- Exports 129x129 grayscale PNG showing terrain elevation
- Auto-normalizes to 0-255 based on actual height range
- Useful for zone documentation, thumbnails, and previews
- Auto-exported alongside WOT/WHM/normals on every save
- wowee_editor --convert-m2 <path> --data <datadir> converts a single
M2 model to WOM open format without launching the GUI
- Output goes to output/models/ with same path structure
- Useful for batch scripts to convert entire asset directories
- Example: wowee_editor --data Data --convert-m2 creature\\bear\\bear.m2
- Zone export now creates WOB placeholder files for all placed WMO
buildings in output/MapName/buildings/
- Full WMO→WOB conversion (with geometry) requires group file loading
which is complex — placeholders reserve the path structure for now
- All 6 format conversions now auto-run on every zone export:
ADT→WOT/WHM, BLP→PNG, DBC→JSON, M2→WOM, WMO→WOB, WDT→zone.json
- ContentPacker::validateZone() scans a zone directory and checks
for all open format files (WOT, WHM, PNG, WOM, zone.json, etc.)
- openFormatScore(): returns 0-5 based on how many open formats present
- summary(): human-readable list of found formats
- Foundation for quality gate on WCP export: warn if zone uses
Blizzard formats that could be converted to open versions
- Zone export now converts all placed M2 models to WOM open format
- Deduplicates: each unique M2 path converted only once
- WOM files saved to output/MapName/models/ with original path structure
- Uses WoweeModelLoader::fromM2() for M2→WOM conversion
- Combined with PNG texture export, zones can now be fully distributed
without any Blizzard proprietary files
Full open format export pipeline:
Terrain: ADT→WOT/WHM | Textures: BLP→PNG | Data: DBC→JSON
Models: M2→WOM | Buildings: WMO→WOB (manual) | Map: WDT→zone.json
- TextureExporter: converts Blizzard BLP textures to standard PNG
for fully open redistribution of custom zones
- collectUsedTextures(): finds all texture paths referenced by terrain
- exportTexturesAsPng(): loads BLP via asset manager, writes RGBA PNG
using stb_image_write to output/MapName/textures/
- Zone export now automatically converts all used textures to PNG
- Client's PNG override system already loads these automatically
(checks for .png alongside .blp before loading)
Format replacement progress:
- DONE: ADT→WOT/WHM (terrain)
- DONE: WDT→zone.json (map definition)
- DONE: BLP→PNG (textures — auto-exported on zone save)
- TODO: DBC→JSON, M2→open model, WMO→open building
- 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
- EditorProject: manages multiple zones in a single project file
(wowee-project-1.0 JSON format)
- Project stores: name, author, description, version, zone list
- Each zone has: mapName, tileX/Y, biome, description
- Save/load project files (.json) with full round-trip
- Foundation for creating custom expansions with multiple maps,
quest chains spanning zones, and campaign progression
- getZoneOutputDir() resolves per-zone output paths
- 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)
Novel open terrain format unique to wowee:
.wot (Wowee Open Terrain) — JSON metadata:
- Tile coordinates, chunk grid dimensions, texture list
- Per-chunk layer assignments and hole bitmasks
- Water data per chunk (type, height)
- Format version "wot-1.0"
.whm (Wowee HeightMap) — binary heightmap:
- "WHM1" magic header
- 256 chunks × (baseHeight + 145 float heights) = 148KB
- Direct float storage, no compression, fully portable
Both formats are entirely novel — no ADT, no WDT, no Blizzard
structures. The WCP content pack can bundle .wot/.whm instead of
ADT/WDT for fully open redistribution.
Import/export functions: WoweeTerrain::exportOpen() / importOpen()
