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[BlackBoy0]

Table of Contents
1. Guide Overview
2. Requirements
   2a. Microsoft Windows
   2b. Mac OS X
3. Displays of Items
   3a. Using Wowhead - Method 1
   3b. Using Wowhead - Method 2
   3c. Using a Database
   3d. Using WoW-V's Display Finder Tool
   3e. Using Other WoW-V Items
4. Displays of Mob/NPCs
   4a. Using Wowhead
   4b. Using a Database
   4c. Using WoW-V's Display Finder Tool
5. Displays of Objects
   5a. Using Wowhead
   5b. Using a Database
6. Notes
7. Credits

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1. GUIDE OVERVIEW
This guide will contain all quick, public, and simple ways of finding a Display ID of an Item, a Mob/NPC, and/or a Object with your own Database, using Wowhead or WoW-V, or other ways members of society have found. This guide will cover two basic operating systems and their way of working things: Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X. This guide also currently only supports ArcEmu and their database structure. Future support for MaNGOS is planned. Please view the Table of Contents and find what section you need before asking questions and also please do not PM me with questions about anything in this guide. Thanks!

2. REQUIREMENTS
There are not many requirements for finding Display IDs. The ones that are needed are listed below in their two operating system categories:

2a. Microsoft Windows

• Internet Browser - Mozilla Firefox / Other
  
• Up-To-Date Database* - WhyDB / Light Hope DB / IFDB
  
• Database Editors* - HeidiSQL / Navicat / phpMyAdmin / Other

2b. Mac OS X

• Internet Browser - Mozilla Firefox / Safari / Other
  
• Database Editors* - Navicat / phpMyAdmin / Other

3. DISPLAYS OF ITEMS
Finding the Display IDs is NOT finding the Entry ID. The Display ID is a unique ID that associates a number to a model that has been created by Blizzard or a custom model editor with a custom patch (Advanced). That is all done in the backend files of World of Warcraft, and finding Display IDs for Items is very simple.

3a. Using Wowhead - Method 1

• 1. Go to Wowhead.
  
• 2. Search for the Item you want to use the model of (Ex - Ashbringer)
  
• 3. Type "&xml" at the end of the URL Address (Ex - http://www.wowhead.com/item=13262 would become http://www.wowhead.c.../item=13262)
  
• 4. Search (CTRL+F / CMD+F) and search for "displayId". Result should be something like:
  
  
• 5. Copy (CTRL+C / CMD+C) the numbers between the quotations and paste it (CTRL+V / CMD+V) into the Display ID box on the WoW-V Creator (Ex - For the above example, 23875)

3b. Using Wowhead - Method 2

• 1. Go to Wowhead.
  
• 2. Search for the Item you want to use the model of (Ex - Sulfuras, Hand of Ragnaros)
  
• 3. On the Item page, right-click and go to "View Page Source" (CTRL+U / CMD+U).
  
• 4. In the page source, search (CTRL+F / CMD+F) for "displayId". Result should be something like:
  
  
• 5. Copy (CTRL+C / CMD+C) the numbers after the colon but before the next comma and paste it (CTRL+V / CMD+V) into the Display ID box on WoW-V Creator (Ex - For above example, 29698)

3c. Using a Database

• 1. Go to Wowhead and find the Item you want the model of (Ex - Thunderfury, Blessed Blade of the Windseeker)
  
• 2. Open up your Database Editor and connect to your World Database.
  
• 3. Open up to your "items" table.
  
• 4. Take the last numbers of the Item URL Address you got from Wowhead and search the Items Database for it (Ex - http://www.wowhead.com/item=19019 has the Entry ID of 19019). Use the following Query if unsure what to do:

SELECT `displayid` FROM `items` WHERE `entry` = 19019

_{Change "19019" to the ID of your item.}

• When results show up, find the "displayid" column and copy (CTRL+C / CMD+C) the number under it and paste (CTRL+V / CMD+V) it into the Display ID box on the WoW-V Creator. (For above example, 30606, as seen below)
  
  _{phpMyAdmin used.}

3d. Using WoW-V's Display Finder Tool

• 1. Go to Wowhead and find the Item you want the model of (Ex - Atiesh, Greatstaff of the Guardian)
  
• 2. Navigate to any of the WoW-V Creators that use Items and hit the blue "Display ID Finder Tool" button at the bottom of the first dropdown menu.
  
