-Cool]

Thank you, I just amde an awesome discovery check my topic in the reg MC forum.

[Fault]

SomethingCool, could u explain a little bit better what u meant with the patch and terrian .mpqs? I didnt really get that

[SomethingCool525]

Posted on the other forums, Hope it clears it up, if it doesnt let me know ill go even more indepth. Shouldnt need it though. Sorry for the lack of clarity.