Many WoW instances (Dire Maul, Blackrock Depths, etc.) are WMO-only
maps with no ADT terrain tiles. The editor now handles these:
- loadWMOInstance(): reads WDT, detects WDTF_GLOBAL_WMO flag, loads
the root WMO path from MWMO chunk, places it as an object with
correct position/rotation from MODF chunk
- Automatic fallback: when loadADT fails to find tiles, tries
WMO-only loading before showing error
- Load dialog: "Find Tile" detects WMO-only instances and shows
"WMO-only instance — click Load to open" instead of "not found"
- Camera positioned near the WMO for immediate editing
- Blank terrain floor generated as ground reference
"Count" button next to "Find Tile" scans all 64x64 tile coordinates
and shows how many ADT tiles exist for the selected map. Helps users
understand the scope of a map before loading individual tiles.
- NPC markers reduced from 30-unit poles to 8-unit poles (was
overwhelming and obscuring terrain). Base 1.5u, diamond top 1u
- "Show Position Markers" checkbox in NPC panel to toggle visibility
- Markers hidden when checkbox unchecked — useful when M2 creature
models are rendering and markers are redundant
- Marker alpha reduced for less visual noise
One-click generation of a complete AzerothCore/TrinityCore server module
from editor zone data. File > Generate Server Module creates:
- sql/01_map.sql: map_dbc + area_table_dbc registration
- sql/02_spawns.sql: creature_template + creature + waypoint_data + quests
- sql/03_teleport.sql: game_tele entry for .tele command
- sql/04_zone_flags.sql: sanctuary/PvP area flags
- conf/mod_wowee.conf.dist: worldserver.conf snippet with zone settings
- README.md: step-by-step server admin installation guide
- module.json: machine-readable module manifest
Server admins can import the SQL files, add the config snippet, and
restart their server to have the custom zone fully operational with
NPC spawns, patrol paths, quests, teleport commands, and zone flags.
Private server integration: export creature spawns, patrol waypoints,
and quest definitions as ready-to-import SQL for AzerothCore/TrinityCore.
- creature_template: name, level, health, mana, damage, armor, faction,
npcflag (questgiver/vendor/flightmaster/innkeeper), displayId, scale
- creature: spawn position, orientation, respawn time, wander distance,
movement type (stationary/wander/patrol)
- creature_addon + waypoint_data: patrol path waypoints with delays
- quest_template: title, description, completion text, level, XP, money
- All use ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE for safe re-imports
- Auto-exported as spawns.sql alongside other assets on zone save
- File > Export Server SQL menu item for standalone export
- Map ID from zone metadata panel used in spawn table
- exportZoneMap(): renders terrain as colored top-down image with
height-based coloring (blue lowlands → green plains → brown hills →
white peaks), water overlay, hole visualization, doodad markers
- Configurable resolution (128-2048px, default 512)
- Auto-exported as zone_map.png alongside other assets on save
- File > Export Zone Map menu with resolution slider
- Useful for documentation, server admin tools, custom map websites
- Map ID: configurable integer input (0-65535) for private server
integration. Custom zones default to 9000+ to avoid Blizzard conflicts
- Display Name: editable text field for in-game world map/loading screen
- Description: multi-line text field for zone documentation
- Zone Flags: Allow Flying, PvP Enabled, Indoor, Sanctuary checkboxes
- All fields serialized to zone.json under "flags" key
- Info panel shows quest count alongside objects/NPCs
- Zone manifest gains audio fields: musicTrack, ambienceDay,
ambienceNight, musicVolume, ambienceVolume
- Serialized to/from zone.json under "audio" key
- Info panel: collapsable "Zone Audio" section with text inputs for
music/ambience paths and volume sliders
- Preset selector: Elwynn Forest, Durotar, Darkshore, Dungeon, None
- ZoneManifest stored persistently on EditorApp so audio settings
survive between exports (was recreated each save)
- Custom zones can now specify their own background music and ambient
soundscapes via zone.json
- importHeightmapImage(): loads any resolution PNG/JPG/BMP/TGA via
stb_image, supports both 8-bit and 16-bit precision, maps to terrain
vertices with bilinear coordinate mapping
- Both image import and RAW import now wrapped with undo
(recordGeneratorUndo/commitGeneratorUndo)
- UI: File > Import Heightmap now offers "Import Image" (any format)
and "Import RAW" (binary) as separate options
- Enables professional terrain workflows: paint in Photoshop/GIMP,
generate in World Machine/Gaea, import directly as terrain
- Minimap slope overlay: toggle "Show Slopes (collision)" to visualize
steep terrain chunks with red intensity overlay (50 deg threshold)
- Lets zone creators preview walkability before exporting WOC
- About dialog updated to show 7/7 format replacements including WOC
- Help panel documents collision preview and export includes collision
New format: WOC (Wowee Open Collision) — binary collision mesh for
custom zone walkability. Magic WOC1 (0x31434F57).
