WC3Vault - asset archive

[AdinizWarcraft]

(I'm gonna ask @Footman16 to move this to another section if this isn't the right subforum for this post)

WC3Vault is a small side-project I've been working on. It's a website that's essentially some sort of Epicwar but for assets/models/icons.

One big issue that Hive has had in the past is with modellers/creators removing their assets due to various controversies/crashouts, and the community thus losing years of work and history that they could have made use of. This is very respectable, obviously, that Hive still supports the rights of creators to their works, in an era where artists and modellers are consistently disrespected by concepts like AI slop and AI training, but we, as members, also have a right to want to archive these works.

Likewise, there's many awesome model edits on here, or otherwise unavailable assets (e.g. XGM ones), that cannot be easily sorted through, tagged, categorized, etc.

My website is kind of an anti-thesis to that. Upload any asset you want, no strings attached, purely for downloading / archival purposes. Like how Epicwar is the realm of junky and bad/hacked/cheated wc3 maps, wc3vault is the realm of bad model edits and "lost" assets. I've already went ahead and uploaded the stuff I had from a certain modeller who went rogue...

My only request is that:

• you credit assets to who made them
• you upload a thumbnail image, for the purposes of visibility
• be careful what you download/upload, this isn't exactly a great site because i suck lol

Assets can't be removed. (unless it's by an admin). If you upload something, it's there forever to stay.
Search by relevancy and user-defined tag system. Users decide their own tags, and can scroll for assets using them.

There are literally zero rules besides not uploading AI slop / "assets". (and obviously, don't upload malicious or non-sensical content meant to mess with people)

If Hive staff think this shouldn't be shared here, that's fair! I just think we're a small community and this could be useful to people, and archiving these assets is important for their preservation. After all, Warcraft 3 only became so popular because we had the gull, as a community, to archive and reupload versions of the game.

As for what I want from y'all, I want you to upload literally anything you want. Whether it's a model you like, a bunch of assets that aren't available somewhere, or just archiving models/icons in general, please go ahead and do it! They will permanently be ingrained within the internet.

Let me know if there are any issues, and thank you to @Wazzz and @SgtWinter for helping me test!

Begin uploading!

 

[loktar]

Seems like a pretty cool idea. There seems to be a bug with icons: they're color inverted/negative in the preview (not thumbnail). A suggestion: add an option to make the author names link to a profile or some other online presence. Maybe also add the thumbnail to the list of images in the preview.

Funny to see an edit of one of my models

 

[AdinizWarcraft]

Seems like a pretty cool idea. There seems to be a bug with icons: they're color inverted/negative in the preview (not thumbnail). A suggestion: add an option to make the author names link to a profile or some other online presence. Maybe also add the thumbnail to the list of images in the preview.

Funny to see an edit of one of my models

Yeah, the decoder's a bitch... I'm just gonna disable it for now, and probably remove it. Best that people upload .zip files anyway lol

On another note @loktar, I'm glad you like the idea! I'd also like to know; how do you personally feel, as a modeller for this website, that people could reupload your assets there? A big dillema for me when releasing this was that creators would feel violated/disrespected by reuploaders, despite the big benefits this can have in the long run.

 

[loktar]

On another note @loktar, I'm glad you like the idea! I'd also like to know; how do you personally feel, as a modeller for this website, that people could reupload your assets there? A big dillema for me when releasing this was that creators would feel violated/disrespected by reuploaders, despite the big benefits this can have in the long run.

Personally I'm fine with it. For my own resources, it's good to have an extra archive in case Hive ever shuts down (although it seems unlikely) since they're of no use if they only exist on my own HDD - although I prefer them being downloaded here. For edits of my resources, I'm totally fine with them being made and distributed, but I do like to get appropriate credit. Speaking of credits, that's why I suggested linked authors, because it would be nice if people could easily find my Hive profile.

