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How to import Eclipse Caster

Introduction

This is an automatically generated tutorial. It will guide you through the process of importing the model Eclipse Caster of the bundle Eclipse Caster. Please note that all the screenshots in this tutorial were made using a Mac, however it should be no problem to interpret what is equivalent on a Windows or Linux machine.

Extract and Access

I am assuming that you have already downloaded the file Massive Dota 2 Special Effects Rip.zip and know where it is located on your hard drive. The file is compressed as a zip archive. Most modern operating systems allow you to unzip the archive by double clicking it and dragging the contents out to the desktop (or any other place).

When you have extracted the archive, it should look like this:

Eclipse Caster
EclipseCaster.MDX
ICEWOLFBlueHighRGlow.blp
ICEWOLFluna4sColumn.blp
ICEWOLFluna4sGradiant.blp
ICEWOLFluna4sRing.blp

Open World Editor and click Module -> Import Manager:

This is the Import Manager. From here you can add and remove custom files from your map file:

Importing EclipseCaster.MDX

Now Click the "Import File" Button:

Next select 'EclipseCaster.MDX' in the folder which you extracted from the zip archive:

Eclipse Caster
EclipseCaster.MDX
ICEWOLFluna4sColumn.blp
ICEWOLFluna4sGradiant.blp
ICEWOLFluna4sRing.blp
ICEWOLFBlueHighRGlow.blp

The file has been properly added to the map archive:

EclipseCaster.MDX
Model
9
war3mapimported/EclipseCaster.MDX

Done, you have imported the file EclipseCaster.MDX.

Importing ICEWOLFluna4sColumn.blp

Now Click the "Import File" Button:

Next select 'ICEWOLFluna4sColumn.blp' in the folder which you extracted from the zip archive:

Eclipse Caster
EclipseCaster.MDX
ICEWOLFluna4sColumn.blp
ICEWOLFluna4sGradiant.blp
ICEWOLFluna4sRing.blp
ICEWOLFBlueHighRGlow.blp

As you see, the field "Full Path" starts with something like "war3mapimported/". But most models do not look for their assets in that directory. The assets need to be in a specific location in order for the model to find them. Therefore, you will have to change the "Full Path" to what the model looks for. You can find the required paths in the readme.txt and also on this page.

EclipseCaster.MDX
Model
9
war3mapimported/EclipseCaster.MDX
ICEWOLFluna4sColumn.blp
Image / Texture
33
war3mapimported/ICEWOLFluna4sColumn.blp

Double-click the file ICEWOLFluna4sColumn.blp:

ICEWOLFluna4sColumn.blp
Image / Texture
33
war3mapimported/ICEWOLFluna4sColumn.blp

Tick the box "Use Custom Path" and type in the correct path:

ICEWOLFluna4sColumn.blp
Image / Texture
33
Abilities/Custom/Luna/Eclipse/ICEWOLFluna4sColumn.blp

The file has been properly added to the map archive:

EclipseCaster.MDX
Model
9
war3mapimported/EclipseCaster.MDX
ICEWOLFluna4sColumn.blp
Image / Texture
33
Abilities/Custom/Luna/Eclipse/ICEWOLFluna4sColumn.blp

Done, you have imported the file ICEWOLFluna4sColumn.blp.

Importing ICEWOLFluna4sGradiant.blp

Now Click the "Import File" Button:

Next select 'ICEWOLFluna4sGradiant.blp' in the folder which you extracted from the zip archive:

Eclipse Caster
EclipseCaster.MDX
ICEWOLFluna4sColumn.blp
ICEWOLFluna4sGradiant.blp
ICEWOLFluna4sRing.blp
ICEWOLFBlueHighRGlow.blp

As you see, the field "Full Path" starts with something like "war3mapimported/". But most models do not look for their assets in that directory. The assets need to be in a specific location in order for the model to find them. Therefore, you will have to change the "Full Path" to what the model looks for. You can find the required paths in the readme.txt and also on this page.

EclipseCaster.MDX
Model
9
war3mapimported/EclipseCaster.MDX
ICEWOLFluna4sColumn.blp
Image / Texture
33
Abilities/Custom/Luna/Eclipse/ICEWOLFluna4sColumn.blp
ICEWOLFluna4sGradiant.blp
Image / Texture
66
war3mapimported/ICEWOLFluna4sGradiant.blp

Double-click the file ICEWOLFluna4sGradiant.blp:

ICEWOLFluna4sGradiant.blp
Image / Texture
66
war3mapimported/ICEWOLFluna4sGradiant.blp

Tick the box "Use Custom Path" and type in the correct path:

ICEWOLFluna4sGradiant.blp
Image / Texture
66
Abilities/Custom/Luna/Eclipse/ICEWOLFluna4sGradiant.blp

The file has been properly added to the map archive:

EclipseCaster.MDX
Model
9
war3mapimported/EclipseCaster.MDX
ICEWOLFluna4sColumn.blp
Image / Texture
33
Abilities/Custom/Luna/Eclipse/ICEWOLFluna4sColumn.blp
ICEWOLFluna4sGradiant.blp
Image / Texture
66
Abilities/Custom/Luna/Eclipse/ICEWOLFluna4sGradiant.blp

Done, you have imported the file ICEWOLFluna4sGradiant.blp.

