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[Argolis]

Ive just made my first new model.

The following is a picture from w3d viewer.




Hes based off of Thranduil, using his animations.

Problem is, i cant get gim to appear ingame.
While hes selectable, he is completely invisible.

Ive tried rebinding the model, and redoing the asset.dat. Still invisible. Anyone got any ideas?

[Tobi]

u may try what worked for me.. renaming the mesh from THRANDUIL MESH to BRAND_MESH.. don't put spaces in there
another reason may be that the name of the mesh or the model is too long

if that doesn't work wait for Fingulfin, he had the same problem

[Dain Ironfoot]

I'm diggin' those funky flares.

This may be better in the model and skin forum..

[Fingulfin]

Im still not sure what fixed mine, but if you can see a shadow, its definately the mesh. When I fixed mine, I pretty much just re-named and re-exported EVERYTHING. I also recompiled asset.dat, made an entirely new .big, and recoded. I was gettting angry and that was my last ditch attempt to get it working. It worked!

[Argolis]

1 - I hadnt noticed that, those are thranduils boots, but they sure do look like flares.
2 - I dont even get a shadow
3 - ill give renaming the mesh a go

[Fingulfin]

Ouch no shadow... I beleive that would put your problem in the asset.dat, or the coding.

[Argolis]

Ive tried renaming the mesh, rebuilding asset.dat, and ive checked the ini file.

Still nothing.

[Stealthsnake]

this sounds like the problem me and valandil have, only 2 of his models have ever gone ingame, and we have no idear why none of the others will.

[zimoo]

This may insult your intelligence, but have you added the model to the art\w3d\du folder (replacing du with first two letters of your models name)?

[Feanor]

ehhhh..... yeah
of course we have and I have had my models checked by mullers 11 etc he says thats they look fine.
so I can not figure out what the hell is going on..........

Edited by Feanor, 25 May 2006 - 08:45 AM.

[zimoo]

I was actually taking to Argolis

BTW. I can have a look at your models if you want. I'm not as experienced as Mullers but I might notice something he missed

Edited by zimoo, 25 May 2006 - 08:49 AM.

[Feanor]

my mistake

[Mathijs]

I'm not as experienced as Mullers but I might notice something he missed

Off-topic: Mullers my friend they are calling you experienced now! w00t w00t

[Argolis]

I was actually taking to Argolis

BTW. I can have a look at your models if you want. I'm not as experienced as Mullers but I might notice something he missed

Ill send you the model later on. Im at college at the mo.

[Mullers_11]

Right, seems as though people are having a whack load of trouble getting stuff ingame. I'm here to help... so if people want to add me on MSN: olman_13_2@hotmail.com I'll give my aid to yourselves.

[Feanor]

do you think you check out one of my models just to see if every thing is right
I could send it in gmax file form.....

[Mullers_11]

Do you have MSN?

[Feanor]

yeah I do... I'll add you