Nifskope Help

[LordChauncy]

I am trying to make a mod that involves hacking off the legs on the vanilla combatranger mesh and adding the legs from the Raul Vaquero Mesh in their place.

I asked on the mod request board if someone is willing to do this or point me in the right direction as to where I can learn to do such a thing as my modeling experience up to this point is nulling out textures and using add ons in GECK.

I just can't seem to get a response. Is this possible in NifSkope?

I see that the mesh is one big piece so I cannot delete a specific part of it. Does it require a different program?

This is just something I would really like to make or see made.

Problem is I lack the sufficient skills, please help.

thanks

[Quetzlsacatanango]

If it's all one piece you almost certainly can't do it in nifskope. You need blender or another 3d modeling app.

[LordChauncy]

Hmm I was worried about that, I tried downloading blender but can't seem to get it to work on my computer.

Keep trying I guess.

thanks

[LordChauncy]

I think Blender might not be working because I don't have Python installed whatever that is.

I tried to download it but can't install it because I don't know what a tarball is lol. This is over my head.

I have this made in GECK with the Vaquero Legs as an add on, looks really cool only problem is the regular legs clip through the mesh in a few spots.

If someone would be so kind as to please hack off the legs of the Combat Ranger armor for me that would do the trick and I would be eternally grateful.

[gnrbrown]

For that kind of operation you're going to need blender or 3DMax as stated. you'll have to export the mesh from nifskope as a .obj or .3ds respectively then edit the mesh, redo the UV mapping and texturing before exporting back to Nifskope for rigging before it can be used in-game.

 

Its a pretty intense process. This is why you generally see re-textures of apparel using in-game assets before you see completely new assets. Be prepared for a really long learning curve.

[LordChauncy]

You aren't kidding I can't even get Blender to work. I need a tutorial to tell me if I installed the program correctly.

Each time I try to export the mesh from NifSkope as an OBJ. when I try to open it in Blender it doesn't recognize it.

So I'm thinking I need Blender NifScripts download those, tells me I need Python 2.6 so I go to download it. Uh oh only have 2.7 that ought to work right?

Nope keeps telling me I need 2.6. I guess I shouldn't complain they are after all free programs so making them idiot proof isn't a design priority.

Guess I will have to hope someone else decides to make this mesh as it doesnt seem to be in my future.

[LordChauncy]

http://www.newvegasnexus.com/imageshare/image.php?id=4115

is what I would like to do

without the clipping obviously