making UT2004 models using milkshape

[cole_bie]

can i make UT2004 models using milkshape

 

[1337]

link to some info

 

[1337]

More linkage hopefully slightly less inane than previous one:
http://forums.beyondunreal.com/archive/index.php/t-113772.html
http://www.swissquake.ch/chumbalum-soft/forum/showthread.php3?threadid=14931
This one is teh best!
UnrealWiki:

MilkShape can load the default male or female UT (not UT2003) skeletons for binding to a custom model, then provide .psk export for combining with existing .psa data. Version 1.6.6 cannot export .psa, which limits the customization possiblities. Models bound in MS3D to the UT skeletons can probably be used for UT2003 (confirmation would be appreciated), but there are subtle differences in the skeletons that may need to be taken into account.

MilkShape 3D v.1.7.0 beta is currently being offered on the Chumbalum Soft site; among its new features are .psk/.psa import/export options (unevaluated as yet) that use the UT2003 skeletons.

chumbalum-soft/
ARgh too tired to make sense out of it all. Just buy Maya why don't chya.

 

[Hanover_Fist]

This may help.
http://www.swissquake.ch/chumbalum-soft/ms3d/tutorials/ut2003/index.html

I've never tried it, let me know if you get it to work.

edit: if you do a search on the Chumbalum-soft forums for username "meowcat" you'll get alot of hits concerning UT2003/4 model creation and importing. He's made a mod with milkshape (Tango Down) and may be able to help out with a more detailed explanation concerning making and importing models into UT2004.

 

[Hanover_Fist]

I spoke with meowcat, and he basically said that you'll need 3dsmax to import your own models after making them in Milkshape. That's kinda the same thing that everyone is saying from the searching I've done.

However meowcat did say that Mete's tutorial does work and he'll look at it more closely later. Maybe there's a way you can take the old character mesh and modify it enough without detaching/attaching the skeleton.

 

[cole_bie]

i have 3ds max 7 and will this work for UT2004 as well.

 

[Hanover_Fist]

Did you purchase it?

3ds Max 7 is nearly 600$.

 

[cole_bie]

thank you for the link what are you trying to say

 

[Hanover_Fist]

give it to me, i'll be your friend.

seriously though, this isn't really the place to ask.

I did a search for "3ds max" at Atari and got a lot of hits.

http://www.ina-community.com/forums...=2136438&sortby=lastpost&sortorder=descending

Surely there's something there that will help. But I don't think you'll be able to go from gmax to 3ds max. You'll have to model it again, that shouldn't be hard, seems to me the hard part would be the texturing.

 

[cole_bie]

ok but will that tutorial work for UT2004 as well

 

[Hanover_Fist]

ok but will that tutorial work for UT2004 as well

Maybe, but you'll have to try it first. I know that getting into modeling (or meshing in my case) for the first time is pretty bewildering but you've got to do a lot of searching/asking on your own to figure things out.

Try the tutorial, if it doesn't work then go to those forums and ask questions.

Also try using the search button on all the forums I linked you to. Sometimes you stumble onto something really informative.
Search is usually in the top left corner.

I'm sure you'll figure it out.

good luck

 

[cole_bie]

diddo

 

[cole_bie]

Wow all I can say is biggggggggggggggggggggggggggg help. Thank you for all the help guys. I am having a little bit of trouble. When i am making my .UKX, is it just one file or a bunch of compiled files i have a psk then i got a psa and now i need a utx. Where do I go from here. I need to know how to turn my psa into a utx i guess. btw this is totally off topic but "CANT WAIT TILL UTXMP w00t!!!!!!!!"

 

[Dark Pulse]

UTX is a Texture.

 

[cole_bie]

yeah i know but how do i get it

 

[cole_bie]

how do i make my .PSK .PSA and .UTX one .UKX file.