[TOOL] [Adt edit] ADT Converter

[akspa420]

Thanks Mjolina! This update is seriously awesome. I'd have to say that I'm happy enough with this, since most of the models aside from WMO's have stayed the same since Alpha. Just the fact that you've gotten the main point of the project completed is enough for me.

Edit: Hrm... I'm not getting any models outputted on my maps. I went to locations you highlighted on the post on Ownedcore, but I don't see any models. Any ideas? (See: http://i.imgur.com/pAt2P.jpg)

[Mjollna]

Thank you for your reply !

Mmh, I haven't tested the files on LK yet, we've converted them directly to Cataclysm to see them on the current format... I'll try to see what's broken today.

[Mjollna]

Mmmh, I've tested the alpha -> lk converter in 335 client and everything seems to work fine, out of the box : I have objects at the right place, with collisions. So I don't know what your problem is, but it shouldn't be something big...

[akspa420]

Weird. I wonder if I somehow mixed up my source directories when I compiled it and copied an earlier binary :/ I'll give it a second go and see if I can't make it work (and it may be time to reinstall 335). Thanks for testing it

edit: Yep, that was it. I had somehow selected the older source and compiled against it, ending up with a binary that did not convert the models. I'll have to re-do my conversion and re-release the MPQ I created yesterday.

[Mjollna]

About the crashes you mention : on Cataclysm+, if a wmo is missing, the client adds a pink cube instead. On 335, client crashes. So around sunken temple, deadwind pass and probably other places, the game will crash if you don't add a dummy wmo with the same name to fill the space.

And I've found where map holes are in the files (actually, that was a really easy one), so I'll probably add that today.

[akspa420]

The added functionality for map holes works great. I've uploaded a new MPQ here: http://sdrv.ms/NOFdMd
I added a few fixes for crashing around sunkentemple and karazhan, by putting in the WMO's from v1.0.1, which seems to resolve that problem.

[Mjollna]

I don't have the crash you describe near DK starting area, on 335a (nor in Cata). There may be something wrong in your patch then. What's the error exactly (use pastebin ) ?

[akspa420]

I think that issue was due to memory corruption, which ended up being due to overclocking my ram a bit, which I've since reverted.

I have a question - will this tool ever be able to down-convert Cata ADT's to LK?

[Mjollna]

Oh ok, cool then.

No idea if I'll ever have the courage to finish this... Especially since I have no use for it myself.
If I ever do it, I'd like it to be integrated nicely in the whole project, which cannot be the case without restructuring a lot.

[Gurluas]

A converter who went the other way would be really useful though, as it could be used to convert Cataclysm adts to 3.3.5 for use in the emulators.

[Shutok2]

It will work to port 3.3.5a to 4.0.6a? or only 11997 version?

Adt changed every version?

[Gamh]

The ADTs will work for every Cataclysm version. Not sure about MoP, heard there was some problems.

[fean]

Update.

As Mjollnà is currently away from Wow modding, I have updated the ADT Converter to MoP. It generates the _obj1 and _tex1 that are now mandatory in live servers.

Download link : here

Have fun
fean

[Mjollna]

Hey everyone,

I've had an mp from someone having problems with the adt converter. He had 3 files (in a huge patch) where water chunk (mh2o) was a little bit unusual.

Are there new tools that save water ? I know some people were more or less working on something including water saving (fearless_wind... ?).

The chunk was at the end of the file, but it had the right size indicated after the chunk's name, which cannot happen with Gretchin's tool, where the size is always "GRET".

We had adapted our tool to two cases :
- mh2o at the right place with the right size
- mh2o at the end of the file with GRET as size
... But both mixed make the converter angry, hence my question.

(And normally my own Gillijim Project puts the mh2o chunk at the right place with the right size).

If the case happens to your own patch, you can fix that in a very quick and dirty way : replace the size by "GRET" and use the world building option

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PS : added fean's update in the first post of the topic as a complementary download. Thanks fean

[fearless_wind]

Beket is working on water in Noggit. I'm only helping him. Yes, Gretchin's allwater puts mh2o into the end of the file, it causes some problem with water saving, but it can be fixed.
P.S. Mjollna, can you make your converter working in another way? I mean Cata to 3.3..5a