[Guide] Model Editing: For Dummies

[Da Tank]

Hey It works just until I want too look at the model. Or if I want to extract it to the creature file can you help me out([email protected]

Wont let me Add new file to Archive help please email is [email protected]

[keyblader]

I couldnt find my model.mpq so I ended up trying something else and it corrupted my WoW files. lol....... But seriously how did you get it to show up?

[Muatmessmoko]

This guide is so rediculously outdated its not even worth following anymore. it was a great guide at the time but now its not. Dont pay attention to it when theres newer guides that have been posted that is still how you would need to do it

[Woov22]

Where is a post for the new guides? They all seem to be outdated to me.

[Fault]

Where is a post for the new guides? They all seem to be outdated to me.

THey work the exact same, just different .mpqs

[Rammie]

got a small prob i could really do with help with, when i goto look at my mpqs in my wow data folder there isnt a Model.Mpq only common.mpq, patch.mpq and expansion.mpq :<

[John Krayton]

VERY NICE GUIDE.

100% Understandable.

Thank you for this contribution to MMOWNED.

[Daftz]

Well.. I have some problems here, first of all I can't open .m2 files, second my world of warcraft data folder doesn't look anything like yours. Please tell me what is wrong.

[blukkiee]

I tried doing Tauren Male to Undead Male the old way but it didn't work.. I put model in Patch-4.mpq and textures in patch-5.mpq but nothing changed :/
Is there something changed in the patches? Can't remember reading it on any forum.

[Thruid]

Let me see if I can help some people out, went ahead and tried to update the Nutshell part.

1) open mywarcraft studio

2) go to common or patch.MPQ

3) find the name of the model you have that you want to change, write it down into your notepad.

4) find the .m2 of the model you want to be, then make a folder in your C:\Program Files\World of Warcraft\Data then make a folder called Creature, then make a folder called the name of what you have that you want to change.

5) right click and extract the .m2 of the thing you want to be in there.

6) rename it to the thing you have.

7) go to common or patch.MPQ

look for the .blp name of the thing you have, write it down in notepad.

9) look for the .blp of the thing you want, to be, then right click and extract that to the folder called the thing that you want to change.

10) rename the .blp of what you want to be, to the .blp of the thing you already have that you want to change.

11) click on Pack(P) then create new MPQ archive, go to C:\Program Files\World of Warcraft\Data, then make a file there called patch-#.MPQ (# being 4 through 9)

12)then click on add file to archive, click the ... button to browse, go to the folder you made in your C:\Program Files\World of Warcraft\Data, then double click the .m2 or .blp, then look at the top of the folder, and copy the Creature\***** part, then make it so it says Creature\*****\*****.m2 or .blp, the ***** is the name of the folder of the thing you have that you want to change.

13) do it for the .blp and .m2, then go to Pack(p) and click Save and close archive and your done.

[reconz]

i keep getting a error and it closing when i open a m2 file help me plz

[rifle]

Thanks for telling something I'll try later on tomorrow.

[Demon Angel]

Every time I try to open a file it says that MWCS has stopped working and it closes the program
Also my creature list doesnt have kel'thuzad and the druid bear is DruidOwlBear.m2

[Threepwood]

Hey man - great post but i ran into a problem at the very start. i can't seem to open to common file, nothing happens when i try but the folders open for eg. the expansion mpq file( even though i get an error and the program shuts down afterwards) any idea what to do ? :3

[Krazzee]

That problem is because the MyWarcraftStudio link I had up there was for .8, the brand new .10 is out and I updated the guide with links to it.