what is a 3D helipad?
#arma3_model
stuck oyster
silver zenith
something that isn't projected on the ground but an actual 3D model
stuck oyster
well I guess simple answer is no.
long answers is yes/maybe if you put a invisible helipad where you want the AI to land to
silver zenith
could put a proxy of an invisible helipad
but would the AI understand it or just try to land on the ground below it
stuck oyster
it would not understand it
the helipad landing behavior is coded to look for objects derived from the helipad class
and likely they just land in the middle of it
silver zenith
I'm trying to export a model with armatools
I'm getting an error
ValueError: byte must be in range(0,250)
what does this mean?
idle grail
Anyone here want to do a custom vehicle for me. I can either supply the model or you can make it, wont be anything extremely large just a truck. Can pay well. Let me know if someone is interested or you know someone
stuck oyster
you have some value somewhere it uses that is larger than 250
@idle grail #creators_recruiting is the channel.
silver zenith
mhmm
oh
stuck oyster
just make sure the model you provide is not ripped from some other game
idle grail
ahh thanks was looklin for that
silver zenith
apparently I had a third unwanted uvset
idle grail
no no I have a few modelers off fiver that are ready
stuck oyster
Id still be careful if you didnt really pay much for models, they might not be self made.
best to be careful thats all
idle grail
Yeah ive been going off turbo squid for a while but finding poly counts in the arma capability that fit my criteria is proving difficult
Im down to have whoever model it, just find it easier to get people to port it into arma 3 than model from scratch
wary dome
Hi everyone.
I i doesn't add #define Arma_ on my rvmat, my arma 3 crash when i get object on 3den.
But if i add #define Arma_ on my rvmat , pbo project say error :/
In File exo_structures_2\data\mur\Brique.rvmat: circa Line 1 Unknown #
You have some other error there somewhere in there
Define Arma in rvmat does nothing
frosty rain
I proxied an object and it's geometry, it shows up fine but the geometry doesn't get proxied, how can I fix this? The original object has functional geometry
stuck oyster
make real geometry, not proxies
frosty rain
make real geometry, not proxies
It was a ladder that needs geometry to function, i just ended up putting it into the model lol
Can you proxy memory points?
rough idol
I proxied an object and it's geometry, it shows up fine but the geometry doesn't...
put proxy in geometry lod - make sure that whole proxy is within original model bounding box
rough idol
Can you proxy memory points?
nope
frosty rain
put proxy in geometry lod - make sure that whole proxy is within original model ...
yeah the problem was I was making the proxy in blender with arma toolbox and when exported as geometry it basically fucked the proxy up, exported as a resolution lod and changed the property to geometry and it worked.
idle grail
Anyone know any good guides to getting started with getting models into arma. Found a few but nothing that covers the full process.
frosty rain
Anyone know any good guides to getting started with getting models into arma. Fo...
Buildings, vehicles, guns?
idle grail
buildings to start
frosty rain
Search gattington and means240 on yt
And mathew longtime i think
They have some tutorials about building importing I believe
idle grail
ok thanks
small olive
also you can take a look at the arma 3 samples
late root
Im making a structure that requires a proxy to be placed. However it doesnt appear ingame, but appears in bulldozer.
Anyone have any idea what could be up?
frosty rain
Is the proxy on the same mod?
late root
Is the proxy on the same mod?
No, its a vanilla object
rough idol
are you putting proxy in a proxy?
late root
I have a p3d, with a proxy in the LOD 0
The proxy itself is \a3\structures_f_exp\industrial\Port\ContainerLine_03_F.p3d
rough idol
is your object a proxy?
late root
No
rough idol
what is your object then
late root
config is as follows.
class EBA_Cargo_Ship_Proxy_1: Industry_base_F
{
editorSubcategory="EdSubcat_Boats";
scope = 2; // 2 = public = shown in editor
scopeCurator = 2;
displayName = "proxytest"; // Name in editor
model = "EBA\CargoShip_1\Proxies_1.p3d"; // Path to model
armor = 50000;
vehicleClass = Structures; // category in editor; "Structures" value is a class defined in CfgVehicleClasses
mapSize = 1; // Scale of icon in editor
cost = 40000; // Score penalty for destroying the house
class Hitpoints {};
class AnimationSources {};
};
Proxies_1 being a ship part P3d that has proxies in it?
late root
Correct
frosty rain
The proxy itself is \a3\structures_f_exp\industrial\Port\ContainerLine_03_F.p3d
Make sure the path doesnt have .p3d in it
a3\structures_f_exp\industrial\Port\ContainerLine_03_F path should be like this iirc
late root
Confirmed it does not https://gyazo.com/ce1d8e86bb82b523f3f8f34f656ac01e
late root
Done, attempting now
late root
Remove the first character
No luck sadly
late root
No problem, thanks for trying 🙂
stuck oyster
Proxy part should just come up when used like that I think.
Do you try out the object in editor by spawning it separately
late root
The object (Land_ContainerLine_03_F) spawns just fine
When spawning my object, with the proxy, it does not appear.
late root
Proxy part should just come up when used like that I think.
The test box i have in the custom p3d, spawns, but the proxies objects arent in the scene
stuck oyster
What simulation type is the ship part?
late root
Currently inheriting from Industry_base_F, one moment for me to find its simulation
stuck oyster
I wonder if containerline object is made out of proxies
late root
What simulation type is the ship part?
simulation="house";
ContainerLine_03_F.p3d does not contain any proxies from what I can tell
stuck oyster
Can you make a test object box that you also place as a proxy in the ship p3d to see if that shows up? I'm thinking maybe something to do with binarized models
late root
Will do, one moment
rough idol
what is the bounding box of Proxies_1 ?
late root
what is the bounding box of Proxies_1 ?
Ill take a ingame picture for you.
late root
Can you make a test object box that you also place as a proxy in the ship p3d to...
@rough idol
@stuck oyster
https://gyazo.com/8f43b509f1ecf0fd3282ef0b6f0f09ec
Appears my test object (square inside the p3d) works. The Test Proxy (proxy calling a test box p3d) appears. The Wanted A3 model does not appear.
Ill try to grab a non structure object now
So used a proxy for the ghosthawk. Its something with the Crates itself
rough idol
ahh, or it could be something with Land_ prefix
yeah, objects which have class with Land prefix cannot be proxied
I guess they are treated as nonAIVehicles
late root
ahh, or it could be something with Land_ prefix
Looking around, the last thing I can find is from Deano with this advice.
yeah ive done it myself i had to give the proxy a class in nonaivehicles for it to show and a showproxy property```
However I am not fully sure how CfgNonAIVehicles actually works.
