enfusion_model

[indigo halo]

Thank you!

[spiral hedge]

Hey, i have a small Problem with a easy Prop Model. i imported it like all other (with PropFireView Collider), then i created a simple Prefab with: MeshObject, RigidBody and RPLComponent. But if i put the Prefab in the world, it only works on Localhost, the Client is Crashing with RPL Error:

rpl::Pip::ProcessNetToGame
 RPL       (E): IReplication::JIPError: Inconsistent item table on Slave connection. Item is missing or different item was loaded in its place. (item=0x400256DD layout=script::Game::SCR_BaseGameMode con=0x0)
 RPL       (E): IReplication::JIPError: Inconsistent item table on Slave connection. Item is missing or different item was loaded in its place. (item=0x400256DE layout=script::Game::SCR_ArsenalManagerComponent con=0x0)
 RPL       (E): IReplication::JIPError: Inconsistent item table on Slave connection. Item is missing or different item was loaded in its place. (item=0x400256DF layout=script::Game::SCR_CompositionSlotManagerComponent con=0x0)
 RPL       (E): IReplication::JIPError: Inconsistent item table on Slave connection. Item is missing or different item was loaded in its place. (item=0x400256E0 layout=script::Game::SCR_GroupsManagerComponent con=0x0)

[calm rune]

Who are the character artist at BI? Wondering if there is some magical way of weight painting or if it is a topology issue on my end for stretching like this. Everything seems to be weighted correctly but no matter there is stretching.

[leaden trench]

Smooth the weights. Use "corrective smooth baker" add-on for a more magical way of smoothing weights than just pressing the smooth button with high num of iterations.

[full canopy]

Still no way to generate portals for the interiors of buildings? I'm still getting the crash that people are reporting when checking "Generate BSP" in order to get portals in my building.

[leaden trench]

Sometimes it's working with "Force create portals" option ticked on import settings

make sure all things correct like having MatLightPortal material on the planes

[full canopy]

Yeah I was afraid to try that option and heed the warning it gives but

Seeing as how it's something rather than nothing, I appreciate you letting me know 👍 :)

And yea I have the material name correct, do the portals have to create an enclosed space? Since while I did have a room completely sectioned off for testing it still never wanted to work.

[leaden trench]

nope. They are really basic it's equivalent to just putting spot light in the centre of each window frame. I don't think they even need a building to work.

[full canopy]

Hell yea, obviously now I need to tweak it but that's super helpful

[full canopy]

Even for interior culling?

[leaden trench]

how the engine is actually rendering I have no idea; its kinda a black box, just tweak things until it looks acceptable

[full canopy]

Lmao yeah if it works it works, I really appreciate it man.

[leaden trench]

The crashes drove me mad for a few days; I always want to belive I'm doing something wrong, not that it's just broken

[full canopy]

Yeah I hope the engine devs get around to fixing it for us, of course it's more important that the actual devs have it working.

[calm rune]

Unfraternally it was $16 for the addon but it was worth it. Final product was great!

[faint scarab]

Yes, that's what I did in the end imagining it was the fastest method, but the result wasn't good, the fingers bent around the objects but not completely, the end part of the phalanges remains straight, also the texture makes a mess because it seems that the fingers, when they are open, drag a part of the texture from the palm. Anyway, I'll try again until I figure out what I'm doing wrong. Thank you.

[eager hill]

Remember you can't use those assets in arma and share that mod. Those assets are ripped from stalker games and without their permission you can't use them.

[spiral hedge]

@DEVs, can you please check the Item Preview Renderer? A lot of time the Items get rendered with ultra low Texture quality. If you then attach the item, the Preview will change to good quality. i already set the Preview LOD to 0, but this does not change anything. I do also not understand why this is a problem. If you press TAB/Inventory all Items from your Character get instantly render in good quality. I also played arround with FOV and Camera Distance, but this also does not make any changes. Sometimes, the same Item renders well in preview, on the next launch it looks like shit. Thanks

[last hill]

It seems to be a method of fixing the lag in the Arsenal crate, I believe it is displaying the lower MIP on the texture maps. It is only a recent change.

[sick shard]

I think there was a option where you can set the render lod I can't remember where I seen it though so not much help

[tidal latch]

it is Preview LOD param which R34P3R mentioned

[spiral hedge]

Yep, but LOD does not change the Texture MIP. It looks like a lot of time the Renderer use the lowest Mip available.
I now did a Test and imported the Textures with out MIP and now the Item looks beautiful in Preview!

[tidal latch]

I don't think it is the case - MIP will be still influenced by graphic settings

although I'm not 100% sure

[spiral hedge]

Do you know if we can Limit the Quality of MIPS in the stettings?

[shell hedge]

nah its a bug

oh wait

[spiral hedge]

Currently the engine creates 11 MIps where 7 - 11 are not useable

[shell hedge]

yes you can reduce amount of mips in import settings

[spiral hedge]

Where? 😄

[faint scarab]

Here's the problem I'm telling you about! It seems that some vertex is going their own way and destroying the mash

[surreal ore]

I don't think BI ever planned on doing gloves. Otherwise our A-Pose wouldn't have crinkle fingers

[faint scarab]

Maybe. In fact, I used your mod to create prefab for the gloves!

[surreal ore]

I've tried gloves a few times myself and ended up with various results

I'm also not an asset makers so

[sly bridge]

can't you use the rigged version, adjust the knuckles into the mesh of that glove, transfer weights, manual cleanup the verts, profit?

[shell hedge]

some dudes got gloves to work

[sly bridge]

it's 100% possible, just need to properly cleaup the weights after transfer

[shell hedge]

yea I didn't look at them up close for very long but there appeared to be no artifacts

[tidal latch]

pro tip - transfer weights for each finger separately

[wicked dirge]

🤯

[faint scarab]

wait, how is it possible?

[tidal latch]

you can select one finger in reference mesh, invert selection, delete it - this way you will reduce chance that vertex from glove finger will stick to nearby finger, instead of desired one

[faint scarab]

I'm going to try!

No, maybe I overestimate my abilities... 😅 .

[calm rune]

This because if not weights from other fingers will bleed over onto the next.

Should have kept reading, Reyhard said the same thing 🤣

[faint scarab]

And it seems like my case! But I don't think I understand how to put into practice what Reyhard says, I think I really lack the knowledge base to be able to do it on Blender!

@tidal latch Could separating the fingers from the hand also work? Otherwise I don't understand something, and maybe it's my inexperience, if I reverse the selection and eliminate will I also lose the weight of the rest of my body ref? And I have to import, select and delete the weight reference for each finger, I guess?

[inner girder]

I’ll have to take another look but I think our tfbb gloves have very little artifacts but now I wanna go check real quick 😅

[tidal latch]

When you are transferring weight, there is afair option to limit it to your selection only.

[faint scarab]

Lock Unselected?

[spiral hedge]

The Gloves are not my problem.. but the stupid Arms... They does not fit together.

[faint scarab]

Are the hands from the reference model or are they part of the gloves? Of all the problems I've had, this has never happened to me!

I also have those gloves but I can't even import them, because when I make the parents they get bigger on the model.

[last hill]

Apply scale* transforms on everything before you parent.

[spiral hedge]

After 2H of painting and sculping... not again 🙂

[plush shard]

Nice, whats the vert count on the trousers? And how does the topology look

[simple thicket]

Can someone point me in the right direction as to how I’d get this onto the workshop I’m extremely new so I have no idea where to start but the maker said I have to implement the 3d item onto the engine then make it a mod pack

[sly bridge]

what is the question here. Point towards what preciselly?

this is the set you want to download, correct? - https://www.cgtrader.com/3d-models/military/military-character/military-game-ready-rigged-western-sepecial-forces-operator

[simple thicket]

Yes

I want to get it onto the mod workshop but I have no clue how I’d even begin to get the item there after buying it

[stuck kraken]

How long are you playing Arma REforger? Or since when have you played an other Arma title? Would be interesting for the start of the conversion.

[stuck kraken]

I asume you started with Arma Reforger as XBox player right?

[simple thicket]

Yes

I’ve played abit of Arma 3 until my pc burnt in a fire

But I main Xbox now

[stuck kraken]

OK. Let's start from zero: Enfusion or Arma Reforger do not work after the principle that you load a "fully dressed doll" as a mod. Every piece (helm, weapon, wepon sight, boots, vest, etc.) are different pieces (or can be part of a mod).
It is more like: Arma Reforger provide you a naked doll and you can put some clothes or weapon on.

So first step would be to decide, what part of this "Game Ready modular Character" you would make as a mod for Reforger

[sly bridge]

yeah well, you would need to know more than just the basics of a 3d software, that is with minimal work on the existing models.
Just from the top of my head

1. converting textures to reforger's
2. transferring weights to the reforger's bone system
3. doing all the LODs necessary for all the models, including visual and collision
4. importing and setup
5. doing the encoding - prefabs etc in workbench

[simple thicket]

Okay thank you I’ll start researching all this I appreciate you both helping

[stuck kraken]

"Game Ready" in the name of this model on CG Trader means not "you can load it out of the box in any game engine". It means: "All necessary parts and systems are there. How to convert and configure for your game is on your side".

[stuck kraken]

Here in the channel are some helpful links pinned. There also some reference models available. Maybe thats a good point to start to tinker around the whole topic.

[sly bridge]

to be honest, if you have zero experience with both 3d software and modding tools, i wouldn't purchase it if i were you. You also have no access to a PC, you cannot distribute these files after purchase to someone else - license is individual for the one that makes the purchase

[simple thicket]

Ohhhh okay thank you soo much I’ll definitely have to do some research and watch some videos, and yes I’ll definitely hold off on purchasing the items. Thank you again for your time

[faint scarab]

Thank you so much, problem solved! 🙏🏽

[calm rune]

Also if you are doing this so you can learn how the whole process works then that is fine but if you are doing this because you want to use those models in game then I can tell you that there is 15+ mods on the workshop that all uses this same gear so you do not have to go through the trouble or spend your money on these specific models.

