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[Flowrellik]

OK! Seeing how my PC is windows 7 and not vista It looks like my 3ds max wont work on my PC (I have a copy of 3ds max 3.5). so far I found it possible to make conversions using Gmax of all sources and its a clean convert so far esp in nifskope. only problem I have is making an icon render. Gmax has no render software .
I need assistance bad for alternatives. Can anyone help me out here?

[King Class Scout]

I actually found a cheap way to make icons with nifskope.

simply set up a plan view with nifskope, do a screen capture, then take the cap into some editing software.  crop a square centered over the ship, and drop it to the icon size (128) to use for the weapons placement.

I forget the trick I was using for UV's (i could ONLY use Gmax), but I know you can use nifskope itself to tweak existing UV's for better positioning.

[Bones]

Yeah, nifskope works perfectly, even Model Property Editor will work the trick ;)

[Flowrellik]

OK! So I got that handy. Now another problem.
the Model Property Editor wont load up the model :C. and when I chose whether or not to load hardpoint it just errors out and crashes.
All I did was resize the model and added 2 additional disruptors but this is ridiculous :C.
I did a model import by .3ds and saved via NifSkope

[Bones]

Nodes might have got messed up when you resized the model, you need to check if nodes are in order, try loading working model, look up the nodes and check if your model has everything right

[hobbs]

I have a node hierarchy text doc that explains how to fix the nodes
Tiqhud gave it to me long ago. When I get home later ill post it.

[Flowrellik]

thank you very much.
Gotta say working with gmax is a bit different than regular 3ds max.
I've asked this because a test model I was working with, FOTAS's verison of the Ktinga class, was smaller than normal size Ktinga.

[hobbs]

thank you very much.
Gotta say working with gmax is a bit different than regular 3ds max.
I've asked this because a test model I was working with, FOTAS's verison of the Ktinga class, was smaller than normal size Ktinga.

i may be abel to help with Gmax though its been a while since i used it.
ok here is the node hierarchy:

node hierarchy instructions, try them.
Load nif into nif scope, by just double clicking on nif [you wish to work on]
 
in "Block List" on the left side
 
right click on 0 Ninode, come down to 'Block' click on Insert, got to NiN 'hover there
a new choice appears left click on NiNode.
 
Now, while 1 NiNode, is highlighted [got blue around it], do CRTL+UP button.
it should be + 1 NiNode , note the plus sign.
 
Go up to 0 NiNode, right click, came down to Node a new choice pops up ,right click on
"AttachProperty""  click on    NiZBufferProperty
 
Go up to 0 NiNode, right click, came down to Node a new choice pops up ,right click on
"AttachNode"    click on   NiNode
 
Stay at that NiNode, right click, came down to Node a new choice pops up ,right click on
'AttachProperty"  click on   NiTextureModeProperty
 

Stay at that NiNode, right click, came down to Node a new choice pops up ,right click on
'AttachProperty"  click on   NiVertexColorProperty
 
Now, come down to 5 NiNode, right click, come down to 'Block click on    Copy Branch.
 
Go up to second from top Ninode, right click, go down to Block, and click on    Paste Branch.
 
 
 
Now, come down to very last NiNode, right click, come down to   Block click on   Remove Branch.

[Bones]

I remember porting Mass Effect ships to BC and having issues with all these nodes got to admit it's really confusing to set it up properly when you're doing it for the first time ;)

[Flowrellik]

O_O
ok um Im lost here now.
Mind making a vid on this so I know what exactly to do please? I never did gmax before so yeah.

[hobbs]

O_O
ok um Im lost here now.
Mind making a vid on this so I know what exactly to do please? I never did gmax before so yeah.

not sure how to do a vid showing that... but i will look into it