Models

[Mr. Chopper]

How do I put a model (stormtrooper for example) in an MP map? I know it can be done, because I've seen it before. At the moment I'm using milkshape to convert the ghoul2 model into an .md3, and placing them in my map that way. I'm just wondering if there's an easier way to go about it?

[Emon]

There's a misc_model_g2 or something for MP, for using GLM models. Or maybe it's misc_g2model, you'll have to look.

[Mr. Chopper]

I've tried that already and it didn't show up, even in the editor. Hence why I've resorted to using milkshape to change the extension of the model.

[tFighterPilot]

I've just tryed that too.

 

Even though I chose misc_model_ghoul he said he can only have md2 or md3

 

weird.

[Mr. Chopper]

Ok cool I got my stormtrooper placed in my MP map, but he's not textured! I made a copy of the models/players/stormtrooper folder and changed what I needed to, even inside the default_model.skin, and stuff...... any ideas? this is my first attempt at modeling/texturing

[tFighterPilot]

Stormtrooper is white anyway.

 

[Mr. Chopper]

True but he's not colored with "SHADER NOT FOUND"

[lukeskywalker1]

had the same problem...... i got some guy to make me an md3 of kyle, but he didnt have textures either... what map had the GLM in it?

[lauser]

The map in question is the FFA_dmf CLANBASE map. Done by a german author or maybe Austrian because of the language in the map. It has 2 stormtroopers gaurding a door with target_speakers for a little script.

 

Here is his email: dmf_masta@hotmail.com

[lukeskywalker1]

hmmm, i was ganna do soemthing like that, but i never figured it out :/

[ZBomber]

I'm just curious, the stormtroopers didn't move, right? Don't bash me, I just figured out how to map like 10 minutes ago.

[lukeskywalker1]

lol, no it was a model, it cant move, like a statue, you cant have npcs in mp (im guessing it was an mp map)

[rgoer]

Ok, I got it done by changing the .glm to a .md3 in MilkShape. Here's how I (and DMF_Masta, it turns out) did it:

 

1. Decide how you want your model to be textured. If you have a different texturing in mind than is offered by one of the skins, you are going to have to edit some stuff. For example: if you want to put a green stormtrooper "statue" in your map, you are going to have to do the following:

• a. Create a new directory inside models/players and call it (for this example) greentrooper. Now place a copy of everything from models/players/stormtrooper into your new directory, models/players/greentrooper.
   
  b. Edit the .jpg and .tga files (legs.tga, torso.tga, et cetera) in PhotoShop or the GiMP or whatever to make the necessary graphical changes--create the "green stormtrooper." Make sure you leave the filenames intact.
   
  c. Trash the "model_red" and "model_blue" files, then open up "model_default" in Notepad.
   
  d. Do a ctrl+H ("find and replace") and "replace all" instances of the word "stormtrooper" with "greentrooper."
   
  e. Now you are ready to fire up MilkShape.

2. In the MilkShape menus, choose "File->Import->Ghoul2 Model GLM..." and choose models/players/greentrooper/model.glm.

 

3. Right click in the 3D view and choose "textured" from the options at the top of the menu. If your model doesn't show up as a green stormtrooper in MilkShape at this point, you have screwed up and need to re-do something in steps 1-2.

 

4. Now, the hard part... unless somebody knows some magical easy way to create poses for .glm models imported into MilkShape, you are going to have to use the "Select," "Move," and "Rotate" tools to manually move the vertices around until your model is in some kind of cool pose. MilkShape's interface is kind of hard to figure out, so I'll go into some detail here:

• a. In the top-righthand corner of the MilkShape window, make sure the "Model" tab is selected.
   
  b. From there, you can choose the "Select" tool; once "Select" is chosen, four new buttons show up below, and you should pick the one called "Vertex."
   
  c. Now you need to select vertexes in the three orthogonal viewports. For now, we'll just move his forearm, so select the vertexes that make up his forarm and hand by dragging a rectangle around them. (A side note: if not all the vertexes are getting selected when you drag your rectangle, play around with the "Ignore Backfaces" checkbox until you are able to select all the vertexes you want to at once)
   
  d. With your forarm and hand vertexes selected, pick the "Rotate" tool, then look down at "Rotate Options" and make sure that "User Point" is selected.
   
  e. Click and drag somewhere to see how "User Point" rotation works, then ctrl+Z "Undo" anything you mess up. Once you feel like you've got a grasp on how the "User Point" thing works, go ahead and rotate the forearm and hand into whatever position you want.
   
  f. Rinse and repeat using the "Select," "Move," and "Rotate" tools to re-pose your .glm model. This method is a big pain in the ass--if anybody knows a shortcut to getting some of the poses out of _humanoid.gla (the animation file that contains all the possible poses for JK2 models), please please please tell me.

5. In Milkshape menus at the top of the screen, choose the option "Tools->Quake III Arena->Generate Control File..." In the Windows "Save" dialog box, navigate to models/players/greentrooper and choose to save this file with the "greentrooper" filename.

 

6. Notepad will pop open to your new "greentrooper.qc" file, but with a bunch of erroneous file paths in it. We now need to edit them.

• a. Edit the first path listed (after "$model") to say "models/players/greentrooper/greentrooper.md3"
   
  b. Edit the remaining paths (they all point to "models/players/model/skin.tga" at this time) so that they point to the texture files you created back in step one. For example, that first one listed under "hips" should read "models/players/greentrooper/legs.tga"
   
  c. Once you've corrected all the paths in your "greentrooper.qc" file, save it and close it.

7. Back in the MilkShape menus, choose the option "File->Export->Quake III Arena MD3..." Make sure that you are navigated to models/players/greentrooper and choose to export this as "greentrooper.md3"

 

8. Now, in Radiant, you can create a misc_model entity and choose the "models/players/greentrooper/greentrooper.md3" model. As long as you compile with q3map2, you don't even need to create clip-brushes--just give the misc_model entity the "spawnflags/2" key/value pair.

 

9. When you pak up your .pk3, you can get rid of "model.glm" and "model_default.skin" from the "greentrooper" directory. Just be sure that you do put the "greentrooper" directory into "models/players/" of your .pk3, or else your model won't show up in-game.

[lauser]

Wholly CRAP!! Watch out Rich Diesel Here comes RGOER!!!!

 

Thanks alot buddy you rock!!

[Lil Killa]

wow rgoer that is VERY informative i might have to try that:D