Introduction
This is an automatically generated tutorial. It will guide you through the process of importing the model Shirakess Starseeker of the bundle Shirakess Starseeker. 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 Shirakess Starseeker.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 shirakess-starseeker.mdx
Now Click the "Import File" Button:
Next select 'shirakess-starseeker.mdx' in the folder which you extracted from the zip archive:
Shirakess Starseeker
collections_cloth_nagalightcaster_c_01_npc03.blp
creaturedisplayextra-149945.blp
helm_cloth_nagalightcaster_c_01_npc03.blp
shoulder_cloth_raidmage_r_01purple.blp
The file has been properly added to the map archive:
shirakess-starseeker.mdx
Model
1,295
war3mapimported/shirakess-starseeker.mdx
Done, you have imported the file shirakess-starseeker.mdx.
Importing collections_cloth_nagalightcaster_c_01_npc03.blp
Now Click the "Import File" Button:
Next select 'collections_cloth_nagalightcaster_c_01_npc03.blp' in the folder which you extracted from the zip archive:
Shirakess Starseeker
shirakess-starseeker.mdx
collections_cloth_nagalightcaster_c_01_npc03.blp
creaturedisplayextra-149945.blp
helm_cloth_nagalightcaster_c_01_npc03.blp
shoulder_cloth_raidmage_r_01purple.blp
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.
shirakess-starseeker.mdx
Model
1,295
war3mapimported/shirakess-starseeker.mdx
collections_cloth_nagalightcaster_c_01_npc03.blp
Image / Texture
129
war3mapimported/collections_cloth_nagalightcaster_c_01_npc03.blp
Double-click the file collections_cloth_nagalightcaster_c_01_npc03.blp:
collections_cloth_nagalightcaster_c_01_npc03.blp
Image / Texture
129
war3mapimported/collections_cloth_nagalightcaster_c_01_npc03.blp
Tick the box "Use Custom Path" and type in the correct path:
collections_cloth_nagalightcaster_c_01_npc03.blp
Image / Texture
129
collections_cloth_nagalightcaster_c_01_npc03.blp
The file has been properly added to the map archive:
shirakess-starseeker.mdx
Model
1,295
war3mapimported/shirakess-starseeker.mdx
collections_cloth_nagalightcaster_c_01_npc03.blp
Image / Texture
129
collections_cloth_nagalightcaster_c_01_npc03.blp
Done, you have imported the file collections_cloth_nagalightcaster_c_01_npc03.blp.
Importing creaturedisplayextra-149945.blp
Now Click the "Import File" Button:
Next select 'creaturedisplayextra-149945.blp' in the folder which you extracted from the zip archive:
Shirakess Starseeker
shirakess-starseeker.mdx
collections_cloth_nagalightcaster_c_01_npc03.blp
creaturedisplayextra-149945.blp
helm_cloth_nagalightcaster_c_01_npc03.blp
shoulder_cloth_raidmage_r_01purple.blp
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.
shirakess-starseeker.mdx
Model
1,295
war3mapimported/shirakess-starseeker.mdx
collections_cloth_nagalightcaster_c_01_npc03.blp
Image / Texture
129
collections_cloth_nagalightcaster_c_01_npc03.blp
creaturedisplayextra-149945.blp
Image / Texture
257
war3mapimported/creaturedisplayextra-149945.blp
Double-click the file creaturedisplayextra-149945.blp:
creaturedisplayextra-149945.blp
Image / Texture
257
war3mapimported/creaturedisplayextra-149945.blp
Tick the box "Use Custom Path" and type in the correct path:
creaturedisplayextra-149945.blp
Image / Texture
257
creaturedisplayextra-149945.blp
The file has been properly added to the map archive:
shirakess-starseeker.mdx
Model
1,295
war3mapimported/shirakess-starseeker.mdx
collections_cloth_nagalightcaster_c_01_npc03.blp
Image / Texture
129
collections_cloth_nagalightcaster_c_01_npc03.blp
creaturedisplayextra-149945.blp
Image / Texture
257
creaturedisplayextra-149945.blp
Done, you have imported the file creaturedisplayextra-149945.blp.