Looking into the AIO doesnt really clear anything up either.So here's a question. If my config doesn't have a land_ prefix.
How does the proxy p3d know it has one in its original config?
If I made in theory a new class without the land prefix would that work and why?
rough idol
no, it's not going to work
land_nameOfP3d - you would have to rename p3d to get rid of that behavior
or delete original class
late root
I see. Well thwts a bit sad. Thank you for that clarification.
lavish jay
Hi all, I made a geometry model as .fbx, and imported into OB. After applied Component Convex Hull, named selection seems include no face like this screen shot → https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/320896410876772352/823545809202708530/unknown.png . Is there a way to solve this problem or I have to delete all named selection and set them again?
stuck oyster
What?
That's insane amount of polygons
INSANE
🙈 
I hope it has good lodding.. That much polies means its same as having 10 Arma3 cars on the the view..
full grove
In Blender and O2 my model has closed faces but when I toss it in A3. Is it possible I have some ngons that are causing issues?
late root
In Blender and O2 my model has closed faces but when I toss it in A3. Is it poss...
I dont think you completed your sentence. What happens when it goes into o2?
full grove
Nothing bad happens when it goes into o2 it looks fine from the wire frame and solid view
bright silo
Does anyone know a good tutorial for making models for ArmA 3
I’m thinking about trying
full grove
When it loads in A3 it is missing faces though
stuck oyster
@bright silo you dont need tutorial for making models for Arma 3 you just need to learn how to make models. once you know that, making models is for Arma is just that same stuff with few extra specifics you can pick up then
think of learning general modeling as the high ground
frosty rain
In Blender and O2 my model has closed faces but when I toss it in A3. Is it poss...
You can’t export ngons from blender as p3d / can’t import ngons in OB
bright silo
I’m just asking because I literally don’t know anything about it
frosty rain
It’ll give you an error
bright silo
I don’t even know what app to use to create models
frosty rain
In Blender and O2 my model has closed faces but when I toss it in A3. Is it poss...
Check for flipped normals
bright silo
Thanks
full grove
Check for flipped normals
Will do
bright silo
What folder do I put the models when I complete them
frosty rain
@bright silo my advice is learn how to model and texture, get decent at it and then learn how to import to arma
frosty rain
Depends on what you’re making
stuck oyster
@bright silo you dont have to worry about that for some time now
stuck oyster
its a start
late root
I don’t even know what app to use to create models
If this is your very first model I recommend something reasonable. Like an ammo can, or a lunchbox. Many first timers go in making something crazy like a tank, or a m16, or a uniform or a Cruise ship. They make fundamental mistakes and waste 2 weeks of their time and quit.
Start with something basic and small, make your 101 mistakes and not have the horrible feeling of wasting 2 weeks of your life only to have to go and restart.
frosty rain
Fuck it, start with a chair made out of primitives
bright silo
Wow you read my mind
frosty rain
Hahaha
stuck oyster
your firts model wont go into game
bright silo
I wanted to make a hummvee I saw in my dream last night
late root
(which isnt a actual waste since you learned something, but most dont see it like that)
stuck oyster
its just practice
your 10th model might be in ok to go into game
modeling needs you to spend the time practicing
late root
And you always improve with each one.
aaaaaaand then you get sucked down the rabbit hole of arma modding never to see the daylight again 😄
late root
no, it's not going to work
Hey, just an update.
I got it working by creating a class ProxyContainerLine_03_F in CfgNonAIVehicles.
https://gyazo.com/c416f5a3ecca13dedc29da8a609d0d90
rough idol
keep in mind that such proxy is more expensive to render than regular proxy
not by that much but still
late root
I understand, this is mainly for a asset that only one is expected to be in the scene ever.
small olive
i think it's about your scope shadow texture
or your reticle texture resolution is not suitable
as far as i know it should be 1024x1024
stuck oyster
as long as texture is in power of 2 dimensions it should work
could very well be uv mapping issue
summer elm
Quick question for object builder is the standard to set the shadowvolume lod to 10.000 or 1000
summer elm
Helmet, I'm still grappeling with the basics of importing a model into arma. https://gyazo.com/79e327c877ed71a9eec2ffb0bf21fef9
stuck oyster
basic shadow volume resolution is 0
when in doubt check refer to Arma 3 Samples
those often can give answers to things like this
summer elm
Ok thanks for the quick response Ill, give it a go and see what happens
pliant oracle
someone has created french tanks for ww2?
stuck oyster
check the ww2 mods in workshop
hardy yoke
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1508144524
see if you can find one here.
white jay
Does anyone know a good tutorial for making models for ArmA 3
try blender tutorials, follow blender guru's donut tutorial on youtube and get good at that before you jump into arma
devout igloo
hi is there a way to import .stl files into arma 3 and if so how
stuck oyster
through a 3d modeling software
.stl files if downloaded from interwebs may be
A) not suitable for game graphics use == more work to fix than make new one properly
B) not licensed for use outside of its printing purpose
C) actually stolen model from somewhere == will get one into trouble if used
so I would be very careful with such ideas
polar fiber
Quick question for object builder is the standard to set the shadowvolume lod to...
0 for the main one and 10 for the second one is commonplace but I don't think there's really a standard other than most assets having two shadow LODs
warped jasper
So im having problems getting my helmet into object builder, keeps loading in only the head, its my first model and ive got no idea whats wrong
stuck oyster
well your helmets scale is wrong and you are possibly not exporting the whole thing correctly
devout igloo
im talking about stuff i made myself, i only know sketchup and tinkercad.
warped jasper
how is the scaling not correct? Im pretty sure I imported the face and it should be the correct size
stuck oyster
@warped jasper yes but your object scale is not 1,1,1
@devout igloo those models will likely need quite a bit of work to be game usable
devout igloo
how
stuck oyster
so you may need to learn another program like BLender
so that you can texture them and make them game ready
devout igloo
what file type does arma 3 use for models
stuck oyster
p3d is their own format
warped jasper
this happens if I put the scale to 1,1,1 should it be like this? the face is the little dot in the middle https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/810217052639854673/823987948596232232/unknown.png
stuck oyster
so no program is compatible with that natively
devout igloo
is there a web conerter
stuck oyster
@warped jasper you need to apply your small scale instead of just changing it
@devout igloo no
devout igloo
will unity work
devout igloo
well crap
wispy sage
Open your stl in blender and then use the arma tool box to export it as a p3d
devout igloo
well nevermind
stuck oyster
@wispy sage while those are the simple steps, there is quite a bit more to it
wispy sage
Not really, he could go in-depth in setting it up to actually be a decent model to import into a game, but if he just wants a model to try to get in-game then that's really the length of it
stuck oyster
yes well sure.
