How to import Argent Dawn Captain

Introduction

This is an automatically generated tutorial. It will guide you through the process of importing the model Argent Dawn Captain of the bundle Argent Dawn Captain. Please note that all the screenshots in this tutorial were made using a Mac, however it should be no problem to interpret what is equivalent on a Windows or Linux machine.

Extract and Access

I am assuming that you have already downloaded the file Argent Dawn Captain.zip and know where it is located on your hard drive. The file is compressed as a zip archive. Most modern operating systems allow you to unzip the archive by double clicking it and dragging the contents out to the desktop (or any other place).

When you have extracted the archive, it should look like this:

Open World Editor and click Module -> Import Manager:

This is the Import Manager. From here you can add and remove custom files from your map file:

Importing ArgentCaptainSW.mdx

Now Click the "Import File" Button:

Next select 'ArgentCaptainSW.mdx' in the folder which you extracted from the zip archive:

The file has been properly added to the map archive:

Done, you have imported the file ArgentCaptainSW.mdx.

Importing Argent_Captain_Hair_Diffuse.dds

Now Click the "Import File" Button:

Next select 'Argent_Captain_Hair_Diffuse.dds' in the folder which you extracted from the zip archive:

As you see, the field "Full Path" starts with something like "war3mapimported/". But most models do not look for their assets in that directory. The assets need to be in a specific location in order for the model to find them. Therefore, you will have to change the "Full Path" to what the model looks for. You can find the required paths in the readme.txt and also on this page.

Double-click the file Argent_Captain_Hair_Diffuse.dds:

Tick the box "Use Custom Path" and type in the correct path:

The file has been properly added to the map archive:

Done, you have imported the file Argent_Captain_Hair_Diffuse.dds.

Importing Argent_Captain_Main_Diffuse2.dds

Now Click the "Import File" Button:

Next select 'Argent_Captain_Main_Diffuse2.dds' in the folder which you extracted from the zip archive:

As you see, the field "Full Path" starts with something like "war3mapimported/". But most models do not look for their assets in that directory. The assets need to be in a specific location in order for the model to find them. Therefore, you will have to change the "Full Path" to what the model looks for. You can find the required paths in the readme.txt and also on this page.

Double-click the file Argent_Captain_Main_Diffuse2.dds:

Tick the box "Use Custom Path" and type in the correct path:

The file has been properly added to the map archive:

Done, you have imported the file Argent_Captain_Main_Diffuse2.dds.

Importing Argent_Captain_Main_Normal.dds

Now Click the "Import File" Button:

Next select 'Argent_Captain_Main_Normal.dds' in the folder which you extracted from the zip archive:

As you see, the field "Full Path" starts with something like "war3mapimported/". But most models do not look for their assets in that directory. The assets need to be in a specific location in order for the model to find them. Therefore, you will have to change the "Full Path" to what the model looks for. You can find the required paths in the readme.txt and also on this page.

Double-click the file Argent_Captain_Main_Normal.dds:

Tick the box "Use Custom Path" and type in the correct path:

The file has been properly added to the map archive:

Done, you have imported the file Argent_Captain_Main_Normal.dds.

Importing Argent_Captain_Main_ORM.dds

Now Click the "Import File" Button:

Next select 'Argent_Captain_Main_ORM.dds' in the folder which you extracted from the zip archive:

As you see, the field "Full Path" starts with something like "war3mapimported/". But most models do not look for their assets in that directory. The assets need to be in a specific location in order for the model to find them. Therefore, you will have to change the "Full Path" to what the model looks for. You can find the required paths in the readme.txt and also on this page.

Double-click the file Argent_Captain_Main_ORM.dds:

Tick the box "Use Custom Path" and type in the correct path:

The file has been properly added to the map archive:

Done, you have imported the file Argent_Captain_Main_ORM.dds.

Importing Argent_Captain_Shield_Diffuse2.dds

Now Click the "Import File" Button:

Next select 'Argent_Captain_Shield_Diffuse2.dds' in the folder which you extracted from the zip archive:

As you see, the field "Full Path" starts with something like "war3mapimported/". But most models do not look for their assets in that directory. The assets need to be in a specific location in order for the model to find them. Therefore, you will have to change the "Full Path" to what the model looks for. You can find the required paths in the readme.txt and also on this page.

