Demon Hunter Model Gone

[GodsHand]

Okay I am completly confused! All my Illidan/Demon Hunter models dissapeared?! Not from just the map im working on but all my maps! Even new maps. When I try importing an model based of Illidan I get an error and the model dissapears in game. Any ideas?

 

[Wolverabid]

Once a model has been successfully imported into a map, it's in there. Are you opening versions of maps that were last saved BEFORE the imports?

Find the model on your hard drive or on the web and then re-import it. (Make sure the model is NOT corrupted!)

 

[GodsHand]

Thats the thing. Any model with Illidan/demon hunter as a base model dissaperars in game.

 

[Wolverabid]

Morphed Models

Your problem might lie in the fact that the Demon Hunter is a "morphed model."

World Editor FAQ - Work in Progress Provides some important information regarding such models.

 

[CoolSoFar]

Maybe the model that you just import have same path with the blizzard one??

 

[GodsHand]

I dont need the imported model. Its the (Blizzard) Demon Hunter I need and his model is gone from all my maps. Is there any way I could have accidently deleted the Demon Hunter model from my game?

 

[Wolverabid]

Is there any way I could have accidently deleted the Demon Hunter model from my game?

I do not believe so. That model is comtained in the war3.mpq file. Editing or altering THAT file CAN cause global changes. You might need to replace it using your CDs.

 

[GodsHand]

Well I havnt touched the mpq file. Should i try to re-instal TFT?

 

[Wolverabid]

If you decide to reinstall RoC and TFT you should DEFINITELY back up your maps (and campaigns and any other custom stuff in your Warcraft III folder) FIRST. (Copy them to another folder on your HD.)

 

[GodsHand]

Ok thanks for your time Wlverabid. Last question. Will reinstalling the game work?

 

[Mecheon]

Your problem won't exactly be solved by reinstalling the game

Your problem is that you have a model called HeroDemonHunter lying somewhere around in your Warcraft 3 folder which is buggering everything up, or a folder called "Textures" with a "HeroDemonHunter" or "Illidan" skin it which is corrupting things

Failing that, a skin which the two use which you have in your Warcraft3 folder which is corrupted or somesuch

Find that model/skin and delete/rename it to fix things

I THINK that could be the problem, seeing as I had the exact same problem in the past and that's how I solved it

If you play a normal Warcraft 3 map and the Illidan/Demon Hunter model appears, then this'll prove my theory correct

 

[Wolverabid]

I would try to run a default Blizzard scenario including the Demon Hunter to see if they work before reinstalling...You will loose all of your single player saved games if you reinstall War3.

*edit* I now see Mech's reply. He is on to something that I had forgotten about, try his solution before reinstalling.

 

[GodsHand]

I just played a Blizzard campaign and Illidan was appeared.
So where would the corrupted file be in my warcraft 3 file? I breifly looked and couldnt find anything.

 

[Wolverabid]

Like the Mecheon said, look for a folder in your Warcraft III folder called either "Textures" or "HeroDemonHunter" Move those folders somewhere else (if they exist.)

Create a BRAND NEW map and place a Demon Hunter in it. See if THAT works.

Remember the Demon Hunter is a "morphed model" see my earlier post.

Back up your important files and reinstall RoC/TFT if all else fails.

 

[Mecheon]

Look for any folders/files along the lines of "Textures", "HeroDemonHunter" or "Illidan" and rename them, if they're in your base Warcraft 3 folder. Look in folders called "Units" and "Textures" as well

Don't briefly look, look for a while. I once had a model in the "Units" folder which prevented me from being able to place Grunts for up to a month, until I figured out the problem and renamed the file in question

 

[GodsHand]

I can see the Demon Hunter in other maps now

But I still dont have the Demon Hunter in the map im making.

Is there a way I could transfer my map to a map that has the Demon Hunter? (its only an idea)

 

[CoolSoFar]

Export the demon hunter models from MPQ viewer and then import to your map

 

[Mecheon]

Look in your map's imports and delete anything which could be causing the problem