Where are data files located for backdrops?

pstatix · 03-19-23, 03:07 PM

I've seen a variety of forum posts and WoWPedia pages reference bgFile and edgeFile and set that value to something like "Interface/Buttons/WHITE8x8".

Looking at the installation directory for my client, I do not see the "Interface/Buttons" directory. So where are these files located?

Fizzlemizz · 03-19-23, 04:17 PM

The game holds the folders/files internally. If you create the folder on your drive you can "replace" textures, the game will check the disk for the folder/file and if they don't exist, fallback to the internals.

You can extract the game art and UI code for you own viewing pleasure.

pstatix · 03-19-23, 06:45 PM

Originally Posted by Fizzlemizz

The game holds the folders/files internally. If you create the folder on your drive you can "replace" textures, the game will check the disk for the folder/file and if they don't exist, fallback to the internals.

You can extract the game art and UI code for you own viewing pleasure.

Awesome, thanks!

I looked at the console docs (on WoWPedia) and I don't see that ExportInterfaceFiles is defined as one of the commands. Do you know of a way, in console or in game, to list all available console commands?

I'm curious how that was even found...

Fizzlemizz · 03-19-23, 07:09 PM

In the launcher, select the version of the game you want to export.
Press the gear button beside PLAY
Select "Game Settings"
Check "Additional Command Line Options"
Enter -console in the entry box that appears
Press "Done"
Start the game

At the character select screen type ~ (the tilde character)
Enter ExportInterfaceFiles art (use art or code depending on what you want to export)

Wait a couple of minutes until the command prompt returns.
See the game version folder for the output.

The Export is only available at the character select screen.

SDPhantom · 03-19-23, 09:48 PM

Originally Posted by pstatix

I looked at the console docs (on WoWPedia) and I don't see that ExportInterfaceFiles is defined as one of the commands. Do you know of a way, in console or in game, to list all available console commands?

ExportInterfaceFiles is a Glue-only command, meaning it no longer works when you log in. The list on WoWPedia only has commands that can be run using the /console command. By being a chat command, /console is only available after you log in.

Originally Posted by pstatix

I'm curious how that was even found...

It was posted on the Blizz forums as an alternative to the Interface Customization Kit they previously had made available before they changed the game's storage system to CASC.