[simple thicket]

Well I was gonna do it for abit of both tbh I wanted to start making mods so the server I help in has there own stuff rather than using tfm and etc not that there’s anything wrong with it but I feel like the less dependency’s means less moving parts so less chance of errors

[quasi tulip]

Hello, currently I am importing models into enfusion and I would like to know if I have to add the collision manually, I tried to import as a mesh collider but it does not seem to work

[surreal ore]

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_Reforger:FBX_Import\

[sly bridge]

are you trying to import the entire set from kitbash in a go?

[coarse peak]

For you clothing modders what would cause a item not to show up in two different mods like I have a medic arm band in the us arsenal in the us mod pack then one in Russia arsenal in the German pack but it disappears when you run the mods together

[last hill]

Replied on modders lounge

[coarse peak]

Thanks boss man

[bleak depot]

What is the Max size of a Building to Import in reforger? 40 x 40m or more?

[sly bridge]

more

[sleek forum]

How do I make MLOD?

it has no texture as of now

I made LOD for it but idk how to texture it

[obsidian pine]

Hey i would like the whole process of exporting a 3d model, importing it in enfusion, and making a weapon, or vehicle etc in video, to understand how it work, someone know one ?

[sly bridge]

exporting a 3d model from where?

the info is available on wiki, there are also samples (see pinned in this channels = #reforger_samples )

[obsidian pine]

Doesnt matter, i dont know anything about all that

[sly bridge]

what has no texture?

[obsidian pine]

Yeah that's doc, thanks. I mean like the video of a modder doing its work

[sly bridge]

no idea if there are any publicly available

[sleek forum]

MY last "MLOD"

LOD 5 in my case

[sly bridge]

MLOD means something different in the context of arma franchise btw

[sleek forum]

im making a structure and last LOD is just a box and idk how to apply texture to that box LOD

[sly bridge]

ahm, generally speaking you should texture the first lod, then keep reducing/collapsing/decimating until you reach the last LOD size.

[sleek forum]

I did that

my issue is just last LOD

[surreal ore]

Also if you don't know how to texture objects you should watch Blender tutorials.

[sleek forum]

I have textures and I know how to, just last LOD is missing texture idk why

[surreal ore]

If you textured the first lod and did what Pufu said the last lod will still be textured

[sly bridge]

generally speaking last i did structures for A3, i was transferring (render to texture) textures from one mesh to another using projection

[sly bridge]

generally speaking last LOD for multimaps are not multimaps anymore

[sleek forum]

Reforger has material called MLOD and thats what im trying to apply to my last LOD

[sly bridge]

let me have a look, not sure what you mean

[sleek forum]

ok thanks

[sly bridge]

looking over the FarmHouse_E_1L01.xob -> doesn't matter that how the material is called. Unlike the first 4 lods, the last one (lod 5) is not a MatPBRMulti anymore, is a simple MatPBRBasic with a single BCR texture

i don't know of any other way but to bake texture from one LOD to another (you can bake/render to texture) any type of map.

i can't tell you how to do it in blender because i am not a blender user, but pretty sure that info is available with a simple google search

[obsidian pine]

So in theory ( not saying i will do cause it looks complicated asf ) if i buy a 3d model on sketchfab i can import it in game and make it what i want ? Depending if its a weapon or vehicle ?

[sly bridge]

depends on a number of factors on that 3d model (license, type of textures, mesh density etc etc) but in theory yes, should be possible

[obsidian pine]

For license i guess its ok if its bought. Well sound interesting but its a lot of work from what i see in the docs

i guess the easiest thing would be assets, cause cars and gun there is animations etc

[sly bridge]

not all licenses are the same. Example - editorial license doesn't allow you to use it ingames

[obsidian pine]

oh, always heard for mods its ok to use stuff from other games etc

[sly bridge]

it isn't, quite the contrary. Any use of ripped content in arma franchises will end up with your account permanently banned and the mods removed

[obsidian pine]

Ooooh yeah i heard that too 😄

[covert rune]

Hello, quick question,
It's possible to resize an asset from the game inside Workbench ?
Like make a big asset from a little vanilla asset

[covert dune]

If you click on the red cube in the top of the component list of a prefab on the right, there is "Scale" under Coords and Angles.

[light eagle]

Yes

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_Reforger:Textures

[wary inlet]

it is one of enfusions key features i believe

[quaint lark]

Hello! I ordered clothing models for DayZ. In Reforge T the pose is different, is it possible to adequately make a port from one T pose to another?

[sly bridge]

define ordered clothing models for dayz

[surreal ore]

Sounds like he paid someone to make a model for DayZ and now wants to port said model to Reforger.

[woeful hollow]

bend the sleeves of a garment at a certain angle in blender and that's it
there is a dummy Arma Reforger character and on top of it load a 3d model of clothing/equipment, and then use the "sculpting" tool to move areas of the clothing so that the character does not protrude from under the clothing

[woeful hollow]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTrKnRzMAR0

[sly bridge]

if that is the case there are 2 options.
use the already rigged model to fit the next rig model, collapse - re-rig, and or sculpt move

[quaint lark]

that's exactly how it is

[latent moon]

Anyone experienced this type of flickering with imported models? I'm using a vanilla concrete texture, hence I think it must something to do with the model.

[sly bridge]

double faced? is it anything more spectacular than some simple geometry?

[latent moon]

Not sure what you mean with spectacular 😅
It seems only the tunnel is affected. My fake terrain above seems fine.

I have to admit is my very first asset in Blender, so I might have made some beginner's mistake. I'll check if I can detect if I have an issue with double faces.

[sly bridge]

is that your working geometry? because pretty sure reforger doesn't import ngons, as such might be some autotriangulaiton issue

the fake terrain is all quads

[latent moon]

I thought Enfusion can do the triangulation itself. Didn't get any different results when I added the triangulate modifier to them.

[sly bridge]

it does, if it can

[latent moon]

So it's safer to just add the tirangulate modifier I guess.

Still even with it, I do get the flickering, but that might be double faces.

[sly bridge]

mind if you show the reforger wire?

[latent moon]

Looks to me it did the triangulation just fine

[sly bridge]

might be, not sure. you using a normal PBR, correct?

even if in this particular case it might work, the recommendation would be to never have ngons in game mesh files on export because you might have issues with everything made from spline (so basically ngons) that turns into a mesh in an automated fashion

[latent moon]

Nvm., seems to be the material I used that caused it. It's gone with a different kind of concrete texture.

Thanks for the pointers!

[wary inlet]

the music was a nice touch 👍

[bleak depot]

Gives a Limit? You know that?

[sly bridge]

never tested it, @shell hedge might know

[shell hedge]

I tested a small mountain and it was fine

[latent moon]

Neat, so together with the fake terrain texture, you could technically build extensive bunker systems 😄

Although you can't have a road on top of it.

[surreal ore]

1mile x 1mile x 1mile

Placed on surface of MPTest map

player is standing on top of it but you can't see him lol

[latent moon]

The problem is more that importing and cutting a piece out of your terrain in Blender seems problematic. Mine always crashes when I go to edit mode 😢

[surreal ore]

When trying to import the asc?

[latent moon]

Importing as asc works fine. I can inspect it too, but then switching to edit mode causes freezes and eventually a crash.

The mesh might be to big to be edited in Blender, i dunno.

I guess I could write a script that edits the asc to cut out the area of interest and then import and edit it in Blender.

asc is really just a header and a matrix with the altitudes from what I see.

[surreal ore]

Yeah, just choose the position and import it to Blender

[bleak depot]

Nice thx 💪 i hope, it worked with all function. Boxvolum, geometrys, Lightning and so on

[hasty radish]

anyone have any good tutorials on making a skeleton for a car?

[latent moon]

Hmm, seems the fake terrain material is restricted to a size of 145m x 145m

[sly bridge]

there are samples, including a car

[tidal latch]

also, principle is the same as here https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_Reforger:Weapon_Creation/Asset_Preparation#Skeleton_Setup_.26_Mesh_Rigging

[hasty radish]

yea i used the weapon tutorial its much easier to follow

[surreal ore]

That looks like messed up uvs

[latent moon]

The fake terrain material doesn't use UVs. There seems to be kind of a grid on the terrain and this bug happens when the material crosses the grid. I managed to fix it by cutting the mesh in 4 pieces along those grids.

There's still another bug though. There is a kind of camera angle-dependent clipping happening to the grass, which becomes more pronounced the larger the vertical distance between the mesh and the terrain is.

[sleek forum]

old post but do you have blend file with probes and stuff for reference by any chance? Im trying to finish my structure and im stuck on probes and portals

[surreal ore]

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_Reforger:FBX_Import#Probes_and_Probe_Volumes

[sleek forum]

yeah I saw that, still lost lol

portals are just planes positioned on openings?

[fluid fern]

Hello, I wanted to apply patches directly on the uniforms of my mod but it's pretty buggy.
I copied the mod us expansion component properties to see but my patch stays in the air and doesn't stick to the uniform.
Have you had this problem before?

[coarse peak]

Either bones or weights wrong

[worthy siren]

i tried exporting a piece of my model as FBX and importing to arma tools as a test, and half of the model is transparent when i rotate around it in enfusion tools, any idea what may cause that?

[shell hedge]

backface culling in your material

[worthy siren]

gonna go google that

okay i kind of understand what it is, i still dont know how this issue is tying in specifically, and how i rectify it, would anybody be able to point me in the right direction?

[covert dune]

Could it be a setting in the .emat file ? Not entirely sure myself

[worthy siren]

think ive found a relevant video

[worthy siren]

this is within enfusion? i dont understand im sorry

[light eagle]

In your material in workbench. Scroll down till you see CCW

[worthy siren]

dont even know if ive exported correctly tbf

not having much look finding that in enfusion

[surreal gate]

Does anybody know how are the vanilla plant models animated? It looks like the .xob files are somehow animated without any bones or anything.

[shell hedge]

Material

[surreal gate]

That's amazing, thanks.

I've just tested it real quick a got a building to wiggle like a tree.

[shell hedge]

swap all materials in the game to wiggly materials when injected with morphine

[faint scarab]

So guys, I finally successfully exported my gloves from Blender to the tool and they fit the character perfectly, but now I have another annoying problem. When I import the fbxs into Enfusion they turn black, ignoring the material parameters! What could be the problem?

