RagingPigeon Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 Between nifskope and GIMP I'm trying to make parts of the iron helmet (as worn by the dragonborn in trailers) transparent, but I'm struggling to figure out how exactly to do that =P. I've messed around with alpha layers in GIMP (setting it to black and erasing the parts I want transparent), niAlphaShader (I copied it over from another mesh, and the shader properties that have to do with getting the eye holes transparent on the helmet, but to no avail. I was wondering if someone could go through a working process to make get some transparency worked into the iron helmet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PopReference Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 I basically had to figure this one out myself because there isn't one straight forward tutorial. So I'll give you my referances and a brief walk through. Here's a few video tutorials, scroll down to "Inverting Alpha Channel" for a no sound video showing the basic method.1st Create your Alpha mask layer:-Load your texture-Right click your layer then select "Add layer Mask..." then selct "Transfer layers Alpha channel"-Select what you want to make transparent(box or rope doesn't matter)-Go to Color ==> Invert-Right click your layer then selec "apply layer mask"-save1st step comlpete, now on to nifscope: Deadly Serious Tutorials has a good tutorial for this next part. I suggest use it since it's better then what I can write.2nd makeing it recognize the alpha-Load Mesh in Nifscope (if you don't see any textures: Select "Render">"Settings" then add folder with your texture) -Select your custom texture set (expand nodes and find "BSLightingshaderProperties">"BSShaderTextureSet") -Click "Spell", select "Block", then "Insert". Now choose "NiA..." then "NiaAlphaProperty" -Now add this branch to the blank "Properties" of the Core Trishape element (copy/past or however you choose) Clean up your done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RagingPigeon Posted February 17, 2012 Author Share Posted February 17, 2012 YESSSS, THANK YOU! That PDF tutorial had exactly what I needed! So much headbanging and the answer was so simple...Tip of the hat to you, sir (or madam). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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