Dota Theme Manager

This was posted in DotA Media section of forums.DotA-Allstars.com by Infrisios, a beta tester. All credits goes to him. Link

First, screw everything you have read here back when it was called Beachpack.That's old, now it is the Theme Manager!

What does this "Theme Manager" do?The Theme Manager allows you using different terrainsets in DotA without using a different map. This works by replacing the textures/models in your MPQs - WC3's Data files - itself. It will not only change DotA's Terrain (where it has no glitches), but also other maps. In other maps, it will look quite bad, so this is more useful for DotA.While it strongly changes the appearance of the map, it does not change anything of the gameplay - the changes are of PURE visual nature and the process is easily reversible.


The Theme Manager is completely compatible with every platform/hosting program (b.net/GGC/DC/LC/Hamachi/...).The patch (1.22) seems to have brought no problem at all.


What's in?

Beach Theme:-Beachterrain everywhere-"Pandaren" UI for both parties (thanks to Unwirklich)Hell Theme:-"Hell"-terrain everywhere-"Demon" UI for both parties (thanks to Unwirklich)Snow Theme (beta)-Snowterrain everywhere-"Frost" UI for both parties (self-made, based on human)-no 100% guarantee for stability :-P


How to use it?

Installation
How to install the Theme Manager?

1. If you have beachpack installed, restore to original (if you can't, it won't be too bad afaik).You would have exchanged your War3Patch.mpq in this case and should have a backup (with lower filesize).
2. Unpack the file IN your warcraft folder - in most cases C:\Program Files\Warcraft III.
3. DO NOT move or rename any of the files you unpacked.
4. Go!


Usage

1. Close your warcraft AND warcraft world editor. Else it does not work!
2. Start the program. If you start it the first time, it will create a backup of your MPQ
3. Select your favourite toolkit. If you select one, it will always be activated unless you change it!4. Start WC3. Whether you start it out of the program or not is not important.Other maps might have a (visually) screwed terrain - I suggest you to use "original" when playing something different than DotA
Downloads: *.rar - you can only unpack these when you have WinRar, but they are much smaller.

DL 1 - Megaupload

DL 2 - Rapidshare

DL 3 - Sendspace


Downloads: *.zip - bigger, but everyone can unpack them

DL 1 - Rapidshare







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