Hair Conversion Craziness

[Odile]

Hey guys! I am in the process of trying to convert this Oblivion hair style over to Fallout.

 

I'm using this great tutorial as my guide. Now, I'm no expert with Nifskope, but I understand basics of how it operates and I can do a few small things. The tutorial seems easy enough to follow...I'm pretty good at following basic line-by-line instructions. :smile:

 

I've run into a problem that the tutorial doesn't cover. I've searched for the last couple of hours on Google, but haven't really found an answer to my question, so I hoped you guys could give me some insight. When I copy the "NiTriStripsData" from the Oblivion hair and go to paste it over the top of the Fallout mesh (as instructed) I get this error message:

 

"Nif Versions Differ!

 

Current File Version: 20.2.0.7

Clipboard Data Version: 20.0.0.5

 

The results will be unpredictable..."

 

I can go ahead and click continue, but I am unable to transfer over the information like I'm supposed to, so I cannot go any further.

 

Why exactly does this happen? Is there a relatively easy way to fix/work-around it? I searched the forum here and found someone that had had a similar problem, but it still wasn't quite the same. I'm hoping the solution won't involve me having to mess around with Blender, since I'm pretty inexperienced with it. :sad:

 

I'm pretty bummed about this, actually! I was looking forward to doing a conversion, since I've never done one before. Also, since this hair really suits my character and there isn't really anything else that looks like it. Blahhh..

[Ghogiel]

thats not an error, its just a warning. nifskope always gives you that warning when you transfer between nif versions. it's normal. just click on proceed or ok or whatever it says.

 

your new geometry should now appear in place of the geometry you pasted over. the difference between the F3 and ob nif that matters in this case, is the Tspace binormals are stored in the NiTriShapeData block, instead of its own NiBinaryExtraData node. you just have to change the tspace flag to 16 and run the update tangent space spell in nifskope and everything should in theory be correct.

 

 

I spotted you mentioned- NiTriStripsData, if the receiving mesh is a shape and not strip, nothing will happen. triangulate the strip then try again. Strips and shapes don't mix.

[Odile]

I spotted you mentioned- NiTriStripsData, if the receiving mesh is a shape and not strip, nothing will happen. triangulate the strip then try again. Strips and shapes don't mix.

 

Thanks, Ghogiel, you're a peach! That was the info I needed. I feel pretty silly now, actually. Maybe trying to do something I've never done before right when I get home from work and am tired isn't such a great idea. :teehee:

 

Thanks again!