[TUT] How to import Titan Quest models into the editor

[GlockenGerda]

Oh, please wait with updating your converter, Elfe!
I need time for more testing… There is something I must investigate first!

Elfe, if you could add following changes to your converter that would be awesome!
So, inside the TQ:IT .msh files, after the header [4D53480B] could follow
a byte sequence “00000000 08000000 01000000”!
This is an empty -mif data sequence…(I can’t explain it better, sorry for that!)
But this is the reason, why some meshes are not showing up in the editor/viewer!

We need to remove/change this sequence…
So please let your converter check the .msh files for this byte sequence at offset 4 and change it to “0D000000 08000000 01000000”.
Changing byte 5 to 0x0D would be sufficient…

I hope I’ve explained that understandable for you…
If not, please send me a PN…then we could talk in German language

I’ve tested it and for me it works very well…
Here is the short video where you can see that also the small butterflies
from TQ:IT are now displayed correctly…that wasn’t the case before.

[GlockenGerda]

I want to report something but I dunno if I should test it more first.

I have trap_projectile.msh (to spawn the bolt trap from TQ) but it doesn’t show up in game. it works in the viewer just fine so its kinda weird, like I said above, I should probably test more… I will have to check when I get home cause it seems like it SHOULD work.

Thanks for the report!
I’ll test it too!

EDIT: Hmm…for me it’s visible…can’t say if it’s working or not,
perhaps there is need of some .dbr editing.

[Elfe]

(finally) added support in the newest version (1.1) for empty mif meshes.

It also detects halfway converted meshes (meshes that were converted with an earlier version) and fixes them.

God damn it, this time it really trolled me q.q

[system]

(finally) added support in the newest version (1.1) for empty mif meshes.

It also detects halfway converted meshes (meshes that were converted with an earlier version) and fixes them.

God damn it, this time it really trolled me q.q

Mmmh, I know you could be thinking about a troll but if you’re nice maybe include a “patcher” so we just have to select current imported meshes folder. (don’t beat me please).

[Elfe]

Mmmh, I know you could be thinking about a troll but if you’re nice maybe include a “patcher” so we just have to select current imported meshes folder. (don’t beat me please).

That’s pretty much what the part in “folder” does when you click it

[system]

There is still some mesh that appear in editor but doesn’t show.

Like Xpack ==> creatures ==> Furies

And, for your ArcUptades if there is unexistant folders like for me “Level Art”.arc it stops the compilation.

And previous non-working animations still doesn’t work (not to make you sad)

But now a lot more of objects are visible especially items.

[ASYLUM101]

Thanks for the report!
I’ll test it too!

EDIT: Hmm…for me it’s visible…can’t say if it’s working or not,
perhaps there is need of some .dbr editing.

That’s not the mesh i’m talking about … effects/stealth/trap_projectile.msh is the one. It shows up in my viewer -

but not ingame. I will keep trying to see if maybe I borked some link somewhere, but if it shows in the editor - at least it is converted right?

[GlockenGerda]

That’s not the mesh i’m talking about … effects/stealth/trap_projectile.msh is the one. It shows up in my viewer -

but not ingame. I will keep trying to see if maybe I borked some link somewhere, but if it shows in the editor - at least it is converted right?

Now I looked at the right mesh and
I have no problem displaying it as well.
I can’t say what went wrong with your mesh, sorry!

editor:

ingame:

[GlockenGerda]

There is still some mesh that appear in editor but doesn’t show.

Like Xpack ==> creatures ==> Furies

On my side the furies shows up in the game with animations.
There must be a point in my tutorial that you’ve missed or that was
not understandable.

And, for your ArcUptades if there is unexistant folders like for me “Level Art”.arc it stops the compilation.

You don’t have a “Level Art” folder in your \resources folder?
That’s odd.

And previous non-working animations still doesn’t work (not to make you sad)

But now a lot more of objects are visible especially items.

I haven’t test the non-working animations, yet! I’ll do it tomorrow!

[ASYLUM101]

OK, I figured it out. I added a ‘projectilelaunchanimation’ by mistake for the trap projectile effect and apparently that just prevents any meshes or effects from spawning during the launch period. O.o weird

[system]

OK, I figured it out. I added a ‘projectilelaunchanimation’ by mistake for the trap projectile effect and apparently that just prevents any meshes or effects from spawning during the launch period. O.o weird

Do you have the trap working with the animation ?

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This used to be my favorite skill in TQ
Brigand was my favorite class combo!

[ASYLUM101]

Do you have the trap working with the animation ?

