Create HL2 character using XSI THE Collada aggregator Part 2

[MrGamergg]

My model doesn't even fucking rotate or move when I try to. It just stays there. Can someone help me?

[SWGmovies]

where can you get the DVD?

[SWGmovies]

what DVD?

[zurechtweiser]

What if at 7:09 there's no character showing up but all grey? Did the other steps as recommended.

[zurechtweiser]

At 3:11 you should mention that you right-click on envelope_deformers. Took me ages to figure out.

[Isaiah6517]

My shared animations are titled 90 degrees when i try to replace the reference model of citizen with my own mesh. So basically if I can't fix this I have to replace all citizen animations with my own.

It's these things that ruin the experience of modding. An endless parade of awkward, un-intuitive processes and errors. After years of development I can't wait to finish my mod and never do this kind of thing again.

[linkspecialproximity]

why doesnt the police attack you? its just standing in a T pose.

[thecooldude498]

@linkspecialproximity because the animation for that attack is not in that model he must not have put in the .qc probably

[linkspecialproximity]

@thecooldude498 i dont know if you have time to do this but, do you want to rig a model for me?

so i can use it as a playermodel for garrysmod? its fine if you just rig it with animations

[thecooldude498]

@linkspecialproximity first of all i am more than happy to do it for you but let me try this first to rigg other things how he does it. in simple terms just let me practice some more then i will do it. ok

[linkspecialproximity]

@thecooldude498 Sure thing man!

[StylermichaTV]

can i past the characters on half life 2 deathmatch ???

[SeiakuBlackheart]

can someone please past or send me the text file he uses? the one that is apparently from the DVD???

I can't fined it anywhere

[naj321pops]

Why did you put mdl and texture file in the ''hlmp'' folder and put compiled model in ''hl'' folder? I'm asking because I'm trying to figure out how to import character in Half Life 2 from 3ds Max and I'm kinda lost.

[SeiakuBlackheart]

This tutorial was very helpful l! Thanks~ but I am having some riging problems, by rig wont bind with the model...

[MisticMcil]

I got a problem, after I use rig from guide it won't let me delete the guide. It looks like that maybe it stops half way through the process, but there is no error or anything.

[cepomwa]

I thought the HL² Models were divided in 3 parts, Head, Upper (torso) and Lower (legs)

How could you replace the combine model by making a single and complet model?

[Profithysteri]

thx 4 this man

[Armystuntman]

My friend rigged a ragdoll I made and in game it keeps colliding with it self, it's model is fine but we want it to not collide with it self as a ragdoll. It is a custom rig. Any ideas?

[TheManmek]

Hello this is my first time moding and Im having a problem why is the studiomdl.exe not leting me compile my anamation it keeps telling me missing frame start at 61 how do i fix the problem bolducati?

[CycerMan]

Can you make duke nukem NPC and ragdoll ;(

Your my last hope.

[SuperiFox]

wait is this free? is it the only free way to make 3d models for your valve mod???? somebody please explain ive been at this for hours.

[HatlabuFarkas]

Build a char for me. i wanna pay 4 ya dude. Send me PM !

[ReusableBattery]

which folder in the mod tool do you place the valve source plugin to?

[hellstudios]

I made a new soda can model along with a new texture, but I all I see in game is the new texture... the model doesn't appear, it stays the same model, I put the mdl file in models folder, the props_junk folder inside the models folder, and also inside models/models, nothing changes it. any help?

[0RobinHood1]

where can I download this 2 videos in HQ?

[RazorShaw]

from you tube

[0RobinHood1]

I know I can but this video is not very good quality.

[mummyjohn]

Uh, right here.

[pusemann2]

yo how do i get that program??

[bolducati]

from the Autodesk web site, search for Softimage Mod Tool

[nickrohn93]

i downloaded it and it is set up for XNA studio?! wtf. it does not show valve tools.

[Etaks89]

you have to download the valve plugin.

[PotashKenny]

Despite your tutorial being the most straightforward one I've perhaps seen, the source SDK tools have given me NOTHING but pure, head hurting trouble.

I simply can't get vtex to work. It just WON'T work and I've tried everything I've found on the half life 2 encyclopedia. It wasted 3 hours of my life.

Awesome accent by the way. XD

[PotashKenny]

Edit: Oops. Stupid me, I didn't follow your tutorial correctly. I ended up trying to compile the .smd file using vtex instead. A stupid move from my side.

You rock bolducati!

[xXMyChemFreakXx]

use the tool vtfedit. import a tga and export as a vtf

[magicoone]

how do you install the valvesource plugin?

[Surecon]

could i use this to create counter strike source characters?

[BLooDyAc3KiLLA]

im working on my new mod and this is helping alot

[NoobsCool]

wat kinda mod

[Sparta09876]

your mod is done ?

[Francis115pinoy]

hey when i'm enveloping, i cant see any Envelope_Deformers under ValveBiped

[kriscookuk]

thank you for your great tutorial.

i've followed this and the xsi dvd tutorials and everything works great apart from when i add him to the half life models directory i get an invisible model in game.

Any ideas?

soo jelous off your accent btw.

[DIGITALWORLDNEWS]

can u put skin on these models?

[gmodman96]

wow how can I download it?

[w0onka]

Could you make a French version please?

[gtamythmaster43]

Can you give me the link too download this guy?

[teedonster]

can u edit the l4d tank?

[brightlongsword]

ty loads helped alot makin a mod see and wanted own models =) 5*

[bolducati]

Did you forget to freeze the transform before assigning the envelope?

