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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;=== Compile your model ===&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;=== Compile your model ===&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[http://wiki.empiresmod.com/index.php?title=Tutorial:_Create_your_own_models#Prepare_for_compiling Refer to tutorial on creating models]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[http://wiki.empiresmod.com/index.php?title=Tutorial:_Create_your_own_models#Prepare_for_compiling Refer to tutorial on creating models]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<title>Administrator at 23:56, 6 May 2009</title>
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;== Programs / files you&amp;#039;ll need ==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;== Programs / files you&amp;#039;ll need ==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;1. A mdl decompiler.  [http://&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;developer&lt;/del&gt;.&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;valvesoftware&lt;/del&gt;.&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;com&lt;/del&gt;/&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;wiki/Exporting_a_model &lt;/del&gt;Multi-tool Crafty] or [http://chaosincarnate.net/cannonfodder/cftools.php Cannonfodder&#039;s MDL decompiler]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;1. A mdl decompiler.  [http://&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;nemesis&lt;/ins&gt;.&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;thewavelength&lt;/ins&gt;.&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;net&lt;/ins&gt;/&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;index.php?p=45 &lt;/ins&gt;Multi-tool Crafty] or [http://chaosincarnate.net/cannonfodder/cftools.php Cannonfodder&#039;s MDL decompiler]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;2. A Model editing program (XSI|Softimage Modtool Recommended) [http://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/3D_Modeling_Programs 3d Modeling Programs]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;2. A Model editing program (XSI|Softimage Modtool Recommended) [http://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/3D_Modeling_Programs 3d Modeling Programs]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<title>Administrator: New page: {{Sitenav|Moddeling| Tutorial: Edit existing models}} {{Note| This tutorial isn&#039;t complete yet and can contain errors. Use at your own risk!}}  == Programs / files you&#039;ll need ==  1. A mdl...</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;New page: {{Sitenav|Moddeling| Tutorial: Edit existing models}} {{Note| This tutorial isn&amp;#039;t complete yet and can contain errors. Use at your own risk!}}  == Programs / files you&amp;#039;ll need ==  1. A mdl...&lt;/p&gt;
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{{Note| This tutorial isn&amp;#039;t complete yet and can contain errors. Use at your own risk!}}&lt;br /&gt;
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== Programs / files you&amp;#039;ll need ==&lt;br /&gt;
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1. A mdl decompiler.  [http://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Exporting_a_model Multi-tool Crafty] or [http://chaosincarnate.net/cannonfodder/cftools.php Cannonfodder&amp;#039;s MDL decompiler]&lt;br /&gt;
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2. A Model editing program (XSI|Softimage Modtool Recommended) [http://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/3D_Modeling_Programs 3d Modeling Programs]&lt;br /&gt;
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2b. You may also require a .smd exporter plugin&lt;br /&gt;
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== How to edit existing models in Empires==&lt;br /&gt;
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=== Decompiling ===&lt;br /&gt;
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Once you have your mdl decompiler set-up and working properly, browse to your models folder, open the model to be editing with your freshly installed decompiler (or browser) and decompile/export into a workable format (.vtf/.obj etc etc.)&lt;br /&gt;
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=== Compile your model ===&lt;br /&gt;
[http://wiki.empiresmod.com/index.php?title=Tutorial:_Create_your_own_models#Prepare_for_compiling Refer to tutorial on creating models]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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