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Elrena

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  1. I'm not sure what you mean. Have you tried clearing client cache?
  2. Strange, that's what it used to say. Now it should say "This program has been fixed and will now work. Regards, Jameyboor". It has some server connection to a website. In any case, I have a cracked version I used to use. Maybe it will work better for you. DB2Editor.Patched.exe
  3. Welcome to my world. There are only a few options for editing db2s, and none of them work properly. I'll give you a link to the one that's worked best for me. Although, it corrupts often. Maybe try never saving twice. Idk https://code.google.com/p/cntc2/downloads/detail?name=DB2Editor_v1.4.rar&can=2&q
  4. Skarn has said it all. I was going to mention m2i plugin for Maya, but he basically covered that. I seriously hate Blender. Though, the most important tools we need right now are definitely the Map Editor and a proper db2/db3 editor. Having the ability to implement mods into CASC is important too, but at the current time it's not entirely necessary.
  5. Nice work! Your area with the town and the few narrow passages through the woods are really nice. It goes to show how much lighting can enhance the atmosphere of a zone. Although the dark areas deeper in the forest could use something more. Maybe fog would be a nice touch.
  6. Yo, what is up. Tapir fam... ,?, I'm making this post to raise a bit of awareness in the Model Changing Network that modding more recent expansions is possible; in fact it really only gets tricky after Mists of Pandaria. A lot of people are frustrated that for years now, the community has been scared to move on and leave 3.3.5a behind. They voice concerns that modding is only about retro-porting now, because everyone wants the new content yet they don't have the balls to mod the new expansions. I'm conflicted, myself. I really like Cataclysm as an expansion, but WoD is so beautiful. Yet it comes with a lot of sacrifice, such as easy-to-manage dbc files and things like MPQ archives. Another concern is the lack of good emulation software for expansions beyond Wrath of the Lich King. TrinityCore made Warlords of Draenor their master branch, but since WoD is a horrible let-down, it looks like they're going to drop its development and jump right into Legion later next year, according to important people in their IRC channel. Interesting Fact: Deepholm, a Cata zone, is still empty even on the latest TrinityCore 6.x revision. And the only Pandaria zone currently spawned is the Wandering Isle. Warlords zones are empty, and now we have Legion coming. Basically, us unsavvy folks are screwed. Nowadays the emulation scene is ruled by repack developers who refuse to share their source code. So if you wanna make edits to your server, you're stuck developing the entire core. So what do we do? I want to MoD WoD, as it has so many new features. But the server software is so awful, and the lack of a reliable db2 editor and other tools makes it even worse. I wish more people were interested in it. Though on the other hand, I really don't want it to become another elitist 3.3.5a. People should mod whichever expansion pleases them. To be honest, all of these problems would be solved if people would just work together. But that's unrealistic. So, what do you think? What expansions do you currently mod, and what are your reasons?
  7. SkyFire 4.3.4 was only a thing for a while. It was created only for learning purposes, and was dropped when TrinityCore decided to support 4.3.4 as it was never intended to replace it, according to their GitHub.
  8. Happy Friday the 13th, everyone! Today we are officially announcing the launch of MC-Net, albeit several weeks, if not months, late. But with that said, please feel free to start posting and sharing content as you normally would elsewhere. And be sure to let everyone know that we exist! Also, here's some context for those who are just now joining us: Our main purpose here will be to provide the modding community with what we believe is a better community platform. We also want to delve into Machinima since it pairs well with custom-made content. And on top of that, anything related to creativity in the Warcraft universe and other Blizzard games is greatly appreciated here. We predict the rest of 2015 to be really slow for us due to our lack of content and publicity, but you can change that by participating! Anyone who is interested in helping out even more by writing tutorials or advertising for us, please contact me or Skarn on here or via Skype. Thank you and happy modding
  9. Hi everyone, I hope you are well. I want to talk to you about my concerns and why I think we need change if we want the modding scene to survive. For those of us (myself included) who originally come from and have deep roots in Modcraft, you might wonder what's the point of creating a new website. I'm going to try my best to explain my point of view without pissing everyone off and causing a flame war. I'm also not very confident with that statement, but hey, I tried. Let's begin: First and foremost, the WoW Modding scene simply isn't as active as it used to be. With the decline of WoW's subscriber base, a lot of people have also been leaving the modding scene as well. Some of us might look at this and think of it as justification for Modcraft's inactivity, but let's take a closer look: The most recent census for World of Warcraft's subscriber count is 5.6 million, a far cry from what it used to be. Though how many of us have considered how big that number actually is, despite it being a huge decline? Think about it. How can we be struggling to keep the modding scene alive when there's still 5.6 million players who love Warcraft, most of which are young, creative, computer-literate people? Let's also consider the tens of thousands of people who know how to access and play on private servers, as well as the 5+ million who are sitting on the bench hoping that Legion will revive WoW and they can start playing again. Don't get me wrong when I insist that this is all because of lack of effort. I mean, Modcraft really is a great website to learn about modding and