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This used to be my favorite skill in TQ
Brigand was my favorite class combo!

The spawn animation doesn’t work yet, but the firing animation and everything else is working. Still very fun though, think you won’t be disappointed

[system]

On my side the furies shows up in the game with animations.
There must be a point in my tutorial that you’ve missed or that was
not understandable.
You don’t have a “Level Art” folder in your \resources folder?
That’s odd.

Furies aren’t just a star, look you just have the star which is showed uppon the heros (got it too)

No. Got this:

[GlockenGerda]

Little list of folders that contain “not working animations”:

arachnos
boarman except for : am_mountaineer_13, am_mountaineer_1
djinn
dragonian
duneraider
gorgon
ichtian
maenad
neanderthal
questbosses; Except for boss_minotaurlord (all levels), boss_satyrshaman
reptilian (only some)
rumormonsters; except for subfolder egypt: reptiliansoldier, shadowstalker, jackalman_shaman ; for greece folder: ino, flamingboarman, giantlimos, harpyhag, arachnosrunelord, satyrbrute, eurynomusdownrythief, orbedweaver,
satyr; except for am_champion, bm_ravager, bm_soldier, br_archer, bs_firgemagi, bs_shaman, bs_spiritcaller, cm_soldier, cr_archer, cs_shaman, cs_spiritcaller, um_otos, um_paphos, ur_archer783, ur_caldordarkbow, ur_skiron, us_algosfrostwind, us_drusil, us_fernoscharskin, us_nesisfleshmender
scorpos
Skeleton
terracotta
tigerman
tropicalarachnos
wraith
yerren
yeti
zombie

Here is my list:
arachnos -working
boarman -working
djinn -not working
dragonian -not working
duneraider -not working
gorgon -not working
ichtian -not working
maenad -working
neanderthal -working except am_saberrider, hero_grom
questbosses -working except cyclops, gorgon, spiderqueen
reptilian - all working
rumormonster/j010 jade figurine_chest - not working
rumormonsters/egypt -working except je06_,je10_, duneraider
rumormonster/greece -working except jg05_,jg09_,thehorse
rumormonster/orinet -working except ichtian, jo03 (all ambush types), terracotta, jo16_, jo4_, dragonian, tigerman,
satyr -working
scorpos -working
Skeleton -working except all ambush types
terracotta -not working
tigerman -not working
tropicalarachnos -working
wraith -working except wraith01
yerren -working
yeti - working
zombie -working except all ambush types

Little list of folders that contain “not showing mesh”

drxcreatures,
drxitem
Items subfolders, except containers, quite a lot of equipmentweapon, questitems, and some others folders where there is some mesh.
And some folders of xpack

Expecting this will help you.

Hmm, I can’t find any drxcreatures or drxitems in my folders.

And, for your ArcUptades if there is unexistant folders like for me “Level Art”.arc it stops the compilation.

I guess that’s the reason why some meshes not working for you.
The UpdateArcs.bat stops the execution.
Try to remove the lines with not existent folders from the batchfile.

[GlockenGerda]

Furies aren’t just a star, look you just have the star which is showed uppon the heros (got it too)

All furies are visible on my side, not only the hero.

[ASYLUM101]

Hmm, I can’t find any drxcreatures or drxitems in my folders.

DRX are from underlord, those are munderbunny’s directories iirc.

edit: While I’m here I might as well ask you a question glocken,

have you had any luck with weapons? I see in your msh0b.txt that there are some weapons from xpack, but nothing else. I haven’t converted my items yet so I cannot check, but have you any luck with these?

[system]

Ho I’m thinking about something. Got TQ IT patched 1,17. May this make by someway the proccess not working ? Gonna try this week end.

[ASYLUM101]

Ok, Glocken I have an advanced question.

I have my spears working and in game, very cool but one problem, they spawn backwards! The character holds them the wrong way with the spear facing backwards and when you use any attack, you hit with the back of the spear.

Do you know a way to flip the model?

[system]

I have got a big issue with the compilation of the databse. But now a lot more meshes are showing and I’ve a lot more animations. Gonna clear everything and retry.

But why I post here it’s to know if u’ve already see that things which we can’t see in game are meshes without textures ?

[ASYLUM101]

I have got a big issue with the compilation of the databse. But now a lot more meshes are showing and I’ve a lot more animations. Gonna clear everything and retry.

But why I post here it’s to know if u’ve already see that things which we can’t see in game are meshes without textures ?

Sounds like some of the textures are missing. I found one or two files missing textures but I haven’t gone through everything. No idea how to fix those besides manually linking the textures in assetmanager