Blood elf help

[xreiverx]

so i got my model editing using Sticky's WOWme beta
and it worked out great

however i basically wasnt sure what all it would edit, and was hoping more for an EXACT character switch..from undead female to BLood elf female
The character creater only gives me a certain amount of choices of hair colors and styles, as well as skin and facial features.
Is there anyway to get the exact same choices as would be if i were to create a blood elf female character fresh?
also if anyone could direct me to a link about how to change the character sounds to match her specific animations instead of the Undead females
: /
all help is much appreciated, im new to this and i was hoping for an exact character swap basically.

[xreiverx]

i compared how my blood elf paladin looks to my skinned ud female(blood elf female)
and the skin tone isnt as dynamic or the same color tone..nor can i have the same hair style or color
anyone able ot help me fix this?

[Pullefjun]

Well. Thing is, when you swap a race that has for example 5 different
hairstyles, or 5 different facial expressions etc, into a race that has 10.
You will only be able to choose from 5, and not 10 (this is from my own
experience :P). A perfect char swap... I 'unno, keep trying

[xreiverx]

Well. Thing is, when you swap a race that has for example 5 different
hairstyles, or 5 different facial expressions etc, into a race that has 10.
You will only be able to choose from 5, and not 10 (this is from my own
experience :P). A perfect char swap... I 'unno, keep trying

haha yah i hear ya,
is it at all possible to use MWS to open the mpq i created and edit the PLACEMENT of some of the skins/hair styles so that they will be among the 5 or so choices alloted?

[Pullefjun]

Just do what I do. Change EVERY different type of facial/skin/hair etc into the exact look you want

[xreiverx]

Just do what I do. Change EVERY different type of facial/skin/hair etc into the exact look you want

how exactly can i edit the Mpq that i made already though? i open it in mywarcraft studio, and it only lets me View the files not delete certain ones..

[Pullefjun]

If u used the race-race application I don't know, cuz I always do
this stuff manually, if something is wrong, I redo the swap and change
what I want and add the folder etc etc.

[xreiverx]

If u used the race-race application I don't know, cuz I always do
this stuff manually, if something is wrong, I redo the swap and change
what I want and add the folder etc etc.

how do you go about changing what you want though? : /
i tried to change just the peices i want, and it didnt even register

[xreiverx]

how do you go about changing what you want though? : /
i tried to change just the peices i want, and it didnt even register

and again it still doesnt register, the full packs registers fine, but just the peices i want wont open as an mpq
what do you do?

[Pullefjun]

Well, when I extract all the character files and then rename them I
have a new folder called Character with the Race swap, yes? (This
example is an OrcMale to NightElfFemale)


After I do this I add the folder to a custom mpq and try it out in wowmodelviewer.
In this program I am able to see what facial thingys are female and who are male, since both shows.
And I delete all the ones that I know for sure are male expressions/beards etc.

Like this.
Later I go on to copying the facial attribute I wish to have, and rename for example.
FacialLowerHair00_00.blp <- copy this and rename into
FacialLowerHair01_00.blp, then i do the same for 00_01, 00_02, etc etc. You get the point.
You always HAVE to have the right number of Lower/UpperHair etc as the model u swapped from had.
If your OrcMale had 9 facialhairs, you will need to have:
00_00 and the last two numbers into as many colors of skin you have. If NeF has 9 skin tones I need from 00_00 -> 00_08
01_00
02_00
03_00
04_00
05_00
06_00
07_00
08_00
09_00

Then when I think I'm finished I create a new mpq, check it out in modelviewer and if im not happy I continue to tweak.

Hope that helps!

[xreiverx]

now i cant even get any of my mpqs to work..im gona "repair" wow and start over all my files and just try from scratch
i really appreciate your help man

ill let ya kno what happens

[xreiverx]

now i cant even get any of my mpqs to work..im gona "repair" wow and start over all my files and just try from scratch
i really appreciate your help man

ill let ya kno what happens

alright well i got my custom Character mpq working, however im not sure with how to open it in Wow model viewer
im trying to do it all manually, but the viewer would help tremendously
do i have to do anything special to get my MPQ to open in viewer?

[Pullefjun]

Well, when u first open up WMV you go to options and settings:


When that opens you will see in the "Options" part of it all a button called "add":


Press that and then browse to your custom mpq and press Open. (No pic for this since it explains itself )

After you do that, go to "Display" and press "Apply Settings":


Well now it's pretty much done, restart your WMV and open the
item/char/creature etc u edited and it will be in the form the
patch tells it to be.

Hope it helps!

-P

[xreiverx]

my wow model viwer, like defaults all the files to open what it normally should
and wont open my mpq : /
any suggestions?