Zeno Clash 3D Max exporter and model compiler, RELEASED ...and documented in the wiki Options

[Carlos Bordeu]

Tha basic npc I'm doing won't be doing any fighting, probably just walking around.

I think the regular activities should work.

[Shakur]

A HL2 NPC in Zeno Clash?

[tschumann]

Just the model.

[Shakur]

Ok, this means we coudl create bosses for our own maps

[Gentleman]

Something like the scanners would be cool.

[Lexx]

I've got a question about the model materials. Is there anything fancy that needs to be done when compiling models for ZC or is there something else, I've overlooked?

I want to compile a prop_static model and this is my *.qc file:

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$modelname    "test_model\test1.mdl"
$body mybody    "test1.smd"
$staticprop
$surfaceprop    combine_metal
$cdmaterials    "models\world\test_model\"

$sequence idle    "test1.smd" loop fps 15

$collisionmodel    "test1.smd" { $concave }

Compiling this model works and I can see it in Hammer and ingame. Only the material isn't showing up. The dev console ingame says, it can't find the texture, but the correct named vtf file is exactly in the materials folder "models\world\test_model\". First I thought that my vtf file might be broken, but even if I try some existing material, the game can't find it.

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test_model\test1.mdl : material "models/world/test_model/test_material" not found.

[Carlos Bordeu]

This is the .qc of a simple model (just a rock).

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$modelname world/plains/rock1.mdl

$staticprop

$cdmaterials models\world

$scale 1.0

$body studio "rock1.smd"

$sequence idle "reference_anim.smd" fps 1

$collisionmodel "rock1_phys.smd" {
        $Mass 100
    $concave
}

And this is the .vmt

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"VertexLitGeneric"
{
    "$allowLightmaps" "1"
    "$detailblendmode" "12"

    "$baseTexture" "models\world/rock1"
    "$bumpmap" "models\world/rock1_local"        
    "$model" 1
}

The two first lines (after vertexlitgeneric) are for the pre-rendered lightmaps that are assigned in hammer, so you shouldn't really need those. Are you sure your .vmt is ok?

BTW; how is your project going on?

[Lexx]

Ah, thanks. Now it works! This means that I can now start to model some serious stuff. (It was the first time, that I've compiled a model for the source engine. It's pretty *meh* work.)

I've scrapped the plans for my project a bit down. Even though it wasn't even that big in the first place, it seems like it was a bit too big for my skills with the source engine. For even the most simple things (well, I'll guess they are simple), I've needed at least one hour of work and trying. In the moment, I am working on the easier maps of it and hope, that everything will work out good.

I've made some screenshots of a pretty desolated desert:



It's still work in progress, but I'll guess the general direction is already visible.

[Carlos Bordeu]

Great!

Can't see the images BTW (broken links)

[Lexx]

Aw damn imagehoster. I've re-uploaded it to some other hoster.

Btw. I've decompiled various of the original ZC maps and damn, must have been a shitload of work. Nearly everything of most of the maps are out of 3d models. Now I can understand how much it sucks, if the lightning in a map changed and all shadows and stuff for every object has to be adjusted to that. :>

[Carlos Bordeu]

if the lightning in a map changed and all shadows and stuff for every object has to be adjusted to that. :>

Correct... with our pre-baked lightmap system (rendered in 3D Studio Max) we had to be very careful with the lighting.