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

[Jonathan]

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]

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.

 

[Jonathan]

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

 

[JohnnySix]

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

This what I'm looking for too!

Cow doesn't quite fit with humanoid biped rig, and there's a lot of waster texture space, being that he doesn't have arms and all....

 

[Jonathan]

LOL, very nice.

 

[InAction]

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

 

[XeroWolf]

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.

 

[Mr.CrackPot]

is that a custom texture on that ball character?? reminds me of metaknight

 

[XeroWolf]

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

 

[IronSparrow]

So Xero did you get a mesh to use cloth physics?

 

[XeroWolf]

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]

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