[last parcel]

Check if there is a vertex color not spooking around

[faint scarab]

It was that! Thank You!

[wary inlet]

go to the material you have applied to the mesh, you will find the culling settings there it will be a dropdown, it looks exactly like the image Zelik posted. if that does not work or you dont get optimal results go back to blender and and duplicate the mesh and keep it in position but flip the normals, either that or add a solidify modifier

[tiny frigate]

If I wanted to use a different character model like an asset u could find where would be the best place to look?

[sick shard]

Cgtrader ir sketchfab or turbo squid you could get some

[worthy siren]

thank you mate shall give it a go

[calm rune]

Make sure you know what license is being used for the model and what the license means.

[worthy siren]

not a clue what you mean

[calm rune]

I replied to the wrong person, ignore me 🤣

[worthy siren]

lol give me a chance im clueless at the best of times!

[worthy siren]

began work on an ATMP supacat. i have a scale model and some pictures to go off of and it seems a more manageable task than the tank to begin with

[shell hedge]

you got this

[worthy siren]

thank you bacon!

[wary inlet]

that would be fun to drive!

[sly bridge]

@silk monolith please use #enf_mods_feedback for such inquiries, this is exclusive to model making question, with an emphasis on makers

[silk monolith]

I keep getting it confused I’m 😭😭 sincerely sorry it’s not on purpose

[vague granite]

Is there a way for me to create an arsenal box containing only the mod items I would like? I'm finding the arsenal very polluted with things I won't use.

[sly bridge]

you want to create a new model for the arsenal box?

[vague granite]

Yes

There I would put vanilla items + some specific items from task force mattock and others

[sly bridge]

what is the question in regards to the modelling part? for the prefab question use #enfusion_configuration

[vague granite]

Ok, thanks

[wary inlet]

you would need to make a separate faction config for the arsenal and then assign required weapons, apply this config to a modded version of the vanilla arsenal box and bam

[hot kayak]

lemme know if you get it to work please cause ive been working on the same thing

[stuck kraken]

Hi, I hope this is the right channel: Is there a way to create a new prefab from Reforger parts? For example but some stones together as a new prefab(soomething like compositions in A3)?

[stuck kraken]

I'm a litte confused by the naming: Are "compositions" in Reforger the same as "compositions" in A3? Because this page
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_Reforger:Game_Master:_Composition_Configuration_Tutorial
says: "Game Master compositions are prefabs that have to be created, configured and maintained in a specific way in order for them to work correctly in Arma Reforger:Game Master. "

I want only put some destructible prefabs together as a new prefab if this is possible. Do I need create a composition for that or only a new prefab?

[tidal latch]

compositions are special kind of prefabs which can be i.e. placed on special slots in game master

regular prefabs can be made out of several prefabs too - some of them are already constructed like that

I think trash bin is one of such examples

[stuck kraken]

Thanks! I've managed to create a new prefab. 🙂

The only thing who I've question is:

• I created a new prefab from the same prefab (e.g. stones). I put the other stones under the hierarchy of the first stone, then I drag and drop it to my prefabs.
• If I use this prefab in the editor, it spawns all parts of it.
  When I double click it, it show all parts in the .et. But when I click "Edit base prefab" it shows only the "base prefab" (obviously). How can I edit the prefab (for example to add another stone)?

• Do I have to save the "world" where I edited the new prefab together and export every time the new prefab or is there another way to edit the existing costom prefab directly?

[surreal ore]

Create a test world. Drag the prefab you want to add shit to into the world. Add whatever you want to its hierarchy. Then drag that prefab to the resource browser. It will ask you to put in a name for the new prefab. Boom, new prefab with extra stuff added to it. Now delete the one in your world and add the newly created one to the world.

I find it easier to modify prefabs in an actual world as opposed to modifying them by opening the prefab in world editor.

[sleek forum]

Any idea what Im missing? Sound inside buildings still wont change

This dummy material is also shown separately and not part of the building mesh

but it is in collider settings tho...

[shell hedge]

do you have an interior probe in your building?

[sleek forum]

if I try to parent EnviromentProbe_Default to my structure Workbench crashes, but if I try to use Probe_Barn from vanilla structure then I can parent it and it shows volumes, but still no sound

[shell hedge]

You need a probe that uses the volumes you defined in your mesh

[obsidian pine]

I would buy that

[sleek forum]

How can I make one for my structure if Default one crashes my tools?

[shell hedge]

You make it just like any other thing. You can create all entities manually then save them as prefab.

Compare your building with a vanilla building. If your building does not work the same way then there are differences.

I can't tell you what specifically is wrong with your very specific project so this is my best advice.

[obsidian pine]

Did anyone ever tried importing stuff from magicavoxel ? Idk if its even possible

I know you can export from magicavoxel to blender. So i guess its possible

[sleek forum]

Made my own now and it didnt crash this time, copied some values from vanilla building and still no sound difference

[shell hedge]

Is that an interior probe prefab? Does it have your volumes assigned?

Does your building have all the required components?

[sleek forum]

I think thats the same probe as in vanilla prefab yes. I didnt noticed any options to assign anything. My Structure now has LODs, Colliders, BOXVOLs and 1 portal for now, still need to test how multiple portals work

so I think it has all the components

[shell hedge]

Place a vanilla building side by side with yours. Compare all components and children that aren't furniture. This is step 0

[sleek forum]

I did just that, its just a probe

[shell hedge]

If your mesh and prefab is setup exactly the same as vanilla then you have hit a bug you may want to report on the feedback tracker.

[sleek forum]

I think I missed something, but I just have no idea what

[sleek forum]

Well if anyone has any idea what the problem might be then please let me know, been stuck with this for few days now🤦‍♂️

[shell hedge]

Either something is not setup the same as vanilla or there is a bug. I suggest going over your and a vanilla mesh and prefab and you will eventually find the difference if there is one. You may need to compare everything, not just what you think is relevant.

[sleek forum]

@bleak depot

[last parcel]

have you tried using ProbeHouse_Base instead

[bleak depot]

Your boxvol is a simple Cube. Portals, Windows and so on is not important for That.

I dont work with Blender, but Check the enity-component like vanilla, and put the probehouse_base into the Model. You See with Click on the probe is Connected to the boxvol. Im Not Home… sry. Later i can send you more Details via DM

[sleek forum]

I did and nothing

[sleek forum]

Thank you! I would really appreciate that🙏

Probe detects the BOXVOLs, Its connected with lines

[bleak depot]

What is the Problem? The Boxvol gice you only a shadow effect on the Building

[sleek forum]

yes

just shadow

[shell hedge]

do you have all the components vanilla buildings do and are they configured? rigidbody for example?

[sleek forum]

yes I do

[shell hedge]

and you are sure they are configured exactly the same? what about the mesh xob?

[sleek forum]

But even shadows are a bit off

[sleek forum]

I think so yeah

[surreal ore]

Everything needed for a buildinig

BOXVOL must have a material named "dummyvolume"

for portals "Generate BSP" should be used in import settings

[sleek forum]

it has

[sleek forum]

☝️

[surreal ore]

Oddly enough, the model i've used as a building example since the beginning now crashes when i import it lol

[sleek forum]

interesting, let me know if you find the issue

[surreal ore]

I needed to tick Force Create Portals

[sleek forum]

Boxvolumes work?

[surreal ore]

yes

[last parcel]

Boxvolumes has always worked portals not as much,

[surreal ore]

I also didn't add an acutal collision for the player, in my example fbc

fbx*

portals work fine

[last parcel]

Only if tick in force create that makes it think its one room not multiple

[surreal ore]

without force create it crashes when imported

[sleek forum]

idk what im missing then I really dont...

if you open your mesh model should dummy matrerial be listed there? Its showing dummy material only on collider setup under Materal Assigns for me... @surreal ore

[sleek forum]

yes here I have it also

[surreal ore]

it should only be there

dummyvolume material should only be assigned to the BOXVOL

it has nothing to do with the collider

and shouldn't be assigned to it

Oh, I see how portals work now, multiple groups of shared portals iiuc

[sleek forum]

also shadows are strange

[sleek forum]

ok this was fixed with Generate BSP ticked

@surreal ore any other idea why sound inside structure might not work?

Is there something missing on my terrain? I have sound world Eden

[surreal ore]

nope

I'm also not using more than one BOXVOL

so idk if that's an issue or not

as i've not tried with more than one

[shut bloom]

Can anyone explain why my Glass is not snapping into the correct space? I copied the Sample car to the exact even adding the Child Pivot but it just stays right there :(

[last hill]

Can you show the xob for the car?

[shut bloom]

Or do you want to see something specific

[last hill]

Your options on the right, showing the colliders/bones/etc

[shut bloom]

currently I have fixed the windows with using offsets since I could not find a fix.

[last hill]

Did you apply scale before exporting? Can you show the glass model and it's options?

[shut bloom]

yes origin is at Scene root

It works fine with every Socket BUT the ones that are moving :(

[last hill]

I am not 100% sure, but do the base vehicle doors animate via proc-anim? If so and you are sharing their animations, your vehicle bones might not match, resulting in it sitting in a weird place.

[shut bloom]

no they dont they are Animated since there is no PAP file for that atall

In blender*

[last hill]

I thought I'd start with the basics of the workbench, but I'll step back and let vehicle modders hopefully help you

[shut bloom]

I mean using a offset works but might not be the best thing

Well thanks for trying xD

[tidal latch]

I noticed that child pivot is no longer working if merge meshes are turned on in slot

Merge meshes are by default on

[bleak depot]

its a custom map or your map? You can work with more as one Boxvol. thats not a problem. sound = portals. portals with gameMat "MatLightPortal" assign? i think, your portals worked correct.

[sleek forum]

its my map

[bleak depot]

on on the vanilla map? you have the same problems?

[shut bloom]

I tried that funny enough didnt fix it even with merge tri meshes off

[tidal latch]

In slot component?

[shut bloom]

Thx for the insight though that might be useful in the future

[shut bloom]

Ohhhh

[sleek forum]

yes

same issue there

[shut bloom]

Merge Tri Meshes? I cant seem to find that option int the Slot component?

