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[anakinskysolo]

I'm in the process of adding the Lucrehulk-class Battleship to the mod, but all the models that I've found don't have all the bones necessary for me to add the weapons that I want it to have. I have no modeling experience, but I have plenty of free time and I'm not bad with computers. Does anyone knows of a tutorial out there explaining how to do this? If not, can someone explain it to me? (if its not TOO difficult, of course, I don't want anyone to write a two hour post just because of me).

Thank you

[coinich]

How many bones do you need? I can add a few basic bones POSSIBLY if I use Blender.

[anakinskysolo]

About ten bones. Do you want me to send you the model? I'll send you an image too with the exact points of the bones I want.

[coinich]

What formats are we dealing with?

[Pred the Penguin]

I was under the impression that only 3Ds Max could edit EaW models... well unless you save them in another format.

[coinich]

Blender's good like that. I believe I could get it in and out of .3ds fairly quickly.

[anakinskysolo]

What formats are we dealing with?

.alo, but I have 3ds Max, so if you want me to transform it, just ask.

[coinich]

I might be able to get it done today. Just mention where the bones need to go, and I'll give it a shot.

[anakinskysolo]

I need about 5 bones located on the core ship, and about 10 bones located around the circumference of the ring carrier. I don't mind where the bones of the core ship are located. However, I'm not able to attach the file for some reason. Can you give me your e-mail?

[coinich]

PMed you.

Confirmed, can import and export .3ds.

Edited by coinich, 25 January 2009 - 04:05 PM.

[coinich]

Done and sent.

[anakinskysolo]

I did it! Its so easy... Now I need to reattach the textures to the model....

[Kitkun]

So it works on XP, but not Vista?

[anakinskysolo]

For me, at least. Anyway, to add hardpoints, you need to go to the create tab, then helpers, and then click on "point".

[coinich]

Did you add the bones, or use mine?

[anakinskysolo]

I added them myself. Thank you anyway.

Edited by anakinskysolo, 30 January 2009 - 11:18 PM.

[coinich]

Ack. :( Sorry they didn't work.

[anakinskysolo]

No problem.

[Kitkun]

Use FinalBIG to extract the .ALO files from the .MEG files in the Data folder, then Mike.nl's ALO tools to import them into 3DS Max.