stuck oyster
you could compare to vanilla 3D scopes
or their textures at least
since the models are not available
full grove
anyone free?
full grove
well now I'm scared to ask the question
stuck oyster
its how the channel works thats all 
full grove
I've been with the help of a member of CUP trying to update the T-55 but the SLAT armor I've added keeps breaking I've reversed the SLAT in O2 still nothing still breaks I checked for open faces ngons and still nothing is working I triangulated the mesh nada
any ideas where I'm screwing up?
stuck oyster
breaks how?
full grove
I wanted to show a screenshot but the visual model legitimately looks like it just breaks and its fairly low poly so I'm at a loss here
I'm missing faces on the top and sides of parts of the model ingame
but when I look at it faces filled in O2 looks fine
stuck oyster
you can paste a link to your pictures
stuck oyster
quite possible you have broken texture on them that is partially transparent
full grove
huh I never considered that
stuck oyster
and the broken uv on base model you cant really fix without fresh copy of the model
zealous ruin
Is there anyone here that is able to show me the ropes on how to re texture clothing and items, I have been messing around with it using ArmA 3 Tools but get stuck at the end. Any help is appreciated.
late root
When making the roadway LOD as far as I understand, this controls the sound that is played when walking along it.
I have my "sound" texture set to a3\data_f\surfaces\kameny.paa and the material set to a3\data_f\surfaces\clutter.rvmat
While walking along my roadway the sound doesnt play reliably. I sometimes get a footstep here and there and never in the same spot. https://gyazo.com/af36e1d4fdb6d6916c55fb2ec50b526e
Any ideas what may cause this?
stuck oyster
is it a decal object?
stuck oyster
is it high enough from the geometry?
late root
is it high enough from the geometry?
Fairly certain it is. If the roadway clipped into geo then the character would start handling oddly and floating correct?
stuck oyster
yes
late root
So raised it to a ridiculous height and it fixed it. I may have my Geo and Roads too close, will investigate that more
As a side note, do you know why a BIS rock may have a3\data_f\surfaces\clutter.rvmat in the roadway?
stuck oyster
no idea. It does not seem to do anything
@rough idol do you happen to know what a3\data_f\surfaces\clutter.rvmat is used for
thin wigeon
A model I just made makes everything translucent textures, at first I thought it was alpha on the CO but nope, remade it anyway, then thought it was the RVMAT but nope, finally went to procedural colour and no material and still in game it's translucent, in object viewer its fine. What am I missing, I am going slowly mad here. Can post a pic somewhere if it helps 🙂
late root
Can you take a pic of what you mean by translucent
thin wigeon
Look at the blue textures, it's got like a stencilmap of the vegetation visible through it, but it is literally #(argb,8,8,3)color(0.243137,0.286275,0.607843,1.0,co) and no material now
late root
have any named properties going on?
thin wigeon
in the visual LOD?
late root
in any LOD
thin wigeon
yes, it's got hitpoints, glass hide/unhides and damage
but not assigned to the blue frame
late root
if you remove the textures does it still have the issue?
thin wigeon
yes!! that is literally a procedural texture now, not even the fancy rusted metal I was trying to use
No material, no texture file assigned to the blue
late root
Your still using a texture. If there is NO texture does the issue occur
thin wigeon
give me 10 mins and I will get back to you...
polar fiber
Do you have a lot of surface area that is using a _ca texture?
late root
Something else worth trying is to select the faces with the glass texture applied in your view LOD and press [Ctrl+Shift+Home] or \Faces\Move Top from the toolbar to bump the glass Alpha texture to the top of the sorting list.
thin wigeon
Thanks Zephyr, good idea, it's as though glass is there but it's not. Having said that there is a lot of glass in this model, it's a bus stop shelter
yes monkey, as above there is a lot of ca but not on this shape
polar fiber
If there's a lot of glass, binarize might be flagging all faces as alpha (for efficiency in rendering the model ingame). Try adding named property forceNotAlpha with a value 1 in the geometry LOD
thin wigeon
oooh, Monkey, that sounds like exactly the voodoo I'm after. Will slap in that to start with.
Thanks to all of you for the great suggestions - forceNotAlpha was the missing link! Was tearing my hair out here (and I don't have much left lol)
I will add in Zephyr's suggestion too now just because it sounds like the right thing to do 😄
late root
It prevents that awesome blue crazy from happening when looking through a window
thin wigeon
OMG, thats how you get rid of it? You guys are rockstars!
I've only been trying to make models since OFP in 2002 lol
And I'm learning more every day 😄
late root
Every day is a new experience. However in armas case, its a dump truck of random info running into you
thin wigeon
And voodoo. And goat sacrifice. Damn, this is looking great now!
You forgot to mention the dump truck, having run into you, recoils into the sky to a height of 300ft because physics.
small olive
select the parts that you want to apply textures, press "E" (it will open face properties) and enter your texture and material paths
then press apply
grizzled snow
gotcha
now i have another problem
in blender, my UV and texture are alligned correctly, but in objectBuilder they are not correct at all
frosty rain
in blender, my UV and texture are alligned correctly, but in objectBuilder they ...
Check if you have multiple uvmaps
Maybe you’re seeing one in blender and a different one in object builder
grizzled snow
blender's UX is sooooo butt
small olive
in blender, my UV and texture are alligned correctly, but in objectBuilder they ...
maybe you made changes on model and you forgot to replace your p3d with new exported one
grizzled snow
there are multiple UV's, but i can see only one in blender
how do i see all of my UVs?
and how do i delete the extra ones?
frosty rain
On the right, i’m not really sure i dont use blender that much lol
Object data properties on the right
green icon with the 3 vertices
grizzled snow
im using 2.92
grizzled snow
there is no UV maps options
frosty rain
there is no UV maps options
You on object mode?
frosty rain
small olive
i'm using 2.92 too and yes there is object data properties
grizzled snow
wait
object properties != object data properties
WHO DESIGNED THIS
ok, it still says i only have 1
small olive
check material properties
frosty rain
ok, it still says i only have 1
Hmmm
grizzled snow
but in ObjectBuilder there are multiple overlayed
frosty rain
but in ObjectBuilder there are multiple overlayed
Go on edit mode, select all and separate by material
grizzled snow
i only have one material
frosty rain
Huh
grizzled snow
how to separate by material?
small olive
where in material properties
frosty rain
how to separate by material?