Importing helm_cloth_nagalightcaster_c_01_npc03.blp
Now Click the "Import File" Button:
Next select 'helm_cloth_nagalightcaster_c_01_npc03.blp' in the folder which you extracted from the zip archive:
Shirakess Starseeker
shirakess-starseeker.mdx
collections_cloth_nagalightcaster_c_01_npc03.blp
creaturedisplayextra-149945.blp
helm_cloth_nagalightcaster_c_01_npc03.blp
shoulder_cloth_raidmage_r_01purple.blp
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.
shirakess-starseeker.mdx
Model
1,295
war3mapimported/shirakess-starseeker.mdx
collections_cloth_nagalightcaster_c_01_npc03.blp
Image / Texture
129
collections_cloth_nagalightcaster_c_01_npc03.blp
creaturedisplayextra-149945.blp
Image / Texture
257
creaturedisplayextra-149945.blp
helm_cloth_nagalightcaster_c_01_npc03.blp
Image / Texture
129
war3mapimported/helm_cloth_nagalightcaster_c_01_npc03.blp
Double-click the file helm_cloth_nagalightcaster_c_01_npc03.blp:
helm_cloth_nagalightcaster_c_01_npc03.blp
Image / Texture
129
war3mapimported/helm_cloth_nagalightcaster_c_01_npc03.blp
Tick the box "Use Custom Path" and type in the correct path:
helm_cloth_nagalightcaster_c_01_npc03.blp
Image / Texture
129
helm_cloth_nagalightcaster_c_01_npc03.blp
The file has been properly added to the map archive:
shirakess-starseeker.mdx
Model
1,295
war3mapimported/shirakess-starseeker.mdx
collections_cloth_nagalightcaster_c_01_npc03.blp
Image / Texture
129
collections_cloth_nagalightcaster_c_01_npc03.blp
creaturedisplayextra-149945.blp
Image / Texture
257
creaturedisplayextra-149945.blp
helm_cloth_nagalightcaster_c_01_npc03.blp
Image / Texture
129
helm_cloth_nagalightcaster_c_01_npc03.blp
Done, you have imported the file helm_cloth_nagalightcaster_c_01_npc03.blp.
Importing shoulder_cloth_raidmage_r_01purple.blp
Now Click the "Import File" Button:
Next select 'shoulder_cloth_raidmage_r_01purple.blp' in the folder which you extracted from the zip archive:
Shirakess Starseeker
shirakess-starseeker.mdx
collections_cloth_nagalightcaster_c_01_npc03.blp
creaturedisplayextra-149945.blp
helm_cloth_nagalightcaster_c_01_npc03.blp
shoulder_cloth_raidmage_r_01purple.blp
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.
shirakess-starseeker.mdx
Model
1,295
war3mapimported/shirakess-starseeker.mdx
collections_cloth_nagalightcaster_c_01_npc03.blp
Image / Texture
129
collections_cloth_nagalightcaster_c_01_npc03.blp
creaturedisplayextra-149945.blp
Image / Texture
257
creaturedisplayextra-149945.blp
helm_cloth_nagalightcaster_c_01_npc03.blp
Image / Texture
129
helm_cloth_nagalightcaster_c_01_npc03.blp
shoulder_cloth_raidmage_r_01purple.blp
Image / Texture
129
war3mapimported/shoulder_cloth_raidmage_r_01purple.blp
Double-click the file shoulder_cloth_raidmage_r_01purple.blp:
shoulder_cloth_raidmage_r_01purple.blp
Image / Texture
129
war3mapimported/shoulder_cloth_raidmage_r_01purple.blp
Tick the box "Use Custom Path" and type in the correct path:
shoulder_cloth_raidmage_r_01purple.blp
Image / Texture
129
shoulder_cloth_raidmage_r_01purple.blp
The file has been properly added to the map archive:
shirakess-starseeker.mdx
Model
1,295
war3mapimported/shirakess-starseeker.mdx
collections_cloth_nagalightcaster_c_01_npc03.blp
Image / Texture
129
collections_cloth_nagalightcaster_c_01_npc03.blp
creaturedisplayextra-149945.blp
Image / Texture
257
creaturedisplayextra-149945.blp
helm_cloth_nagalightcaster_c_01_npc03.blp
Image / Texture
129
helm_cloth_nagalightcaster_c_01_npc03.blp
shoulder_cloth_raidmage_r_01purple.blp
Image / Texture
129
shoulder_cloth_raidmage_r_01purple.blp
Done, you have imported the file shoulder_cloth_raidmage_r_01purple.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:
- Link to the model and the tutorial
- Precise description of what does not work
- The map you tried to import it to (with the model imported)
And we will do what we can to help you.