Replacing armor in nifskope

[joshw42291]

Okay, so i want to remove one part and replace it with another, but when i place the new piece in it adds a new node, and in game just doesnt appear but the part i didnt change does, and if i get rid of the other part the new piece floats next to my guy instead of where i placed it in comparison to the original piece in nifskope.

 

 

Any help would be appreciated :).

[Moraelin]

Hello. Unfortunately the armour isn't really made of "parts", with the exception of the GECK sleeve. Most armours are one big mesh, from collar to boots. If you want to cut and paste pieces, I'm affraid you'll have to do some surgey in a mesh editor. E.g., Blender.

[joshw42291]

Hello. Unfortunately the armour isn't really made of "parts", with the exception of the GECK sleeve. Most armours are one big mesh, from collar to boots. If you want to cut and paste pieces, I'm affraid you'll have to do some surgey in a mesh editor. E.g., Blender.

 

 

but the original nif is in 2 peices, im just trying to replace one piece and it works fine if i dont replace it >_<

 

EDIT: its armor from a modders resource btw.

[vometia]

Pasting by right-clicking on the top node should make the mesh available to the game; it tends not to work (and may even causes CTDs) if it's pasted in the wrong place. If that still doesn't work, check that the textures for the mesh in question are installed otherwise it'll be invisible. And if it still doesn't work, you may have to resort to using a 3D editor like Blender, which can unfortunately cause hair cancer, mucus haemorrhaging and insanity.

[joshw42291]

Pasting by right-clicking on the top node should make the mesh available to the game; it tends not to work (and may even causes CTDs) if it's pasted in the wrong place. If that still doesn't work, check that the textures for the mesh in question are installed otherwise it'll be invisible. And if it still doesn't work, you may have to resort to using a 3D editor like Blender, which can unfortunately cause hair cancer, mucus haemorrhaging and insanity.

 

 

the texture is working, it all shows in nifskope, but like i said, its invisible in game :(, i dont know what to try next >_<

[vometia]

the texture is working, it all shows in nifskope, but like i said, its invisible in game :(, i dont know what to try next >_<

Do you have both the textures in question? The normalmap (usually suffixed _n.dds) is just as essential, but Nifskope doesn't tend to indicate that.

 

If the textures are all present and correct, the only other thing I can think of is incorrect weighting, though that shouldn't be the case if Nifskope pasted it without complaint; in which case the advice of someone a bit more experienced may be required...

[joshw42291]

the texture is working, it all shows in nifskope, but like i said, its invisible in game :(, i dont know what to try next >_<

Do you have both the textures in question? The normalmap (usually suffixed _n.dds) is just as essential, but Nifskope doesn't tend to indicate that.

 

If the textures are all present and correct, the only other thing I can think of is incorrect weighting, though that shouldn't be the case if Nifskope pasted it without complaint; in which case the advice of someone a bit more experienced may be required...

 

yeah i have both >_< ugh, im probably giving up lol, ive spent all day on one thing.