[tidal latch]

Physic merge

[shut bloom]

Ah yeah that does not change anything either

[tidal latch]

I don't remember how is it called exactly

[tidal latch]

You can check sample car

[shut bloom]

funny enough its 1:1 like the sample car for some weird reason it does not work for mine xD

[tidal latch]

You can check that it will break it by enabling it

Otherwise you could show us where do you have child pivot located

Also, make sure that your skeleton is fine - animations can misplace it

[shut bloom]

Directly on the bone like in the sample car.

[shut bloom]

Iam still unsure about that since my steeringwheel is broken but the door Anims work fine.

[tidal latch]

And are you sure it's not anim issue? Have you tried it with disabled anims?

[shut bloom]

Hmm no I could try that

[shut bloom]

Its not that either as I expected still borken with both procedual and the Vehicle Anim Component Disabled

[tidal latch]

And have you tried somewhere else if your child pivot is working?

Can you post screen with slot manger component and glass panel?

[shut bloom]

iam unsure how I would do that honestly.

[tidal latch]

Change and see if something is changing in game

[shut bloom]

Ok i fixed it such a dumb mistake. I forgot to reimport the Window in Engine with Export Skinning enabled.💀

[shut bloom]

I really dont want to annoy anyone but I do have another problem I cant seem to fix. my Fire Geo Does not move with the Bone even though it should.

[tidal latch]

Is it parented?

Skinning is not working on colliders, only whole objects can be moved

[shut bloom]

its both parented and skinned

but what iam moving is also just 1 Object

Weirdly enough the same thing also does not work on the Sample car the colliders dont move

[lime trench]

any rumors on someone working on a UH-60 Blackhawk (or a look-a-like)?

[dusty plume]

not the place to ask, but here #1146132348652494899 message

[tidal latch]

can you show pic from blender?

it should not be skinned

on sample car only trunk is animated as geo

[tidal latch]

show me relations tab in blender

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_Reforger:Character_Gear_Creation/Headgear/Asset_Preparation#Setting_relations:_Using_Make_Parent here you have info how to do it

[tidal latch]

so it is wrong

see page that I've linked

[shut bloom]

ah interesting i used the Sample car it has it linked to Object

[tidal latch]

see what I said about trunk

[shut bloom]

The trunk is also Parent Type object

[tidal latch]

oh, I see, wrong version is on Github

[shut bloom]

Ahhh ok now that makes a whole lot more sense now xD

[tidal latch]

or actually, I fixed it once and exported broken version again and since a while it is like that

in any case, you can use method which is listed on headgear tutorial

[tidal latch]

#enfusion_model message this one

[shut bloom]

did that this is causing a bit differnet confusion

much apprechiate the help btw i was getting stuck on this for hours

[tidal latch]

wrong scale on skeleton or collider

also, pls turn off pings when making replies - one is enough

[shut bloom]

scale on armature and colliders are on 1 though

[tidal latch]

are you sure you didn't have applied to delta scale?

how does it look in blender?

[tidal latch]

can you select parented collider?

[shut bloom]

sorry never realised this was a thing.

[tidal latch]

have you tried removing skinning and armature modifier?

is that door looking fine in blender viewport?

[shut bloom]

that was it.

[tidal latch]

good!

[shut bloom]

Fire Geo is now also Animated. Perfect THANK YOU very much now I can focus on doing all the Anims.

[tidal latch]

I got to go now so hopefully no more problems for you today 😉

[shut bloom]

I think this is all of it for today thanks allot for the help :)

[rose raven]

The kinetic penetration resistance multipliers for glass and armored glass are higher than for armor metal which is higher than generic metal and cast iron.
Windshields op.

[tidal latch]

indeed, glass shatters though. It is old as world story of hardness vs brittleness

[zenith quartz]

finally started texturing that AR i was working on woo

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/872868903334858803/1200284583665614888/image.png?ex=65c59f20&is=65b32a20&hm=ace02835b6738fc0a4ec4ca270081d7f7170026534ab63ffd289809fbcba845f&

[shell hedge]

love those electric contact points on the rail

[plush shard]

i just nutted every where

[stable oasis]

I don't know if I'm in the right place here, but the model I made has some problems even though everything was done correctly, is it displayed like this in the game? Does anyone know what I could do? I've already tried everything

[iron brook]

If you look on the bones tab on the right picture you see 0 + 163, meaning that your mesh isnt skin to any of the bones.

[stable oasis]

and that means exactly? What do I have to change to make it right?

@iron brook

[iron brook]

I am not sure how it is done in Blender, i am working with Maya, but shouldnt be that hard to find a tut in YT.

There are some details here. https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_Reforger:Character_Gear_Creation/Headgear/Asset_Preparation

Look under Skinning asset

[stable oasis]

ahhh then I think I've already found my mistake, I'll have to take a look haha, thank you

[coarse peak]

he forgot to transfer weights when weighting to bones we got it fixed

[stiff reef]

Hi! I'm new to 3D modeling and texturing, where I can find some sort of guide on how to create trees and plants for Reforger? Thanks!

[obsidian pine]

Hey, using the enfusion tool plugin when i want to setup collider i got this

[shut bloom]

you have to follow the naming convention for Collider. https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_Reforger:FBX_Import under Collider Shapes.

[obsidian pine]

im soo dumb, thank you mate !

[obsidian pine]

Is there any video, that for exemple from blender with the basic cube do the collider thing, export the thing, import it to the game ? I did inherit on a other prefab, i chand its xob to my cube and now i have collisions, idk if its the right way to do but it does work now

[iron brook]

If your model has collision, adding a RigidBody to your entity should be enough to cause collision.

[obsidian pine]

Nope, i add collision setup in blender, i exported and imported it, i had the collider in infusion, i added a rigidbody but still had no collision, i saw someone on the discord saying to inherit an existing prefab so you dont have to make it from scratch, so i took a electric pole changed his xob to my model and now it work

[tidal latch]

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_Reforger:Prop_Creation#Creating_prefab
If you don't use one of the mentioned prefabs as a base, then you will have to go through more steps like setting collision. In some cases base prefabs might be missing RigidBody component and in such scenario, it will be necessary to add such component and enable Model Geometry option inside of it.

with focus on Model Geometry

[obsidian pine]

Yeah i think ive read that from a dev here on the discord, there's just too much to read when its the first time. So what ive done is good ? Maybe electric pole is not a good prefab to inherit from tho

but now i know about props_base, i will not struggle anymore in the future. Thank you devman

[flint swift]

does anyone have a guide on how to make Graffiti, (custom graffiti to put on walls)

[shell hedge]

have a look at how decals are setup in the game

[willow sand]

Anyone know why my game keeps crashing when I hit anything marked red in the cockpit

[flint swift]

i seriously have no clue how it works, i want to make a prefab (prop or blue .et file) with a custom graffiti but have no ideo how to make props... im looking at the arma reforer assets tutorial but have no ideo how to start.

just extremely simple custom graffiti to put on walls, like no hitbox or anything like that, like just a png and i can place it like props

[last hill]

I would guess something wrong with your firegeo collider setup in Blender or Workbench, but pure guess from the lack of info on that shot.

[willow sand]

Yeah it has something to do with that but couldn’t figure out why exactly. Even if I change the fireview to something completely different it keeps crashing when I hit somewhere in that area

[deft owl]

Did you try changing the fireview material?

It could be a bad reference causing it to crash perhaps

[flint swift]

sorry for asking again but does anyone have a guid on how to make a Prop? (i don't understand the prefab basics guide at all) i want to make a custom Graffiti spray on the wall (like an prop / .et)

[tidal latch]

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_Reforger:Prop_Creation there is this. If you don't understand prefab basic guide then it will most likely too hard for you

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_Reforger:Weapon_Modding start with this tutorial to get basic idea how to do things

[flint swift]

wow alr thanks anyway

[willow sand]

Tried that. Changed it to 5mm metal but still crashed...

[tidal latch]

that thing is red is the collider? If yes, then it is extremely complex

[willow sand]

It‘s not the actual collider it‘s just that area where it crashes

If I hit it anywhere else it‘s fine

[tidal latch]

so how does collider look like?

[tidal latch]

what are those faces?

[willow sand]

Didn't notice that until now I'll try if removing them helps

Still crashes

[tidal latch]

could you try making some simple collider from scratch?

[willow sand]

I don't actually think it has anything to do with the collider itself I even tried using the arma 2 uh1y as the fireview

[willow sand]

I'll try

[tidal latch]

you can also try to disable Merge Meshes in import settings

that might prevent ctd but root cause of the issue will be gone.

[willow sand]

It has something to do with the cockpit texture or material I removed it for now but thanks for the help

[steep willow]

Having a bit of a problem with the software correctly labeling bones as such

And indeed making them in the correct order

[stable oasis]

How do I make the sleeves so that they fit the character?

[surreal ore]

Watch Blender tutorials

Proportional editing

[tidal latch]

how does it look like in blender?

[steep willow]

I'll show ya soon

[tidal latch]

if its model from Arma 3/RV engine, then you might consider learning how to make simple anims and move arms so it fits that character - after that you could transfer weights

[steep willow]

Want me to send the blend file or...?

[tidal latch]

and how did you set vertex groups?

[steep willow]

I selected the mesh and hit assign

[tidal latch]

to which bone?

[steep willow]

w_root

[tidal latch]

so it looks in workbench then?

you have w_root bone only, not sure what is wrong?

[steep willow]

The problem is somehow an empty object is counted as a bone

[tidal latch]

barrel chamber you mean?

[steep willow]

Yep

[tidal latch]

and what is moving in viewport if you move chamber bone in workbench?

[steep willow]

Nothing at all

[stable oasis]

stupid question, my tshirt model has to have rigs so that it works in the game, right? The model I use consists only of polygon

[steep willow]

As it should be

[tidal latch]

have you checked colliders too?

[tidal latch]

yes, you need rig

[steep willow]

And that is concerning the bones how?

[stable oasis]

oh man, can I add another one to my model?

[tidal latch]

have you checked if collider is not moving with bone?

[steep willow]

I have, I just said that

[tidal latch]

are you sure?

[steep willow]

The collider doesn't move

[tidal latch]

and how does skeleton looks like in Blender?

[tidal latch]

hierarchy to be precise

[steep willow]

What?