- WoweeCollisionBuilder::fromTerrain() generates collision triangles
from terrain heightmap with slope classification (50 deg threshold)
- Per-triangle flags: walkable (0x01), water (0x02), steep (0x04)
- Respects terrain holes (skips triangles in hole regions)
- Binary save/load with bounds, tile coords, triangle data
- Auto-exported on zone save alongside WOT/WHM/WOM/WOB
- Added to content pack validation (score now 0-7)
- FORMAT_SPEC.md v1.1 updated with WOC binary layout
- 19 new test assertions: flat terrain generation (32k tris all
walkable), save/load round-trip, hole skipping
- 328 total assertions across 84 test cases
- Ctrl+Shift+E keyboard shortcut for WCP content pack export
- Help panel expanded: object tools (snap/align/flatten/scatter/select
by type), all terrain generators, stamp save/load, export shortcuts
- ObjectPlacer::loadFromFile restores activePath_ from loaded objects
so users can continue placing the same type after loading
- WCP export menu item now shows Ctrl+Shift+E hint
- Terrain stamps save/load to JSON: reuse terrain features across zones
and sessions. Save/Load buttons in Sculpt > Stamp/Clone panel
- WCP Inspect now shows full file breakdown: terrain/model/building/
texture/data counts with total size. Powered by readInfo file list
parsing with auto-categorization by extension
- stats.json now includes chunk count, triangle count, tile count, and
editor version alongside existing object/NPC/quest/texture counts
- Fix unprotected std::stoi in custom zone WOT filename parser
- Flatten Ground: flattens terrain to object height with smooth falloff
around placed buildings/structures (undoable). Button in object panel
- Scatter auto-align: checkbox enables terrain snapping + slope alignment
for scattered objects (trees snap to ground and lean with hillsides)
- Batch convert now falls back to asset manifest when filesystem dir is
empty — converts M2/WMO from game data without filesystem extraction
- Public terrain editor wrappers: beginGeneratorUndo, endGeneratorUndo,
markDirty, stitchChunkEdges, getChunkVertexWorldPos
New features:
- Align to Slope: rotates objects to match terrain surface normal at
their position (trees on hillsides lean naturally). Works with
multi-select. Available in object panel and right-click context menu
- Batch Convert Assets: File menu option to recursively convert all
M2→WOM and WMO→WOB files in a data directory to open format
- Import & Load: one-click WCP unpack + auto-open the imported zone
- sampleTerrainNormal() for slope detection via height differencing
- Zone load error toasts for missing/corrupt files
- ObjectPlacer::loadFromFile() now resets uniqueIdCounter_ and clears
selectedIndices_ to prevent ID collisions on repeated loads
- Zone rename validates against path traversal and special characters
(rejects slashes, dots, colons, control chars, empty strings)
- UI shows error toast for invalid zone names
Bug fixes:
- ObjectPlacer::clearAll() now resets uniqueIdCounter_ to 1
- NpcSpawner::clearAll() added with idCounter_ reset (was manual clear)
- clearAllObjects() uses NpcSpawner::clearAll() instead of manual clear
- Quest panel has terrain-loaded guard (prevents crash before loading)
Features:
- Zone rename: editable map name field in Info panel (press Enter)
- Load objects/creatures/quests from both output/ and custom_zones/
directories (WOT zones from custom_zones now get their NPCs loaded)
Bug fixes:
- Fix README.txt version from v0.8.0 to v1.0.0
- Reset NPC idCounter_ on loadFromFile to prevent ID collisions
- WCP content pack uses project author/description if loaded instead
of hardcoded "Kelsi Davis"
New features:
- Select by Type: context menu items for "Select All M2 Models" and
"Select All WMO Buildings" for batch type-based selection
- selectByType(PlaceableType) added to ObjectPlacer
- Export summary toast now shows object/NPC/quest counts alongside
file count and open format score (5s duration)
- Auto-save toast notification when auto-save fires
- Edit > Auto-Save Settings: enable/disable toggle, interval slider
(60-900s), countdown timer display
- Zone manifest now scans output directory for all exported ADT tiles
and includes them in zone.json (adjacent tiles no longer orphaned)
- Auto-save interval and enabled state exposed via EditorApp accessors
- Ctrl+A selects all placed objects, context menu has Select All item
