How do I edit M2 Model textures?

[VultureBeast]

Hi! I need to edit some banner textures for a private server project I'm working on. I've been trying to find a way to do it but the only way I've been able to reach the texture file is by using the WoW Model Exporter. When I use it I get all the files that an M2 contains, but I haven't found a way to put them back together to an M2 file again.

These are the files I get from the Model Exporter.


If you know how to create a new m2 file using a .mtl, .obj and a .png file, please help me with this. If you know of any other way to edit the textures I'd be very happy for that too.

Thanks in advance.
Lukas Clausson

[stoneharry]

The M2 file has textures described in it which point to a BLP file. You can edit these with your favourite binary editor providing you don't change any of the offsets.

The textures can be converted BLP <-> PNG using a converter. I believe photoshop can export to BLP as well? Not sure. BLP format has strict rules (e.g: length/width always have to be ^2).

So you can edit a creatures textures without modifying the M2. You just read the M2 to find out which textures it is using. You can use the M2 010 editor template for that.

A lot more information and resources can be found on these websites:

• Modcraft - The community dedicated to quality WoW modding! - Index page
• https://wowdev.wiki/Main_Page