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Wrath of the Lich King Modding => Miscellaneous => Tutorials => Topic started by: Iago on January 21, 2012, 07:04:33 pm

Title: [TUTORIAL] Reskinning WMOs
Post by: Iago on January 21, 2012, 07:04:33 pm

Hi all, first i want to thanks Mjollna's help on other topic.
Well, let's get started.
You'll need to download (if dont have it) HxD.
http://mh-nexus.de/en/downloads.php?product=HxD

Second you need is a .wmo file to edit, for example... this:
(http://i.imgur.com/f09TM.jpg)

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nexus_raid_floating_platform.wmo

Well, i want to do it more.. gray but i want to preserve the original WMO file so...
1. Extract the original .wmo file to deskopt or another dir.
(http://i.imgur.com/1CSkN.jpg)

Note:  WMO files have _000.wmo, _001.wmo and more support files, extract them too, but dont change it with HxD.
(http://i.imgur.com/29GtE.png)

2. We need know the texture files of the .wmo.
Know it it's easy, ModelWiever log write they when you load a WMO.
(http://i.imgur.com/xv4GU.jpg)

3. Now we're going to change de dir of tecture. Open your .wmo file with HxD.
You'll see this:
(http://i.imgur.com/KkDvx.jpg)
Imagine that I only want to change 1 texture and I have the custom .blp maked.

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DUNGEONSTEXTURESNEXUSJLO_NEX_ENVMAP01.BLP will be DUNGEONSTEXTURESNEXUSJLO_NEX_ENVMAP07.BLPI only need to replace the name on the code:
(http://i.imgur.com/DkMI5.jpg)
BUT you cant use a longer or shorter name than "DUNGEONSTEXTURESNEXUSJLO_NEX_ENVMAP01.BLP"
Explain: If the dir of blizz texture have 44 caracters the dir of the custom dir must have 44 too.

4.Well, make a patch, put the new texture on the dir you've eddited (Mine "DUNGEONSTEXTURESNEXUS") and the .WMO on a custom dir (Mine "WorldWmoIago")
(http://i.imgur.com/Me5Om.png)
Remember, dont change the "_000.wmo" or similar files, only drop them on the same directory of .wmo custom.
Import the WMO with noggit or make a custom displayid by DBC and see the results:
[spoiler:21wmyu3l](http://i.imgur.com/Xee2D.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/UbKqw.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/7ZRef.jpg)[/spoiler:21wmyu3l]

Title: Re: [TUTORIAL] Reskinning WMOs
Post by: inico on January 22, 2012, 10:00:48 pm

Good tutorial, but if you use 010 editor + wmo templates, it's faster and easier :P

Bye!

Title: Re: [TUTORIAL] Reskinning WMOs
Post by: Fidena on February 14, 2014, 08:00:13 pm

How do I import my modded .wmo into noggit? I put in into the patch and put the path into the import text file in noggit but nothing happens when I click on it while running noggit. Other non-modded wmos work fine.

Title: Re: [TUTORIAL] Reskinning WMOs
Post by: Steff on February 14, 2014, 08:30:29 pm

1 add to patch
2 add patch to you modelviewer and noggit wow
3 add this patch to modelviewer  in settings
4 now your model should appear in modelviewer after reload
5 add model with modelviewer