• 3. Type in the Entry ID of the Item (In example above, 22632) and hit "Submit" (Another way is to type in the Name of the Item; In example above, "Atiesh")
  
• 4. Two things can happen here:
  
• 4a. You get the result. The name of the Item should be on the left, Display ID on the right (Icon should be above). Simply copy (CTRL+C / CMD+C) and paste (CTRL+V / CMD+V) the ID into the Display ID box on the WoW-V creator. (For above example, 35632, as seen in image below.)
  
  
• 4b. You get "No results, try again." This means one of two things: You typed your Entry/Name wrong, or the database that powers the Display ID Finder has no records of that item. If so, you should probably try using one of the other methods posted in this guide for finding displays.
  

3e. Using Other WoW-V Items - WoW-V v4 ONLY!

• 1. Find a WoW-V Item you want to use the model of (One you have looked at and like. Ex - [item]782[/item])
  
• 2. On the Item Page, beside the Item Preview should be a box under the Icon. Simply copy (CTRL+C / CMD+C) and paste (CTRL+V / CMD+V) the first ID (Under "DisplayID") into the Display ID box on the WoW-V creator. (For above example, 34112, as seen in image below.)
  

4. DISPLAYS OF MOB/NPCS
Like finding the Display ID of Items, the Display ID of a Mob/NPC is not the same as the Entry ID of the Mob/NPC. The Display ID is a unique ID attached to a model in the backend files of World of Warcraft, and all we have to do is use the Display ID to associate a Mob/NPC with that model so it actually looks like something in-game and not just floating air.

4a. Using Wowhead

• 1. Go to Wowhead.
  
• 2. Search for the Mob/NPC you want to use the model of (Ex - High Overlord Saurfang)
  
• 3. On the Creature page, right-click and go to "View Page Source" (CTRL+U / CMD+U)
  
• 4. In the page source, search (CTRL+F / CMD+F) for "displayId". Result should be something like:
  
  
• 5. Copy (CTRL+C / CMD+C) the numbers between the colon and the comma and paste it (CTRL+V / CMD+V) into the Display ID box on the WoW-V Creator (Ex - For above example, 30583)

4b. Using a Database

• 1. Go to Wowhead and find the Mob/NPC you want the model of (Ex - Alexstrasza the Life-Binder)
  
• 2. Open up your Database Editor and connect to your World Database.
  
• 3. Open up to your "creature_names" table.
  
• 4. Take the last numbers of the URL Address you got from Wowhead and search the creature_names Database for it (Ex - http://www.wowhead.com/npc=26917 has the Entry ID of 26917). Use the following Query if unsure what to do:

SELECT `male_displayid`, `female_displayid`, `male_displayid2`, `female_displayid2` FROM `creature_names` WHERE `entry` = 26917

_{Change "26917" to the ID of your mob.}

• When results show up, find the "male_displayid" column and copy (CTRL+C / CMD+C) the number under it and paste (CTRL+V / CMD+V) it into the Display ID box on the WoW-V Creator. (For above example, 28227, as seen below)
  
  _{phpMyAdmin used.}

4c. Using WoW-V's Display Finder Tool

• 1. Go to Wowhead and find the Mob/NPC you want the model of (Ex - King Varian Wrynn)
  
• 2. Navigate to the WoW-V Mob/NPC Creator and hit the blue "Display ID Finder Tool" button at the bottom of the first dropdown menu (MOB/NPC DETAILS).
  
