Tutorial: How To Make A Conversion!

Darkkiz

<div class="IPBDescription">With pics!</div> Okay, so i will tell you how to do a VERY simple conversion for ns. This tutorial will not show you how to change arms, only to replace a Ns model with a cs model.


So, I have decided to put a AWM to Natural selection's HMG model.

1. Step, copy your replacement model to some empty folder. Now copy your original Ns model to some empty folder.

Darkkiz

Now decompile both models that are in the folders. You need milkshape to do this properly.

Darkkiz

Now, once you have decompiled both models, you open up the original .QC-file.

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Now, you open the Replacement .QC file.

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Now copy the Sequences part from your original's QC-file

Darkkiz

And now, delete the sequences part from your Replacement's Qc-file. Then paste your original qc's sequences part to your replacement's qc file.






as you see, the smd files don't match the sequences part. Now, you need to rename the smd files to match the Sequences' part animations. If the original model has I.E 3 idle animations, you need to copy/paste the idle.smd and rename the others to like idle2.smd and idle3.smd. If you have completely different anims like (shoot empty and such) you'll need to decide with what smd file you want to replace that.

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Now, change the $modelname part to match your original model.

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Now compile the replacement qc-file (v_awm_r.qc)


When it's compiled, copy it to your ns/models folder. If you didn't change the $modelname part from last post, you'll have to rename it to match your original model.

Darkkiz

That's it. Now, there could be typos, mistakes, or anything like that 'cause i made this in a hurry, so please report if something is wrong, and i'll change it <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->

HKK

Wow thanks man ! just what i wanted great job !


<b>Sticky</b>

mbs357

Question: Why is the decompiler you used preferable to the one in the HL Tools submenu? Just curious.
Problem: Tried it with my CS USP model for the pistol, first I got an .smd not found error, so I tried copying the .smds from the NS model into the CS model's folder, and got tons of illegal bone replacement errors... I must have done something wrong.

Maus

Good god. You really should have found yourself a bit of webspace to pop all those images onto, instead of this multi-post bonanza.

Darkkiz

<!--QuoteBegin--mbs357+Jun 10 2003, 10:57 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (mbs357 @ Jun 10 2003, 10:57 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Question: Why is the decompiler you used preferable to the one in the HL Tools submenu? Just curious.
Problem: Tried it with my CS USP model for the pistol, first I got an .smd not found error, so I tried copying the .smds from the NS model into the CS model's folder, and got tons of illegal bone replacement errors... I must have done something wrong. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Don't remeber who said that you can't compile cs models with default compiler, as it gaves consistency errors

Delarosa

*****WARNING**********

this will NOT work if there are different bones in the reference and any other files...


say you have 4 bones for each finger... and 3 fingers as Default CS.... but wau, what's thie, NS only has TWO finger? (i'm making up these numbers).... you run into an error... for some things this tut will work, for ALOT of others, it won't work...


-=]EDIT[=-
Consistency is a server side thang... has "some" to do with what your making, but not everything....

Darkkiz

<!--QuoteBegin--Delarosa+Jun 10 2003, 11:00 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Delarosa @ Jun 10 2003, 11:00 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> *****WARNING**********

this will NOT work if there are different bones in the reference and any other files...


say you have 4 bones for each finger... and 3 fingers as Default CS.... but wau, what's thie, NS only has TWO finger? (i'm making up these numbers).... you run into an error... for some things this tut will work, for ALOT of others, it won't work...


-=]EDIT[=-
Consistency is a server side thang... has "some" to do with what your making, but not everything.... <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Didn't know about this... but as i said that this is a very simple tutorial, as i can't use milkhape. This worked for my awm to hmg though


Btw the bones don't matter as when you convert the model this way to ns, it will have cs anims and bones. for example, when you convert model from PE to CS, it will work altough the PE-model has completely different skeleton

HKK

I just tryed a knife for a kinfe and i got this

************ ERROR ************
.\/idle1.smd doesn't exist


man is there a <b>Simple</b> tut that help us newbies out on converting ?

