How to import Lightforge Vindicator

Introduction

This is an automatically generated tutorial. It will guide you through the process of importing the model Lightforge Vindicator of the bundle Lightforge Vindicator. 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 Lightforge Vindicator.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 Lightforge_Vindicator.mdx

Now Click the "Import File" Button:

Next select 'Lightforge_Vindicator.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 Lightforge_Vindicator.mdx.

Importing Draenei_Auchindoun_Guardian_helm_difusse.dds

Now Click the "Import File" Button:

Next select 'Draenei_Auchindoun_Guardian_helm_difusse.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 Draenei_Auchindoun_Guardian_helm_difusse.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 Draenei_Auchindoun_Guardian_helm_difusse.dds.

Importing Draenei_Auchindoun_Guardian_helm_emissive.dds

Now Click the "Import File" Button:

Next select 'Draenei_Auchindoun_Guardian_helm_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 Draenei_Auchindoun_Guardian_helm_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 Draenei_Auchindoun_Guardian_helm_emissive.dds.

Importing Draenei_Auchindoun_Guardian_helm_normal.dds

Now Click the "Import File" Button:

Next select 'Draenei_Auchindoun_Guardian_helm_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 Draenei_Auchindoun_Guardian_helm_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 Draenei_Auchindoun_Guardian_helm_normal.dds.

Importing Draenei_Auchindoun_Guardian_helm_orm.dds

Now Click the "Import File" Button:

Next select 'Draenei_Auchindoun_Guardian_helm_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 Draenei_Auchindoun_Guardian_helm_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 Draenei_Auchindoun_Guardian_helm_orm.dds.

Importing Draenei_Auchindoun_Guardian_main_body_armor_difusse.dds

Now Click the "Import File" Button:

Next select 'Draenei_Auchindoun_Guardian_main_body_armor_difusse.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 Draenei_Auchindoun_Guardian_main_body_armor_difusse.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 Draenei_Auchindoun_Guardian_main_body_armor_difusse.dds.

Importing Draenei_Auchindoun_Guardian_main_body_armor_normal.dds

Now Click the "Import File" Button:

Next select 'Draenei_Auchindoun_Guardian_main_body_armor_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 Draenei_Auchindoun_Guardian_main_body_armor_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 Draenei_Auchindoun_Guardian_main_body_armor_normal.dds.

Importing Draenei_Auchindoun_Guardian_main_body_armor_orm.dds

Now Click the "Import File" Button:

Next select 'Draenei_Auchindoun_Guardian_main_body_armor_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 Draenei_Auchindoun_Guardian_main_body_armor_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 Draenei_Auchindoun_Guardian_main_body_armor_orm.dds.

Importing Draenei_Auchindoun_Guardian_Shield_difusse.dds

Now Click the "Import File" Button:

Next select 'Draenei_Auchindoun_Guardian_Shield_difusse.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 Draenei_Auchindoun_Guardian_Shield_difusse.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 Draenei_Auchindoun_Guardian_Shield_difusse.dds.

Importing Draenei_Auchindoun_Guardian_Shield_normal.dds

Now Click the "Import File" Button:

Next select 'Draenei_Auchindoun_Guardian_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 Draenei_Auchindoun_Guardian_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 Draenei_Auchindoun_Guardian_Shield_normal.dds.

Importing Draenei_Auchindoun_Guardian_Shield_orm.dds

Now Click the "Import File" Button:

Next select 'Draenei_Auchindoun_Guardian_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 Draenei_Auchindoun_Guardian_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 Draenei_Auchindoun_Guardian_Shield_orm.dds.

Importing Draenei_Auchindoun_Guardian_Shoulder_difusse.dds

Now Click the "Import File" Button:

Next select 'Draenei_Auchindoun_Guardian_Shoulder_difusse.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 Draenei_Auchindoun_Guardian_Shoulder_difusse.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 Draenei_Auchindoun_Guardian_Shoulder_difusse.dds.

