[Dave-evad]

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First of all i am writing this guide because i believe most people dont realise how easy this form of model editing is and how easy it is to update and change as neccesary. [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] wrote a previous guide ( [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] ) However it wasnt really very simple. So hopefully this guide is a breeze for everyone.

First of all grab the wdb item swap kit.
(xvi32,link to search)
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Now basically there are three parts to wdb model editing. Finding the item you want to change, searching for the code of the new item and replacing the old code.

Finding the item:
Boot up xvi32.

File -> Open -> navigate to /World Of Warcraft/cache/wdb/en## -> open itemcache.wdb
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Now you are faced with a collection of the cached items you have seen while playing wow.

Ctrl-F and search for the item you wish to change. In my case Crystalforged war axe.

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Now you see we have found the weapon. I have drawn to arrows to illustrate how we change the look of the weapon. Back to that soon.

Searching for the new:

visit [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] and search for any item you wish to change your searched item to. Below the results listed by the search there is a 4 digit hex number.

Replacing the old code:

This hex number is the number needed to make the weapon look the way it does so go back into avi32 where you found your weapon. Note how i drew the arrows before. After the name of the item is repeated a few times there is a blank space followed by two weird symbols. This is where you put the new code found on the hex search. So click on the space after the name has been repeated. A box on both sides should be highlighted. Go to the left side of the screen and click on the number next to the higlighted box and write in the new 4 digit code.

There we have it Simple WDB model editing that is quick and easy to do.




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Model Edits do-not work in the loading screen. they are item cache within the game so the changes will only affect in game.

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Cheers Dave-evad