How to import Sha'tari Rider reworked (AoW)

Introduction

This is an automatically generated tutorial. It will guide you through the process of importing the model Sha'tari Rider reworked (AoW) of the bundle Sha'tari Rider reworked (AoW). 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 Shatari Rider reworked (AoW).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 Dranei_Rider.mdx

Now Click the "Import File" Button:

Next select 'Dranei_Rider.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 Dranei_Rider.mdx.

Importing Dranei_Rider_belt_diffuse.dds

Now Click the "Import File" Button:

Next select 'Dranei_Rider_belt_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 Dranei_Rider_belt_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 Dranei_Rider_belt_diffuse.dds.

Importing Dranei_Rider_belt_emissive.dds

Now Click the "Import File" Button:

Next select 'Dranei_Rider_belt_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 Dranei_Rider_belt_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 Dranei_Rider_belt_emissive.dds.

Importing Dranei_Rider_belt_normal.dds

Now Click the "Import File" Button:

Next select 'Dranei_Rider_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 Dranei_Rider_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 Dranei_Rider_belt_normal.dds.

Importing Dranei_Rider_belt_orm.dds

Now Click the "Import File" Button:

Next select 'Dranei_Rider_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 Dranei_Rider_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 Dranei_Rider_belt_orm.dds.

Importing Dranei_Rider_helmet_diffuse.dds

Now Click the "Import File" Button:

Next select 'Dranei_Rider_helmet_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 Dranei_Rider_helmet_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 Dranei_Rider_helmet_diffuse.dds.

Importing Dranei_Rider_helmet_normal.dds

Now Click the "Import File" Button:

Next select 'Dranei_Rider_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 Dranei_Rider_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 Dranei_Rider_helmet_normal.dds.

Importing Dranei_Rider_helmet_orm.dds

Now Click the "Import File" Button:

Next select 'Dranei_Rider_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 Dranei_Rider_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 Dranei_Rider_helmet_orm.dds.

Importing Dranei_Rider_main_diffuse.dds

Now Click the "Import File" Button:

Next select 'Dranei_Rider_main_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 Dranei_Rider_main_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 Dranei_Rider_main_diffuse.dds.

Importing Dranei_Rider_main_normal.dds

Now Click the "Import File" Button:

Next select 'Dranei_Rider_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 Dranei_Rider_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 Dranei_Rider_main_normal.dds.

Importing Dranei_Rider_set_diffuse.dds

Now Click the "Import File" Button:

Next select 'Dranei_Rider_set_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 Dranei_Rider_set_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 Dranei_Rider_set_diffuse.dds.

Importing Dranei_Rider_set_emissive.dds

Now Click the "Import File" Button:

Next select 'Dranei_Rider_set_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 Dranei_Rider_set_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 Dranei_Rider_set_emissive.dds.

Importing Dranei_Rider_set_normal.dds

Now Click the "Import File" Button:

Next select 'Dranei_Rider_set_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 Dranei_Rider_set_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 Dranei_Rider_set_normal.dds.

Importing Dranei_Rider_set_orm.dds

Now Click the "Import File" Button:

Next select 'Dranei_Rider_set_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 Dranei_Rider_set_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 Dranei_Rider_set_orm.dds.

Importing Dranei_Rider_shield_difusse.dds

Now Click the "Import File" Button:

Next select 'Dranei_Rider_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 Dranei_Rider_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 Dranei_Rider_shield_difusse.dds.

Importing Dranei_Rider_shield_normal.dds

Now Click the "Import File" Button:

Next select 'Dranei_Rider_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 Dranei_Rider_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 Dranei_Rider_shield_normal.dds.

Importing Dranei_Rider_shield_orm.dds

Now Click the "Import File" Button:

Next select 'Dranei_Rider_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 Dranei_Rider_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 Dranei_Rider_shield_orm.dds.

Importing Dranei_Rider_shoulder_diffuse.dds

Now Click the "Import File" Button:

Next select 'Dranei_Rider_shoulder_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 Dranei_Rider_shoulder_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 Dranei_Rider_shoulder_diffuse.dds.

Importing Dranei_Rider_shoulder_emissive.dds

Now Click the "Import File" Button:

Next select 'Dranei_Rider_shoulder_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 Dranei_Rider_shoulder_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 Dranei_Rider_shoulder_emissive.dds.

Importing Dranei_Rider_shoulder_normal.dds

Now Click the "Import File" Button:

Next select 'Dranei_Rider_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 Dranei_Rider_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 Dranei_Rider_shoulder_normal.dds.

Importing Dranei_Rider_shoulder_orm.dds

Now Click the "Import File" Button:

Next select 'Dranei_Rider_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 Dranei_Rider_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 Dranei_Rider_shoulder_orm.dds.

Importing Dranei_Rider_sword_diffuse.dds

Now Click the "Import File" Button:

Next select 'Dranei_Rider_sword_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 Dranei_Rider_sword_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 Dranei_Rider_sword_diffuse.dds.

Importing Dranei_Rider_sword_emissive.dds

Now Click the "Import File" Button:

Next select 'Dranei_Rider_sword_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 Dranei_Rider_sword_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 Dranei_Rider_sword_emissive.dds.

Importing Dranei_Rider_sword_normal.dds

Now Click the "Import File" Button:

Next select 'Dranei_Rider_sword_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 Dranei_Rider_sword_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 Dranei_Rider_sword_normal.dds.

Importing Dranei_Rider_sword_orm.dds

Now Click the "Import File" Button:

Next select 'Dranei_Rider_sword_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 Dranei_Rider_sword_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 Dranei_Rider_sword_orm.dds.

Importing Dranei_Rider_viciouswarelekk1_diffuse.dds

Now Click the "Import File" Button:

Next select 'Dranei_Rider_viciouswarelekk1_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 Dranei_Rider_viciouswarelekk1_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 Dranei_Rider_viciouswarelekk1_diffuse.dds.

Importing Dranei_Rider_viciouswarelekk1_normal.dds

Now Click the "Import File" Button:

Next select 'Dranei_Rider_viciouswarelekk1_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 Dranei_Rider_viciouswarelekk1_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 Dranei_Rider_viciouswarelekk1_normal.dds.

Importing Dranei_Rider_viciouswarelekk1_orm.dds

Now Click the "Import File" Button:

Next select 'Dranei_Rider_viciouswarelekk1_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 Dranei_Rider_viciouswarelekk1_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 Dranei_Rider_viciouswarelekk1_orm.dds.

Importing Dranei_Rider_viciouswarelekk2_diffuse.dds

Now Click the "Import File" Button:

Next select 'Dranei_Rider_viciouswarelekk2_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 Dranei_Rider_viciouswarelekk2_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 Dranei_Rider_viciouswarelekk2_diffuse.dds.

Importing Dranei_Rider_viciouswarelekk2_normal.dds

Now Click the "Import File" Button:

Next select 'Dranei_Rider_viciouswarelekk2_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 Dranei_Rider_viciouswarelekk2_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 Dranei_Rider_viciouswarelekk2_normal.dds.

Importing Dranei_Rider_viciouswarelekk2_orm.dds

Now Click the "Import File" Button:

Next select 'Dranei_Rider_viciouswarelekk2_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 Dranei_Rider_viciouswarelekk2_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 Dranei_Rider_viciouswarelekk2_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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