How to import Heart of Azeroth

Introduction

This is an automatically generated tutorial. It will guide you through the process of importing the model Heart of Azeroth of the bundle Heart of Azeroth. 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 Heart of Azeroth.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 HeartofAzeroth.mdx

Now Click the "Import File" Button:

Next select 'HeartofAzeroth.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 HeartofAzeroth.mdx.

Importing 7fk_forsakenstage_lightshaft_blue.blp

Now Click the "Import File" Button:

Next select '7fk_forsakenstage_lightshaft_blue.blp' 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 7fk_forsakenstage_lightshaft_blue.blp:

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 7fk_forsakenstage_lightshaft_blue.blp.

Importing arcane_wisps_desat_07gold32.blp

Now Click the "Import File" Button:

Next select 'arcane_wisps_desat_07gold32.blp' 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 arcane_wisps_desat_07gold32.blp:

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 arcane_wisps_desat_07gold32.blp.

Importing azeriteBG.blp

Now Click the "Import File" Button:

Next select 'azeriteBG.blp' 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 azeriteBG.blp:

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 azeriteBG.blp.

Importing fb_azeriteshimmer_colored_ba_512x256.blp

Now Click the "Import File" Button:

Next select 'fb_azeriteshimmer_colored_ba_512x256.blp' 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 fb_azeriteshimmer_colored_ba_512x256.blp:

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 fb_azeriteshimmer_colored_ba_512x256.blp.

Importing gradiantbeam_02.blp

Now Click the "Import File" Button:

Next select 'gradiantbeam_02.blp' 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 gradiantbeam_02.blp:

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 gradiantbeam_02.blp.

Importing offhand_1h_heartofazeroth_d_01.blp

Now Click the "Import File" Button:

Next select 'offhand_1h_heartofazeroth_d_01.blp' 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 offhand_1h_heartofazeroth_d_01.blp:

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 offhand_1h_heartofazeroth_d_01.blp.

Importing offhand_1h_heartofazeroth_d_01_2159809.blp

Now Click the "Import File" Button:

Next select 'offhand_1h_heartofazeroth_d_01_2159809.blp' 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 offhand_1h_heartofazeroth_d_01_2159809.blp:

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 offhand_1h_heartofazeroth_d_01_2159809.blp.

Importing offhand_1h_heartofazeroth_d_01_2159811.blp

Now Click the "Import File" Button:

Next select 'offhand_1h_heartofazeroth_d_01_2159811.blp' 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 offhand_1h_heartofazeroth_d_01_2159811.blp:

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 offhand_1h_heartofazeroth_d_01_2159811.blp.

Importing wispymagic_vert_azeritemist_blue_128_lessalpha.blp

Now Click the "Import File" Button:

Next select 'wispymagic_vert_azeritemist_blue_128_lessalpha.blp' 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 wispymagic_vert_azeritemist_blue_128_lessalpha.blp:

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 wispymagic_vert_azeritemist_blue_128_lessalpha.blp.

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.

If you did exactly as this guide told you and it did not work properly. Please make a thread in the Modeling & Animation Forum containing the following: