Yeah but the problem is they only offer Cataclysm on the official website.

What you need to do is first download the 1.12.1 client, then the 2.0.1 Burning Crusade client and at last issue all the patches individually:

2.0.1 -> 2.4.0
2.4.0 -> 2.4.1
2.4.1 -> 2.4.2
2.4.2 -> 2.4.3

Just google for them. Also be sure to not let the Blizzard Launcher run after each patch or install, because it will try to update itself to the current retail patch. May I ask though why you don't want to download the torrent version? It's a lot easier AND faster.

You should follow Eluo's tutorial first. OP included the link in his post.

Thanks for the reply.

Already tried disabling the water (or any of the options) but that didn't fix the problem. Not only is the water messed up, also (most of) the terrain at all isn't showing up.

And revision 104 doesn't work at all for me, it loads and everything, I can choose to go to azeroth or whatsoever, but then it crashes.

Help is much appreciated.

I disagree the complete impossibility. It is possible but not in the way you describe. You are forgetting the fact that you can apply for example spell visual auras on the chest, feet and the hands.

Even blizzard did that. If you take a look at the warlock T5, when the helm is equipped it shows a nice aura around the chest. Now, this aura is some shadowy glow, but it is infact an .m2 with its own animation.

With some creativity you can fabricate for example some nice bracer plates, and when the gloves are equipped it also shows the spellid showing plates attaching to the hands.

Also, left shoulder and right shoulder can be different models aswell (which I'm sure you know).

Don't think I disagree with you, however. WoW's armor system lacks completely. The symmetry, the stretching of the textures and those standard geosets creep me the hell out since the very beginning.

But as for creating custom armor, I suggest you to use auras for those extra touches.