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| | = My Tutorials = |
| | #[[Retexture Tutorial]] |
| | #[[Flaming Sword]] |
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| | == Why on your own user talk page? == |
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| | I think you are putting useful information in a place where it is inaccessible to nearly everyone (I only found it because I found it weird that your user talk page shows up so much in "Recent Changes"). This page is meant for talking **about and with you**, such as communicating with moderators, but not tutorials. You could just make a few separate pages with the tutorials on them, and link to them from wherever they are related. [[User:Kdansky|Kdansky]] 05:05, 1 March 2012 (EST) |
| | :Done--[[User:Electrosheep|Electrosheep]] 16:24, 1 March 2012 (EST) |
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| ^^^^^I now believe this statement to be incorrect. All 3D meshes need textures, and it is the textures that make it look pretty--[[User:Electrosheep|Electrosheep]] 22:36, 29 February 2012 (EST) | | ^^^^^I now believe this statement to be incorrect. All 3D meshes need textures, and it is the textures that make it look pretty--[[User:Electrosheep|Electrosheep]] 22:36, 29 February 2012 (EST) |
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| = Retexture Tutorial =
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| == You will need ==
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| # [http://www.gimp.org/downloads/ The Gimp]
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| # [http://code.google.com/p/gimp-dds/downloads/detail?name=gimp-dds-win32-2.0.9.zip&can=2&q= Gimp DDS Plugin]
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| # [http://sourceforge.net/projects/niftools/files/latest/download?source=files Nifskope]
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| # [http://fallout3.nexusmods.com/downloads/file.php?id=640#content FOMM] (the old one, we just need the bsa unpacker tool)
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| Install everything: Gimp DDS plugin goes in the gimp plugins directory (ex: C:\Program Files (x86)\GIMP-2.0\lib\gimp\2.0\plug-ins)
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| == Fallout Mod Manager ==
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| Run FOMM and select '''Tools>BSA unpacker'''
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| Select '''Open''' and navigate to Skyrim's meshes.bsa, which can be found, for example, here: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\skyrim\Data.
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| Expand '''Skyrim - Meshes''', then '''meshes''', then '''weapons''', then select '''silver'''. You should now see this:
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| [[File:FOMM.jpg|200px]]
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| Now, select both '''silversword.nif''' and '''1stpersonsilversword.nif'''
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| From what I have observed, silversword.nif is the object that is displayed when you see the sword laying around in the world. 1stpersonsilversword.nif is the model that you see when you have the item selected in your inventory, and when you have it equipped and out.
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| Anyway, extract them both to '''(Skyrim directory)/Data/Meshes/Weapons/Silver'''.
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| Now go back to BSA Unpacker and hit close.
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| Now hit open, and open '''Textures.bsa''' (you shouldn't have to navigate anywhere, you should already be in the right folder)
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| Expand '''Skyrim - Textures''', then '''textures''', then '''weapons''', then select '''silver'''. You should now see this:
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| [[File:FOMM2.jpg|200px]]
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| Now, select '''silversword.dds''' and extract it to '''(Skyrim directory)/Data/Textures/Weapons/Silver'''
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| At this point, we have all the files that we need to work with. You should change '''silversword''' in the dds file and the nif files to something else. I named mine '''paladinsword'''.
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| == The GIMP ==
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| Now, we need to open up the dds file with Gimp. This should be as simple as firing up gimp, selecting '''open''' and opening up '''silversword.dds'''. Check '''Load mipmaps'''. Edit to your hearts content, then simple save it, by clicking '''File>Save As'''. Check '''Generate Mipmaps''' when the box pops up. If it gives you crap about a volume map, ignore it.
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| Here's what I did, and if you even think about telling me what a terrible artist I am I'll...agree with you.
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| [[File:GIMP.jpg|200px]]
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| == NifSkope ==
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| At this point, it's just a matter of using nifskope to change the texture.
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| Open nifskope.
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| Hit '''Load''' which is just below '''File'''.
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| Load one of our nif files.
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| Expand '''0 BSFadeNode''', then '''26 NiTriShape''', then '''28 BSLightingShaderProperty''' and finally select '''29''' BSShaderTextureSet.
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| Now, look at the bottom window, and expand '''Textures''' and right click the very top file path, and select '''Texture>Choose'''.
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| [[File:NIFSKOPE.jpg|200px]]
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| Choose the dds file that we modified.
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| At this point, you should see a sword with our modified texture (see my example above)
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| Now, select '''Save As''', which is to the right of '''Load''', and save your work
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| Remember, you should have changed the "silversword" part of all the files we have been working with, and you should have saved your work to the file paths I mentioned above. If you are working in a folder on your desktop, for example, the Creation Kit will complain (IIRC) during this next part.
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| Anyway, repeat all these steps for the other nif file, using the same texture and all.