[faszika]

@bolducati i have the same problem.. i do freeze everything before exporting please help

[sirmastercombat]

@bolducati how do you freeze a transform?

[bolducati]

:) Hi. It comes with the valve source engine.

[gtamythmaster43]

will it attack properly?

Please tell me.

[voltlight]

It's not nice to threaten people.

[soundcommander]

how do u give it skin?

[EESReApEr]

Can i download that skeleton, or what??

[faszika]

so why does my ragdoll behave like a rock once i compile it: ( i mean i rigged it ok in xsi =(( and y is the physics thing under it and i go throu the ragdoll as if i was in noclip =O

[quzzle]

I'm not sure if anyones asked but can I have that .qc file cos I cannot find it.

[Janizuu99]

Where can i get the .txt file for new character? is it automatically created?

Is there any text + pics tutorials about same subject? Can you help me how to include new npc into my mod? i got models & textures compiled but i need that .txt file and add it somewhere to get this shit working

[Janizuu99]

I'm trying to create new multiplayer zombiemod with hl2 deathmatch code but i have no idea how to add new npcs or models :(

[FortecrossDan]

Oh man this looks so hard to do, it was like looking inside a super computer, but i hope i understand this one day

[nypron]

yeah, all it really takes is alot of patience... youll get it

[nypron]

yeah, all it really takes is alot of patience... youll get it

[FortecrossDan]

Thanks for the morality boost, im reaseching a whole lot about computer graphics for my project in H.S.

[Hellfire688]

Can you please tell me how can i move the parts of the body and how did you put the valvesource tool from xsi mod tool to xsi 6???

[Hellfire688]

I follow your directions but i couldn't move the parts of the body i could only move Biped Guide

[chumchumthegreat]

Forgive me for this dumb question, but how do you edit weights, I don't want my char to have horribly mutilated ribs when he moves his arms ;)

And how come my the feet don't follow the leg bone's movements?

[bolducati]

In XSI you can edit the weights of points on an envelope in several ways: by painting, by setting numerical values, by smoothing, by locking, by mirroring symmetrically or by limiting the number of deformers per point and enforcing that limit. I would recommend looking at the XSI documentation where all those techniques are described. You can also find more info or download the free XSI Basics Guide on the Softimage Wiki.

[Nunatag1]

Very nice:D 5/5.but you talkt about a dvd where you learnt texure stuff.... what was the name is the name of the dvd? xD thanks

[bolducati]

In this video I refer to the "Noesis Interactive" DVD's. I'd recommend, "3D Content Creation with SOFTIMAGE|XSI" and "Character Design & Integration with HL2 -

SOFTIMAGE|XSI". You can also look at the Papervision3D content creation tutorial I just added on youtube, I cover simple texturing in it also.

[scolen3]

wait so mod tool is free, so does it have all the required features to make decent models, animations, and sutch?

[bolducati]

Definitely!! Everything you saw in this video is available in the Mod Tool. It even contains advanced features like Polygon Reduction, UltiMap, RenderMap, GATOR and MOTOR.

[PHaTBaSS001]

Nice videos. Helped me out a lot, 5 stars.

[Eidrog511]

thats one badass skeleton ^_^

[StuntManPliskin]

nice, i am using 3d studio max, and have been looking for a good tutorial on editing the qc file. i'll watch this again in the morning when i'm not so tired!

[Nyree92]

your model is missing animations :P

[bolducati]

Hi, to get access to the video I'm talking about which are available for free, go on the Softimage web site > products > XSI Mod Tool section. You can download them from there. Also, you can simply download the free XSI 6 Mod Tool and can watch these videos directly within the application (in the XSI Net View).

[marxsizmo]

bolducati I've yust started a mod. its a school project and this might help us alot thank you. got any smart begnniers tips. except telling us it's realy hard and dont give up -.-

[bolducati]

Check the Softimage XSI 6 Mod Tool. There's a lot of video, tutorial and a good documentation. It's perfect for beginners.

[marxsizmo]

wow tahnks again.

[bolducati]

You now can! :) Try the Softimage XSI 6 Mod Tool. It's free!

[shadow1up]

this looks hard

[dvsryanX]

Thanks. I'll check it out!

[dvsryanX]

I'm sorry... what DVD are you speaking about at around 6:38? You're accent is hard to figure out right there...

[bolducati]

:) I'm talking about the Character Design & Integration with Half-Life 2 - SOFTIMAGE|XSI DVD by Noesis Interactive.

[YUPchannel]

XSI? Why not 3ds max? Livewire- :P

[YUPchannel]

XSI? Why not 3ds max? Livewire- :P

[DJQureshi]

i gotta learn how to do character rigging!

[EdyDruid]

is this program better than 3ds max ?

[gaaraofthedeserkage]

maya and 3d's max are basicly same thing

[bolducati]

With GATOR, MOTOR, Ultimap, Rendermap and the advanced Polygon reduction feature, XSI is definitly the *best* aggregator! :) Plus the nice Valve addon integration, the choice is easy!

[PJG2005]

wow, great stuff! i have a better understanding of collada now and why everyone is supporting it :)

[gamemastervideo]

u alway s say "export"

[sidesteal]

this is incredible - inspiring - i am gonna try to crack the sdk, i have been trying, its hard, but i will get to understand it and emulate what your doing here. 10/10

[Neotheo1994]

I have never seen anything like this. Keep up your talent!

[GalacticPenguin]

dune, you're really smegging talented! keep this shit up