Go on edit mode, select all and separate -> by material
grizzled snow
https://prnt.sc/10uinsc
i have a material, yes
grizzled snow
Go on edit mode, select all and separate -> by material
where is "separate"
the UX sucks, you need to hold my hand a little
context menu?
frosty rain
where is "separate"
Im dumb, after select all right click
grizzled snow
which one of them?
frosty rain
Then should be on the bottom
frosty rain
Send a pic how it looks in blender and how it looks in OB
frosty rain
Imgur
grizzled snow
cant upload to imgur
thin wigeon
imgbb
frosty rain
Etc
frosty rain
You dont have to
frosty rain
cant import paa, btw
what?
grizzled snow
cant import paa to OB
frosty rain
Wdym
grizzled snow
http://prnt.sc/10uirzb this is the issue
frosty rain
It’s BI’s image extension
grizzled snow
there are 2 UV's overlayed
but i dont know where it's getting the other UV
there is literally just 1
frosty rain
Are you using arma toolbox?
grizzled snow
yes
but that doesnt fix the double UV issue
there are 2 UV's where there should only be 1
frosty rain
Yeah, I meant it more as a fbx/obj fucked up export or something
grizzled snow
question is, how do i get rid of the extra
small olive
in blender go to edit mode and select every faces and check the uvmap
frosty rain
in blender go to edit mode and select every faces and check the uvmap
He sent the pic, there only seems to be 1 uvmap
What you could do since it’s such a simple object is delete that uvmap and just create another one and unwrap it
See if that fixes it
grizzled snow
i deleted all UVmaps
no change
ObjectBuilder pulls the UVmap out of the darkness or something
grizzled snow
See if that fixes it
i re-did it from the start
and now the UV's are correct
but the texture is just pure black
nothing is showing at all
small olive
but the texture is just pure black
can you send a pic?
grizzled snow
Test in bulldozer
just a path into my documents
same path worked before
now it doesnt
i know it isnt correct
but im trying to get something semi-working
frosty rain
just a path into my documents
Send the path
grizzled snow
can you send a pic?
small olive
https://prnt.sc/10uj4kx when you toggle this, is it still same?
grizzled snow
yes
small olive
so it's about faces and you need to recalculate faces by pressing f5
grizzled snow
cool, now it's entirely white
small olive
now toggle it again
grizzled snow
oh, ok
ok, well, the faces are still just white
i sort of need them to have textures
😅
small olive
https://prnt.sc/10uj4kx turn it on
small olive
is your texture is tga?
grizzled snow
yes
frosty rain
Convert to paa
grizzled snow
cant use .paa
it's not an accepted format by objectBuilder
like it physically doesnt accept it
you cant select a path with .paa at the end
needs to be .tga
but just for you, i did
i forced it to .paa
now it's a pink mess
grizzled snow
how do i get my model from objectBuilder to bulldozer?
small olive
grizzled snow
"unable to create viewer"
small olive
looks like you didn't make proper bulldozer setup
grizzled snow
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how do i make a proper bulldozer setup?
scratch that, i give up
the number of hoops i need to jump through to get one simple model working, it's not worth it
this pipeline is royally scuffed
frosty rain
Not really
grizzled snow
yes really
frosty rain
You didn’t set the p drive correctly and are blaming the pipeline
grizzled snow
the pipeline doesnt even work
small olive
you setup your tools once
grizzled snow
i have my model in objectBuilder
why cant i see the texture?
i saw it before
how come i cant see it now?
frosty rain
Because it’s an old ass program and it has a lot of limitations
grizzled snow
look
small olive
because only tga files supported to see in object builder 3d viewport
frosty rain
Idk OB being dumb
median bough
easy on the caps lock
frosty rain
easy on the caps lock
meant it as a joke 
frosty rain
😂
grizzled snow
i dont need p drive for objectbuilder
frosty rain
You do for bulldozer
grizzled snow
but not for objectBuilder
my issue is with objectBuilder
it's not showing my texture
which is TGA
small olive
is it looks white?
small olive
be sure you apply texture on it and turn on the "magic button", i can't think any other possibility
grizzled snow
texture is applied to it because it's showing in the UV editor
grizzled snow
Follow that and set up your p drive correctly
ok, i left Mikero to unheck Arma 3 for me. now we wait 3 years before it's done
small olive
yes
grizzled snow
https://discord.com/channels/105462288051380224/292271664115351563/8159851866469...
Done
how do i setup bulldozer once p drive is setup?
the installer gives me an unhandled exception
bulldozer is not working
unhandled exception
unexpected end tag. Line64, position 3.
************** Exception Text **************
System.Xml.XmlException: Unexpected end tag. Line 64, position 3.
at Microsoft.VisualBasic.CompilerServices.Symbols.Container.InvokeMethod(Method TargetProcedure, Object[] Arguments, Boolean[] CopyBack, BindingFlags Flags)
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at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)```im getting a load of "not found" when starting the bulldozer
how do i actually USE bulldozer?
it's now installed and setup
but im still getting the external error in OB
how do i configure it so that OB can use it?
seems like a pipeline issue again
grizzled snow
what about the error?
frosty rain
idk
grizzled snow
i followed that guide
and i get the error at the install
i know why it errored out now
i set my p-folder
but it didnt belive me setting it
and it still has my p-folder set to the documents one
despite the path being correct when i set it in the tools preferences
pipeline issue again
now i need to move 50gb worth of uncompressed data to my other drive
😓
old atlas
these are the sample models from https://store.steampowered.com/app/390500/Arma_3_Samples/
stuck oyster
well those are different lods, though I think that model has quite a bit of extra that is of no use for you
what is it that you are trying to do?
old atlas
im trying to learn how to make animations in blender but I need an arma 3 model
white jay
I've solved my bullet penetration issue, I've found you can open p3ds in notepad++ or any text editor, so I hunted for mentions of P:\ in my files and started deleting them, I also had some textures that were using the wrong paths and paths from when I restructured my folders, the find & replace all tool is a life saver
so I don't have to open every single p3d and hunt each mesh and hit E to do the thing
also the output log in pboproject tells you every bad path
stuck oyster
sounds like a loooot of bad paths
woeful viper
sounds like a looot of models of "mystery origin"...
