Looking to take a single armor texture from mod to use as standalone

[Deleted2749540User]

I really want to get the Vault 77 retex from this mod: http://fallout3.nexusmods.com/mods/9541. I've got a simple grasp of the geck but would like to know how I could extract the Vaullt 77 texture/mesh from this mod and just add it into my game

[wetblanket]

Unless the assets are in a bsa there is no need to 'extract'. How do you want it available in-game as there is any number of ways?

[Deleted2749540User]

Unless the assets are in a bsa there is no need to 'extract'. How do you want it available in-game as there is any number of ways?

Well I just want to get this mods version of the vault 77 armor as a replacement for the main game version. I tried going into the 90sk mod with the geck but due to my limited experience with it I didnt really get anywhere. I found the suit in the geck but when I open it it just shows the suit in a T stance and I can fiddle with the texture but it doesnt have the armor add-ons in the render window but there is a small box that says vault 77 90SK add-ons or something

[wetblanket]

Firstly, FO3Edit is virtually indispensable for seeing exactly what a mod does, much more than the GECK. Get it and examine 90SK1.esp in it. In particular:

 

'Armor Addon'

- 90SKvault77arm

- 90SKvault77body

 

'Armor'

- VaultSuit77 (see 'BIPL - Biped Model List' towards the bottom of the right-hand pane)

 

'FormID List'

- 90SKvault77addons

 

Now you probably can already see how this works but if not: In the GECK Armor addon's are defined a bit like armor in the GECK as far as model, 'Biped Object' (slots) etc. These are grouped in a FormID list - '90SKvault77addons' (these are found under Miscellaneous>Form List in the GECK). Then this list is referenced in the armor dialog for 'VaultSuit77' in the drop-down at the bottom-left ('Biped Model List').

 

Hope you can make sense of all this :)

Edited November 15, 2012 by wetblanket

[Deleted2749540User]

I can make about 80% sense out of it. Well as for following the directions to see what you're talking about anyway. I remember fiddling with FO3 edit but couldnt make sense of it before. But now that I can see this, what do I do with it? :confused:

[wetblanket]

Start up the GECK but only load fallout3.esm. If necessary, have 90SK1.esp open in FO3Edit so you can check things. Create a new armour addon (right click on list > new) - call it anything you like* but copy the file paths etc. from 90SK1.esp. Similarly create a new FormID list adding the new armour addons you just created (click and drag). Again, call it anything you want*. Then open the existing Vault 77 armour dialog and in the drop-down at the bottom-left ('Biped Model List') select your new FormID List. Save your new esp.

 

* it's a good idea to use a consistent prefix for your stuff but don't start with a digit.

Edited November 16, 2012 by wetblanket