Importing ICEWOLFluna4sRing.blp

Now Click the "Import File" Button:

Next select 'ICEWOLFluna4sRing.blp' in the folder which you extracted from the zip archive:

Eclipse Caster
EclipseCaster.MDX
ICEWOLFluna4sColumn.blp
ICEWOLFluna4sGradiant.blp
ICEWOLFluna4sRing.blp
ICEWOLFBlueHighRGlow.blp

As you see, the field "Full Path" starts with something like "war3mapimported/". But most models do not look for their assets in that directory. The assets need to be in a specific location in order for the model to find them. Therefore, you will have to change the "Full Path" to what the model looks for. You can find the required paths in the readme.txt and also on this page.

EclipseCaster.MDX
Model
9
war3mapimported/EclipseCaster.MDX
ICEWOLFluna4sColumn.blp
Image / Texture
33
Abilities/Custom/Luna/Eclipse/ICEWOLFluna4sColumn.blp
ICEWOLFluna4sGradiant.blp
Image / Texture
66
Abilities/Custom/Luna/Eclipse/ICEWOLFluna4sGradiant.blp
ICEWOLFluna4sRing.blp
Image / Texture
53
war3mapimported/ICEWOLFluna4sRing.blp

Double-click the file ICEWOLFluna4sRing.blp:

ICEWOLFluna4sRing.blp
Image / Texture
53
war3mapimported/ICEWOLFluna4sRing.blp

Tick the box "Use Custom Path" and type in the correct path:

ICEWOLFluna4sRing.blp
Image / Texture
53
Abilities/Custom/Luna/Eclipse/ICEWOLFluna4sRing.blp

The file has been properly added to the map archive:

EclipseCaster.MDX
Model
9
war3mapimported/EclipseCaster.MDX
ICEWOLFluna4sColumn.blp
Image / Texture
33
Abilities/Custom/Luna/Eclipse/ICEWOLFluna4sColumn.blp
ICEWOLFluna4sGradiant.blp
Image / Texture
66
Abilities/Custom/Luna/Eclipse/ICEWOLFluna4sGradiant.blp
ICEWOLFluna4sRing.blp
Image / Texture
53
Abilities/Custom/Luna/Eclipse/ICEWOLFluna4sRing.blp

Done, you have imported the file ICEWOLFluna4sRing.blp.

Importing ICEWOLFBlueHighRGlow.blp

Now Click the "Import File" Button:

Next select 'ICEWOLFBlueHighRGlow.blp' in the folder which you extracted from the zip archive:

Eclipse Caster
EclipseCaster.MDX
ICEWOLFluna4sColumn.blp
ICEWOLFluna4sGradiant.blp
ICEWOLFluna4sRing.blp
ICEWOLFBlueHighRGlow.blp

As you see, the field "Full Path" starts with something like "war3mapimported/". But most models do not look for their assets in that directory. The assets need to be in a specific location in order for the model to find them. Therefore, you will have to change the "Full Path" to what the model looks for. You can find the required paths in the readme.txt and also on this page.

EclipseCaster.MDX
Model
9
war3mapimported/EclipseCaster.MDX
ICEWOLFluna4sColumn.blp
Image / Texture
33
Abilities/Custom/Luna/Eclipse/ICEWOLFluna4sColumn.blp
ICEWOLFluna4sGradiant.blp
Image / Texture
66
Abilities/Custom/Luna/Eclipse/ICEWOLFluna4sGradiant.blp
ICEWOLFluna4sRing.blp
Image / Texture
53
Abilities/Custom/Luna/Eclipse/ICEWOLFluna4sRing.blp
ICEWOLFBlueHighRGlow.blp
Image / Texture
29
war3mapimported/ICEWOLFBlueHighRGlow.blp

Double-click the file ICEWOLFBlueHighRGlow.blp:

ICEWOLFBlueHighRGlow.blp
Image / Texture
29
war3mapimported/ICEWOLFBlueHighRGlow.blp

Tick the box "Use Custom Path" and type in the correct path:

ICEWOLFBlueHighRGlow.blp
Image / Texture
29
Abilities/Custom/Luna/LucentBeam/ICEWOLFBlueHighRGlow.blp

The file has been properly added to the map archive:

EclipseCaster.MDX
Model
9
war3mapimported/EclipseCaster.MDX
ICEWOLFluna4sColumn.blp
Image / Texture
33
Abilities/Custom/Luna/Eclipse/ICEWOLFluna4sColumn.blp
ICEWOLFluna4sGradiant.blp
Image / Texture
66
Abilities/Custom/Luna/Eclipse/ICEWOLFluna4sGradiant.blp
ICEWOLFluna4sRing.blp
Image / Texture
53
Abilities/Custom/Luna/Eclipse/ICEWOLFluna4sRing.blp
ICEWOLFBlueHighRGlow.blp
Image / Texture
29
Abilities/Custom/Luna/LucentBeam/ICEWOLFBlueHighRGlow.blp

Done, you have imported the file ICEWOLFBlueHighRGlow.blp.

You're done

You have now imported your model. Don't be afraid when you place the object and it appears to be a purple cube. Just close the map, re-open it and it will look fine in the World Editor.

If you did exactly as this guide told you and it did not work properly. Please make a thread in the Modeling & Animation Forum containing the following:

  • Link to the model and the tutorial
  • Precise description of what does not work
  • The map you tried to import it to (with the model imported)
And we will do what we can to help you.
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