white jay
sure bud
white jay
sounds like a looot of models of "mystery origin"...
elaborate
white jay
I think this is a valid reaction
multiple reactions from multiple people
maybe people shouldn't cry "stolen model" so much
hybrid frigate
Oh stop, we all know what he meant
white jay
there's literally a channel dedicated to that
frigid ocean
Yeeeeeah it's pretty common occurrence in this server. Especially when you word it with "quotations like this". What else could they of meant?
median bough
like, buying it from a not so trustworthy website
also, not stolen
guys... think for a moment before jumping to conclusions
please
grizzled snow
in OB, how do i remove points from a selection?
small olive
turn on select vertices mode: https://prnt.sc/10w0fdi
and delete which point you want
grizzled snow
and delete which point you want
i dont want to DELETE the vertices
i want to exclude them from a selection
small olive
so, select which you want to exclude from a selection and press ctrl+i (this inverts the selection) @grizzled snow
grizzled snow
Selection as a NAMED selection
i have a named selection that includes vertices i dont want in it
how do i remove those vertices from the named selection
but dont delete the vertices
small olive
okey i got it
press your selection and select it
then
while pressing shift, select your vertices
then press ctrl+i
finaly, redefine selection
small olive
you'r welcome
grizzled snow
is there a gudie somewhere on how to create User animations in object builder?
i just want to hide a selection on animation
i have my selection
i have my model config
but im missing the axis and handles
how do i do those?
mentioned in biki:
Part of model that will move must be in named selection also axis points and handles must be in selections
so what does the aprt after "also" mean?
stuck oyster
Where in the wiki are you?
grizzled snow
Where in the wiki are you?
oxygen 2
so i have my selection, and model config all setup, but the animations dont work. So i must be missing something
in the visual LOD i have named the selection i want to hide
that's all i've done in the OB
then i've set my model config up correct
and my vehicle config (with sources)
but it wont hide
so something is missing in model builder
do i need to define the selection as a bone?
in skeletonBones
yep
that was it
stuck oyster
There is wiki page called "how to animate a model"
grizzled snow
in object builder, there is the freehand transform tool by holding right click. is there a way to rotate and scale with the freehand transform tool?
ctrl+rmb doesnt work
well, it does
but it onlky rotates in 2d
polar fiber
How's that different to the RMB transform tool? That's also 2D
stuck oyster
I would strongly recommend using other programs for actual modeling
shrewd locust
Can anyone point me towards how to assign textures to the FPP lod?
small olive
Can anyone point me towards how to assign textures to the FPP lod?
what do you mean by FPP lod?
stuck oyster
@shrewd locust its the same way you assign textures to the other lods
is the model something you made?
shrewd locust
Nevermind..I think I got it.
It's not my model, but i purchased it from someone because I really wanted to put it into the game.
(No thiefery going on here)
grizzled snow
I would strongly recommend using other programs for actual modeling
i would, but 3dmax is pricey and Blender is horrible
OB is much more bearable than Blender
stuck oyster
U very crazy person
grizzled snow
maybe
stuck oyster
But it's everyones own choice. Just don't expect much OB usage help. There's only handful of ppl who know more than basics in it
grizzled snow
but you need to use OB to get models into arma, no?
stuck oyster
Not much
grizzled snow
i tried the few p3d scripts for blender and all of them failed
stuck oyster
Well that is just user error
stuck oyster
Sure.
grizzled snow
so if i have software that is too hard to use
and software that is hard to use
then my pick should be obvious
stuck oyster
Well. For Blender interwebs is full of tutorials
For OB there's not really any
But if you stick with it, you can likely figure out how it works
strong plaza
there is OB tutorials , but they're OFP era
grizzled snow
despite that, i got my stuff working by doing it in OB much faster than in Blender
stuck oyster
👍
grizzled snow
Blender is a puddle as wide as the ocean
it covers everything... somewhat
so it becomes extremely hard to navigate
OB is just a puddle
good enough
strong plaza
yeah that was my main gripe with trying blender, the GUI confused the hell out of me, especially when nothing matched the tutorials I was reading
tho I've heard it's improved a lot lately
grizzled snow
especially since they keep changing it every version
i learned to use blender some years back due to High school projects
but now the GUI is completely changed
my main problem is finding up-to-date guides
and when you do, they only say "press this button"
and im like
"WHERE IS THIS BUTTON?!"
because the GUI is so confusing to navigate
strong plaza
yeah
grizzled snow
and it doesnt even go so far as to stay consistent with common keybinds...
like ctrl+a for select all
no
it has to be ctrl+l
Linux?
stuck oyster
well you can customize it
ctrl+i is invert selection btw
just "a" toggels select all and select none
grizzled snow
ctrl+i is invert selection btw
ctrl+l as in L
if you check the character
l is a bit taller than I
stuck oyster
ctrl L selects linked verticles
assuming we talking about blender
but if OB work for you that is totally fine
just if you run into issues, it is likely you need to figure them out yourself
frosty rain
OB is much more bearable than Blender
Built different
grizzled snow
Built different
"Not as clumsy or random as a blaster; an elegant weapon for a more civilized age.”
stuck oyster
lost sedge
Is there a guide for creating a building similar to the pmc terrain tutorial? Like where it walks you through all the steps, etc
So far I only have the wiki pages
stuck oyster
well first step is just learning how modeling works
pick a program and start learning its own tutorials
when you are comfortable with modeling you start learning how texturing works
when you comfortable with that you can start looking into how Arma models work
with the skills of generic modeling and texturing backing you up, you should be able to figure out the Arma requirements quite easily
stuck oyster
well they may lack some advanced features but the basics are pretty much the same
hybrid frigate
@lost sedge How I learned to do objects was to start with the Blender Doughnut tutorial, master that, then do the ArmA 3 Object Builder tutorial with a pie. From that point forward you will know enough to put together things based on the BI Wiki.
I am not trying be a debbie downer but most anything advanced in ArmA is so complex that it requires a near month of learning before you can make anything of substance. It took me easily that to get my first object into the game with working collisions and all.
lost sedge
Okay thanks y'all
outer condor
what determines if AI opens gates/doors vs just walks through them?
stuck oyster
there are the AI action points defined for them
I forgot what they are called in config
@outer condor
frosty rain
what determines if AI opens gates/doors vs just walks through them?