- selectAll() added to ObjectPlacer, works with multi-select transforms
- Recent Zones submenu in File menu (last 8 loaded zones, deduplicated)
- Minimap: selected objects shown as white dots with gold ring outline
vs yellow dots for unselected objects
- Help panel updated with Ctrl+A and Ctrl+Shift+Click documentation
- Multi-select: Ctrl+Shift+Click adds objects to selection, transforms
(move/rotate/scale/delete) operate on all selected objects at once
- Time-of-day slider (0-24h) with automatic sun angle, light color,
ambient, fog, and sky color transitions (dawn/day/dusk/night)
- View > Sky/Lighting menu: color pickers for light/ambient/fog, fog
distance sliders, preset buttons (Dawn/Noon/Dusk/Night)
- loadADT prefers WOT/WHM open format from custom_zones/output dirs
- Selection count display when multiple objects selected
- setSkyPreset now delegates to setTimeOfDay for consistency
- Show active texture name in info panel when in paint mode
- Display terrain height range (min/max/avg) in properties panel
- Document Alt+Click eyedropper shortcut in help panel
- Texture eyedropper: pickTextureAt() samples dominant texture at world
position by reading chunk alpha maps. Alt+Click in paint mode or
click the Eyedropper button to activate
- loadADT now checks custom_zones/ and output/ for WOT/WHM open format
files first, falling back to ADT binary only if not found
- Fix unused variable warning in scatterPatches
- Document Alt+Click in help panel
- About dialog: shows all 6 format replacements, feature counts, tech
- File menu: "Validate Open Formats" shows live per-format status with
color-coded [OK]/[!!]/[--] indicators and score out of 6
- Status bar: shows quest count alongside objects/NPCs, undo/redo depth
- River/Road tool now uses click-capture mode instead of button-based
cursor position — click terrain directly to set start and end points
- 3-step flow: Click Start → Click End → Apply Path (with preview text)
- Cancel button available at each step
- Path state tracked on EditorUI with setPathPoint()/clearPath()
- Intercepts terrain clicks before mode-specific handling when active
- Extend undo/redo to snapshot alpha maps and texture layers alongside
heights — texture painting operations are now fully undoable
- Bracket paint mode with beginStroke/endStroke like sculpt mode
- Fix stale static char buffer in quest objective loop (showed wrong
objective's description when editing multiple objectives)
- Zero-initialize all quest UI text buffers for null termination safety
- Fix unused variable warnings in terrain_editor.cpp
- Add chain link combo to quest creation (select next quest in chain)
- Add completion text field to quest creation form
- Quest list shows chain arrows (->chain) for linked quests
- Click quest in list to edit title, level, XP inline
- Delete button for individual quests
- Live chain validation with error display (broken refs, circular chains)
- Load Quests button alongside Save Quests
- File > Load Custom Zone scans output/ and custom_zones/ for zone.json
- Lists all discovered custom zones with name and quest indicator [Q]
- Tooltip shows description and author on hover
- Click to load the zone's WOT/WHM terrain into the editor
- Parses tile coords from WOT filename for correct positioning
- Full round-trip: export → discover → reload for iterative editing
- File > Project > Git submenu: Init, Commit, Push, Pull operations
- Init Git Repo: initializes git in the project directory with initial commit
- Commit Changes: auto-saves zone then commits all changes
- Push/Pull: sync with remote repositories for team collaboration
- Git Status: shows current repo state directly in the menu
- Teams can collaborate on custom expansions using standard git workflows
- File > Project submenu: New/Save/Load project, add zones
- "Add Current Zone to Project" captures loaded map/tile info
- Project path editable in the menu
- Zone count shown for quick reference
- Foundation for multi-zone custom expansion workflow:
create project → add zones → edit each → export all as WCP
- File > Export Open Format (.wot/.whm) menu item for standalone export
- Every zone export (Ctrl+S, Export Zone) now also writes .wot/.whm
alongside the ADT/WDT — dual format output
- Export package now contains: ADT + WDT + WOT + WHM + JSON files
- Both Blizzard-compatible (for existing servers) and open format
(for wowee-native loading and redistribution)
