Simple Weapon not so simple

[chalkout]

Hey All,

 

Im new to modding Bethesda games, but I have some experience modding. I wanted to make a simple weapon mod just to see if I could do it before I actually make a huge mod.

I have followed tons of tutorials and read a few posts on this site, but now I am just tired of banging my head on my keyboard. So here's what I have:

 

I took the Long Sword and cut the bottom bracket / hilt aesthetics off:

Before:

http://i.imgur.com/Eah0J.jpg

After:

http://i.imgur.com/GuJIr.jpg

 

Seriously the only change I made.

 

Then I proceeded to make a new fancy UVW map and paint:

http://i.imgur.com/kLw2K.jpg

 

Everything was going smooth (after getting past a few headaches). Until I went to add it in game. This is where I have stumbled onto my two most recent and hopefully final problems.

 

I created the .nif using the 3DS Max .nif export plugin (Ill call longmixone_1.nif) loaded up the game and everything worked fine. I managed to be able to craft it and equip it, but when I equip it, it end up just laying on the ground under my character instead of in their hands. But I could still swing the invisible sword in my hand and kill things.

 

So I decided to make a new .nif (Ill call this longmixone.nif) after realizing I left a few things out due to my first longmixone_1.nif being a full export from 3DS Max and not having any of the other Long Sword batch strings and things.

 

So now I have my second longmixone.nif set up exactly the same. This time I used Longsword.nif from the Skyrim Data files as a base and just replaced the NiTriShapeData to reflect the sword that I exported as a .obj from 3DS Max.

 

The problem with the longmixone.nif is, the textures wont show up in nifskope (the do for longmixone_1.nif) and now whenever I load my game it crashes (This is probably due to my character already having the sword crafted and equipped).

 

Overall this process has been long and tedious just for a little modification. I did however learn a lot along the way and so far I am not completely discouraged, I just figured I would try to save time and my face by asking for a little help.

 

Here is a link to a .7z of ALL the files for this project, so if someone could please take a look at them and let me know whats wrong then that would really help out.

 

Longmixone

[aruless]

im guessing that u miss the copy paste of the nitrishape block, here check this tuto, is actually not so hard to make, hope this help u.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVPicWtxTWk

[chalkout]

Hey aruless,

 

Thanks for the reply. I'm sure I've watched this video ( I've watched all his Skyrim videos so far). But maybe I missed something. Ill watch the video a little bit later when I have more time.

 

In the mean time does anyone else have any possible suggestions?

 

Thanks

[chalkout]

Hey aruless,

 

Not sure if you're going to check back but that did the trick. I think I was just so frustrated that I over looked that video in lieu of the one I was watching.

 

Thanks a lot, now I can continue on building my test level with some custom armor and weapons!

 

Thanks!,

 

Chalkout

[Alrock10]

So you solved the problem? the same thing is happening to me with a bow. How did you do?