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//MOD EDIT// - PLEASE CHECK "UPDATE 2" below before posting if you have ISSUES USING MAGOS
This Model Editor is not made by me, but is made by Magos.
War3 Model Editor is as the name suggests a Model Viewer and a Model Editor dedicated to Warcraft 3. It supports both loading and saving of .mdl and .mdx model formats which are used in Warcraft 3. It also supports .bmp, .tga, .png, .jpg, .jpeg, .pcx and .blp texture formats.
There is a built-in MPQ Browser that allows you to browse any MPQ archive, which also includes Warcraft 3 map files (.w3m and .w3x). The MPQ Browser has been optimized for speed and is very fast to load and use. The Browser is customizable so you can add/remove your own icons and filters.
Features
* Model Viewer
* Model Editor
* Geoset Importing/Exporting
* Can save/load the model formats *.mdl and *.mdx
* Can save/load the texture formats .bmp, .tga, .png, .jpg, .jpeg, .pcx and .blp
* Can import other model formats (importers stored in DLLs)
* Ability to convert between the model formats
* Ability to convert between the texture formats
* MPQ Browser (very fast loading)
* Support for custom listfiles
* Support for custom MPQ filters & icons
Extras
* Loading Screen Creator
* A tool to create colored text for Warcraft 3
Supported Importers
* md2 (Quake 2)
* ms3d (Milkshape)
UPDATE 1 //by Rui
Hey people, it's Rui. I have updated the tool to v1.07 and added some keywords for searching. Enjoy!
UPDATE 2 //by Khyrberos
In recent years, both with modern OSes & with Reforged, W3ME might require a few adjustments to work properly.
(Doesn't apply to beta v1.09)
A new issue with 1.30+ is its use of the CASC data system, replacing the old MPQ system. As described by Hermit in this post, you will need to have/find a copy of the old MPQs & put them where War3 Model Editor can find them in order for it to work properly. It appears 1.28 files work the best in v1.07
UPDATE 3 //by BogdanW3
The v1.07 zip has been repacked to include the dll needed to make it run without having to install the DirectX runtime, thank you to @Dr Super Good for researching and finding out that it's the proper way to do things now with deprecation of Direct3D9 taking place.
You can now also download a new version, v1.09 beta, which was updated by me (@BogdanW3) and has some nice new, albeit still to be thoroughly tested.
Requires Warcraft III 1.29+ to work without errors, but you can probably ignore errors and continue using it even with old versions.
* Choose Warcraft III folder from the preferences dialog
* Small fixups all over the place
* Saving v1100 SD MDX models!
* Fixed a regression with ribbon emitters
* Edit texture paths directly from the textures window (no need for MDL for this)
* Support for v1000 (1.32) and v1100 (1.33, only loading for now) SD MDX models
* DDS texture support
* Hierarchical loading of textures (a texture referenced as tga in a model will no longer fail to load if the file is for example blp)
* Loading assets from CASC (no CASC browser at this time due to library limitations)
* 24 team colours
* Replaceable IDs 36 and 37, as well as a few more event objects are added from entries in the game data (thank you @Hermit)
* And more!
Feel free to contact me if there's any bugs or regressions you wish to report. MagosX has given me permission to post it, so I would like to thank him for that as well as making a great model editor with a very readable codebase!
This version currently works best with 1.29 MPQs or 1.31+ CASC. Requires the 64-bit Visual C++ 2015 runtime.
PS, applies to all versions of W3ME:
To set up the War3 Model Editor to load data (be it MPQs, or also CASC in v1.09+) from a specific folder, you will want to set up the string Registry value InstallPath in the registry key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Blizzard Entertainment\Warcraft III\ to point to the Warcraft 3 data folder you wish to use.
For a more step-by-step explanation, check this comment by StormKnight.
In 1.09 you can use the Properties dialog or edit the Data/Properties.txt file to tell W3ME where to load the data from, but InstallPath can still be useful as it sets the initial value.
"This application has failed to start because d3d9.dll was not found. Re-installing may fix this problem." This is what happens when I try to run the program. Any suggestions on what's wrong?
"This application has failed to start because d3d9.dll was not found. Re-installing may fix this problem." This is what happens when I try to run the program. Any suggestions on what's wrong?
Please refer to this link, so many users are having trouble due to this error. It is because you don't have the updated DirectX components required to load War3 Model Editor. Download this and update it from there: http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/1203345-post248.html
This program is used for editing as such, it won't be really useful in creating them. Search for programs such as MilkShape 3D or 3ds Max or as such which you can use to create models, thus converting them into Warcraft III models as appropriate.
Pls telme how to save thers and error ;( ----. r6002 floating piont not loaded
anybody past me what is that file the r6002?
------------r6002 floating piont not loaded---------
How to solve this error pls tell The use for your tool for me now is to look the model and that it,
ok ok for people who thinks that this application is too complicated, better yet that you read instructions or just keep on reading here on the forums or better yet... don't use them at all
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This application has failed to start because d3dx9_35.dll was not found.
Re-installing the application max fix the problem.
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downloaded and re-installed too many times already and restarted... and tried running it in as admin and still won't work (on vista)
currently trying to update my dX even tho i have a dX 11 atm ... will find out things soon
I see that many people got this d3dx9_35.dll problem. pha0001 already help with this - but I have to say that somehow this way not always fill the problem so I will give an advanced help solution for this ( works 100% )
Hmm... This is really a good Tool, but are you going to work on it so that it would be compatible on Vista and Mac? If you do, it'd be awesome for some of my friends, thanks ~
I see that many people got this d3dx9_35.dll problem. pha0001 already help with this - but I have to say that somehow this way not always fill the problem so I will give an advanced help solution for this ( works 100% )
Open your model and go into the "Model Editor" under "Windows".
Then select the weapon you want to erase (make sure its only the weapon) and then go to "Scaling" under "Transformations".
Then you gonna change the numbers in the "Scaling"-box to zero.
And then you just gonna click "Ok" and you're done
i tried downloading this on vista and i get a message that says it cant find d3dx9_35.dll so i tried downloading using windows 7 and i get a message that says it cant find Direct3D compatibility. i have both the latest directx and directx 9 on both computers, wat do i do??
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