War3 Model Editor

[Fawkes]

A brilliant tool. I mainly use this for renaming/managing model animations.

 

[Tarrasque]

Is there a way to set custom mpq paths?

 

[BogdanW3]

The tool will look for a Warcraft 3 installation first by using registry, reading from HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Blizzard Entertainment\Warcraft III\InstallPath. If it doesn't get files from there or can't read it, it will try to search the current folder.

 

[Tarrasque]

The tool will look for a Warcraft 3 installation first by using registry, reading from HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Blizzard Entertainment\Warcraft III\InstallPath. If it doesn't get files from there or can't read it, it will try to search the current folder.

Thanks. Ill try setting it in the registry.
Edit: Just checked it in a another page. The path is HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Blizzard Entertainment\Warcraft III

 

[deepstrasz]

@BogdanW3 not sure why you rated this program 1 star. It's very useful even today if you have a pre-CASC Warcraft III version. It can do a lot of things Mdlvis and Retera's Model Studio can't.

 

[BogdanW3]

I believe I misclicked and never looked back to rectify this, it works for most of the things it tries to do.

 

[Kyrbi0]

Is there a way to set custom mpq paths?

!!!!

Jig... Is alive?

 

[FateGilgamesh]

Hi. help fix the problem

 

[BogdanW3]

Hi. help fix the problem

For the first one, run as admin, for the second one it's a bug

 

[planetleathers]

I have edited many WOW models in 2010 with this program. Very convenient, easy and fast.

 

[hugope]

I get an error when I try to open a model, what's going on?

 

[Ravager16829]

I get an error when I try to open a model, what's going on?

There are two possible reasons:
1.You didn't start the app with "Run As Administrator".
2.The model file you are trying to open is corrupted or unsupported (possibly because you are trying to open the model that's compatible with the latest version only).

 

[BogdanW3]

I get an error when I try to open a model, what's going on?

This specific error is almost always caused by trying to open a 1.32 model. This tool is ancient so it is not logical to assume it can open the new model format.

 

[Retera]

I get an error when I try to open a model, what's going on?

As Bogdan said, the model you are trying to open is in the Reforged format. You can open the model with Retera Model Studio then convert it to the legacy 2002 game format by using the menu option "Scripts -> Assign FormatVersion 800" then saving the model from within my software.

By doing that, it will convert the model to the 2002 game format just by saving, and then your other tool should be able to open it.

 

[HERON]

Someone can help me with that

 

[BogdanW3]

Someone can help me with that

Check update 2 of the original post. I.e. install DirectX redistributables

 

[16Gb]

How can i edit this model?

 

[BogdanW3]

How can i edit this model?

KP2R is a tag that W3ME has never tried supporting even though it was always valid. You can use Retera's Model Studio instead.

 

[HERON]

With this tool, can I change the animation of model? like the birth animation of one model to birth animation of another model?

My English isn't good, sorry.

 

[Lt_Hawkeye]

No, I suggest using retera's model studio for that purpose. This tool is mainly for the finishing touches to your model.

 

[16Gb]

KP2R is a tag that W3ME has never tried supporting even though it was always valid. You can use Retera's Model Studio instead.

Hm, in Retera's Model Studio i dont see functionility to edit particles.

 

[BogdanW3]

Hm, in Retera's Model Studio i dont see functionility to edit particles.

I don't know what RMS supports, with RMS 0.05 supporting more than RMS 0.04, but in the worst case scenario you can always save the model as MDL and edit its text representation. Alternatively check if MdlVis can do anything useful for you.

 

[Dark-Zalor]

I can't launch that tool. I re-downloaded it?

I have windows 11, and I have a system error that says it can't load the file
d3dx9.dll. Because it is missing.

Does anyone have this error?

 

[BogdanW3]

I can't launch that tool. I re-downloaded it?

I have windows 11, and I have a system error that says it can't load the file
d3dx9.dll. Because it is missing.

Does anyone have this error?

Initial post, below "update two" there's a link to the DirectX installer.

 

[Dark-Zalor]

Thank you for your really fast useful answer.

Here is the link for future asks:

Download DirectX End-User Runtime Web Installer from Official Microsoft Download Center

www.microsoft.com

 

[Dr Super Good]

Looks like the tool should be repackaged? Reading the DirectX extension guidelines such applications should bundle a copy of the required extension DLLs rather than expect them to be part of the OS.

 

[BogdanW3]

Looks like the tool should be repackaged? Reading the DirectX extension guidelines such applications should bundle a copy of the required extension DLLs rather than expect them to be part of the OS.

Thank you for telling me this is the guidelines. The bundle is now updated

 

[Dr Super Good]

Thank you for telling me this is the guidelines.

It seems this change is quite recent with the article below being updated within the last year or so.

References:
Not So Direct Setup
Legacy D3DX on NuGet

Important quotes:

NOTE: For game developers looking to repackage older games, consider using the Microsoft.DXSDK.D3DX NuGet package which provides a side-by-side shippable version of D3DX9_43.DLL, D3DX10_43.DLL, D3DX11_43.DLL, and D3DCompiler_43.dll under a new license per this blog post. For XAudio2 on Windows 7 SP1 or later, consider updating your audio code using the Microsoft.XAudio2.Redist NuGet package as detailed on Microsoft Docs. These packages do not make use of legacy DirectSetup and are shipped ‘application local’.

Furthermore, the runtime DLLs required are now licensed for “application-local” deployment -and- are SHA-2 Authenticode signed. These are functionality the same binaries as the DirectX SDK (June 2010) release so there’s no bug-fixes or other changes.

 

[Kyrbi0]

This should render update 2 obsolete.

Q_Q

No but seriously that's great. Very helpful. : )

 

[master Gul'dan]

If possible, include the ability to select the warcraft 3 folder for your model editor.

 

[BogdanW3]

If possible, include the ability to select the warcraft 3 folder for your model editor.

Currently, you would do this following the guide at the bottom of the original post, editing registry, but I will look into adding a more user-friendly method