How Can I edit WarCraft 3 .mpq files?

[M1n1sh4]

How Can I edit WarCraft 3 .mpq files without crash? (HELP)

Hello.
Excuse me to all, but... How can I edit WarCraft III .mpq main files? (like war3.mpq or war3x.mpq).

I used PowerMPQ and MPQEditor, but the game always crashes when I save a modified .mpq file.
I mean, I want to modify a .mpq file without starting the game and have a "CRITICAL ERROR" or an "ACCESS VIOLATION" or something like that.

Thanks

PS: Srry, I'm not a good english talker U_u

 

[Super-Sheep]

Its against EULA to modify .mpq files.

 

[M1n1sh4]

Its against EULA to modify .mpq files.

O__o wow! ...
But.. then, are the Wc3 mods illegal?

 

[Super-Sheep]

O__o wow! ...
But.. then, are the Wc3 mods illegal?

Yes.

But it is technically impossible for Blizzard to check have you modified your files or not. Unless they come to visit to your home.

MPQeditor and Viewer worked fine for me but I dont know why it keeps crashing since I didnt modify any files. Just wanted to take a look to them.

 

[M1n1sh4]

Yes.

But it is technically impossible for Blizzard to check have you modified your files or not. Unless they come to visit to your home.

MPQeditor and Viewer worked fine for me but I dont know why it keeps crashing since I didnt modify any files. Just wanted to take a look to them.

Is is too strange... Sc2 have got an official Mod Editor (inside the Map Editor). It will be so ironical that Wc3 mods are illegal.

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[Warcraft_Tester]

Hello.
Excuse me to all, but... How can I edit WarCraft III .mpq main files? (like war3.mpq or war3x.mpq).

I used PowerMPQ and MPQEditor, but the game always crashes when I save a modified .mpq file.
I mean, I want to modify a .mpq file without starting the game and have a "CRITICAL ERROR" or an "ACCESS VIOLATION" or something like that.

Thanks

PS: Srry, I'm not a good english talker U_u

Well with MPQEditor (sorry this may not answer your problem) it doesn't need to save it does it automaticly unless if its a different one your using.

 

[Antipode]

Hello.
Excuse me to all, but... How can I edit WarCraft III .mpq main files? (like war3.mpq or war3x.mpq).

I used PowerMPQ and MPQEditor, but the game always crashes when I save a modified .mpq file.
I mean, I want to modify a .mpq file without starting the game and have a "CRITICAL ERROR" or an "ACCESS VIOLATION" or something like that.

Thanks

PS: Srry, I'm not a good english talker U_u

Search the official .mpq file and compare it with yours. Maybe there is something you deleted or forgot to add in.

 

[Adiktuz]

but I think modifying the .mpq will make you unable to play on Battle.net or maybe even garena and maybe even LAN, since the files in your wc3 will be different from that of the other comps...

 

[Super-Sheep]

but I think modifying the .mpq will make you unable to play on Battle.net or maybe even garena and maybe even LAN, since the files in your wc3 will be different from that of the other comps...

you just rename/replace stuff. the game still thinks that you have same things with other players.

 

[Adiktuz]

I think it could still cause desyncs... and he already said that whenever he edits files from the mpq, the game returns errors...

 

[Super-Sheep]

then he is doing it inproperly.

there are even .mpq mods that replace default models/skins in wc3. some people use these .mpq packs especially in dota because they like fancy movels.

or maybe it works only with skins because models might have different different attributes and desync the game.

 

[Dr Super Good]

You edit them by first loading the header. Be warned that it is in little endien format so languages like java need to invert the byte order. You then create the decryption algerthim to decode the block and hashtables. Finally you load everything and edit to your hearts content.

For exact file specifications, I advise googling. Be warned that WoW and SC2 mpqs are slightly different although mostly the same.