 

[AdinizWarcraft]

Personally I'm fine with it. For my own resources, it's good to have an extra archive in case Hive ever shuts down (although it seems unlikely) since they're of no use if they only exist on my own HDD - although I prefer them being downloaded here. For edits of my resources, I'm totally fine with them being made and distributed, but I do like to get appropriate credit. Speaking of credits, that's why I suggested linked authors, because it would be nice if people could easily find my Hive profile.

It's important to me to know the perspective of other authors!

Also, I've implemented an author linking feature, which lets uploaders link back to Hive/XGM/any other profile.

 

[AdinizWarcraft]

Update: I implemented proper pagination since the amount of assets grew quite quickly lol, as well as some other QoL changes / fixes. There's a shit ton of goodies uploaded, WC3C and grendel stuff included. I might also make a discord server for future updates.

In the meantime, my only hope is that other people upload too haha. If you're a modeller and don't want your assets to be lost / you want to upload lower quality edits that don't fit on Hive, please do so on the website!

 

[deepstrasz]

In the meantime, my only hope is that other people upload too haha. If you're a modeller and don't want your assets to be lost / you want to upload lower quality edits that don't fit on Hive, please do so on the website!

Don't upload your models to the AI overgod!
Oh shut up Retera!

Now that we're clear. Can you guarantee the site won't go down?
Also, I remember here on HIVE there was some talk about not using people's deleted resources. Maps that already had them before are excluded from the rule.

 

[AdinizWarcraft]

Don't upload your models to the AI overgod!
Oh shut up Retera!

Now that we're clear. Can you guarantee the site won't go down?
Also, I remember here on HIVE there was some talk about not using people's deleted resources. Maps that already had them before are excluded from the rule.

Good questions!

• I can personally guarantee that. The costs to host this are so abysmally small (so far) that I'll be able to pay and maintain it just fine. If it ever grows to the point there are thousands of models/assets, I'll personally pay more for it. In the eventuality that it does go down, the site makes automated backups daily with all assets and upload data, so nothing would be lost and I could reupload everything somewhere else.
• Sure, but let's be honest, that is not actually enforced and nor should it be. It's not fair to punish mapmakers who have these assets to not use them in their maps because of modellers who, for lack of a better term, are a bit unstable. Nor is it easily enforceable, because I could just not mention that I used the models, and map reviewers wouldn't go as far as to check the imports of a map based on the whims of, again, an unstable modeller. Behaviour like that unfortunately just hurts the community more, especially with how much material we end up losing. I prefer these assets being archived and preserved.
• As an addendum, like I mentioned, it's cool that Hive respects creators' wishes in an era where creators are hardly respected (by things like AI and whatnot), and creators do have a right to want to "protect their work", but we, as a community, also have a right to want to archive that work, and creators don't have a right to tell people what to do / enforce who can/can't use their assets.

 

[deepstrasz]

• As an addendum, like I mentioned, it's cool that Hive respects creators' wishes in an era where creators are hardly respected (by things like AI and whatnot), and creators do have a right to want to "protect their work", but we, as a community, also have a right to want to archive that work, and creators don't have a right to tell people what to do / enforce who can/can't use their assets.

So my right crossing yours or the other way around or at the same time and in between simply leaves the advantage to the "collector"?

Sure, but let's be honest, that is not actually enforced and nor should it be. It's not fair to punish mapmakers who have these assets to not use them in their maps because of modellers who, for lack of a better term, are a bit unstable. Nor is it easily enforceable, because I could just not mention that I used the models, and map reviewers wouldn't go as far as to check the imports of a map based on the whims of, again, an unstable modeller. Behaviour like that unfortunately just hurts the community more, especially with how much material we end up losing. I prefer these assets being archived and preserved.

Sure. I'm not that crazy but still I or some player if not the model authors themselves could recognize and ask for a cease and desist.

 

[AdinizWarcraft]

So my right crossing yours or the other way around or at the same time and in between simply leaves the advantage to the "collector"?

Sure. I'm not that crazy but still I or some player if not the model authors themselves could recognize and ask for a cease and desist.

Nothing on the internet is secure unfortunately, and we've seen that displayed in the worst way possible with the biggest wave of AI training these past few years. When you upload something, with the wishes of that something being used by others, you acknowledge that people will go out of their way to edit the asset, use it without crediting, reupload it somewhere else, and all plethora of other things, despite your wishes. Wouldn't it be better if we had a place where this process is not only streamlined, but monitored more closely so that credits can be properly applied, and the asset archived as part of the game's community? I guess that does leave the advantage to the collector.

As for the latter point, idk if a cease and desist has any merit. These assets are made using other people's tools, containing Blizzard's textures and intellectual property, as well as using Blizzard's own model technology. Fair use doesn't apply here I don't think. I can understand why Hive would want to avoid angering somebody who could sue, but I have no problems crossing that threshold personally.

I just don't think we should let angry, spiteful people who act with the intention of hurting the community, actually hurt the community.

 

[deepstrasz]

Nothing on the internet is secure unfortunately, and we've seen that displayed in the worst way possible with the biggest wave of AI training these past few years. When you upload something, with the wishes of that something being used by others, you acknowledge that people will go out of their way to edit the asset, use it without crediting, reupload it somewhere else, and all plethora of other things, despite your wishes.

Now you sound like Macielos on that AI thread.

As for the latter point, idk if a cease and desist has any merit. These assets are made using other people's tools, containing Blizzard's textures and intellectual property, as well as using Blizzard's own model technology.

Yeah, I don't know about that exactly, since their EULA usually applied to maps that contain intellectual property becoming theirs. But since one could prove that property was done outside first... I don't know. Model editors are not made by Blizzard.
Also, if I use various instruments to make a song, does that mean it belongs to the instruments or their manufacturers?
So, using someone's technology doesn't mean reverse engineering it or integrating it into a product you sell, i.e. theft. Retera's Warsmash is a good example of such a program that only uses/reads existing Blizzard assets.

I'm for fair curation but it shouldn't depend on a self selected few.

 

[loktar]

Update: I implemented proper pagination since the amount of assets grew quite quickly lol, as well as some other QoL changes / fixes. There's a shit ton of goodies uploaded, WC3C and grendel stuff included. I might also make a discord server for future updates.

In the meantime, my only hope is that other people upload too haha. If you're a modeller and don't want your assets to be lost / you want to upload lower quality edits that don't fit on Hive, please do so on the website!

I don't want to take the time to upload stuff myself for now (sorry), but if you're looking for more stuff, years ago I made a Resource Downloads List that I intended to post as a thread but never did. There's some cool stuff in there deserves to be preserved.

So my right crossing yours or the other way around or at the same time and in between simply leaves the advantage to the "collector"?

IMO we're dealing with two different worlds here:
1) Hive is an active community for collaboration, sharing creative works, with resources being curated by moderators. This kind of platform needs to respect the wishes of the creators and be careful about copyright stuff, or risk losing the trust of the community.
2) WC3Vault is more like archive.org, where it's just about preservation - no community, moderation or curation. Trying to gatekeep what is allowed (aside from outright illegal stuff etc) is contrary to their mission statements.

So with that in mind, I don't think sites like this violate anyone's rights in the way that we should be worried about - at least for me as someone who believes in preservation and free sharing.

 

[deepstrasz]

IMO we're dealing with two different worlds here:

Which contradict? Does that not stain the credibility of one? Like having eyes closed advertising/linking to the rule breaker?

 

[AdinizWarcraft]

Now you sound like Macielos on that AI thread.

I dunno, I feel like maybe the tone is similar, but the final message is very different. Macielos is advocating for an AI section despite the fact that AI stuff only dissolute the sanctity of existing assets, normalize relying on AI generation over commissioning and helping out fellow creators to make more assets, and ultimately stand opposite to what I stand for and advocate: a place where human-made creations and assets are preserved, archived, to be used in an era where people settle for AI slop simply because "what I want is not available". Imo, WC3Vault is exactly what we need in 2026.

Yeah, I don't know about that exactly, since their EULA usually applied to maps that contain intellectual property becoming theirs. But since one could prove that property was done outside first... I don't know.
Also, if I use various instruments to make a song, does that mean it belongs to the instruments or their manufacturers?

I'm for fair curation but it shouldn't depend on a self selected few.

It's a gray area. I get what you mean by fair curation, but as of right now, it's mostly Hive acting solely as the "fair curator" of what is/isn't allowed, regardless of the utility and contextual importance of assets. Like loktar mentioned, it's meant to be an archive of everything, where anything is allowed, nothing is moderated, and the "curation" is limited to just editing assets to credit them lol.

Which contradict? Does that not stain the credibility of one? Like having eyes closed advertising/linking to the rule breaker?

It was not my intention for WC3vault to come across as a repository for stuff that isn't allowed on Hive, me posting about it here is exclusively to the extent of "hey, you guys can upload bad model edits here, and we can also archive a lot of stuff in case it gets lost/becomes lost media"

 

[deepstrasz]

I dunno, I feel like maybe the tone is similar, but the final message is very different. Macielos is advocating for an AI section despite the fact that AI stuff only dissolute the sanctity of existing assets, normalize relying on AI generation over commissioning and helping out fellow creators to make more assets, and ultimately stand opposite to what I stand for and advocate: a place where human-made creations and assets are preserved, archived, to be used in an era where people settle for AI slop simply because "what I want is not available". Imo, WC3Vault is exactly what we need in 2026.

The essence here is intellectual property breach. Yes, there is crediting but there is no official permission.
One uses uncredited and no permission granted LLM trained software to generate stuff. Another uses a model without permission and edits it.

 

[AdinizWarcraft]

The essence here is intellectual property breach. Yes, there is crediting but there is no official permission.

Sure, but then again, this community is built on breaching intellectual property. Regardless of what you think, Warcraft III wouldn't exist as a game right now, to the level it does, if it wasn't for piracy. At some point, every internet cafe on the planet had a pirated copy of this game. I'm 17, and I only know about WC3 because my dad had a pirated copy on his PC. If you wanted to play "DOTA", you'd go to some DOTA site and get WC3 for free. All of these things have only had a positive impact on the community; why should we start curating and deleting community-made content left & right, on the whims of people that have literally acted with the intention to hurt the community?

 

[deepstrasz]

Regardless of what you think, Warcraft III wouldn't exist as a game right now, to the level it does, if it wasn't for piracy.

That's a fallacy though. There's enough material on this site from people who own the game to make a difference. Quantity doesn't necessarily equal quality.
It's definitely not something to be proud of or make a trend of.

why should we start curating and deleting community-made content left & right, on the whims of people that have literally acted with the intention to hurt the community?

Well, losing some doesn't mean the end of the world. There's nothing truly unique that you cannot find at least a certain replacement for.

 

[loktar]

Which contradict? Does that not stain the credibility of one? Like having eyes closed advertising/linking to the rule breaker?

Yes, they contradict in that they have distinct functions and missions, but they also complement eachother for the same reason. In that sense I don't believe any credibility is stained.

 

[AdinizWarcraft]

One uses uncredited and no permission granted LLM trained software to generate stuff. Another uses a model without permission and edits it.

This isn't a fair comparison. Generated stuff is bad because of its effects on the environment, the effects of AI-usage on cognitive thinking, as well as making money/profitting from other people's work. Using somebody else's model, heck, even editing it, is not illegal / a horrendous act, otherwise we'd have no Ported section.

If anything, if using Grendel's assets is not allowed because his models are being used without permission, then using Ported assets from non-Blizzard franchises is not allowed because the models are being used without permission. You can't have a road only go one way.

 

[loktar]

Quantity doesn't necessarily equal quality.

I think that sums up the point I was trying to make: the point of Hive is quality, the point of WC3Vault is quantity (to oversimplify a bit).

 

[deepstrasz]

Yes, they contradict in that they have distinct functions and missions, but they also complement eachother for the same reason. In that sense I don't believe any credibility is stained.

I'm saying you're not just handshaking the "thieves" behind the scenes, you're also publicly going out with them.

This isn't a fair comparison.

Of course not. But it doesn't make it less shady.

Using somebody else's model, heck, even editing it, is not illegal / a horrendous act, otherwise we'd have no Ported section.

Well, in Ported, if someone comes and says NO, then we take it down. That's what I was referring to when speaking about these salty users' resources.

If anything, if using Grendel's assets is not allowed because his models are being used without permission, then using Ported assets from non-Blizzard franchises is not allowed because the models are being used without permission. You can't have a road only go one way.

It acts on cease and desist. Once the rightful author says it has to go, it will.

 

[AdinizWarcraft]

I'm saying your not just handshaking the "thieves" behind the scenes, you're also publicly going out with them.

Of course not. But it doesn't make it less shady.

Well, in Ported, if someone comes and says NO, then we take it down. That's what I was referring to when speaking about these salty users' resources.

It acts on cease and desist. Once the rightful author says it has to go, it will.

Except my site is not the only one to follow this mindset. TriggerHappy's WC3Maps automatically installs every single map on BNET, regardless of quality, credits, permission to allow others to download it, etc. Epicwar is also a repository where people go to upload maps, with zero curation, zero checks for permission/crediting, etc. XGM has a model repository with lots of reuploaded assets, too. Neither of those, to my knowledge, have removed maps/assets because somebody asked them to. Are those sites also shady?

Hive has a right to enforce its rules and stop these assets from being uploaded here, but you can't call out other websites for not acting on Hive's rules outside its turf, nor can you call anybody not respecting Hive's rules outside Hive "thieves".

 

[deepstrasz]

Are those sites also shady?

Yeah. Nothing's OK when you do it the unlawful way. This is not about equity where only richer people can have something that poorer ones can't. It's about intellectual property, people's rights and wishes. Why would the many hold a grasp on the minority for selfish reasons, and in this case unnecessary ones since there's tons of models and stuff besides these controversial ones.

Hive has a right to enforce its rules and stop these assets from being uploaded here, but you can't call out other websites for not acting on Hive's rules outside its turf, nor can you call anybody not respecting Hive's rules outside Hive "thieves".

Yes I can, on this site that doesn't work that way but links to stuff like that.
But that's just me. For all I know, we could have some pirated Warcraft III copies around here even though piracy is "he who must not be named".

 

[AdinizWarcraft]

Yeah. Nothing's OK when you do it the unlawful way.

Laws are only what we define as people. There's a huge Minecraft map, which is essentially a library of Written Book items, that contain real life books, transcribed without permission, for all to read. Most of these books pertain to material that is actively censored in many countries of the world, thus allowing people from those countries to access them for free. Not only is it "immoral" because the books are transcribed without permission, but it is "illegal" because those books are literally illegal in over 20-30 countries. I think it's both moral and legal. Your definition of law and my definition of law are different, and that's okay.

Yes I can, on this site that doesn't work that way but links to stuff like that.

This is a super slippery slope. If everything that Hive disagrees with is not allowed to be discussed/shared here, even though it's not directly breaking the rules, that really comes across as Hive enforcing its rules on everybody else. I'd equal this to biased moderation.

But that's just me. For all I care, we could have some pirated Warcraft III copies around here even though piracy is "he who must not be named".

That's fair. I'm not asking you to use the website, I'm just sharing it and telling people to archive things that could become lost media in the future.

@deepstrasz Addendum: I do want to add that I did not just upload this website without permission. I inquired with Hive staff whether something like this is allowed ( @Footman16 ), and I brought up the dilemma of potentially upsetting people (which it seems I did), and that I was adversed to doing that.

Transcribed from footman on the discord server:

Hmmm on the one hand it stands in direct opposition to the Hive in terms of purpose and standards. On the other it's a small community and might be useful to some folk. I'm going to say... sure, I don't mind you mentioning it or posting about it (within reason).

 

[deepstrasz]

Laws are only what we define as people. There's a huge Minecraft map, which is essentially a library of Written Book items, that contain real life books, transcribed without permission, for all to read. Most of these books pertain to material that is actively censored in many countries of the world, thus allowing people from those countries to access them for free. Not only is it "immoral" because the books are transcribed without permission, but it is "illegal" because those books are literally illegal in over 20-30 countries. I think it's both moral and legal. Your definition of law and my definition of law are different, and that's okay.

I feel this is an exaggeration. Firstly I was not referring to totalitarian regimes. Secondly, we can't simply self decide what's a law for you and what's it for me based on self interests. That's anarchy. We decide through democracy. That's what I'm trying to do here, make a sort of rule change based on either user votes or administration decree. But I don't want hypocrisy.

 

[loktar]

It's about intellectual property, people's rights and wishes.

Intellectual property is inherently a grey area in the world of WC3 modding. To start, it's all based Blizzard's (or Activision or whatever) intellectual property, and moreover the vast majority of models are modified WC3 models. I don't think "thief" is a fair characterization of archival websites. I think they're fully in the spirit of what makes most modding scenes tick - indirect collaboration and iteration.

selfish reasons

The idea of preservation is not selfish, it's actually altruistic in a sense, IMO.

we can't simply self decide what's a law for you and what's it for me based on self interests

We can, at least within our own homes. WC3Vault has one "law", and Hive has another. That's fine. If there are any real laws being broken that apply to the hosting service or the administrator, it's up to the relevant authorities to enforce them.

 

[deepstrasz]

Intellectual property is inherently a grey area in the world of WC3 modding. To start, it's all based Blizzard's (or Activision or whatever) intellectual property, and moreover the vast majority of models are modified WC3 models. I don't think "thief" is a fair characterization of archival websites. I think they're fully in the spirit of what makes most modding scenes tick - indirect collaboration and iteration.

Yeah, I don't think anyone really agreed to a greedy corporation's self imposed rules which even break real laws if we were not to interpret but be plain about it. Thief was for the lack of a better word, and under quotation marks, used as a metaphor/euphemism/what have you.

The idea of preservation is not selfish, it's actually altruistic in a sense, IMO.

It is when you are putting your interest over the other's, in this case, author's. Altruism should include humility and acceptance of how things are. Why only see the introverted artists as the spoiled children who want what they want but not also the collectors/modders who want what they want because they can and want?
So, unless there's also a rule that implies once you upload your stuff here it belongs to the site/community, I feel we should leave respect for the authors even if modders are hurt.

We can, at least within our own homes. WC3Vault has one "law", and Hive has another. That's fine. If there are any real laws being broken that apply to the hosting service or the administrator, it's up to the relevant authorities to enforce them.

So, you'd expect people like ~Grendel to sue left and right? Come on.

Addendum: I do want to add that I did not just upload this website without permission. I inquired with Hive staff whether something like this is allowed

and I brought up the dilemma of potentially upsetting people (which it seems I did), and that I was adversed to doing that.

I'm not upset. I'm with you guys(?) but there has to be administration transparency and rule enforcing consistency.

 

[AdinizWarcraft]

I actually appreciate this discussion in the sense that it helps us be transparent and establish certain things, but I would like us to stop discussing it in this thread or at least move to another thread. My making of this post was to get in contact with other modders about uploading assets at list of disappearance/that could be helpful to other people, not debate how rules should work and how websites should be governed.

 

[loktar]

So, you'd expect people like ~Grendel to sue left and right? Come on.

Of course not, what I meant is that, as long as no actual laws are being broken, no site is under any obligation to respect anyone's wishes regarding material that isn't protected by law. I.e., each site can operate under their own rules ("laws") as they wish. The thing about enforcing laws was just an aside - if real laws are being broken we can debate the morality of that, but if there are no consequences they may as well not exist.

I would like us to stop discussing it in this thread or at least move to another thread

Sorry, I'll stop it from here.

 

[AdinizWarcraft]

Of course not, what I meant is that, as long as no actual laws are being broken, no site is under any obligation to respect anyone's wishes regarding material that isn't protected by law. I.e., each site can operate under their own rules ("laws") as they wish. The thing about enforcing laws was just an aside - if real laws are being broken we can debate the morality of that, but if there are no consequences they may as well not exist.


Sorry, I'll stop it from here.

I made an off-topic thread!

 

[Retera]

I would be happy if some of my MDX models were on your vault but it seems to be missing a way to designate the license agreement on the upload button. Is that easy for you to fix?

 

[AdinizWarcraft]

I would be happy if some of my MDX models were on your vault but it seems to be missing a way to designate the license agreement on the upload button. Is that easy for you to fix?

I would add a license field, but also, is that something the website needs? It's a place to post bad model edits, archive removed assets, and other things that don't really require a license.

 

[loktar]

I would add a license field, but also, is that something the website needs? It's a place to post bad model edits, archive removed assets, and other things that don't really require a license.

I think it wouldn't hurt in cases where there is a (known) license or when people upload their own stuff.

 

[Elprede]

Could you add a way to edit the name or tags of an resource in the case that the name was misspelled or the resource needed more tags?

 

[AdinizWarcraft]

Could you add a way to edit the name or tags of an resource in the case that the name was misspelled or the resource needed more tags?

Hey; the original idea was that once an asset is uploaded, it cannot be modified or removed from the site in any way, shape or form. (akin to Epicwar) You can re-upload it though, and I'll notice what's going on and remove the older one, or alternatively dm me to edit it.

I MIGHT make it so anybody can edit assets, but only their tags.

 

[Kyrbi0]

This is pretty fantastic; I'm aware of & still quite conflicted on the interplay between the rights/desires of the artist & of the community, but personally, selfishly, I despise losing resources (especially ones I find useful) & have long wanted a consistent method for archiving them. Something more robust than everybody having possibly-partial compilations on their HDDs, and discreetly sharing them with others 'in the know', and the weird sort of unspoken rule against publicly acknowledging any of this. Stuff like the lost resources of Wc3C or of artists who have wiped out their contributions are all of great interest to me.

"We will watch your career with great interest".


(one note: I am not seeing any functionality on your site to provide updates to/commentary on a given asset upload. i.e. there are resources with "Unknown" authors that I'd like to edit to the author to, but I cannot. Is something like that possible/already in the works?

 

[stein123]

Man, to think that all that stuff used to part of this site (i have all of them saved too anyways XD)

 

[Wazzz]

I love the response this resource has gotten so far. I do believe that modding should be a collaborative experience, especially when we have such opportunity with a strong community. To see how many resources there are that can be preserved, that people are willing to curate, is really amazing to see put onto a site.

 

[AdinizWarcraft]

Hey guys! Thanks for the kind words.

I'm looking for some volunteers to help me upload when the time arises, because honestly, whenever a big model pack pops up/is sent to me, it's seriously difficult to upload it all haha, often takes hours of my day. If you're interested, please join the discord server!

On another note, I'm looking for models from certain past users, if it's not a problem for me to ask here. The ones I'm interested in atm: Pyramidhe@d, Anarchianbedlam, shamanyouranus. Their assets were removed sometime around 2012 when No Tolerance or whatever was established, so these ones are a lot harder to come across. Let me know privately if you have anything.

 

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New update in!

Users can now 'propose' changes to uploads, which I can approve/reject. Useful if you messed up the tags, or if you've found an upload which lacks an author!

( @Kyrbi0 this is a treat for you lol)