HKXposer for newbies like me

[keep0ut]

Cheers.

 

I`m going to consider a version of HKXposer for a Fallout4.

 

I`m creating a topic that will be interesting not only for me. This information might be useful in a future for another members of this community, cause I saw many questions about bugs or issues according to a HKXposer Tool, but got no specific answers from people who dealt with it ( just somtehing like "install Havok and it 10000% will be working"... okay thanks ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ ) btw. as I noticed that installing Havok helped some people, but not for me.

 

Prestory:

A few days ago I saw at Nexus such a wonderful program as HKXposer Tool for a Fallout4. I like to download some mods and upgrade a game for myself. But I am not modder and have 0 skills of writing mods, working with animation etc. . The only I can is installing ready mods into a game.

 

The purpose of this Tool for me is only easy editing of existing idle hkx. animations (for such purposes this Tool was created for). For example I want to edit a standing female idle, make Character's hand on the belt, move a bit a leg, rotate head etc...

 

I'm asking like a person who use this program at first time and have no experience of working with and such as. In my review I will describe my actions from installing to a final problem. I`ll specify my question by steps. All images that according to my issue will be attached.

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My actions:

 

 

 

1. Reading a description of a program, requirements etc. (checked my .NET Framework version - it`s okay, I`m on windows 10 64 bit system)

 

2. Downloading HKXposer tool for Fallout4, Havok studio (I have tried at least two versions HavokPcXsContentTools_X64_2010-2-0_20101115 and HavokContentTools_2014-1-1_20150216_64Bit_Anarchy)

 

3. According to INSTALL-HCT-en.txt I run hctPlatformWin32.cmd it says :

 

Usage: hct.exe -o out.hkx x 64 .hkx

 

-- HCT Start

-- HCT Finished

Press Enter, than command pannel is closing

 

4. Opening hkxPoser.exe

(watch snapshot below MAIN WINDOW.jpg)

 

 

 

5. Drag downloaded Idle file PoseA_Idle1.hkx (Direction of this file is : D:\MEDIA 500 disk Z\Steam\steamapps\common\Fallout 4\Data\meshes\actors\character\animations\MT\Neutral\Female)

 

 

 

And now my problems are beginning:

 

First of all, I see a default naked woman with some default relaxed animation like breathing nvm.. When I drag down my file it happens nothing, the animation and the pose still stays the same.

After installing correct HCT version (HavokContentTools_2014-1-0_20140830_64Bit_PcXs) In console pannel I've got such an issue: "rename win32.hkx. to D:\Games\Для Fallout 4\Скачано\HKX Poser\hkxPoser-fo4-002\win32\PoseA_IdleFlavor3.hkx"

I tryed other hkx. files to drag, the result the same.

Watch snapshot of issue below "rename.jpg"

 

 

 

 

First try was a bad for me so I'm moving next variants

- Okay, I`ve got it, why shouldn`t I make my own animation?

I try to move points - it`s OK. All the parts are moving, but the animation still the same with hands on belt as I did.

6. Okay, Saving a project.

 

And then it goes nothing... Nothing at save directory and nothing in a console pannel.

 

The end of a story.

 

Directed by Robert B. Weide

 

Eventually I want to notice several things. I`ve downloaded different versions of HKXposer Tool as I could find at internet. The version for Skyrim worked well, it saved my animation but did not import any Fallout4 files. And ofc this out.hdx won`t work with F4, Character stands like as there is no animation.

I use only CBBE body. I tryed to find such file as skeleton.nif in my game directory, only I could find approximately is skeleton_fo4.nif in BodySlide folder.

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Then, I saw a little tutorial from mdxscorpion where he adviced to extract files from animation.ba2 . I tryed to work with that animations - result the same.

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But my main problem is that I have no idea of what I am doing and what I am doing wrong. Maybe I work with incorrect files, maybe I have incorrect version of Havok, maybe Imma stupid, maybe maybe, maybe.... . I will be VERY VERY VERY grateful if you read carefully my opus and watch my pics.

If someone make A LITTLE TUTORIAL or make a short video how to Correctly install this program from 0 ; what files do we need for a work; how to edit existing animation.

I DON`T BELIEVE THIS ISSUE IS INTERESTING ONLY FOR ME. How many abilities this Tool have and how many GREAT content connected with animating will have Nexus if more people might know how to USE this Exclusive and INGENIOUS Tool like HKXposer.

 

I am up for a discussion at this topic 24/7 !

 

Thank You for attention! Pease!

Edited April 27, 2023 by keep0ut