Custom Weapon Textures

[goblin072]

So I am currently trying to create a mod, a rather complex one at that.

But the first thing I must learn is how to make weapons, mostly because my mod involves a coconut.

so I made the coconut a re-skin of the iron sword, it works like a sword and slashes like a sword, but it has no textures.

I've done what one of the more popular tutorials said, it got my coconut into the game. But when i loaded the game, the coconut has a purpleish non descript color to it, even when i seemed to have put the textures in the right place and they seem to work in the NIFSKOPE editor.

I have no idea what I am doing wrong.

 

I will include pictures of the glitch and the set up, i understand the text may be small, so I ask that you download it if you can not read.

 

http://i1191.photobucket.com/albums/z466/MRHANKY2000/glitch1.png

 

PS: I am not entirely new to modding (Ive worked with WC3 and SC2, but Skyrim is a little different.) it just seems as though Skyrim hasn't "clicked" yet.

[ghosu]

download?

[goblin072]

download?

 

I was referring tot he picture, but i can give you the file if you want me to.

[ghosu]

Downloading the picture won't change the text size...i would recommend to upload the files (nif,dds,plugin) so "we" can check 'em.

[goblin072]

download?

 

I was referring tot he picture, but i can give you the file if you want me to.

 

I realize that, but you are able to zoom in on it at least. I did make the resolution high enough so it is readable.

 

Anyway here's the file

 

http://www.mediafire.com/?qm0ig0l476e9bln

[ghosu]

The screenshots resolution is 480x1024, this is how it looks zoomed in:

 

http://666kb.com/i/c8f0wx4wjmhptbujd.jpg

 

...at least i can't read that.

 

And regarding your problem:

 

http://f.666kb.com/i/c8f0y1rqppm4lnoex.jpg

 

Delete your BSLightningShaderProperties, open the original vanilla longsword.nif, copy/paste the original BSLightningShaderProperties into your modded nif to replace your old ones, change the texturepaths to your .dds and set it up like this:

 

http://666kb.com/i/c8f10nz5oimfi215l.jpg

 

 

greetings

Edited October 25, 2012 by ghosu

[goblin072]

The screenshots resolution is 480x1024, this is how it looks zoomed in:

 

http://666kb.com/i/c8f0wx4wjmhptbujd.jpg

 

...at least i can't read that.

 

And regarding your problem:

 

http://f.666kb.com/i/c8f0y1rqppm4lnoex.jpg

 

Delete your BSLightningShaderProperties, open the original vanilla longsword.nif, copy/paste the original BSLightningShaderProperties into your modded nif to replace your old ones, change the texturepaths to your .dds and set it up like this:

 

http://666kb.com/i/c8f10nz5oimfi215l.jpg

 

 

greetings

 

Sorry about the image, i didnt know it was like that.

 

Anyway, about the BSLightingShaderProperty, in the "type" area, i cant change it to what you ahve in the picture,

"textclampmode" and "skyrimshader"

 

how do i do this?

[ghosu]

Here are the files, make sure that the texture paths are correct (i might have changed them to my folder structure)

 

 

[goblin072]

Nevermind, i fixed it! Thanks so much for your help, i couldn't of done it without you.

 

 

I might need your help in the future with weapon animation, but for now i think i can handle myself.

[MotoSxorpio]

Setup Nifskope right...RENDER>Settings>add folder...when you add the path nifskope truncates (shortens) the path from a direct path (example: C:/program files/etc etc) to game path (example: textures/my new folder/my texture.dds)