Modcraft - The community dedicated to quality WoW modding!

Wrath of the Lich King Modding => Miscellaneous => Tutorials => Topic started by: XxXGenesisXxX on January 29, 2014, 01:15:40 am

Title: [TUTORIAL] Interface Modding - Character Create Screen
Post by: XxXGenesisXxX on January 29, 2014, 01:15:40 am

Introduction


What's up guys, this is going to be a video series of how to mod the interface and will branch out of various areas, starting with modding the Create a Character screen. It will hopefully teach you how to work your way around the interface XML and Lua files, but more importantly it will hopefully help you teach yourself in the future.

Disclaimers


- I am hopeless and seeing through things like this, so don't be too surprised if it comes to an abrupt halt. I apologize for that, but it's just something I do and can't promise any different.
- This is all going to be for the WoW 3.3.5a client, however I doubt that much will change in terms of using Lua and XML for newer versions.

Prerequisites


Requirements


- WoW 3.3.5a (Wrath of the Lich King)
- Custom WoW.exe with GlueXML check removed (See Recommended): viewtopic.php?f=26&t=181 (http://modcraft.io/viewtopic.php?f=26&t=181" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;)
- Knowledge on how to create patches (See Recommended): viewtopic.php?f=26&t=41 (http://modcraft.io/viewtopic.php?f=26&t=41" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;)
- Knowledge on how to extract interface files: viewtopic.php?f=26&t=41 (http://modcraft.io/viewtopic.php?f=26&t=41" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;)

Recommended


- No more patches: viewtopic.php?f=26&t=1828 (http://modcraft.io/viewtopic.php?f=26&t=1828" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;)
- Remove GlueXML Check Tool: viewtopic.php?f=59&t=883 (http://modcraft.io/viewtopic.php?f=59&t=883" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;)
- Instead of the above 2, you can just download my WoW.ex: https://www.mediafire.com/?0wsv4j9391j3a6h (https://www.mediafire.com/?0wsv4j9391j3a6h" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;)
- Notepad++ (It's a godsend)
- Create a shortcut to your WoW.exe, right-click it, go to properties, at the end of the Target add -console

The Tutorials


Character Create Screen


Part 1: http://youtu.be/aeZAsNLusyw

Part 2: http://youtu.be/50paqBP1l3E

Part 3: http://youtu.be/mZq2XKdh7TM

Part 4: http://youtu.be/we35CLPw-bc

Part 5: http://youtu.be/8wGWZSY3DQ4

Closing


Hope these videos help people, if you see any issues or have any problems just let me know, either on here or on my channel.
Title: Re: [TUTORIAL] Interface Modding - Character Create Screen
Post by: XxXGenesisXxX on January 29, 2014, 07:10:01 am
Part 2 added.
Part 3 uploading at the moment.
Part 4 is rendering.
Part 5 is in queue for rendering.
Title: Re: [TUTORIAL] Interface Modding - Character Create Screen
Post by: XxXGenesisXxX on January 29, 2014, 06:00:54 pm
Part 3 added.
Part 4 & 5 are uploading at the moment, they will be linked tomorrow when I wake up.
Title: Re: [TUTORIAL] Interface Modding - Character Create Screen
Post by: noc on January 30, 2014, 08:03:00 am
Great job, thank you very much.
Title: Re: [TUTORIAL] Interface Modding - Character Create Screen
Post by: XxXGenesisXxX on January 30, 2014, 09:45:56 am
4th and 5th parts are up. Which concludes the first section of the basics: Eventually I will get around to making the cleanup series, but I probably need to sharpen up my photoshop skills first.
Title: Re: [TUTORIAL] Interface Modding - Character Create Screen
Post by: fearless_wind on January 30, 2014, 01:27:08 pm
Thanks a lot for this tutorial. It's awesome. I will try to make a UI mod with it soon.  :D
P.S. Sounds in the beginning of videos are great :D
Title: Re: [TUTORIAL] Interface Modding - Character Create Screen
Post by: XxXGenesisXxX on January 31, 2014, 04:32:00 am
Hehe, np hope it helped. Look forward to seeing some of the creativeness you come up with :p

<3 Baccano!
Title: Re: [TUTORIAL] Interface Modding - Character Create Screen
Post by: Skarn on February 02, 2014, 04:46:52 pm
The tutorial is very helpfull, big thanks from me! Especially the part where you showed how to use a console. I didn't know that it exists in the 3.3.5a client. I thought they blocked it after Classic alpha.  :D
Title: Re: [TUTORIAL] Interface Modding - Character Create Screen
Post by: Simensss on August 24, 2014, 06:39:54 am
Good job, but i have truble, you so fast for my eye's, in 2 part i have crash - (http://i.imgur.com/56kq0G9.png)
http://filebeam.com/407f20b5a1120b0cb493bd31f0ffb96c - glueXML
Help please