War3 Model Editor wont start.

[Tyrlop]

hello i got problems with the War3 Model Editor, when i try to start it this shows up:

i got no idea what is wrong, or maybe it is directx or something? i use linux and i use wine to run this program, it works with Warcraft III Viewer

thanks.

 

[Squiggy]

Move your wcfolder to the destination mentioned in the error message
shall be enough

 

[redmarine]

Linux probably shouldn't give you an error message. I believe that tool works well on Windows and Linux

 

[Squiggy]

Me either but wine sometimes screws ev'rything up
So try moving wc into the specified folder to check if the modelediotr still spams errors.

 

[Tyrlop]

okey ill try that, but why do it ask for WC4 folder??? very wierd,
thanks, lets see if it works.

 

[Tyrlop]

okey now i did as u said, but now it wont even start. any ideas?
thanks

 

[wyrmlord]

It looks as if you need to set a Wine registry key to where Wc3 is installed. Did you install Wc3 normally (from a CD) or just copy it over from a Windows partition or something? As the message states, you'll need to make sure that the Wine registry points to the correct directory.

Assuming the directory is "C:\Program Files\Warcraft III\":

1. Open "regedit" using either the terminal or Alt+F2
2. Expand the folders like so: HKEY_CURRENT_USER -> Software -> Blizzard Entertainment
3. Click on Warcraft III, if InstallPath is shown on the other half of the window, double-click it.
4. Type in the Wine path to your Wc3 directory (C:\Program Files\Warcraft III)
5. If for some odd reason there is no InstallPath field, right-click Warcraft III and click New -> String Value
6. Name the new field InstallPath and then double-click it and add the path to the folder

This should hopefully help solve your problem. I have managed to get the War3 Model Editor running under Wine without any modifications and I am currently using Wine 1.0 Release Candidate 1.