View geometry too I believe
frosty rain
Is there a limit on how big geometry can be vertically?
stuck oyster
well the larger it is, the larger its calculation bounds are
so it will start to affect performance
too big object and it will trigger every other object in the terrain with it
also Arma characters have problems with heights
which may be problematic
hard limit, dunno
frosty rain
Alrighty thanks
stuck oyster
how tall thing were you thinking of making @frosty rain
frosty rain
Not sure yet tbh, we’re only starting planning
But skyscraper size
With interior
100-150 meters maybe?
frosty rain
How much performance impact are we talking about?
stuck oyster
in worst case dips of 20-30 frames
frosty rain
Jesus
stuck oyster
Id perhaps make it from 2 pieces at least
frosty rain
Hmmm I assume if I divide the geometry its the same right?
stuck oyster
its the overall size that casuses the issues
frosty rain
Oh
But if I make it like 10 vertical geometry pieces instead of 1 will that help performance or not at all
stuck oyster
well 10 is again bad to other direction
but you just got to test it
some sort of simple representation first to find what works
frosty rain
Yeah I’ll probably just test it, the thing is I’m worried about it being fine on my machine but being shit on multiplayer
stuck oyster
that can happen too but the issues I've seen can be felt locally
frosty rain
@stuck oyster If I divide the building in like a couple of p3ds and just proxy them at the end would that affect performance positively at all or no?
Since it would be individual pieces of geometry on individual p3ds
Just stacked on top of each other
frosty rain
Damn, alright
stone hemlock
Can anyone recommend me some good modelling software? I’m wanting to put my sketches into a model
stuck oyster
Blender is good and free
stone hemlock
Cheers
warm leaf
How do the eye/aimpoint optic memory points relate to bullet impact point with the zeroing system? I have a weapon where the memory points for the ironsights are vertically offset (i.e. the front sight is lower than rear sight), do I need to ensure konec/usti hlavne are at the same offset/angle? I've got a quite hefty misalignment (about 2m deflection at 200m), trying to figure out what's wrong
orchid spruce
what dictates if an AI unit can stand on a model or not? I mean, whether they will be able to just stand on it normally or will they just get stuck in that falling animation
I noticed that AI can stand on top of the tanks in GM and I wonder how they did that
is it the roadway lod?
stuck oyster
Roadway lod is for characters
orchid spruce
so having roadway lod geometry on the horizontal surfaces on a vehicle would make it possible to stand on it?
how does the roadway lod geometry have to be made? looking at the house sample, it seems like it just has to be simple flat one-sided polygons, is that all?
small olive
as far as i know it must be triangleted, also look for other requirements for make roadway lod working: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/LOD#Roadway @orchid spruce
stuck oyster
how does the roadway lod geometry have to be made? looking at the house sample, ...
Yes
frosty rain
as far as i know it must be triangleted, also look for other requirements for ma...
where did you read that roadway needs to be triangulated?
small olive
where did you read that roadway needs to be triangulated?
actually i didn't read it from somewhere but arma 3 house sample model has a triangulated roadway
frosty rain
actually i didn't read it from somewhere but arma 3 house sample model has a tri...
that's odd
I've never triangulated my roadway and it works just fine, probs doesn't matter
stuck oyster
well everything is triangulated in engine anyway
it can matter if the splitting edge gets wrong way on a surface that is not flat
on flat surfaces, does not really matter
orchid spruce
so the roadway geometry just has to be a simple flat polygon? no extra caveats or anything?
stuck oyster
well you can assign a surface texture on it to connect step sounds to it
rose grotto
anyone know of any camo net scripts i can put on a qilin?
like an extra texture? Able to drive around with it hanging off?
sweet pier
can someone help me with my p3d
stuck oyster
depends what the problem is
just for the future, it saves time to just state the issue and not just ask if someone can help
stuck oyster
in game?
sweet pier
yeah
stuck oyster
what kind of object is it?
stuck oyster
so please explain in detail what is it that you do and what happens
what works and what does not
sweet pier
i gave it geo in blender then put into Object builder then check if its good then export pack and put it into game but it doesnt show up
like i can spawn it
when i add a LOD it just disappears
stuck oyster
what are you packing the pbo with?
sweet pier
cause thats how i was told to do it
sweet pier
what about it going away when i add a lod
stuck oyster
what do you pack the pbo with?
stuck oyster
how
sweet pier
with Addon Builder
stuck oyster
do you have P drive set up?
sweet pier
yes
stuck oyster
I would suggest you use Mikeros tools and pboProject
sweet pier
everyone i asked just says watch videos
stuck oyster
well they dont know anything. 😛
sweet pier
alright
stuck oyster
mikeros tools are hosted on bytex website
you can get the free version from there
the AIO installer should be enough
frosty rain
if your stuff has errors it will tell you
addon builder will just pack everything
same with pbo manager
sweet pier
okay
stuck oyster
AIO installer installs the necessary parts
sweet pier
its saying to buy key
stuck oyster
there is free one in there too
sweet pier
i only see one AIO
stuck oyster
sweet pier
do i open PboProject
sweet pier
so what do i open to check for erros
stuck oyster
does it pack your stuff?
sweet pier
no
it said Failed. View->output logs for ttt_cubesample
ttt_cubesample.pbo not produced due to error(s)
Job(s) completed in 0secs on Mon Mar 29 19:18:51 2021
frosty rain
click view output
sweet pier
then what
frosty rain
read
and
go to the bottom where the problem will likely be
and see if you get any errors
sweet pier
rapWarning: missing file(s)*****
ttt_cubesample\data\ttt_cube.rvmat circa Line 11: ttt_cubesample\data\radio1Norm_nohq.paa
ttt_cubesample\data\ttt_cube.rvmat circa Line 59: ttt_cubesample\data\radio1Spec_SMDI.paa
ttt_cubesample\data\ttt_cube.rvmat circa Line 83: a3\data_f\env_land_ca.paa
rapWarning: missing file(s)*****
rapWarning: missing file(s)*****
stuck oyster
well thats a start, your got some missing files
sweet pier
is their a way to tell what files are missing
stuck oyster
it says it right there in what you pasted
frosty rain
is their a way to tell what files are missing
radio1Norm_nohq.paa, radio1Spec_SMDI.paa
the a3 is because you didn't unpack your game files
sweet pier
can you run me through on how to do that
stuck oyster
there are steps on how to do that with mikeros tools on PMCwiki
you can find link to that on #arma3_terrain pinned messages
sweet pier
who said it
frosty rain
What do I need to create an actual model in game?