Jamil

This is great for those who are looking to make conversions. But there's that whole understanding of what you're actually doing missing.



Spawn, look at the path. It has \/, just remove one of the slashes from the qc file.

Jezpuh

<span style='font-size:30pt;line-height:100%'>STICKY</span>

This is what I needed!!

LUV YOU

Darkkiz

Sorry =) forgot one step from the tutorial =)))))

HKK

This is what is in the qc. weapon file that im trying to convert, and i followed the tut.

<!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->$modelname "v_kn.mdl"
$cd ".\"
$cdtexture ".\"
$scale 1.0


$bbox 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000
$cbox 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000

$eyeposition 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000

// reference meshes
$body studio "f_sog2000_template"


// 0 attachments

// 0 bone controllers

// 2 hit boxes
$hbox 0 "Right Hand" -2.880000 -11.700000 -2.840000 2.290000 2.060000 1.100000
$hbox 0 "Left Hand" -2.000000 -0.620000 -1.110000 2.310000 11.790000 2.030000

// 6 animation sequences
$sequence "idle1" "idle1" fps 10
$sequence "idle2" "idle2" fps 10
$sequence "attack1" "attack1" fps 25
$sequence "attack2" "attack2" fps 25
$sequence "draw" "draw" fps 18
$sequence "flourish" "flourish" fps 22

// End of QC file.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->

Darkkiz

So, open up the replacement qc file that already has the animation sequences part copied from the original. as you see, the smd files don't match the sequences part. Now, you need to rename the smd files to match the Sequences' part animations. If the original model has I.E 3 idle animations, you need to copy/paste the idle.smd and rename the others to like idle2.smd and idle3.smd. If you have completely different anims like (shoot empty and such) you'll need to decide with what smd file you want to replace that.


Forgot to mention, You'll prolly have to change the fps part in the sequences part, so the animations won't stop before they are completed. You don't have to do this though.

Azrael2709

does this work in reverse? can i change a deagle from cs to a pistol in ns and keep all the regular reloading seqeunces?

Darkkiz

<!--QuoteBegin--Azrael2709+Jun 10 2003, 11:27 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Azrael2709 @ Jun 10 2003, 11:27 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> does this work in reverse? can i change a deagle from cs to a pistol in ns and keep all the regular reloading seqeunces? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Yes. If you do it this way, you'll have the animations from the model you are converting

HKK

ok i got a glock in game for testing and i copyed all the right files from the Ns Hand gun to the glock file and ive hit a problem when the reload empty kicks in the gun disappears and you don't see it untill its finshed also the same happens with shoot last so just copy and paste doesn't work, then do i rename the files? its more complex than i thought its making my brain hurt <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif'><!--endemo-->

Darkkiz

Copy paste the "reload.smd" and rename it to reload empty =]
And for the shoot last, copy paste the shoot animation (sorry for not remebering the filenames =]) and rename it to the shoot last .

Jezpuh

Ok, now plz! plz! try to make a bigger tut.
That explains everything, even how to change hands and get the correct anims and such.

You'll do us all a big favor <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->



I liked this tut <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->

Darkkiz

I would love to do that, but i really can't =] I'll try to find some tuts from the 'net and when i can do that, i'll drop the tut here.

ArgOnatH

this is brilliant! Defenently wat i need, even tho i can convert some stuff, i still need to refer back and make sure that im doing things right!

Ace well done Darkidz, this is alot better than my uneffortless Convertion tut i put in!

BLATENT <b><i><u><span style='font-size:21pt;line-height:100%'>STICKEH</span></u></i></b>

Darkkiz

I have noticed that very few people can spell my name right =]

HKK

Well it took me a few goes but yay i got a automatic USP !!
Thnaks soo much Darkkiz

Now all i need to do is the sounds

oh btw

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ArgOnatH

yeah soz m8.

right i just found a USP Match, what shall i do about the silencer?