An MPQ modify request

[gaddar]

Hello everyone,

First of all I would like to apologize for possibly making the request at the wrong section. My request is not inserting a cheatpack but modifying the map itself. Without deprotecting and changing the map ofcourse.

I have seen Dota Theme Manager and it can basically replace the whole terrain and trees etc. I would like to learn how we can modify MPQ's of DOTA.

To tell the truth, I’m planning to modify the dota map in a manner that I/people can see the shortcuts, hide points and/or easy access points in the map. For that I want to change the particular trees/terrain to pointout to those hide points or shortcuts. By this, when people are being chased they wont have to think where the entrance of the hideouts was, or which tree to cut/eat for a shortcut.

I emailed the owner of the DTM, and he replied as this is a cheat. He would not help. Can anyone help on the WC3edit forum? I wonder if we can particularly change SOME of the trees? Or draw a specific pathways on the map?

I will attach some particular pictures about what I mean.

Thank you for your help.

[haxorico]

I fear this will have to be done by deprotecting the map > chaging the terrain > optimizing > playing

there is no need in restoring the map triggers and units if all you wanna change is the terrain.

OR

in other way - you could extract the war3map file that as the info about the terrain though I dont remember what Is it..

try to extract all the war3map files.
open a new map
import terrain data (when importing it will tell you what kind of file it is..)
change what you need
save the new map
open the new map in MPQMaster
extract the edited file
import it back to the dota map.

In anyhow I doubt you want us to do the map for you and I think you are just looking for help so it is MOVED to the deprotection section.

good luck