Importing Draenei_Auchindoun_Guardian_Shoulder_normal.dds

Now Click the "Import File" Button:

Next select 'Draenei_Auchindoun_Guardian_Shoulder_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 Draenei_Auchindoun_Guardian_Shoulder_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 Draenei_Auchindoun_Guardian_Shoulder_normal.dds.

Importing Draenei_Auchindoun_Guardian_Shoulder_orm.dds

Now Click the "Import File" Button:

Next select 'Draenei_Auchindoun_Guardian_Shoulder_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 Draenei_Auchindoun_Guardian_Shoulder_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 Draenei_Auchindoun_Guardian_Shoulder_orm.dds.

Importing Draenei_Auchindoun_Guardian_Spear_difusse.dds

Now Click the "Import File" Button:

Next select 'Draenei_Auchindoun_Guardian_Spear_difusse.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 Draenei_Auchindoun_Guardian_Spear_difusse.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 Draenei_Auchindoun_Guardian_Spear_difusse.dds.

Importing Draenei_Auchindoun_Guardian_Spear_normal.dds

Now Click the "Import File" Button:

Next select 'Draenei_Auchindoun_Guardian_Spear_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 Draenei_Auchindoun_Guardian_Spear_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 Draenei_Auchindoun_Guardian_Spear_normal.dds.

Importing Draenei_Auchindoun_Guardian_Spear_orm.dds

Now Click the "Import File" Button:

Next select 'Draenei_Auchindoun_Guardian_Spear_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 Draenei_Auchindoun_Guardian_Spear_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 Draenei_Auchindoun_Guardian_Spear_orm.dds.

Importing draenei_paladin_belt_difusse.dds

Now Click the "Import File" Button:

Next select 'draenei_paladin_belt_difusse.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 draenei_paladin_belt_difusse.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 draenei_paladin_belt_difusse.dds.

Importing draenei_paladin_belt_normal.dds

Now Click the "Import File" Button:

Next select 'draenei_paladin_belt_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 draenei_paladin_belt_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 draenei_paladin_belt_normal.dds.

Importing draenei_paladin_belt_orm.dds

Now Click the "Import File" Button:

Next select 'draenei_paladin_belt_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 draenei_paladin_belt_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 draenei_paladin_belt_orm.dds.

Importing draenei_paladin_body_difusse.dds

Now Click the "Import File" Button:

Next select 'draenei_paladin_body_difusse.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 draenei_paladin_body_difusse.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 draenei_paladin_body_difusse.dds.

Importing draenei_paladin_body_normal.dds

Now Click the "Import File" Button:

Next select 'draenei_paladin_body_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 draenei_paladin_body_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 draenei_paladin_body_normal.dds.

Importing draenei_paladin_body_orm.dds

Now Click the "Import File" Button:

Next select 'draenei_paladin_body_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 draenei_paladin_body_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 draenei_paladin_body_orm.dds.

Importing draenei_paladin_helmet_difusse.dds

Now Click the "Import File" Button:

Next select 'draenei_paladin_helmet_difusse.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 draenei_paladin_helmet_difusse.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 draenei_paladin_helmet_difusse.dds.

Importing draenei_paladin_helmet_normal.dds

Now Click the "Import File" Button:

Next select 'draenei_paladin_helmet_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 draenei_paladin_helmet_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 draenei_paladin_helmet_normal.dds.

Importing draenei_paladin_helmet_orm.dds

Now Click the "Import File" Button:

Next select 'draenei_paladin_helmet_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 draenei_paladin_helmet_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 draenei_paladin_helmet_orm.dds.

Importing draenei_paladin_legs_difusse.dds

Now Click the "Import File" Button:

Next select 'draenei_paladin_legs_difusse.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 draenei_paladin_legs_difusse.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 draenei_paladin_legs_difusse.dds.

Importing draenei_paladin_legs_normal.dds

Now Click the "Import File" Button:

Next select 'draenei_paladin_legs_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 draenei_paladin_legs_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 draenei_paladin_legs_normal.dds.

Importing draenei_paladin_legs_orm.dds

Now Click the "Import File" Button:

Next select 'draenei_paladin_legs_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 draenei_paladin_legs_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 draenei_paladin_legs_orm.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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