Blizzard MDX Import/Exporter

Sign Now
petition image
With the WarCraft III World Editor, Blizzard Entertainment has provided the community around its games an excellent means of creating additional maps, campaigns and new gaming experiences to share with other users. The use of standard formats such as text files and slk spreadsheets has greatly magnified the ease in which the community can edit things that they cannot accomplish with the World Editor alone.
This is not and has never been in debate.

However, Blizzard Entertainments MDX polygon model format, a compressed format that contains within it an ASCII model format under the file extension MDL, is still to this day unable to be easily edited by the community without extensive work. Several attempts by members of the community to develop tools and parsers that would allow for direct model import and export through Discreets 3D Studio MAX and tools such as Milkshape 3D have met with limited success.

In any modification or expansion project graphics-before gameplay or storyline-are first and foremost the part that attracts players and impresses them prior to release. In order to create additional jaw-dropping graphics for these community projects, it is a requirement that the developers behind maps and expansions to Blizzard Entertainments games be capable of creating additional models in MDX/MDL format, the format recognized by the WarCraft III graphics engine.

Any previous contact with modelers or other artists from Blizzard Entertainment has suggested to us that Discreets 3D Studio MAX was utilized for the creation of unit and building models for WarCraft III: The Reign of Chaos and WarCraft III: The Frozen Throne.

We, the Undersigned, feel that in keeping with Blizzard Entertainments promise and commitment to the growth of an editing community around its games, is obligated to freely release and distribute the tools necessary to create MDX models from within standard 3D modeling applications, preferably Discreets 3D Studio MAX.
We are willing to accept a plug-in, script, or standalone conversion application, provided the tool provided is not limited in any way, able to convert animations, geometry, particle emitters, cameras, and lights as normally exist within MDX models included with the retail game. We expect no more support in the use of these tools from Blizzard Entertainment than that which was provided for the WarCraft III World Editor, as ours is a community of many helpful and intelligent individuals.
Sign The Petition
OR

If you already have an account please sign in, otherwise register an account for free then sign the petition filling the fields below.
Email and password will be your account data, you will be able to sign other petitions after logging in.

Privacy in the search engines? You can use a nickname:

Attention, the email address you supply must be valid in order to validate the signature, otherwise it will be deleted.

I confirm registration and I agree to Usage and Limitations of Services
I confirm that I have read the Privacy Policy
I agree to the Personal Data Processing
Shoutbox
Sign The Petition
OR

If you already have an account please sign in

I confirm registration and I agree to Usage and Limitations of Services
I confirm that I have read the Privacy Policy
I agree to the Personal Data Processing
Goal
1,000 signatures
Goal: 5,000
Latest Signatures
13 February 2016
1000. Dino S | I support this petition
11 February 2016
999. Rem Knox | В I use the WarCraft III World Editor No I plan to create new models for WarCraft III No
11 February 2016
998. Flavio Lpezo | I support this petition
11 February 2016
997. Yannis Z | Its common sense I use the WarCraft III World Editor No I plan to create new models for WarCraft III No
9 February 2016
996. Wasselin S | I support this petition
8 February 2016
995. Cvb Christensen | В I use the WarCraft III World Editor No I plan to create new models for WarCraft III No
6 February 2016
994. Henrik Ali | I support this petition
4 February 2016
993. Yukimura S | I support this petition
3 February 2016
992. Elvish Moody | I support this petition
2 February 2016
991. Alexey Velasquez | I support this petition
2 February 2016
990. Martin H | I support this petition
2 February 2016
989. David Wallace | we need this program I use the WarCraft III World Editor No I plan to create new models for WarCraft III No
1 February 2016
988. Shnyaps Simpson | I support this petition
1 February 2016
987. Jack Weeks | I support this petition
31 January 2016
986. Dominik S | I support this petition
30 January 2016
985. Nikolay T | I support this petition
29 January 2016
984. Camo Alvarez | sweet I use the WarCraft III World Editor No I plan to create new models for WarCraft III No
28 January 2016
983. Ryan L | I support this petition
28 January 2016
982. Phu Mathews | I support this petition
27 January 2016
981. Kim T | I support this petition
27 January 2016
980. Martin K | I support this petition
26 January 2016
979. Wesley Keller | Plz do this I use the WarCraft III World Editor No I plan to create new models for WarCraft III No
26 January 2016
978. Clifton K | Good Call, hope they release it soon I use the WarCraft III World Editor No I plan to create new models for WarCraft III No
25 January 2016
977. Tom L | I support this petition
25 January 2016
976. Maheshwaran Rivas | I support this petition
browse all the signatures »
Information
In: -
Petition target:
Blizzard Entertainment
Tags
No tags
Embed Codes
direct link
link for html
link for forum without title
link for forum with title
728×90
468×60
336×280
125×125