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hallow vigil Aug 9, 2025, 7:06 PM

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I'm fairly new to modding so I just need some help/guidance. I am trying to create a standalone version of Heolstor's Moonlight Greatsword to act as a replacer for DMGS in Elden Ring. I have found the chr files for Heolstor and unpacked all of them with WitchyBND, but none of them will open up in Blender so I'm not sure if I have to keep unpacking until I find something that Blender can use or if I'm just doing something wrong.

There might also be a standalone parts file corresponding to the weapon but I couldn't find anything in Smithbox and I doubt it exists since it isn't something equippable by the player.

hollow beacon Aug 9, 2025, 7:16 PM

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You will need to Export the model as a fbx in smithbox

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Unpacking wont really help

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Then you would need to create a new parts File in elden Ring just copy paste a vanilla one and give it a unique name

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With unique name i mean an unique id so the number

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Tbh i dont know how i can explain it properly

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If you would want to replace anims get more modding expierience bc its really difficult

hallow vigil Aug 9, 2025, 7:26 PM

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That helped a lot thank you. I'm not worried about animations, but I do want to make something where the DMGS L2 changes the model from the metallic version in his phase 1 to the magic one in his phase 2.

hollow beacon Aug 9, 2025, 7:52 PM

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I mean you could change the effect but if its a different model then it wont work

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Its probably an effect

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Which you also would need to port

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Tbh i think its a pain to explain and do, if you arent expierienced in model porting

hallow vigil Aug 9, 2025, 7:53 PM

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The reason I suspect its a seperate model is because this mod uses the phase 2 sword as its own model
https://www.nexusmods.com/eldenring/mods/8172?tab=posts
I'm not sure how they did it though

Nexus Mods :: Elden Ring

Nightlord Greatsword

Weapon from Heolstor the Nightlord

hallow vigil Aug 9, 2025, 7:54 PM

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hollow beacon Tbh i think its a pain to explain and do, if you arent expierienced in model por...

I'm new to all of this lol
I won't ask you to guide me through it but you have been helpful

hollow beacon Aug 9, 2025, 7:54 PM

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I mean ill guide as good as i can the problem is its kinda difficult

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The model change is pretty advanced

hallow vigil Aug 9, 2025, 7:55 PM

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I'll accept any help you can offer
The issue I'm running into is I don't think there is a model file that exists seperate from the Heolstor model itself. I have exported that along with all the textures for the greatsword

hollow beacon Aug 9, 2025, 7:55 PM

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Yes you would need to extract the model from the heolstor file

hallow vigil Aug 9, 2025, 8:12 PM

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So I have the chr file and Souls Model Tool, I just don't know how to convert that into the fbx file for Blender, Smithbox didn't really have that option

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The .exe for it just opens up a config window and dragging the file onto it like with WitchyBND doesn't do anything

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nvm. figured it out.

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we're getting somewhere!

hollow beacon Aug 9, 2025, 8:46 PM

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The textures will probably be messed up

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How did you get the sword?

hallow vigil Aug 9, 2025, 8:47 PM

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I imported the fbx and was able to select the sword seperately from everything else

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Here's where I am so far

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hollow beacon Aug 9, 2025, 8:48 PM

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I think i was wrong about the smithbox Export

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I used Aqua toolset

hallow vigil Aug 9, 2025, 8:48 PM

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Yeah Smithbox doesn't have an option to export as fbx

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That's what I used ye

hollow beacon Aug 9, 2025, 8:49 PM

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So you have the weapon standalone?

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As a model?

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There should be a Tutorial on hoe to do the next steps

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On YouTube

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Ill send it to you

hallow vigil Aug 9, 2025, 8:51 PM

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Yes I do

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It doesn't look quite right tho. so I am wondering if I am missing a seperate model that is supposed to overlay it

hollow beacon Aug 9, 2025, 8:51 PM

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https://youtu.be/mHO7aPf1Jrw?feature=shared

YouTube

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How to Import Custom Weapon Models in Elden Ring! : Elden Ring Modd...

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https://www.nexusmods.com/eldenring/mods/591/

-------------Guides for tools------------

Modengine Setup
https://youtu.be/-Z_RPs1Y7Ho

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https://youtu.be/-twIbMznh4E

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hallow vigil Aug 9, 2025, 8:51 PM

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Thank you!

hollow beacon Aug 9, 2025, 8:51 PM

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hallow vigil It doesn't look quite right tho. so I am wondering if I am missing a seperate mo...

Wdym by that explain

hallow vigil Aug 9, 2025, 8:52 PM

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doesn't this look kinda washed out to you?

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it doesn't look how it does in game at least

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or, low res

hollow beacon Aug 9, 2025, 8:52 PM

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I mean the weapon probably has a sfx on it

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The blue stuff is the sfx

hallow vigil Aug 9, 2025, 8:54 PM

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The phase 1 sword doesn't have any sfx on it

hollow beacon Aug 9, 2025, 8:54 PM

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I cant see a difference tbh

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Maybe the light?

hollow beacon Aug 9, 2025, 8:57 PM

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hollow beacon https://youtu.be/mHO7aPf1Jrw?feature=shared

The tools are outdated use smithbox instead of ds map studio/yapped rune bear and witchy instead of yabber

hallow vigil Aug 9, 2025, 9:00 PM

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Understood ty

hallow vigil Aug 9, 2025, 9:00 PM

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hollow beacon Maybe the light?

That might be part of it. it just looks low res in comparison

hollow beacon Aug 9, 2025, 9:07 PM

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There are probably better ways to do it than the vid shows

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But i always used the vid and it always worked

hallow vigil Aug 9, 2025, 9:07 PM

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Also, it looks like the game does indeed use two seperate models for the phase 1 to phase 2 transformation, as the fbx file has two different models for the sword

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hollow beacon Aug 9, 2025, 9:09 PM

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Interesting didnt know that

hallow vigil Aug 9, 2025, 9:22 PM

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this looks a lot better

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so, as far as I can tell, the phase 2 sword is technically a new model, but its the same base with new textures added onto it

hallow vigil Aug 10, 2025, 12:51 AM

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hollow beacon https://youtu.be/mHO7aPf1Jrw?feature=shared

so
he doesn't go over how he made that flver template and im getting stuck on that because i don't just have a blank flver template i can use

hallow vigil Aug 10, 2025, 1:42 AM

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I followed that tutorial as close as I could, it didn't work at all in game

hollow beacon Aug 10, 2025, 7:05 AM

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hallow vigil so he doesn't go over how he made that flver template and im getting stuck on th...

You dont need a template just use a vanilla flver and delete everything inside

hollow beacon Aug 10, 2025, 7:35 AM

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I can guide you through if you cant get it to work with the video

hollow beacon Aug 10, 2025, 7:36 AM

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hollow beacon You dont need a template just use a vanilla flver and delete everything inside

All bones and meshes and materials

hallow vigil Aug 11, 2025, 9:40 PM

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okay, so, as far as i know the .flver file looks completely fine, however it is still invisble in game
i used the DMGS flver as a template, deleted all the meshes and materials from it and left the bones, then imported all of mine
i also tried importing a .json for the bones just in case, nothing

hollow beacon Aug 11, 2025, 9:41 PM

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i have no clue what is wrong tbh

hallow vigil Aug 11, 2025, 9:43 PM

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ill ask in #modmaking-help and see if anyone else might know
thank you for all your help though i appreciate it

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I'm going to test it as a different greatsword replacer and see if that does anything

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