UE3 - UT3 Can we import custom rigs for non-anthropomorphic characters?

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Jonathan

Jonathan

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If I remember correctly, there was a discussion about something we were hoping for in a future patch for UT3 where we would be allowed to use custom rigs.

Are we allowed to do so now?

I'd like to model/rig/weight an animal, and import it into a 3D scene in UE3/UT3, but wasn't sure if that's possible right now.

Any ideas?

Thanks :)
 
XeroWolf

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As far as I know you use custom rigs in UT3. It just takes a little more work.
Right know I'm on a quest to get a completely custom character in-game. That means custom rigg, animations, fractions (fixed by patch 1.3 hopfuly), ragdoll and uv a custom layout. I'm not sure if we'll ever be able to have custom UV layouts a part for making a TC but I you can't blame me for trying.

Just the other night I managed to import a simple custom rigg I made in XSI.
As you can see it's one complete mesh and slide around in T-pose for lack of animations. I had a simple texture on it but that's all messed up because I refuse to follows Epics rules lol.
screenshot00018ge8.png
 
Jonathan

Jonathan

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LOL, I know what you mean, I'd love to have lots of freedom for textures and compression.
 
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InAction

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As said, you can make custom rigs - you just have do remake everything. Animations, Physical assets, you name it.
 
XeroWolf

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Haha jackpot! It can't believe it actually works.
The cloth cape too.
Oh and don't mind the 3 fps lol. There was a small pause when I took the screen shot as I was recording video too.

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XeroWolf

XeroWolf

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Yeah. It was a checkered colour texture but I didn' bother unwarp the UVs so it only shows that pink colour.
 
XeroWolf

XeroWolf

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Well yes and no. What the UT3 characters use to simulate cloth is actually dynamic bones or ragdoll bones. There are options to set real-time cloth physics to a skeletal mesh but I've never gotten this to work of player characters only on level props like curtains, flags etc.
 
IronSparrow

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ahhh, okay. Yeah I notice some of the characters in the game have fabric "like" material hangin from their waist. I am working on some characters that are based on ancient china and some of their armor and clothing is similar so i was curious as to the technique used in their cloth like simulation.

Thanks Xero
 
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