Make a sword a Shield?

[Wolfpyre]

I know it can be done Blackluster Mod did is and its Friggen awsome ......... I would like to know how to make a Blade to appear to be my shield on my own game. I have a spesific sword i would like to have it look like.. Can anyone tell me how to do it please?

[duh13]

Create a shield and use the NIF of a sword. (Somebody correct me if thats not completely right)

If you didn't understand that, then you need to do some modding tutorials.

http://cs.elderscrolls.com/constwiki/index.php/Main_Page

[LHammonds]

It depends on what kind of modding skills you have and what tools are at your disposal.

 

If you can only operate NifSkope, then you are limited in what you can do but can make it work with a lot of time spent on changing the XYZ coordinates to correct the position of the copied sword mesh into a shield NIF. Once you have oriented the sword to where the handle on the shield is positioned, you delete the shield model from the NIF (Right-Click NiTriStrip, Remove Block)

 

If you can use a 3D program like Blender, you can import your sword and a shield and then orientate the sword to match the hilt to the shield's handle and delete the shield. You can also create a custom collision model and export it to NIF format.

 

Video: Blender - Convex Collision

 

LHammonds

[Imperator3]

Wolfpyre

You can replace NiStringExtraData parameter to "Torch". See image:

http://img2.imageshack.us/img2/2373/96537682.jpg

You should get this:

http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/5527/17477517.jpg

After it save nif-file and paste into TES CS.

 

 

It's a very easiest way. It doesn't requires knowledge of 3D Max or other programs for 3D modeling.

[Frodric]

If you have some knowledge of the CS you could use Adonnays script for swapping weapons. His Elven weaponry mod has several weapons that can be swapped back and forth from shield to weapon, or one hand to 2 hand.