[General] change the map's terrain only?

[stan0033]

Hello, is there a way that I could change the terrain in a map file? like, remove the old terrain and import some else, so I don't hurt the other data, like objects, triggers, imports, settings...?

 

[Dr Super Good]

Yes, you just need to change the war3map.shd, war3map.wpm and war3map.w3e files.

war3map.shd -> Shadow map. As long as it is the correct size it will work. Some people even say maps without them still work but with a warning.
war3map.wpm -> The pathing map. It is sort of a bitmap file representing pathability of the map.
war3map.w3e -> Mesh file. This represents the actual terrain in the map (water, tiles, height etc).

Do be aware that map objects (doodads, destructible, units etc) are other files completely.

 

[stan0033]

Hmm, the doodads are half of what the terrain is made of(especially trees, waterfalls, flowers...). How do I import them too, like their locations?

 

[Dr Super Good]

They are in the appropriate .doo file. You can also import them in entirety, even if the terrain they go on is not imported (they will look out of place).

 

[stan0033]

Thanks