knowledge
a way to model what you want to create
a way to texture what you want to create
and arma tools
sweet pier
have you ever made a model before
frosty rain
can you help me like in a vc
kinda busy rn
sweet pier
okay
frosty rain
have you unpacked your a3 folder yet?
frosty rain
the way i know how to do it i'm not really sure it's the 100% correct one
but
you open arma 3 tools
go to project drive management
and click where it says unpack game data or something like that
frosty rain
How do I get this knowledge
sweet pier
i only see install buldozer
mount the work drive
extract game data
show debug
frosty rain
extract game data
sweet pier
ok its done
sweet pier
extract game data
its done what next
frosty rain
rapWarning: **********missing file(s)***************
ttt_cubesample\data\ttt_cub...
did you fix the missing radio1Norm_nohq.paa, radio1Spec_SMDI.paa
sweet pier
was that suppose to do it
no it still say's missing
ttt_cubesample\data\ttt_cube.rvmat circa Line 11: ttt_cubesample\data\radio1Norm_nohq.paa
ttt_cubesample\data\ttt_cube.rvmat circa Line 59: ttt_cubesample\data\radio1Spec_SMDI.paa
rapWarning: missing file(s)*****
rapWarning: missing file(s)*****
this is was its saying now
sweet pier
how?
frosty rain
is this your object?
stuck oyster
Arma 3p would have been the better way to set up P drive.. Like it says in the PMCwiki guide
stuck oyster
How do I get this knowledge
Pick a 3d modeling program like Blender and start practicing.
rose grotto
Does anyone have an on hand guide on how to remodel a vanilla asset? Or is that not even legal?
I just want to remove the bed of the qilin and add an extra row of seats
steel vector
Unless BI released the model in the Arma 3 Samples pack (can be found on Steam) it's not allowed to modify Arma 3 assets. If it is in the samples pack it should contain files which can be opened in 3D editor software, and then you can modify it (just make sure you read the license(s) before publishing it)
rose grotto
Thanks for clearing that up. Would the samples pack be in the arma addons folder?
stuck oyster
it wont be in the samples pack
rose grotto
OH its actually a tool
rose grotto
Ah ok ok. Thanks again for clearing that up then
white jay
anyone know how to make this tiny menu in object builder bigger?
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/566060230824165383/826613286610010152/tiny_menu.PNG
It doesn't have any drag handles
stuck oyster
you double click it to unanchor it
fast field
For object builder to accept a model, does it have to have triangular faces?
I am just wondering cause this video I am watching with object builder has quads, but OB won't accept my .obj with quad faces
frosty rain
For object builder to accept a model, does it have to have triangular faces?
nope
it won't accept ngons tho
fast field
Ye
frosty rain
go to select - select faces by sides - 5 sides and put greater than
when it selects the ngons press ctrl+t to triangulate
then alt+j to convert what it can to quads
fast field
Ah alright, thx
stuck oyster
triangulating it does not hurt though
you gain nothing from quads
its all triangles in the end
frosty rain
If you want to subdivide it for some reason it wont be pretty with triangles
Catmull-clark def prefers quads
And it’s much easier to modify a quad based mesh imo
fast field
Its literally a square house with a small door in it for me to get used to Object Builder
frosty rain
Do you have arma toolbox?
fast field
So I was kinda surprised at how tf I managed to squeeze an ngon in there lol
Arma 3 Tools?
frosty rain
You can export as p3d from blender and do most stuff you need OB for
I only use OB to validate my geo
fast field
I mean really all I tried to use OB for was viewing the building in Bulldozer
Can you completely circumvent OB tho?
Or would that be unwise
frosty rain
That’d be unwise
OB is good for some stuff
Like quickly checking how many sections does your model have
And sometimes i check for convexity in blender and it doesn’t find non-convex and then in OB it does
But I’d try to avoid it as much as you can
stuck oyster
@frosty rain you can work with quads
but at export its not bad thing to triangulate it
you dont do subdivision in OB
@fast field cant complelety
frosty rain
Yeah I just have a bad habit of editing the p3d sometimes instead of the .blend so it's just easier to not triangulate everything lol
stuck oyster
and model should always be checekd up in OB/buldozer
stuck oyster
Yeah I just have a bad habit of editing the p3d sometimes instead of the .blend ...
there are tools in Blender to quadify mesh too
tris to quads works quite well to reverse triangualtion
frosty rain
yeah alt j does work quite well
deft heron
Hey guys its been a while. Been having some problems getting this mod to pack could anyone help me please as to how to fix this problem?
<rebuilding units[]= and friends>...
P:\temp\steveshouse_01\config.cpp: #includes P:\temp\steveshouse_01\basicdefines_A3.hpp, but is excluded from pbo
Rapify error
"steveshouse_01.pbo not produced due to error(s)"
This is what its saying in output.
stuck oyster
what is your include line like for that file?
and does your pboProject settings have these lines set up?
deft heron
Ah I see its because I had -B Dont binarise turned on, in a desperate attempt to fix an earlier problem .😊
Thanks as always spot on. Keep on goating.. 🌞
rose grotto
could anyone point me in the right direction to make vehicle scrim? I have blender, but it's so overwhelming. Don't know where to start!
stuck oyster
you start by just general practicing and general tutorials to learn how the tools work
and then you invest time to practice
after some time (few weeks couple of months) you could be ready to start something specific
hybrid frigate
I have a Terrains Core mod I am putting together for my map. Two issue.
#1. Objects loose their door opening functionality when placed in terrain builder. Doors work fine when placed in the editor.
#2. How do you make certain objects show up on the map when they are placed in terrain builder? None of my objects show up in the map in game while vanilla ones do.
stuck oyster
#1 not properly configured with class land_terrainobjectp3d name (wikipage is available)
#2 your P drive pathing is likely not set up right so template path does not match the actual P3D location
hybrid frigate
Okay I will investigate. I capitalized L in Land so that may have been the issue.
#2 I will also investigate. That surprises me.
hybrid frigate
What is strange is that the model DOES show up no problem just the doors wont work if imported using Terrain Builder.
I will get back with my findings.
I am going to start using this thanks
stuck oyster
if doors dont work its missing land_ or wrong class named property (aka terrain object simulation type)
frosty rain
When an object is hidden with the hide animation is it being rendered still?
stuck oyster
I suppose the verticles are there but there is not anything to draw since all faces are 0 sized
frosty rain
Alrighty
frosty rain
Just to confirm, the light falloff texture while hidden won't add to section count correct?
stuck oyster
probably will
but why does it matter, it will add to it at least when its not hidden
its better if its loaded all the time instead of cycled all the time
mighty rune
Dumb question but is it possible to create a .p3d from a texture file? How do I do it?
