WastelandLoner Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 What Programs would I need to alter existing meshes and textures?I have never tried anything like this before and thought it was time to give it a try. At the moment I have downloaded Blender and Nifskope, will these be sufficient, I am not looking to do anything really fancy just yet, maybe a few armor mashups and retextures. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M48A5 Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 (edited) You will also need Python, PYFFI and NifScripts for Blender. You will need a graphics program for textures. I have used NifSkope and Blender to alter some armors, but I have never gotten into retextures. I have heard about people using GIMP. There is an order for installing the programs. I currently use and installed in this order: Python 2.6.5Blender 2.49 - last one compatible with NifSkopePYFFI 2.1.5NifScripts 2.5.5NifSkope 1.1.3 If someone is using anything newer, I would also like to hear about it. Edited June 28, 2014 by M48A5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WastelandLoner Posted June 28, 2014 Author Share Posted June 28, 2014 The version of blender I downloaded is 2.71, will this not work? Also, what are those other things used for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M48A5 Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 Python - required for Blender PYFFI - required for Blender NifScripts - required to import/export .nif files (mesh) for Blender NifSkope - to open/modify .nif files Blender & NifSkope Tutorial http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/45444 to get you started. Nexus Wiki. It has a lot of info. http://wiki.tesnexus.com/index.php/Category:Fallout_3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wetblanket Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 The GIMP is very powerful but not that easy to learn. For a beginner/casual texturer, Paint.net is probably more suitable. Apart from anything else, it imports/exports *.dds (textures) natively without having to install a plugin. Read up on DDS export options - it's important! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WastelandLoner Posted June 29, 2014 Author Share Posted June 29, 2014 Thanks for the replies, those links look very helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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