[tidal latch]

hierarchy of the armature in Blender

[steep willow]

That's it

[tidal latch]

and btw: is this blender 4.0?

[steep willow]

Indeed it is

[calm rune]

You can use the lattis modifier or try the pose in the scultping tab.

[stable oasis]

Well, I don’t need to do the whole thing without rigs 😂

[calm rune]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTrKnRzMAR0&t=260s

[stable oasis]

@calm rune I wrote something to you privately^^

[tidal latch]

Not sure if it could influence it somehow but ebt only support lts 3.6. You can also send me model via dm and I can take a look at it tomorrow at work

[steep willow]

I see

I'll take a break and get back to you, man

I'm making a PGO-7 next

[fluid solstice]

@willow sand very interested in your buildings! They will be added to the mod soon? 😄

[steep willow]

Now I'm getting a new problem with the sight:
It displays no detail, only color

No reticle, not even what it is pointing at

[steep willow]

Okay, now I need to somehow get the reticle into the center

[surreal ore]

@ashen fjord https://discord.com/channels/105462288051380224/292271129303842817 solicit only in this channel

[faint scarab]

Hi Guys, someone can tell me why did this thing happen? Why did the glove in the first image look like that?

[calm rune]

Looks like marked hard edges. To get rid of it select the whole mesh then CTRL + E --> Clear Sharp

[reef sun]

Anyone know how to fix this?
Current material class MatPBRCamo doesn't support needed vertex format (VDNormalUV2Color)

[reef sun]

Found it, the Attribute "Byte Color" breaks it. After removing it everything works again

[tacit eagle]

How can i add custom building and make it work in game? is there aney guide for this?

[karmic adder]

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Category:Arma_Reforger/Modding/Tutorials/Assets
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_Reforger:FBX_Import

[stuck kraken]

Hi, I playing also around with importing buildings. I used the the sample packages. I managed to import a model. The imported xob has some materials and one LOD but no collider.
My question is: Do I have change the import procedure because of missing collider or comes the sample building without a collider? I use blender for the first time so I would appreciate some help or hints here. 🙂

[stuck kraken]

Edit: Problem with LODs and Collider Import is solved: Don't use Blender 4.0 🙂

[stuck kraken]

Hi, can I use LODx also as a collider?

[last hill]

It might work but also might cause issues, safer to make the colliders following the shape requirements for the collider type you need.

[stuck kraken]

Thanks for answer. I used LOD1 which looks exatly like a collider that I needed. This is an interim solution until I understand more blender.

[tawdry nest]

Outta curiosity

Anyone able to tell me how to import a model type? I’m looking to make some Crye based kit for my Milsim guys, and frankly anyone that’d want to use them; Just very new to the whole “modding” scene

[jovial hornet]

hello guy i think i miss something someone can help me please ?

🙏

[tidal latch]

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_Reforger:Character_Gear_Creation/Vest
also keep in mind IP Rights, if you intend to use someone else mesh https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Intellectual_Property

[tidal latch]

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_Reforger:Character_Gear_Creation/Vest/Asset_Preparation#Importing_model see this section

[calm rune]

1. You do not import the basebody with the vest
2. What is your question? telling us you are "missing something" could mean 500 other things.

[jovial hornet]

heya sorry this my probleme sorry i forget to put an image

[tidal latch]

#enfusion_model message

[jovial hornet]

i dont why i have more 200 bones in it ^^*

[tidal latch]

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_Reforger:Weapon_Creation/Asset_Preparation#FBX_Export_Settings

Leaf bones

[opal magnet]

can anyone help me out with this i tried making a uniform and when i imported it and put it in game its like this and idk how to fix this at all this is my 2nd day using enfusion so excuse me if this is a dumb question 😭

[surreal ore]

Scroll up like 6 messages. lol

[opal magnet]

oh looool sorry haha

[tawny sundial]

I'm trying to get my first vehicle ingame, using the Humvee prefab as a template for all the configs, but with a custom model. Any ideas why the wheels are turning around their x axis? 😅

[surreal ore]

seems the bone for the wheels isn't oriented correctly

[opal magnet]

would anyone know where i would get a skeleton for making tops/pants etc?

[sly bridge]

afaik you don’t need one

[surreal ore]

https://github.com/BohemiaInteractive/Arma-Reforger-Samples/tree/main in the new character samples

[opal magnet]

ah ty

now i need to figure out if theres a way to remove arms from poking out when you have the uniform on 😭

[surreal ore]

if you set your prefab up correctly then the arms would be hidden with a jacket on

[opal magnet]

yeah i just got it now haha

still tryna get to learn all of this its my 3rd day even touching blender let alone the workbench lol

[surreal ore]

id say most of the basic questions have been answered quite a few times.

Use discords search function, And if you can't find an answer then ask, as im sure someone has ran into the same problem before and asked about it. In most cases at least.

[flint swift]

Hey, when making a building in blender, do i need to use prefabs from arma reforger (doors, windows) or can i use other ones?

[jovial hornet]

hello someone are free to help me with the gear

[sly bridge]

you can use BI existing models (and prefabs), your own custom made, and/or both

[sly bridge]

what help does the gear requires? (as in more information would be needed in order to get the help)

[flint swift]

Thanks!

[tawny sundial]

My vehicle hovers several centimeters from the ground. Any ideas whether this is a model/collider or a config issue?

[covert dune]

Maybe the wheel radius in VehicleWheeledSimulation_SA Component>Axles>Wheel is bigger than the visual wheel ? I never messed with this myself, so apologies if I'm wrong. 😅 Either way whatever sets the size for the invisible wheel collider may be too big, that's what comes to mind.

[full canopy]

That would be my guess too, Pop open the vehicle debug menu I think with Ctrl+alt and go through those menus, veeeerry helpful for debugging and visualizing vehicles.

[indigo halo]

Hello guys, I’m trying to make my own jacket model. I sculpted and sewn it in t-pose and I’m now facing the dread armpit issue. Any suggestion/guidelines on how I can sew on a A-pose character? Arms are making me second guess my choice 😊

[leaden trench]

I don't know anything about sewing/cloth sims, but I do know a little about making characters look good. I guess you refer to "the dread armpit issue" because there are funky spikes or stretching under the arm after transferring the weights from the Weights template? In this situation you need to smooth out the vertex weights. One way is to go in paint mode, select all and then press the button that says "Smooth" with some number of iterations. However this solution is a bit naive/limited and might not get you the results you want. For best results you can use delta mush algorithm; you can get this add-on to do that. https://blendermarket.com/products/corrective-smooth-baker

[indigo halo]

Thank you!!!!

[upper torrent]

Looks like a minor problem

[slow turret]

Have any of you added a fixture to the back of the SignCommercial prefab so that it fits a regular sign pole? I know nothing of model-making, so fingers crossed someone has / can say it is easy to do?

[tawny sundial]

Thanks for the debugger tip! And thanks to AkiKay for the suggestion too!

Using the debugger I was able to tell that the simulated wheels were not aligned with the wheel objects (still not sure why). Setting an offset in the VehicleWheeledSimulation_SA component resolved the issue, and everything seems to work fine

[shrewd sage]

hey guys, does anyone know how i can import an fbx file with embedded textures into the tools
or is this not possible, as i currently just get a blank texture - and unlike unity where you can just extract the textures, im not sure how this is done

[cosmic prawn]

You still need to import the textures (from TGA etc) by dragging and dropping them in there also (usually into the data folder next to it), assigning them to materials if needed and then apply those onto the object via the mesh component. Check existing vanilla models and their folder structure. Further reading: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_Reforger:FBX_Import
Also please do not cross-post your question, you found the right one here to ask so please wait for an answer here

[shrewd sage]

sorry - wasnt sure which one to use

what is tga btw?

i dont know if i did this wrong, but i just created a 3d patch and then made the image a material

[hard wave]

what could be the isue here?

[tidal ice]

Helloh I am back with questions, posting here since this seems to be sort of a mix of object/model and texture?
So I'm playing around with replacing the coat of arms decal on the side of the FIA UAZ, i tracked the source of the icon on it down to
UAZ prefab itself -> SlotManagerComponent -> FIA_CoatOfArms_decal -> UAZ469_FIA_CoatOfArms_decal.et -> MeshObject -> UAZ469_FIA_CoatOfArms.xob -> Coat_of_arms_FIA.emat
So if I'm understanding it right the emat of the actual decal image is part of the .xob decal object, however I dont think I can duplicate the .xob to my addon to reuse it and just change the decal emat(?), is thre some other way of doing it that I'm missing or would I need to create a new object for the new decal?

Talking about this coat of arms decal

[deft owl]

One way to do it would be to create a new variant of the base UAZ prefab and add a new slot with your custom decal prefab

If you want to reuse the FIA_CoatOfArms.xob I think you can make a prefab of it and modify the materials in the meshobject component for that new prefab

[tidal ice]

oooooooooooooooh

I'm stupid, thank you @deft owl

I should have propably folded out the materials section in the decal prefab, I completely overlooked that and only saw the object

[deft owl]

No worries!

[tidal ice]

Thats pretty cewl

[hard wave]

Anyone got some knowledge on this 🥲 ?

[stuck kraken]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truevision_TGA

[stuck kraken]

Maybe the same as here:
#enfusion_model message

[finite quartz]

And Set you spring rate that Matches your vehicle and the Center of mass

[hard wave]

it creates a wheel

right in the middle of the whole car

cant change

i think thats what make it do this

i can see the wheel when i toggle this

[hard wave]

so i was thinking
isnt the car mod form Bi ment to be preafab edited? do i just look at the things and make my own sort of ?

[tidal latch]

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_Reforger:Vehicle_Creation you have some basic tutorial here

[hard wave]

yep thats what i used

[astral hull]

If you need help with cars dm me

[midnight path]

if your car leans the wrong way when turning, increase this value in the 'RigidBody' Component

@hard wave

[kindred grove]

sorry if this is not the place for it, but is there any good tut. for making custom skins? like reskining jackets and stuff?