• 3. Type in the Entry ID of the Mob/NPC (In example above, 29611, found at the end of the URL) and hit "Submit" (Another way is to type in the Name of the Mob/NPC; In example above, "Varian")
  
• 4. Two things can happen here:
  
• 4a. You get the result. The name of the Mob/NPC should be on the left, Display ID on the right. Simply copy (CTRL+C / CMD+C) and paste (CTRL+V / CMD+V) the ID into the Display ID box on the WoW-V creator. (For above example, 28127, as seen in image below.)
  
  
• 4b. You get "No results, try again." This means one of two things: You typed your Entry/Name wrong, or the database that powers the Display ID Finder has no records of that mob. If so, you should probably try using one of the other methods posted in this guide for finding displays of mobs.
  

5. DISPLAYS OF OBJECTS
Finding a Display ID of a Object, while not unheard of, is not different than finding the Display ID of an Item or a Mob/NPC, but not that many people do it. Objects are usually already in-game and you can't do much to change them in terms of the way people interact (Opening a door, unlocking a chest, etc.).

5a. Using Wowhead

• 1. Go to Wowhead and search for an Object you would like to use the model of.
  
• 2. On the Object's page, right-click and press "View Page Source" (CTRL+U / CMD+U). (Ex - http://www.wowhead.com/object=175565)
  
• 3. On the page source, search (CTRL+F / CMD+F) for "displayId". The numbers between the colon and the comma are the Display ID. Simply copy (CTRL+C / CMD+C) and paste (CTRL+V / CMD+V) that ID into the Display ID box on the WoW-V creator. (For above example, 364, as seen in image below.)
  

5b. Using a Database

• 1. Go to Wowhead and find Object you want the model of (Ex - Ancient Relic)
  
• 2. Open up your Database Editor and connect to your World Database.
  
• 3. Open up to your "gameobject_names" table.
  
• 4. Take the last numbers of the URL Address you got from Wowhead and search the creature_names Database for it (Ex - http://www.wowhead.com/object=181683 has the Entry ID of 181683). Use the following Query if unsure what to do:

SELECT `DisplayID` FROM `gameobject_names` WHERE `entry` = 181683

_{Change "181683" to the ID of your mob.}

• When results show up, find the "DisplayID" column and copy (CTRL+C / CMD+C) the number under it and paste (CTRL+V / CMD+V) it into the Display ID box on the WoW-V Creator. (For above example, 6710, as seen below)
  
  _{phpMyAdmin used.}

6. NOTES

* - Only necessary if using the database methods. Ignore if using Wowhead or WoW-V.

7. CREDITS

• BlackBoy0 - Spending time to create this lovely guide.
  
• SickBoy - The creation of WoW-V, it's Creators, and the Display ID Finder Tool.
  
• Halestorm - Supplying the database information for the WoW-V Display ID Finder Tool.
  
• Shadowclaimer - For being a badass Item creator and making [item]782[/item].
  
• The Wowhead Staff - For such a great World of Warcraft database site.
  
• phpMyAdmin - A great Database tool.

[BlackBoy0]

Reserved.

[Eldrak]

I can think of two other methods:

Open a weapon or armor in the 3D viewer, or download the item and look at the batch.

Just suggestions :>

[BlackBoy0]

First one I'll add in later, but second one is quite pointless with v4 because the Display ID is already shown on the page and I doubt anybody would go through that trouble of downloading the batch just for the Display that is right there.

[Eldrak]

What if they use v3?

[SickBoy]

Guides need to be for v4. v3 guides are just going to be removed (or have to be revised) once v4 is out. This was per my directive to BB0.

[SmashnCrash]

For GO's:
Go to Wowhead ->
Ctrl + U (Get Source) and search for "display" on the page that comes up.

http://www.wowhead.com/object=181982

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ModelViewer.show({ type: 2, typeId: 181982, displayId: 6899 })

it's the only method other than the tools and using your own server/DB

[BlackBoy0]

Yep. Smash, please let me write my own guide. Thanks yah.

UPDATE: Finding the Displays of Objects section has been added, using both Wowhead and a Database.

[Eldrak]

The &xml method no longer appears to work.

[BlackBoy0]

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The &xml method no longer appears to work.

Just tested and it worked? It doesn't work for NPCs, only Items.