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MDL export???

  • 01-11-2002 12:45AM
    #1
    KdjaCL
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,346 ✭✭✭✭


    How do i export MDL models into an editbale source???


    I was sent some farm animlas soneone wants inserted into Mohaa.

    Tho i dont have a clue about MDLs and anything related to them.

    Anyone know these things can be un MDled so to speak???


    Kdja


Comments

  • #2
    DRakE
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,810 ✭✭✭DRakE


    I assume you mean decompiling them. If so, I'm not the one to ask :)

    RAven should know if it's possible (STupid know-it-all muppeh ;p)


  • #3
    SantaHoe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,488 ✭✭✭SantaHoe


    http://www.swissquake.ch/chumbalum-soft/
    Milkshape3D has import/export'ers for most model types used in games... I think MOHAA uses the Quake3 engine doesn't it?
    *ponders what format the animal models are in*
    You can decompile a few types of mdl in milkshape... preserving the animations and skeleton while converting cross-format though... hmmm could be tricky... never tried converting models like that tbh.


  • #4
    Anima
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,945 ✭✭✭Anima


    Yeah milkshape can probably do it. Did the mohaa developers release there own plugin?


  • #5
    KdjaCL
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,346 ✭✭✭✭KdjaCL


    no plugin so we made one ....LOL

    Milkshape has some options for MDL but none to actually render it into a state that can be exported.


  • #6
    KdjaCL
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,346 ✭✭✭✭KdjaCL


    No plugin ever released so we made one :)

    Im testing the Mohaa exporter now it works not 100% but EA aint giving us one so we had to make it.

    The animals are MDL and created ages ago.

    Just need models to insert in all recognisable mohaa formats i made a sten and tank need more to make sure each model in game is covered.

    kdja


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  • #7
    SantaHoe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,488 ✭✭✭SantaHoe


    Originally posted by kdja
    Milkshape has some options for MDL but none to actually render it into a state that can be exported.
    Yeah, it's pretty limited, but you could try exporting a single frame of the mdl to .3ds format and re-skeleton it in Max... only snag being you have to re-animate it aswell.
    Like I said, I've never tried it before, but good luck.


  • #8
    Anima
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    Search for the reference model it should be in a daVinci pose so its easy to re animate (if you find animating easy :))


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