[midnight path]

ask in #enfusion_texture

[jovial hornet]

hello guy i think i made a mistake here ^^

i guess it's from here i dont know how to change it

[jovial hornet]

I guess this a entity's position but when I delete it he made me this results you

[indigo halo]

hello guys i'm having a problem. I shrinkwrapped 2 pockets on my jacket model in blender, one on the right arm and one of the left one. When I import it in game though i see that the right one is shown correctly while the left one is inside the mesh instead of outside. The shrinkwrap method was project on negative Z side, in blender it looks correct, normals are recomputed to point outside, i'm a bit at a loss as to what could the reason be. Any idea?

[fathom void]

hey guys im little bit stuck modding my weapon i dont know which parameters or configuration I should change to locate better my weapon

when aiming half of the stock it goes inside of the head

any advice are welcome

[willow sage]

Sure, but there is a lot to read.
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_Reforger:Weapon_Modding

The most accurate according to your problem
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_Reforger:Weapon_Animation/Basic_Tutorial

But what is more important also
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_Reforger:Weapon_Animation/Setup

Reyhard did a good job there and i would suggest you to check this guides, directly from BI source.

[worthy siren]

hey everyone im still working on making a vehicle mod for arma, however im kind of stuck wondering about whats next after creating a mesh. I have a mesh with no textures or animations currently and was wondering what would be the ideal next step of the process. Like do i need to set all the bones and rigging in blender or does that happen in arma tools? is this a good point to bake some basic textures like the ones shown? Essentially the models at a stage where it can import to reforger tools successfully with no obvious problems with the mesh, and where the hell should i go from here?

[surreal ore]

I believe that step one should always be visual lods. For a vehicle i'd say 5 at least. Get your model looking the way you want, including texturing and materials. Then, in the case of vehicles id do the collisions next, lastly worrying about the rigging. Other people may do things in a different order. The choice is always yours.

[sly bridge]

some surefire focus

[surreal ore]

I wanna see the UVs

[sly bridge]

sure will send them to you once i bake these down

[surreal ore]

Mine are never good. I just like seeing how people do theirs.

[shell hedge]

Cylinder UVs

[surreal ore]

I'm less concerned about that portion lol

[shell hedge]

Ah right I forgot about triplanar

[sly bridge]

split where there is a hard edge. pretty easy

[surreal ore]

Yea, I was meaning i was less converned about seeing those portions.

concerned*

The part that attached to the barrel is interesting.

[slow turret]

Anyone familiar with a free model that looks something like this? It's a norwegian transformer station.

[leaden trench]

? It's literally a box with a roof on. Just make the model yourself it will only take a few minutes

[slow turret]

Never made a model before, but if you say so I'll give it a go I suppose.

Scratch that. Last time I tried modding I once made an udder-gun for Quake III Arena in Milkshape. It looked horrible. But I was young.

[surreal ore]

If you're not a modeler and don't wanna learn find a free usable (license permitting) asset to use. Don't let random dudes on the internet throw shade your way.

[slow turret]

Yeah, that's what I figured. Only have so much time with a job and kid and all, so modelling might be stretching it a tad too far atm 🙂

[covert dune]

Try duplicating Shed_02_square. same with the materials and then mess around with the material to get the wood a bit brighter. There's a little section to tweak the color above the plank textures. Could also try to duplicate the window frame and recolor that blue in it's material settings, or attach a child prefab with something that looks like the blue one in the picture. It should do, I think. Attaching the antenna could also be done via child prefab.

[slow turret]

Clever! Now that I WILL try 🙂

[covert dune]

There's also some other shed prefabs if you like another more.

[slow turret]

Yeah, or the airfield-ones. I'm going to try a few.

[deft scarab]

Hello i have a problem with my belt with holster, the problem is that the prefab does not stay glued to the character in the workbench while he is moving

[surreal ore]

Improper weight painting or you're not reimporting with correct settings to get the bones to import

[delicate condor]

milkshape3D was what I started with long ago 😄

[worthy siren]

okay thanks man collisions isnt something id even thought about, textures then i guess next

[slow turret]

A preliminary run with green planks (they're green on most stations) and parts from the bus-shed seems not too shabby. hardest part was making the only single plank - a destroyed one - straight enough to use 🙂

[slow turret]

Ahh, yes - that is proper long ago, isn't it? 😄

[delicate condor]

https://tenor.com/view/laughing-lol-haha-so-funny-funny-gif-15155799540154128453

[covert dune]

Sweet!

[hard wave]

can you attach things to helmets without making completly new models ?

i want smth like this

[jovial hornet]

May be when you texture ?

[surreal ore]

Yes

[light vault]

Coming back to restart some modding after about 3 months away from it. In Enfusion I successfully re-published a structure I had already made (I didn't change anything). In Reforger I successfully downloaded the mod and enabled it. In Game Master I used to be able to find my mod in the entity browser and add it successfully to the map. But now I can't see my mod at all. Does anyone have any suggestions as to where this is might be going wrong? I assume something has changed in relation to making the mod visible in GM?

[jovial hornet]

Try to republish

[hard wave]

🥹 any idea how ?

[stuck kraken]

If you make it as a 3d model:

• make model of the thing you will attach in blender
• import it to enfusion as a new prefab
• texture it
• duplicate helm prefab
• edit duplicated helm prefab
• drag and drop your thing prefab into the hirarchy tree on left side
• adjust position of your thing
• save with "blue disc symbol"

[hard wave]

thats how i done it but when i take the helmet on it (The thing)stays on the ground

[jovial hornet]

hello guy i want to create patchs for my team milsim but i know how to weight and everything but now i want to know how to importe in game ?

i guess it's different from the vest !

[surreal ore]

importing rigged assets regardless of what they are works the same

[jovial hornet]

i can importe mod from the workshop ?

Sorry misunderstood 😅

I don't get it how to put patch in reforger i don't see what item I can use ?

[surreal ore]

I think you should do some searches on this discord and learn more about what you're trying to do before you start trying to do it.

[surreal ore]

The thing should be on the helmet not the helmet on the thing.

[hard wave]

ofc

let me show

it is the helmet prefab

it is not my first time i can make things stuck to vehicles but not this for some reason

[surreal ore]

Because vehicles and helmets are completely different things.

Find a helmet that's doing why you're trying to do and use it as an example.

[covert dune]

Doesn't the US goggle helmet do this ? I assume it would

[hard wave]

no they are togehter as an xob

there is nothing vanilla that dose this

[surreal ore]

Helmets used to do it, that one specifically

Just take a look at {156DC7109CEE6F69}Prefabs/Characters/Vests/Vest_ALICE/Variants/Vest_ALICE_AR.et

[covert dune]

I actually thought the same thing but the goggles were stuck to the character's rootbone after I attached them this way lol

[surreal ore]

The thing is, the goggles prefab used in the slot still exists

[quasi valve]

Is it possible to make a model of this that actually works as a laser designator? here is a 360 https://ilumbont.sirv.com/Laser Target Locator Module (LTLM)/Laser Target Locator Module (LTLM).spin

[light vault]

Thanks. I had republished it. However, looking again, I see I made a silly mistake!

[hard wave]

you found it in prefabs?

[hard wave]

well it looks like it should be added to the slots in baseloadoutclothcomponent

thats how the vests do it

most of stuff there dont use boning

it is just aplied through the component

it just dont work for my little insignia

thats how vests do it

[hard wave]

well if anyone can get anny attachments on helmets i would love to get some insight

[tiny frigate]

So does anyone know how to make a new character model?

[calm rune]

Need more specifics. The actual human body or clothing?

[tiny frigate]

Like human body

[tiny frigate]

i have a robot and would like the put it in the game somehow

[calm rune]

Could be difficult unless the body and limbs all line up with the skeleton correctly. If not then weights and animations will make it look very wonky.

[tiny frigate]

alright would u say it would be better to just make it into some type of clothing that changes the normal player model when wearing?

[calm rune]

Right now, yes.

[tiny frigate]

alright thanks

[tiny frigate]

How would i go about doing that?

[hard wave]

I guess scale the model so the character fits in it

Make parts

Like arm and chest together = shirt
Legs = pants
Head = helmet

[sly bridge]

@worthy hingenothing to do with this channel. Please use #enf_mods_feedback

[worthy hinge]

okay, thanks

[tiny frigate]

alrighty thanks

[delicate condor]

probably depends how much experience you have with 3d modeling and how you have designed your robot

[tiny frigate]

Ah ok its from a like website i downloaded it

[delicate condor]

does not sound promising.

is it from some game?

[tiny frigate]

No

I got it off cgtrader

[delicate condor]

there can be ripped models there too 😅

[tiny frigate]

Ye

Should i put them here?

[delicate condor]

buut if its not same shape and size as the arma man then it might break quite a lot if you go change it to be the same size

[tiny frigate]

I scaled it but these are the robots

[delicate condor]

oof yeah pretty strong guess is that those wont really work out

they are humanoid

but they are not human

the mechanical joints wont play with the human animations

[tiny frigate]

could i just like make them a suit then make the character model invisible?

[delicate condor]

sure they still likely cant animate with the human animations

[tiny frigate]

Would it look terrible?

[delicate condor]

usually yes

[tiny frigate]

Ah what if i get custom animations?

[delicate condor]

could be different matter

[tiny frigate]

Alright

[delicate condor]

not quite sure if Refoger can do that though

[tiny frigate]

ah ok

[delicate condor]

I recall that was quite challening at least if it was possible at all

[tiny frigate]

I just kinda wanna know if there from something or not

like stolen

[delicate condor]

cant say I immediately recognize them but then again I have not seen all the games either

[tiny frigate]

Ye i mean i searched for a while and didnt see them at all just like through google images for robot soldiers so idk

[delicate condor]

I took a look too. Found the models on cgtrader

they are very high quality models to be honest

but perhaps a bit too high poly for game use..

650k tris for single character is quite a lot 😅

it is a bit odd that they are free like that and the author does not seem to have really done much else over there

but its not unheard of

[tiny frigate]

so i shoudlnt use it?

[delicate condor]

I cant say for sure if they are really free. But it would take a huge amount of work to get them in game ready state

I dont suggest it as a first project

[tiny frigate]

ah dang

[tiny frigate]

Is terminator allowed on arma cause i orignally was gonna do a terminator model but idk anything on the copyright?