connect with other people who share the same passion, but it's still very lacking in several aspects. So, what's wrong all of a sudden? Nothing in particular, Modcraft is the same as it ever was and everyone seems just as satisfied as they ever were. But this mentality has led us to set our standards way too low. Still to this day, all you read are people complaining that there just isn't enough modders working on tools or collaborating on projects. Can we take just a few moments to wonder why there aren't people doing these things? Maybe it's because nobody knows about WoW Modding? Modcraft is running on some free web-hosting service, at least from what I've been told. Plus it has made no known effort to advertise. It also has a ".de" extension, which cripples its potential to reach audiences that aren't living in Germany. The domain name itself is also heavily obfuscated and hard to remember. Wouldn't we prefer a more desirable name such as "model-changing.net" to make us easier to find? And maybe we could also put more emphasis on making the users (especially newcomers) feel like they're getting a user experience that they deserve? To me, the most important aspect of any website that I'll be spending a lot of time staring at, is the color scheme and design. Though, it's easy to understand why some people prefer functionality. But ultimately Modcraft doesn't excel in either of these senses. The design is white on gray on gray on black on black, and it comes packed with an assortment of graphical glitches as well. It may be functionally sound but it's still an outdated phpBB forum which lacks basic modern features and a visual WYSIWYG post editor. And beyond these aspects, the only thing that Modcraft is really good at is content, albeit outdated with lots of broken links. At this point I hope you at least understand my concerns, even if you don't fully share them. But what can we do as mere users to help improve Modcraft? Well, me and Skarn started working on a new website in July as a surprise gift to the modding community. Before we finished it we requested Steff's involvement so that we could focus our efforts and use our website to help improve Modcraft. Steff was offended that we kept this project a secret, even though we were just trying to making a meaningful impression. He then declined our offer and explained that he was already working on a new website. and he didn't agree with our approach. These events occurred just a few days before the ambitious Modcraft Community post showed up, which inevitably never saw fruition. It has now been four months since Modcraft set its course towards a new website, yet we've only seen a few positive changes; new moderators, and some post pruning. The most significant change came off as very undesirable, as expressed by the majority of our users. That of course was the removal of the username ranks such as Advanced Artist, Contributor, etc., which a lot of people worked very hard for and didn't ask to be removed. With that being said, the only other major change within the past five years was the removal of the shoutbox; once again, an unwanted change. Nowadays Modcraft's activity is dwindling even further and the only moderator who is around anymore is schlumpf (praise his dedication), and Steff hasn't posted at all since October 19th. I believe it's safe to assume that this new "Modcraft.io" website isn't actually coming, especially with Maruum, Noggit 1.5, and other projects holding higher priority. We need to accept the fact that there won't be any progress if we sit around and wait for other people to do it for us. So... Let's start a new community! An organization that does not innovate cannot survive. So let's hold our own leash and walk ourselves outside. We've given Modcraft its chance, we've given feedback and made suggestions, asked for featured projects and a shoutbox. Mostly everything we've ever asked for has been ignored. The few things that have actually been implemented were done so in a way that suits higher opinions and not what was actually asked of them. My proposal is as follows: Let's bring back the shoutbox and the username ranks. Let's switch to a paid website host, better forum software (Invision Power), and a better domain name for search engine optimization. Let's cast aside what Steff literally referred to as a "good totalitary system" and start emphasizing the needs of our users; the people who have nurtured our community for years. Despite our instincts to be conservative, let's add new features, not because they're necessary, but because they're nice. Let's spend 800 € on our website design because I'm fucking insane. And let's finally stop talking like we haven't done these things already, because we have. Me, Skarn, and Prokion have worked many months to bring this website to you, and it is now finished. You need not ask what the difference is, see it for yourself. We understand that some people actually prefer phpBB over Invision Power, Modcraft over MC-Net, and this design over that design. But we fight for the greater good and I believe there's something positive here for everyone. You'll find many useful features that come pre-packaged with the IPS Suite on our website, as well as many plugins and custom modifications tailored to our purposes. All of these are improvements. We've also utilized the Invision Power modular applications to create different sections to our website, such as the Portal, the dedicated Releases section, an image Gallery, our Projects directory, and the Tutorials board. And of course, you can make use of the really cool social media tools such as user profiles and proper message inboxes as well. Remember, we did this all as an act of charity. There is nothing of value for us to gain here other than satisfaction. We don't have a Maruum agenda. We worked relentlessly for months to make this happen, and it was only to help improve the community that we love. Our community really deserves more than what it had. Unfortunately, our offer to merge our efforts with Modcraft and move forward as one was denied. But that won't stop us. WoW Modding is our passion, and we really want to see it thrive again--even if it has never truly thrived.
  10. Elrena

