Need help with MPQ

[Abelhawk]

Hey guys, in order for me to do an Easter egg video on the Rexxar campaign, I need to get the extra level maps that were added in later patches to Warcraft 3. The main MPQ for the expansion, War3xlocal, only contains the first "act" of The Founding of Durotar. Does anyone know where to find the other levels that were added later?

I tried opening War3Patch.mpq, but it's just a mess of the wave sound files for the goblin heroes that were added (and the Firelord hero), as well as what I imagine are their skins, models, etc. No maps at all.

Anyone know where they are? I would also like to know what the geyser doodad is that is found in the Dustwallow Marsh level on the Founding of Durotar, if anyone knows what I'm talking about.

 

[Dr Super Good]

They should follow a similar naming structure to the previous maps.

 

[Abelhawk]

Yeah, unfortunately, the files in the patch MPQ all just have the name "File." Many of them are ".xxx" files, others are ".wav" and then some ".blp"s and stuff, but no ".w3x" maps.

 

[Dr Super Good]

Yeah, unfortunately, the files in the patch MPQ all just have the name "File." Many of them are ".xxx" files, others are ".wav" and then some ".blp"s and stuff, but no ".w3x" maps.

Yes that is because they have no listfile entry. You will need to guess their names (path + name). It will obviously be a ".xxx" file.

 

[Abelhawk]

Really? Darn it. So you mean exxxtract (lol, that was a typo, but since it fits I'll leave it) all the .xxx files and change their file types to see which ones are the map files?

 

[Dr Super Good]

Really? Darn it. So you mean exxxtract (lol, that was a typo, but since it fits I'll leave it) all the .xxx files and change their file types to see which ones are the map files?

If they are not encrypted. If they are encrypted then it may just extract garbage until you know the file name. Editors like MPQEdit crack the encryption on some file types automatically due to them being known to start with certain patterns (eg a BLP file will always be BLP1 as first 4 bytes) which is why the extension is automatically detected.

If you can find reference to the map in one of the files (eg the previous map, maybe a menu) then you can guess/know the path.

 

[PurgeandFire]

It will be in war3patch.mpq.

I've uploaded a screenshot:

As DSG said, you'll need to supply a custom listfile. I've attached it below (w3.txt). Not all MPQ editors will support it, but you should be able to find an option that says something like Add Listfile or Use Custom Listfile. If you hand in that text-file, it should work. It won't reveal all of the files since the listfile is incomplete, but it should reveal most of them.

Or if you just want the maps themselves, I zipped them below (Rexxar.zip). I also included the file under Maps/Test/OrcVsOrc.j, you can ignore it. I forgot to remove it. It looks like it was just a testing file for volume groups, night/day, and it gave "mucho moneys" at the start of the game.

 

[pyf]

@Abelhawk
http://www.hiveworkshop.com/threads/ladiks-mpq-editor-32bit.249562/
+ whatever PurgeandFire said.

Looking forward to your next Easter egg video.
Keep up the great work.

 

[Abelhawk]

Thanks all for your help! I found the correct files from files #220 to #231, so I'm good to go.

I can't believe how helpful this community is! I'm lucky that a forum like this exists for the game I love most. I wish I could just give the entire site rep.

 

[pyf]

Interestingly, they can be at different positions (#) inside the mpq, depending on the game's locale (and possibly other parameters). But it is not important...

imho you already gave the entire site rep, thanks to your great and cool interview.