[delicate condor]

Terminator specifically is someones IP of course, but a humanoid robot that looks like steel skeleton could be made without it being direct copy of the movie Terminator designs.

[tiny frigate]

ah ok

[delicate condor]

if you wanted to make exact Terminator look and use the name then I think you would have to ask permission to use the likeness from whoever owns the IP

but I do recommend you start from learning to make your own things

[tiny frigate]

ah ok it was jsut annoying cause it took me so long to find anything that was kinda good

[delicate condor]

as you will need that knowledge anyway to be able to process any model into one that works in game

[tiny frigate]

Ye

[delicate condor]

models off the internet, free or bought are not really a shortcut if you dont know what to do with them.

and learning by using a "ready model" can be difficult

Id say it is easier to learn by starting from 0

[tiny frigate]

Alrighty

[hard wave]

could do a complete new character of them

[hard wave]

i have learned quite some stuff using premade stuff

it is a good starting ground! he wont get the skills fast trying to do models from scratch for arma quality

[hard wave]

@delicate condor you know anything about helmets and attachments i want small insignias on them but stuff isnt sticking like when on Alice vest and shit

[tiny frigate]

How would i do that?

[delicate condor]

you would have to study how characters and their animations are set up in Reforger, then create the new animations for the robot(s) and get those exported into Reforger fitting file formats so you can import them into the game.

I dont think there is much in way of guidance on how thats done for reforger

animation making in general has quite a lot of material

[delicate condor]

nope, I would have answered your questions way back if I knew how to help

[tiny frigate]

Ah oki

[slow turret]

So due to newbie-ignorance I now have a lot of prefabs with "Pixel Size Scale" set to 1 when it needs to be 10 ... can I avoid opening every single prefab and changing the setting for each mesh in there?

[wicked dirge]

if these prefabs are all deriving from a single base, you just change it in the base

[slow turret]

I thought they did. I was wrong :/

[wicked dirge]

and why not change that?

i mean you Pixel Size Scale could be just a tip of the iceberg

[slow turret]

Yeah, I guess. Its a few hundred prefabs to check so a bit of work. But you're right. It should be fixed

[wicked dirge]

if its that many, even more reason to do it. You can probably edit the .et files directly in VisualStudioCode and use some regex to fix this very quickly

but what do they inherit from?

or several of your own base classes?

or several vanilla base classes?

[slow turret]

I duplicated a few vanilla assets the all really stem from

[surreal ore]

What do you have a few hundred prefabs of? Lol

[slow turret]

Road signs 🙂

[surreal ore]

Yeah those should all definitely inherit from a single base prefab

There's a plugin to do that for you

[slow turret]

Yeah, I thought they did when I duplicated them. Ooopsie

Only some do.

A plugin?

[surreal ore]

Yeah

In the plugins drop-down

I could be mistaking it for something I made though

But I'm pretty sure there's a plugin for mass creation of inherited prefabs

[slow turret]

Yeah, I see there is something like that there. I'll have a look tomorrow. Thanks again, Zelik 🙂

[stuck kraken]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXhmU8BZuVY

Might be helpful

[hollow bluff]

Can somebody help me out

?

[karmic adder]

That's not how you ask a good question.

[hollow bluff]

I am just confused on how to get my mods to appear in the game master section I have re moddled what I needed to but I don’t know how to make it spawn able

[karmic adder]

You want to know how to add a prefab to GM?

[hollow bluff]

Yes

I have re done a humvee for my unit

But can’t get the mod to pop up even after downloading it

I don’t know how to get the model from enfusion engine to game master

I published my mod and when I downloaded it it won’t pop up in my gm

[karmic adder]

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_Reforger:Asset_Browser_Mod_Integration

[hollow bluff]

Can i DM ?

So I followed the step to step process on Bohemia interactive and it did not work I believe I may be doing something wrong or not understanding a certain step of any model makes see this please explain how to get you model be able to be spawned via GM

[tidal latch]

what kind of asset are you doing?

[hollow bluff]

I remodeled the humvee and retuxtured it adding a logo and i just copy the assets from arma reforger to the file

[tidal latch]

how did you verified that your asset is missing? Did you added localization to asset? If not, then keep in mind that asset cannot be searched for - it will be still visible if you would i.e .use modded filter and scroll through the list

is it visible in game master when you are running game in workbench viewport?

[hollow bluff]

So I published the mod then installed it then opened my server scrolled through the GM and could not locate my model anywhere would you be ok with opening a dm so that I I don’t mass type?

[tidal latch]

I would prefer to discuss it here

have you tried to verify it in Workbench viewport?

[hollow bluff]

Yes I saved all changes the mod is on the workshop currently it just doesn’t pop up in the gm vehicle section

I searched through every one

[tidal latch]

just to be sure, so you checked it in Workbench? I'm asking again since I'm confused about mention of workshop

[hollow bluff]

Yes I currently have my mod installed on my server it just can not be found anywhere In the gm menu

[tidal latch]

lets forget about workshop/mod first please

first it will be important to get it working in Workbench

[hollow bluff]

Ohh ok

[tidal latch]

are you sure you overriden files? Can you show some pics from Workbench?

[hollow bluff]

Sure

Did that help?

[tidal latch]

how does it look like in SCR_PlacingEditorComponent?

[tidal latch]

so is you config added? I don't see it on the list

ps: win + lshift + s is more efficient for taking screenshots 😉

[hollow bluff]

Lol thx

[hollow bluff]

How would I do that

[tidal latch]

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_Reforger:Asset_Browser_Mod_Integration#/media/File:armareforger-editor-adding-assets-adding-register.gif

[hollow bluff]

I’m not logged into dis on my pc yet

[tidal latch]

(from https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_Reforger:Asset_Browser_Mod_Integration )

[hollow bluff]

How’s that

[tidal latch]

that doesn't look like correct config

and you have also this changed for some reason

[hollow bluff]

Fixed

[tidal latch]

do you think you could log on pc to discord?

hard to see what is going on this way

[hollow bluff]

Sure

One moment

[hollow bluff]

This was in game btw after enabling and starting the mod nothing will pop up

Would you like me to start a new project and you can walk me through it ?

[tidal latch]

I'm going to bed soon so I'm afraid not

you can check samples on github to see how they are done

https://github.com/BohemiaInteractive/Arma-Reforger-Samples

[hollow bluff]

alright i appriciate it if i wait do you think someone would walk me through it?

im on my pc now

[hollow bluff]

Thank you so much I figured it out

[tidal latch]

What was it if you don't mind asking?

[hollow bluff]

It was a config file you fully have to override it you can’t just duplicate it like you could in arma 3 engine im just now confused on how to get text on vehicles like police for instance on a humveee but I appreciate the help I got it sorted

[tidal latch]

#enfusion_model message ah, that's why I asked about it over there

[surreal ore]

Unrelated but someone was asking in scripting, are we unable to change the style sheet anymore?

I figured you'd know for sure.

[jovial hornet]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_95zijAgj2E&ab_channel=Vergy Hello guy i fallow his instruction but i dont have any bones it is normal ?

[jovial hornet]

i got 0+163

[last hill]

Weight transfer selecting the source (existing sample model) then the target (your model). Select your model first, then shift click the armature skeleton, then control + p - parent with empty groups, export again.

You missed a part or did a part backwards.

[jovial hornet]

thanks a lot mate

is normal i have my left arm bigger ?

[surreal ore]

Improper weighting

[jovial hornet]

ah !

[jovial hornet]

how i weithing the veste ?

[tidal latch]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7N7BP-j2rY here you have one of the tutorials

you can search for Blender weighting tutorials on youtube

[jovial hornet]

Thanks mate

[wary inlet]

yeah, the other arm looks way to overweight than the other 😆

[astral hull]

How do I do springs in enfusion from blender, is there a relevant blender tutorial that will translate over to enfusion? I know I have to make a custom .pap for it, I see the uaz has working springs but the .pap doesn’t tell me anything useful

An explanation on how the uaz springs are weighted would suffice

[last hill]

Did you take a look at the sample car in Blender? I am not sure if it does, but it may have springs with weighting to look at?

[blazing perch]

hey guys, can someone describe easiest way how can i add smth like this on car?

i mean white lines

[sullen sable]

I'm having a hard time importing models into workbench from Blender.

I'm copying the entity in blender, saving it as UTM_(original entity name).

I then set the colliders to metal 10mm min and buildingfireview. I export FBX, uncheck bake animations and add leaf bones.

I then import to workbench and it says it has no geometry. I add a rigid body and theres no collisions...

What am I doing wrong?

[tidal latch]

where does it say it has no geometry? How many faces has your collider?

[sullen sable]

It says I have no geometry under the colliders tab in the workbench. What do you mean by how many faces?

[tidal latch]

what does Log Console say?

vertex/triangles/faces

most likely your collider is too complex

[sullen sable]

console log doesnt say anything...its literally blank

[tidal latch]

Make sure that you don't have any filter enabled

it should at least show you info that asset was reimported

[sullen sable]

Reimported model and got this. You were right. How can I remedy this?

[tidal latch]

Create new simple collider from scratch?

[sullen sable]

What do you mean? As in build the model myself from scratch or when setting the colliders set it as something else?

[tidal latch]

build the model myself from scratch
this

you could also try to simplify mesh with decimate modifier but result will be probably suboptimal

[sullen sable]

Yeah....I have no idea how to do that and already purchased this one from CGTrader...

Is there a video tutorial I can follow to simply the mesh with decimae modifier?

[tidal latch]

I guess there should plenty of them on youtube

[sullen sable]

Do you know what the vertices/faces budget is?

[sly bridge]

the lower the better. collision should be as simple as humanly possible - ideally simplest boxes

[sullen sable]

Thanks PuFu. Do you know a rough ball park to get them to? I'm talking with the modeler now and hes going to try get it down but was wanting to know where he needed to be.

[tidal latch]

65535

[sly bridge]

starting from the visual mesh is the wrong way to do it. the hard limit (which i don’t know) is irrelevant, the higher the worst is gonna be perf wise

[sly bridge]

ahh the good old 2^16

[sullen sable]

Thanks guys. I appreciate ya!

