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Hello everyone, I have a small problem with the editor that I can't solve, and it's directly related to Modding, as it makes it difficult to view the game's resources. I've been doing map-making for quite some time, and I've also tried making mods. Recently, I returned to Heroes 5, and I remember that I used to be able to view models, animations, and textures directly in the editor, separately from the map (there seemed to be an "edit" button when clicking on the resource address in its input field, like with the file names and descriptions of the map, but I'm not sure). Now, in the map editor, I can only change the contents of XDB files, and even then, it's worse than just editing them in Notepad. I can't view models with animations, no matter how hard I try – there isn't even a button for it, not even in the context menus. It's been a few years since I last did Modding, my hardware has changed, and I've switched to Windows 10, so it might be due to the lack of some plugins or drivers. If you have any ideas about what might be the problem, please let me know. -------- Also, there's something else, a few problems with a hero. Last week, I created a hero for my brother with the "Cavern Ogre" model (an alternate upgrade of Cavern Demons). The hero is based on a generic character from the Inferno Faction, and it uses all the existing resources in the game (skeleton, geometry, materials, icons, etc.). I only created a few XDB files for it with links to these resources, but technically, it's a separate hero, not a replacement for the old one – Marbas, from whom I took the AdvMapHeroShared file. However, the new hero completely lacks the effects of the Cavern Ogre, and I don't remember which file to look for them in and add them to. Also, the hero uses the same "cast" animation for all spells, even though I also gave him the "buff" animation. I also couldn't find the icons for the alternate upgrades of the Inferno Faction's creatures in the game files – on the ATB scale and everywhere the hero icon is used, it now looks like a "Cavern Lord" (the regular upgrade).