A pair of questions ...

[Jen4]

Hi Guys ,

 

 

 

Name's giovanni ( friends calls me jo ) , i used to an amatorial 3d artist (i don't have a portfolio so feel free to browse my imageshack and photobucket account :) ) , and i've found fallout 3 and now newvegas extremley free in his "universe" , so i want to start to make some mods for FONV ... and i got a pair of questions :

 

1- I've seen that the animations are preety ugly , im an animator too , i want to know if there's a chance to change the 1st p anims... if there's any kinda of hand rigs for FONV (or FO3 too)

 

2- im an artist but not a compiler or scripter , even in these last days of play i've managed a way to merge weapons/armors and assign that to nps and their inventory via FO3edit ... did u suggest me to start a new esm/esp with the geck ? (means any tut availible? xD )

 

3- I've seen a shitload of potential in FONV , and i want to know if in your opinion there's a way to make armor/clothes attachments , like a bag that can be equipped only if a kind of armor/cloth is equipped too . (not a priority but still in my head)

 

4- i've found words like nif... nif .... nif ... i've thought that had to be with the custom mesh/textures ... any chance of found somekind of plugin for max ?

 

tnks 4 anything

 

p.s.

here a bunch of links for my works (credentials like)

model + textures are mine

http://i764.photobucket.com/albums/xx286/serpico84/turret_fin_render.jpg

his animations and sounds too , but u know source is so restrictive in these terms

http://www.moddb.com/mods/smod-troopers/videos/umt-turret#imagebox

shotgunZ :)

model of ultimate_bastard , textures mine

http://img299.imageshack.us/f/rendero.jpg/

model Zer0 , textures mine

http://img706.imageshack.us/f/render5905.jpg/

crysis new scar, model and textures are mine

http://img70.imageshack.us/f/wip213p.jpg/

[WastelandAssassin]

ok, i'll try to answer all of your questions, as much as i know

 

what first person animations do you want to change??

also, there are animation mods for Fallout 3, and one (that i know of) was converted to NV as well, and that's Fallout Re-Animated

but that covers only weapon animations, if i remember correctly (and i mean the animations for holding weapons and such)

if you want specific animations, i would suggest you to go to the Fallout 3 Nexus, click on the "Browse Categories" and select the animations category

there you can find all the animation mods, so you can find what you want

i hope this at least helps with that question

 

what kind of a tutorial do you need?? one on how to add items to characters and such??

basically, this site has probably all you need to know about the GECK, and since the NV GECK should be just about the same as the Fallout 3 one, you should have no problems using this site for whatever information you need

 

for question 3, i know that this can be done, using scripting

if i am correct, than the script would even be an easy one to make

in fact, i think that i can write such a script rather easily (given proper information, of course)

 

a NIF file isn't something that you can open in 3DMax (at least as far as i know)

download NifSkope, which is the only tool i know of, for modifying NIF files

than you can extract the meshes to modify with 3DMax

 

i hope this answers your questions :thumbsup:

[Jen4]

what first person animations do you want to change??

also, there are animation mods for Fallout 3, and one (that i know of) was converted to NV as well, and that's Fallout Re-Animated

but that covers only weapon animations, if i remember correctly (and i mean the animations for holding weapons and such)

if you want specific animations, i would suggest you to go to the Fallout 3 Nexus, click on the "Browse Categories" and select the animations category

there you can find all the animation mods, so you can find what you want

i hope this at least helps with that question

 

any :D

 

i mean , like some other games create a single set of animation for each kind of weapon , i didnt mean only customize the one's already in , but also create new ones where weapons/items/object could be referenced on.

 

i know , my english its not the best u've ever read

 

and thanks

[WastelandAssassin]

don't worry, your english is fine

it's just a matter of understanding the small print or little details, which is something that most don't write

 

now, i'm afraid i'm not quite sure about that

i've never tried to put a new animation on a gun, but if i remember correctly, you can do it

basically, if you place your animation inside the animation folder, where all the weapon animations are, then you will be able to choose that animation for a weapon (or at least, that's as far as i can remember)

 

i think i'm going to work on the GECK tomorrow, doing a request, so if i will, i'll check about that, and i'll give you a new answer

[Jen4]

don't worry, your english is fine

it's just a matter of understanding the small print or little details, which is something that most don't write

 

now, i'm afraid i'm not quite sure about that

i've never tried to put a new animation on a gun, but if i remember correctly, you can do it

basically, if you place your animation inside the animation folder, where all the weapon animations are, then you will be able to choose that animation for a weapon (or at least, that's as far as i can remember)

 

i think i'm going to work on the GECK tomorrow, doing a request, so if i will, i'll check about that, and i'll give you a new answer

 

 

feel free to contact me on steam or any platform u use ,please not msn XD

[WastelandAssassin]

if you don't mind, i prefer contact through here

i am here for quite a lot of the day, so it is easier to track messages and give quick answers

 

and i'm going to check about your question now :)

[WastelandAssassin]

i'm still not 100% sure, but i think that if you add the animation to the animation folder, than you can make the weapons use specific animations, so you can give each weapon a unique animation

[Jen4]

i'm still not 100% sure, but i think that if you add the animation to the animation folder, than you can make the weapons use specific animations, so you can give each weapon a unique animation

 

 

that's awesome , we're checking with a friend that had a lot more knowledge than me on that , and we still need a scripter's help :)

[BGatot]

It certainly will be cool if there could be a proper reloading animation for a few of the bullpup weapons I downloaded. Right now, they're reloading as if the magazine is still in front of the trigger! :blink:

[VGfallout]

i tried slapping in the original animations (named differently, for example reload_vga, reload_vgb, etc) into the base directory to see if there is some sort of "detection" within the geck for any new/custom animations that operate independently from the base originals - no go

 

i searched just about everywhere i could think of to find some sort of form/manifest where perhaps weapon/character animations would be defined/listed - couldnt find anything

 

while i dont have a wizard-level proficiency in g.e.c.k.i.n.g., i'm quite familiar with most of its functionality and sadly am left with the following conclusion

 

we most likely can only edit/work off of the base/original weapon/character animations and must "override" the defaults to see any changes that can be used in game. so we're stuck with either

 

a.) improving upon originals while maintaining accurate "sequence" coordinates in the bone structure (so hands line up properly with all of the other weapons that share the same animation set)

 

b.) find an animation set that is barely used/undesirable, and completely redesign it from scratch. this would be very inefficient and also require re-assigning any remnant entities/resources that the set use to a different (from within the originals) animaiton set that would look/behave decent enough to be considered acceptable. actually theres numerous disadvantages/procedural corrections/modifications involved in choice b.) which i will not go into for my own and the reader's sake as the result would only serve as a deterrent to reaching this desired objective, at best

 

i still remain hopeful that it is only our ignorance or lack of experience inhibiting progress/development in this aspect of the engine

i sound like such a douche when i speak properly

 

now everyone kneel

NOW!

 

recite this prayer with me (or die!)

 

o'mighty gaming gods, bless us with the knowledge we seek & guide us towards a path of clarity as we travel through lands of mystery & confusion. grant us full awareness as "wtf" mysts engulf us leading us astray from deliverance. allow us to provide not only for ourselves, but as well to those who are unable or unwilling to provide for themselves. in the name of the ghandi, the n. mendizzle & the burning monk

 

gg

 

that should do the trick

 

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