[tidal latch]

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_Reforger:FBX_Import#Collider_shape here you have more info

[spiral hedge]

Hi, does someone else notice problems with "Materials Override" ? I have a shirt with different Materials/Colors. even if i override the Worn and Item Material, it will still show the Material based from the Model.

[surreal ore]

Do a search in this discord. I've helped people who don't know how that works at least a few times.

#enfusion_texture message

I did it for you.

[spiral hedge]

How this should help? I know how it works and it also worked without problems. Since the last Patch it seems not to work well anymore... but now i know the texture channel..

[hollow bluff]

How would you go about building a custom sign for instance like a base entrance sign?

[surreal ore]

How does it not help? If you read a bit i explain it. You must not know how it works because it's not broken, it works exactly the same as usual.

[spiral hedge]

Please test it on BaseLoadoutManager... its not working anymore 😦

[plush shard]

Editing the 2d texture

All depends if the uvs are good

[surreal ore]

Reload the prefab and it works fine.

[spiral hedge]

Already Reimport, Reload, checked the ET with Notepad++ its always the wrong Material 😦

And now the strange thing: If you place the character in the world, it have different Pants on LocalHost and Client side

[surreal ore]

Not sure what you're doing wrong as i've tested with peertool and have no replication errors

[midnight path]

edit the BCR

or add stripes as a decal

[spiral hedge]

If you need custom Character do you Inherit or Duplicate the original ones?

[pure kayak]

messed with the tools for the first time in ages

[jovial hornet]

https://youtu.be/_SlsyxPS6uc?si=qP3aJHhxnz3qqUEz is Still the same process for weight vest in reforger ?

[spiral hedge]

Found the Problem.
Not working: GameEntity : "{8A5424D1A2AA6595}Prefabs/Characters/Uniforms/Jacket_US_BDU_base.et" {
Working: 'GameEntity : "{B89432A8B5F489E5}Prefabs/Characters/Core/Uniform_Base.et" {

[bleak depot]

make a simple UBX_FireGeo with material and test it

[pure kayak]

how does adding protection to a helmet work? i added a UTM mesh to my helmet and set it to fire geometry with 5mm metal, but it doesnt work, instead just adding a blood/flesh effect to the shell and not protecting at alll

[tidal latch]

Have you read wiki tutorial?

[pure kayak]

i cant remember if i have it or not, i did it how i did some older helmets on older versions, think i got it working now by making it 7mm

[tidal latch]

I would recommend reading it then - everything is explained over there 😉

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_Reforger:Character_Gear_Creation/Headgear/Asset_Preparation

[pure kayak]

okay, doneso, pretty happy with the results

is it possible to load two alpha textures at the same time? say if i wanted to do a transparent helmet net?

cause if i loaded the net texture, it'd make the model visibile in 1st person

[pure kayak]

the above question still stands, but i did a 3d net for now

[tidal latch]

https://enfusionengine.com/api/redirect?to=enfusion://ResourceManager/~ArmaReforger:Assets/Characters/HeadGear/Helmet_SSh68/Helmet_SSH68_CamoCover.xob check how its done here

[pure kayak]

apologies but, what does this link do? it just takes me to a blank page. i figured it'd open the file in the workbench if they were open but no luck there either

[tidal latch]

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_Reforger:Resource_Manager:_Options#Register_"enfusion://"_protocol here you go - this thing is basically mentioned in all beginner tutorials so I assumed you noticed it already

[pure kayak]

oh, my bad then

i dont really remember a lot of this, i read the tutorials on certain things but either missed this or my memory on them is of a way outdated version

[vague granite]

Hello, I have a mod ready and I would like to publish it. How do I make it appear in the workshop for Gm's to use? Are there any tutorials?

[surreal ore]

Wrong channel

[vague granite]

Well, this is a mod channel. When the mod is finished it needs to be posted.

[surreal ore]

This is model makers channel

Questions about mod publishing have absolutely nothing to do with model making

Regarding your question though. I'd suggest either looking on the wiki or doing a search on this very discord, I'm sure your question has been answered over 100 times.

[sly bridge]

baked. need to add some smaller details, including decals

[vague granite]

Well, as far as I know a model needs to be published, I don't believe they are made just for the sake of it. In any case, you would be more helpful in indicating where I can find it than simply answering "wrong Channel".

[sly bridge]

my doode, wrong channel, why do you even argue about it? use #enfusion_configuration

[surreal ore]

I'm just confused as to why people don't read descriptions of channels or even use discords built in search function.

[surreal ore]

Still want to see those UVs man. Lol

[sly bridge]

i know

[bleak depot]

i have an issue with the lightentity... my walls are closed but the light... any idea?

[slow turret]

This suspension bridge is an important feature in the terrain I'm recreating, and I've come pretty close ... but any idea how to fake the suspension cables?

[karmic adder]

Have a look at how the powerline cables work - maybe you could just use that

Would even allow for dynamic setups

[slow turret]

Sounds clever. I'll dig into that and see if I can make it work.

[surreal ore]

Yeah

Cable shader is pretty awesome

[sand pagoda]

show building geo

if 2 walls are not directly connected with geo, it might cause this bug

[bleak depot]

I try it and make Geo Bigger. Problem is still Alive

Is the Lightning Blocked bei geometry or bei Resolution Model?

[light vault]

I'm reviewing a model in Blender which I had previously successfully imported into Enfusion. In Blender when I click on Enfusions Tools -> Colliders Setup I get the Blender error "Communication error with Workbench app". I have Workbench open. This worked fine previously. I checked that API is enabled in Workbench. Anyone got some tips on what might be going wrong here? Thanks

[last hill]

Are you running experimental? I am not sure.

[light vault]

I do have Reforger Experimental installed. But I’ve had that for ages. Wasn’t a problem previously. I updated Blender to 3.6.9 and also reinstalled the Enfusion Blender Tools to v1.0.0. Same error occurs.

[last hill]

Tried disabling the option restarting the workbench and steam and trying to enable again?

[worthy siren]

update on 50cal ATMP. Am i able to use already existing materials in reforger and apply them to my model in the tools just to get some placeholder mats on it?

[light vault]

You mean disable the “enable API” option in Workbench? I tried that too

[last hill]

Disabled and then restarted steam from scratch? Try asking in the workbench channel itself, someone might know how to resolve.

[light vault]

Thanks mate. I’ll try it out. I’ve dropped a note in the Blender Tools channel…

[shell hedge]

are player held weapons always LOD0?

[last hill]

Memory serves, they should be, unless the model is massive poly count. There might be something in the code but you are one of the King's of digging for code.

[woven swallow]

Its been a long time since i touch blender.. "lack of inspiration" lol
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTaZK3lHT_8&ab_channel=EnriHenz

[errant sleet]

Idk if this is the right room but where should i be pointed to if i am trying to create a uniform mod for arma refroger?

[last hill]

If it's a model, here. If it's a purchased model and you want to inject it, trying enfusion generic or tools.

Some disagree with using this channel for those kinds of questions as you're not a model maker, but a mod maker.

[shell hedge]

channel says creation and usage

[tidal latch]

#enfusion_configuration

[slow turret]

Allright, sorry 🙂

[minor sable]

Hi, I would like to ask if when you are making new material for helmet FireGeo colider with density, thickness and kinetic resistance. Where do I make such a material? Is there some good resources, I wasn't able to find them.

[last hill]

If you duplicate an existing material similar to your needs and modify the values then plug it in and test.

Doing so also allows you to modify the bullet impact decals etc as well.

[minor sable]

Thank you, found it

[lusty comet]

What file format do i need to import a building model from blender to put into enfusion?

[stuck kraken]

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_Reforger:FBX_Import

[flint ivy]

Just started learning to 3d model last week in addition to primarily focusing on animation at the moment. Hoping to complete it and many other things and hopefully put it in Reforger at some point.

Can anyone recommend a polycount to aim for, for a Reforger weapon?

[calm rune]

30-40k

[flint ivy]

Apologies for the questions, is that with Sub-D?

[calm rune]

lowpoly

[shell hedge]

just use official game weapons as reference

for example the m16 has 20k in LOD0

unfortunately depending on the weapon you may not be able to hit that, so at least ensure you have LODs

[lusty nebula]

thats the old M16

[shell hedge]

ah ok so twice that

you guys went LOD -1 with this one

[lusty nebula]

as people said before, look into the guns ingame/other games. I dont like generalizing since it really depends on the gun

[lusty nebula]

the thing is, its pretty normal to have a viewmodel (higher polycount) that you just use for first person and menus.. we just don't have that.. (yet or maybe ever)

[shell hedge]

I did notice LOD1 kicks in at like 1.5 meters already so it's no biggie

[lusty nebula]

There's no rigid polycount budget, these depend on the shape and size of your gun. Based on the shapes I see in you model, I dont think you will ever need more than 20k, probably even half of that.
It's important that you give extra attention to silhouette, because that's where mostly you will see the lack of polygons. I added a super exaggerated example just so you get the idea.
Aside from that, you obviously want to optimize the model where you can. But its hard to tell you how, at the moment, since I have no knowledge of how far your 3d skills go.
Once you get to the lowpoly stage, you can ping me if you want and we can have a look at it again.

[flint ivy]

Thanks man thats very helpful!

Ive got the magazine to go then it'll be refining topology and I should then be able to progress to converting it to low poly.

[shell hedge]

doing LODs for a block 2 handguard with all the holes and RIS rails was a little tedious

[lusty nebula]

thats the life of manual LODing

[shell hedge]

I counted like 2000 clicks for LOD1

or rather just viewed the amount of points before and after

didn't do all of LOD1 manually tho

[shell hedge]

sorry to tag you but what if workbench could throw a lot of nasty warnings that an asset was imported without LODs? I'm positive a lot of modders don't know about LODs even

I don't mean prevent them from using the asset, just make it known that LODs are missing

it's the #1 low client fps issue for modded servers right now I'm almost certain

[sly bridge]

indeed +1 -> there should be a set of warnings for such things

[calm rune]

Yeah it is kind of crazy how some of the top mods on the workshop do not even have LODs and these creators know just how important they are.

[wicked dirge]

https://tenor.com/view/puppet-awkward-looking-what-side-eye-gif-15476992

[wicked dirge]

this is modifiable no?

[shell hedge]

yes