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Posted by RickyT23 [94.13.59.177] on 2011/05/04 02:57:58

OK I think this should work for people who have had no luck converting their .wad files into .hlwad files under Windows.
1. Open TexMex.
2. Drop your .wad file into TexMex.
3. Click on File => Save Copy => Save to WAD3.
4. Pick your output directory and clear the name field, then type (without quotes:- yourname.hlwad and press enter.
5. Navigate to the output directory and find the output file (make sure file extensions are visible on known file types) and rename to file from yourname.hlwad.wad to yourname.hlwad (i.e. delete the .wad extension).
Seemed to work for me so anyone else care to give it a try?
Ricky

Link To Download The Stuff You Need To Do This:
#1 posted by RickyT23 [94.13.59.177] on 2011/05/04 02:58:52
http://quakeone.com/qadapter/
Another Thing
#2 posted by RickyT23 [94.13.59.177] on 2011/05/04 03:08:24
You have to delete the All_Wads_to_Hlwads.exe program from your program files\worldcraft\textures DIR. It will attempt and fail to replace all of the texmex output with its own, and some wads will convert with TexMex but not with THAT util due to restrictions. It will do this automatically when you try and run WC3.3.
It Works
#3 posted by jt_ [24.11.39.160] on 2011/05/04 03:08:53
Interesting
#4 posted by Drew [65.92.27.197] on 2011/05/04 16:50:26
thanks Ricky!
#5 posted by necros [99.227.131.204] on 2011/05/07 00:42:06
whats really wild is that i needed to know how to do this just two days ago. thanks man. :)
A Little Help?
#6 posted by Drew [98.124.27.247] on 2011/05/13 20:05:25
not good with computers so bear with me.
Attempted to do this with jf2.wad.
I can see jf2.hlwad.wad when I look in the textures folder in Texmex, but not when I look in My Computer.
Probably an easy fix, but I'm not quite sure what to do.
Any suggestions?
Oh
#7 posted by Drew [98.124.27.247] on 2011/05/13 20:09:27
Also.
I'm on windows 7, and when I see the file in Texmex, there is a small lock on the symbol.
Hmmm
#8 posted by RickyT23 [94.13.59.177] on 2011/05/13 20:28:20
OK, try doing it again from scratch, in a seperate DIR on your c:. Once you have exported from TexMex, close TexMex down completely. Then find the file and re-name. Also double-check that you are not running Worldcraft and the bloody All_Wads_To_Hlwads.exe before re-naming the file. Im also using Windows 7 (64), so it should eb possible for u if it's possible for me ;)
Where Can I Find Jf2.wad
#9 posted by RickyT23 [94.13.59.177] on 2011/05/13 20:31:06
So that I can try this myself? Doesn't seem to be on quaddicted :O
At The Rub2 Site
#10 posted by jt_ [24.11.39.160] on 2011/05/13 23:25:58
http://celephais.net/levels/rubico...
OK, Thanks Metl
#11 posted by RickyT23 [94.13.59.177] on 2011/05/14 05:41:01
Well I managed to make the hlwad, I just opened the wad file with TexMex, chose "Save Copy" under the file menu, saved it as "jf2.hlwad"(.wad) then straight away I closed TexMex, then I found the the file in the output DIR (in this case c:\program files\worldcraft\textures\), deleted the .wad extension. BadaBIng, BADABOOM!
No Badaboom For Me.
#12 posted by Drew [98.124.27.247] on 2011/05/20 04:12:28
still not working... it just won't show in the output directory in my computer, and still shows up in tex-mex...
I Had That Problem
#13 posted by jt_ [24.11.39.160] on 2011/05/20 05:27:58
Unfortunately i couldn't figure it out. I think there were little locks on the files also.
That Sounds
#14 posted by ijed [216.241.20.2] on 2011/05/20 14:02:29
Like User Account Control blocking it.
What Happens If You Output
#15 posted by RickyT23 [94.13.59.177] on 2011/05/20 14:08:16
Then go to 'load' from texmex, navigate to the outputted file, re-name, make a copy of, and possibly 'zip' the file, just from the load panel in TexMex - I think Windows 7 explorer will let you do that. This way you are tricking explorer into seeing the outputted file as a different file.
Okayt
#16 posted by Drew [98.124.27.247] on 2011/05/20 19:00:04
just tried and no success yet. From within Texmex load panel I selected the file and then sent it to a zip... which also has a lock on it, and cannot be seen in My Computer.
have to head out now but will try later with UAC disabled.
So Finally
#17 posted by Drew [98.124.27.247] on 2011/06/02 18:52:41
UAC was, as so often is the case, the culprit.
Hmm
#18 posted by nonentity [86.136.229.52] on 2011/06/03 04:29:05
Bloody hell portals.
Attention! For The People Who Can't See It On The Output Folder
#19 posted by Dorkman [184.148.81.81] on 2013/05/15 03:37:32
If you can't see the wad file on your output folder, but when you go back to TexMex and click on openfile and see it with a lock. Just do this:
1.Do the same steps BUT save it to your desktop instead.
2. It will appear, now just rename it to a .hlwad
at the end
3.Now drag the file to your texture folder!
4.Enjoy Making Cool Maps with awesome Textures!!! :-D
NOTE: If you can't see the .wad extension on your file try these steps.
-Go to Control Panel
-Appearances and Personalization
-Folder options
-View
-Then make sure that "show extension files" do not have a check on the box.
Hope this was specific enough :)

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