Double-click the file Argent_Captain_Shield_Diffuse2.dds:

Tick the box "Use Custom Path" and type in the correct path:

The file has been properly added to the map archive:

Done, you have imported the file Argent_Captain_Shield_Diffuse2.dds.

Importing Argent_Captain_Shield_Emissive.dds

Now Click the "Import File" Button:

Next select 'Argent_Captain_Shield_Emissive.dds' in the folder which you extracted from the zip archive:

As you see, the field "Full Path" starts with something like "war3mapimported/". But most models do not look for their assets in that directory. The assets need to be in a specific location in order for the model to find them. Therefore, you will have to change the "Full Path" to what the model looks for. You can find the required paths in the readme.txt and also on this page.

Double-click the file Argent_Captain_Shield_Emissive.dds:

Tick the box "Use Custom Path" and type in the correct path:

The file has been properly added to the map archive:

Done, you have imported the file Argent_Captain_Shield_Emissive.dds.

Importing Argent_Captain_Shield_Normal.dds

Now Click the "Import File" Button:

Next select 'Argent_Captain_Shield_Normal.dds' in the folder which you extracted from the zip archive:

As you see, the field "Full Path" starts with something like "war3mapimported/". But most models do not look for their assets in that directory. The assets need to be in a specific location in order for the model to find them. Therefore, you will have to change the "Full Path" to what the model looks for. You can find the required paths in the readme.txt and also on this page.

Double-click the file Argent_Captain_Shield_Normal.dds:

Tick the box "Use Custom Path" and type in the correct path:

The file has been properly added to the map archive:

Done, you have imported the file Argent_Captain_Shield_Normal.dds.

Importing Argent_Captain_Shield_ORM.dds

Now Click the "Import File" Button:

Next select 'Argent_Captain_Shield_ORM.dds' in the folder which you extracted from the zip archive:

As you see, the field "Full Path" starts with something like "war3mapimported/". But most models do not look for their assets in that directory. The assets need to be in a specific location in order for the model to find them. Therefore, you will have to change the "Full Path" to what the model looks for. You can find the required paths in the readme.txt and also on this page.

Double-click the file Argent_Captain_Shield_ORM.dds:

Tick the box "Use Custom Path" and type in the correct path:

The file has been properly added to the map archive:

Done, you have imported the file Argent_Captain_Shield_ORM.dds.

Importing Argent_Captain_Weapon_Emissive.dds

Now Click the "Import File" Button:

Next select 'Argent_Captain_Weapon_Emissive.dds' in the folder which you extracted from the zip archive:

As you see, the field "Full Path" starts with something like "war3mapimported/". But most models do not look for their assets in that directory. The assets need to be in a specific location in order for the model to find them. Therefore, you will have to change the "Full Path" to what the model looks for. You can find the required paths in the readme.txt and also on this page.

Double-click the file Argent_Captain_Weapon_Emissive.dds:

Tick the box "Use Custom Path" and type in the correct path:

The file has been properly added to the map archive:

Done, you have imported the file Argent_Captain_Weapon_Emissive.dds.

Importing Tirion_Argent_Color.dds

Now Click the "Import File" Button:

Next select 'Tirion_Argent_Color.dds' in the folder which you extracted from the zip archive:

As you see, the field "Full Path" starts with something like "war3mapimported/". But most models do not look for their assets in that directory. The assets need to be in a specific location in order for the model to find them. Therefore, you will have to change the "Full Path" to what the model looks for. You can find the required paths in the readme.txt and also on this page.

Double-click the file Tirion_Argent_Color.dds:

Tick the box "Use Custom Path" and type in the correct path:

The file has been properly added to the map archive:

Done, you have imported the file Tirion_Argent_Color.dds.

You're done

You have now imported your model. Don't be afraid when you place the object and it appears to be a purple cube. Just close the map, re-open it and it will look fine in the World Editor.

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