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| == Creation Kit ==
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| The last thing to do is integrate it into Skyrim via the CK. Fire it up, and navigate to '''WorldObjects>Static>Weapons>Silver'''.
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| Right click '''1stPersonSilverSword''' and duplicate it. Rename your duplicated file to whatever name you went with when you replaced "silversword" (Ex: 1stPersonPaladinSword for me)
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| Do not create a new form, when it asks you if you want to. (There are many ways to create a new form, if you want to do this differently, go ahead)
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| Double click it, and edit the model to be your 1stPerson<stuff here>Sword.nif. You should see the model that we saw in NifSkope, new textures and all at this point when you '''preview''' it.
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| [[File:PREVIEW.jpg|200px]]
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| Now, go to '''Items>Weapon>WEAPONS>Silver''' and duplicate '''SilverSword'''.
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| Rename it, then double click it.
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| Change the name of the item to whatever you are naming this (Ex: Paladin Sword)
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| Click '''Art & Sound''', which is underneath '''Template'''.
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| Finally, change the '''model''' to your non-first person model, then select your first person model for '''1st Person Model Object'''
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| Save changes to your plugin, make sure Skyrim loads it (by clicking '''Data Files''' on the Skyrim splash screen.
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| == The Test ==
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| Test your hard work by hitting '`' from the Skyrim main menu (to display the console) and type ''coc molagbalvoicecell'' (a really small area that loads fast).
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| Then, enter ''help "<your item name here>"'' For me, ''help "paladin sword"''. This will display a line similar to this '''WEAP: (05000d62) 'Paladin Sword'''' We need that number. You don't need to enter leading zeros, so next enter ''player.additem 5000d62 1'', replacing my number with your number, and you should now have your retextured item in your inventory!
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| == Conclusions and Babbling ==
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| You now should have all the skills to retexture an item, without replacing the actual item in the game. Once I figure out how to edit 3D models, I'll post that as well.
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| I was late for class for this, so I hope your happy.
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| Wow. I just figured out a huge mess I got myself into. I figured I would set nifskope to open .nif files by default (so that I could just double click a nif and wala). However, DO NOT DO THIS UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES!!!! Fire up nifskope, then click load, then select your nif, or else you will not have textures!!!
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| = Flaming Sword =
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| == Why am I Doing This? ==
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| I (mostly) finished creating a flaming blue sword, and I wanted to document what I did, hoping that people who read this will have an easier time of figuring this out than I did. I still need to edit the 3D mesh of the flame effect, but that can't be accomplished by only using NifSkope, so I'll hopefully finish that later.
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| == Texturing the Silver Sword ==
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| == Editing Mesh of Bound Sword ==
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| == Creating a Null Shader ==
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| == Adding Sounds ==
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| == Conclusions and Remarks ==
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- Retexture Tutorial
- Flaming Sword
Why on your own user talk page?[edit source]
I think you are putting useful information in a place where it is inaccessible to nearly everyone (I only found it because I found it weird that your user talk page shows up so much in "Recent Changes"). This page is meant for talking **about and with you**, such as communicating with moderators, but not tutorials. You could just make a few separate pages with the tutorials on them, and link to them from wherever they are related. Kdansky 05:05, 1 March 2012 (EST)
- Done--Electrosheep 16:24, 1 March 2012 (EST)
Hi Electrosheep, I just noticed your comment about your "Example.jpg" file. Only very few users can actually delete pages, but what we can all do is flag a page (including "File:" pages) for deletion. To do this, you need to include the "Article for Deletion" template, which you can do by putting {{afd}} into the page (including the 2 sets of curly braces) when editing it.
I'll let you flag that file for deletion instead of doing it myself, so you can get a bit of practice :)
-- Cipscis 00:56, 19 February 2012 (EST)
How to find Object IDs[edit source]
You just type "help <name of object> 0" into the console. The <name of object> is really the name of the object, not the Form ID, Object ID, Reference ID, or whatever other IDs may be floating around out there.--Electrosheep 13:55, 28 February 2012 (EST)
DA02MuffleConstantSelf is the magic effect that enables the Ebony Mail Cuirass to turn the player into a shadow while sneaking. The sneaking part is handle by a condition attached to the effect (which is attached to an enchantment) called IsSneaking == 1
And now to find out what this MovementNoiseMult is
MovementNoiseMult is an actor value that can be accessed through Character>Actor Values That is, the Character that is at the top in the menu bar, not in the object window
Crap, the particle effects are .nif files. I guess I'll have to figure out blender to make new ones.
--Electrosheep 15:00, 28 February 2012 (EST)
^^^^^I now believe this statement to be incorrect. All 3D meshes need textures, and it is the textures that make it look pretty--Electrosheep 22:36, 29 February 2012 (EST)