    The Music Thread

    I'm just really sad that there isn't a good studio recording of this version. It's absolutely beautiful. I recommend listening to more of this guy's stuff if you find the time.
  11. Elrena

    The Music Thread

    Yet another "post farm" topic from me. I don't really advocate forum games here, but I like this one because I often use music as inspiration and background noise for when I'm working on something such as WoW mods. I would also be really interested in getting to know the music tastes of others. I personally like all kinds of music except for screaming unless it's Silverstein or Chiodos. The rest makes my ears bleed. Anyway, just post whatever you happen to be listening to. But don't post more than one song per day. I'll go first:
  12. Hello everybody! Here is a thread I always like to make on forums because I feel like a person's desktop tells a lot about them and it shows what they're currently going through as far as hobbies and projects are concerned. Especially as gamers, taking periodical screenshots of our desktops can help us reflect on the past. It's also a pretty fun way to show others how unorganized we are (or aren't) and also share whatever half-naked chicks or cars we're into. So without further ado, commence the posting of the desktops! Also here's mine:
  13. The elves are really good work, I must say. You've definitely got a future in 3d models.
  14. What Are You Working On? Guten Tag, alle! Welcome to our first WAYWO thread! In an effort to stir up some chatter, I thought I'd finally post this. If you happen to be coming from Modcraft or perhaps some other development forum then you already know what this is. Why should we do this? Well, most people here complain that the shoutbox is gone. Wait, no it isn't /insidejoke Anyway, feel free to discuss anything that you're working on, WoW-related or not. It doesn't matter if your work is finished or if you just started. You can post pictures, videos, comments, and leave feedback regarding others' posted work. We allow anything from WoW mods to abstract paintings. Tapir GIFs are 100% allowed too. Just refrain from posting any adult-oriented content here, plox ,_, Hint: To post videos, just paste the YouTube/Vimeo link.
  15. Version 1.1.0

    2,909 downloads

    Basically the same pseudo water I had uploaded on Modcraft long ago. But this is an updated version with fixes for WMO water, textures for other liquids, and an improved water reflection map that uses 30 different custom made blp files that animate like a gif. If you have issues, make sure your client is named Wow.exe.
  16. Version 1.3.0

    725 downloads

    My darker nights patch Works well for WotLK as well.
  17. I'd personally suggest that you get rid of the clouds or somehow improve them. It looks like a nuclear explosion.
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