Warcraft III Previewer

[Retera]

Above are some media videos featuring this program. It includes Archive Viewer to select models from inside the game.

But you can also use File > Open to select a custom model from your computer.

 

[Retera]

I can't seem to figure out how to get this File > Open menu to locate the needed textures for a custom model. Maybe this is because for the internal developers, there are no custom models. I think that reaches the end of my attention span for helping with this program. Maybe it will help somebody else.

 

[wiselen]

I can't seem to figure out how to get this File > Open menu to locate the needed textures for a custom model. Maybe this is because for the internal developers, there are no custom models. I think that reaches the end of my attention span for helping with this program. Maybe it will help somebody else.

It can load custom textures from the _retail folder.

 

[Retera]

Ahh, sweet! Thanks! Good to know. I think I might've mistakenly put them in the x86_64 folder in a hurry while wondering what would and wouldn't work.

 

[Gtron]

It can load custom textures from the _retail folder.

Yup just found this as well.

For everyday users looking to load their custom models into the previewer.

Look at the existing paths of the textures in mdlvis/reteras model studio. Recreate the same texture folder path structure in your Warcraft III\_retail_ folder. If all the textures have no folder mapping just place the texture files in _retail_. For a lot of people who map their textures to war3mapimported this means make a folder called war3mapimported in your _retail_ folder and throw the textures in there.

 

[Spacebuns]

Holy mackerel!

 

[Retera]

Updated the Author setting on this tool so that it says, Activision Blizzard

 

[Warcraft Sandbox]

 

[Kyrbi0]

"Game data is unable to load and must be repaired. Please run the Blizzard app to repair the game, or try reinstalling."

Error I got when I followed the instructions in the description. Windows 10

 

[Retera]

"Game data is unable to load and must be repaired. Please run the Blizzard app to repair the game, or try reinstalling."

Yes. Per the tool description, you need to Run as Administrator in order for it to launch, for some reason. I haven't quite figured out exactly why yet.

 

[Darkcranio]

"Game data is unable to load and must be repaired. Please run the Blizzard app to repair the game, or try reinstalling."

Error I got when I followed the instructions in the description. Windows 10

Also make sure placed it in the right folder, it's NOT where the launcher.exe is.

 

[Spacebuns]

I announce preview.exe to be the harbinger of a new age of Warcraft 3 Reforged modding.
This is like WC3Viewer but also works on Reforged HD models, and it displays PopcornFX flawlessly.
We won't have to run World Editor and import the model into a map to see what it really looks like anymore.

 

[Kyrbi0]

Yes. Per the tool description, you need to Run as Administrator in order for it to launch, for some reason. I haven't quite figured out exactly why yet.

Yes, that's the same error message I got doing Run As Administrator as well. :<
Figured it out, see below

Also make sure placed it in the right folder, it's NOT where the launcher.exe is.

C:\Program Files (x86)\Warcraft III\retail\x86_64, right?
lololol, I'm a dummy. I had them in the right place... but in their own folder inside that folder. They have to be 'right next' to the actual game files, duh.

It works now; thanks

 

[Kyrbi0]

Well this thing is pretty nifty! I spent way too long looking through menus to try & find a way to modify the controls; they swapped the X/Y on me and the zoom is all weird, lol. Also I don't know why I thought this would be able to modify models; it's literally called "Previewer.exe". (So don't fret @Retera , RMS is still quite invaluable, even if this is a superior Preview functionality).

Very cool piece of tech. A bit more clunky (with the 'not loading custom textures without extra work') thing, but having such a powerful tool that can describe the errors & play the fancy SFX is very nice.

 

[aeman]

bruh that ui, i almost forgot im in hive and not nexus

 

[Regno]

Archive Viewer does not work with custom models it seem

But manually loading the model works fine

 

[Ralle]

Very solid viewer.

 

[Aldeia]

How do one select the classic version of many models? (it seems that only reforged versions appears to be shown)

 

[Power]

Is there any way we can load custom non reforged model with textures showing? Or the only solution is applying path to the textures?