Just want to make a custom NVG overlay for modelOptics
frosty rain
you learn modelling
mighty rune
aight thanks
frosty rain
aight thanks
stuck oyster
😅
hybrid frigate
#1 not properly configured with class land_terrainobjectp3d name (wikipage is av...
Item #1 what are the keywords to find this page? I was looking at ArmA 3 samples and it appears my config and naming convention was similar
vague crater
Hey, i know this question might be a little off-topic, but i didn't see any other channel where i could post this. I'm looking for some mods with custom models of soviet troops in ww2, i'm already aware of IFA3, but i don't think their models/textures are the best, so if anyone could help i'd be happy 🙂
stuck oyster
@vague crater #arma3_questions is the general questioning channel
best to ask there. Also if you want to find good answers you should provide more info on what you are looking for. Like pictures
vague crater
okay, thanks for feedback
rose grotto
Anyone know of a mod that adds vehicle camo nets like the tank DLC does?
stuck oyster
Cant add such things on vehicles the camo net is noit modeled on
not properly at least
inland pawn
Think this is the proper channel for this. But, here is my rendertarget0. Where I'd like the PiP to display. But, even with all the code in the proper place, nothing shows up in game. Not even the box
It's in front of the screen in my view gunner LOD. But, doesnt appear in game
outer condor
how do you make the game make use of rvmat changes during runtime - is FP+diag_resetShapes enough, or do you need to load the p3d unbinned in the unpacked data?
rough idol
rvmat is baked into p3d but if you are using file patching and have unbined p3d then this is enough - rvmats will be updated as soon as you get back from text editor to a3 without resetShapes
outer condor
ty
charred bolt
@inland pawn check that you haven't got any named selections attached to the rendertarget mesh in your p3d. A common one would be a "camo" selection.
ember ingot
How would I be able to correctly set up ranging for an underbarrel grenade launcher in Buldozer? I have basically copied it from an example, and only a select few ranges are accurate when firing. Any way to calculate or test this?
paper stream
Hello everyone, would anyone be able to shed some light on how RHS did their driver and Commander periscopes on their stryker? They are definitely not pips nor cut though the model (the way Vanilla does it).
bold flare
why can they not be cut through the model (which I think is exactly what they are doing) ?
paper stream
it dosnt feel like they are when you look around inside unless its down with a clever trick in the view gunner and cargo lods?
frosty rain
I have a model of a face I'd like to import into the game, how would I be able to do that?
I've searched on google and all the links point to face.jpg but I want a custom model
stuck oyster
faces are p3ds like any other models
with thextures and materials and modelc.cfg and weighting to connect them verticles to the character animations
then there are configs that define a identity that uses said head
Internet wont be very useful on this if memory serves me right, not much is written about it
requires you to understand configs well enough to read the vanilla ones and derive you own.
frosty rain
alrighty ill try looking at the vanilla configs, thanks!
valid gorge
anybody know how to do the tailrotorhfullydestroyed where the main rotor hides and the broken one is shown, if i'm correct the ghost hawk does it, mine works when i preview it in buldozer but when the rotor is destroyed ingame it doesn't hide the normal one and unhide the broken one
this is my model.cfg for it
{
type="hide";
source="tailrotorhfullydestroyed";
selection="tail rotor";
minValue = 0.0;
maxValue = 1.0;
hideValue = 1.0;
animPeriod = 0.0;
initPhase = 0.0;
};
class tailRotor_unhide
{
type="hide";
source="tailrotorhfullydestroyed";
selection="tail rotor broken";
minValue = 0.0;//rad 0.0
maxValue = 1.0;//rad 57.29578
hideValue = 0.0;
unHideValue = 1.0;
animPeriod = 0.0;
initPhase = 0.0;
}; ```Your model.cfg looks ok - make sure that the selections are not used in other animations.
valid gorge
These are there only animations
charred bolt
So they don't spin?
valid gorge
Call it’s tail rotor static or something
Does it need anything in class animationSources in the config
I was told with the model.cfg part the game engine will know what to do
charred bolt
Nothing needed in class animationSources as tailrotorhfullydestroyed is a game engine supplied source
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Model_Config
charred bolt
How are you making / determining that the tailrotorhfullydestroyed source has reached 1?
Maybe try changing the class tailRotor_hide source to damage, and the hideValue to 0.5 as an experiment to eliminate the animationSource as the issue.
silver zenith
question
what do you guys use as reference for making chairs?
I usually use an armaman for measurements
but for sitting its a little harder
is there a set height?
stuck oyster
depends on the animation
silver zenith
depends on the animation
something simple
like 90° knee bent
stuck oyster
What I meant that id build the chair with the character animated to the sitting pose if there is a pose I have to use. Or I'd build both the chair and the animation simultaneously so that they match
rain solar
I'm getting an error for "cannot open object", my models are in mlod format since I don't know how to binerize them, and I have no idea why it can't open the object
slate crane
My model appears higher than what I expected is it possible to lower it manually in Object builder and yes I transformed it in blender before export
frosty rain
My model appears higher than what I expected is it possible to lower it manually...
how are you exporting it?
slate crane
Arma 3 tools for blender
I modeled it on top of a uniform and applied all transformations so I have 0 clue why it is higher
Is there a way I can just manually lower it
grizzled snow
hey, the muzzle direction (firing direction) of a turret is not moving as the turret is moving, what gives?
i have defined gunBed and gunEnd correctly in the vehicle config, but the memory points dont seem to follow the animations
even if i attach them to bones in the model config
or does the weapon firing elevation move independent from the model?
seems to be the case
that's fixed then
now my gun no longer has recoil
as in the recoil animation
river kite
Im currently having a problem that boggles my mind for the last few days. Is it somehow possible to rotate the 2d view of the loader in a tank 90 degrees to the left? If so how ? i tried changing the Viewoptic settings and moving the viewpoint to the side with no success.
stuck oyster
not in config I believe
pastel oyster
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/705630725113905162/829435772545400893/unknown.png
Muzzle of a custom NIArms RK 62, any idea what could be causing this?
Other muzzle flashes when e.g. suppressed are proper
stuck oyster
no alpha in the texture
pastel oyster
How'd I fix that?
stuck oyster
you probably cant