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Title: TBP Model editing problems
Post by: terran_emperor on May 17, 2008, 02:05:45 pm

I'm trying to do reskins or Model edit of the following ships

PSIthunderbolt
EAMidwinter
EAHyperion
PSIShuttle

But ive encoutered the following  MAJOR problems:

1) When i open up the following models in POF construction Suite, absolutly nothing shows us
-psibolt.pof
-psishuttle.pof
-midwinter.pof
-hyperion.pof

According to  PCS, these files are empty - no model data whatsoever

I would like versions of these 4 files that i can edit

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2) I cannot convert the dds texture files used for the above ships with dds convertor - thus i cant reskin them.
I would like convertable versions of the appropriate dds files

Title: Re: TBP Model editing problems
Post by: maje on May 17, 2008, 02:10:41 pm

You should be able to open up dds files in Photoshop.

Also, have you tried re-extracting the models you want from the VP to a seperate folder called models?

Title: Re: TBP Model editing problems
Post by: terran_emperor on May 17, 2008, 02:44:09 pm

Ive extracted the models several time. The only POF;s that show data are the ones in the Patch VP. the ones in the Core vp come up like in attatchment below

I also dont have photoshop

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Title: Re: TBP Model editing problems
Post by: FUBAR-BDHR on May 17, 2008, 03:17:33 pm

What are you using to extract them? The core is too large for the older versions of VPview you need the newest one.  It's something like version 2 beta 3. 

Title: Re: TBP Model editing problems
Post by: terran_emperor on May 17, 2008, 03:49:35 pm

VPview 32 v1.3 (Build 29) is what opens the core VP and what im using to extract the files.

Title: Re: TBP Model editing problems
Post by: FUBAR-BDHR on May 17, 2008, 03:59:21 pm

You need version 2.03.  1.3 can't handle files that big correctly.  That is why your extracted files are corrupted.

Title: Re: TBP Model editing problems
Post by: terran_emperor on May 17, 2008, 04:13:38 pm

link please...

Title: Re: TBP Model editing problems
Post by: FUBAR-BDHR on May 17, 2008, 05:46:30 pm

Well it's on the DVD but that hasn't been released yet.  Let me see what I can dig up. 

Didn't have to look too far.  Right in Kara's FAQ:  http://www.descent-network.com/descman/

Title: Re: TBP Model editing problems
Post by: terran_emperor on May 17, 2008, 06:36:07 pm

Ill give it a try

I already have two versions

the other is VPView 32 v2.0 Beta02 (Built 102) which crashes whenever i try to  open the Core VP

Title: Re: TBP Model editing problems
Post by: karajorma on May 18, 2008, 02:14:17 am

Try Maja (http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php/topic,52401.0.html).

Title: Re: TBP Model editing problems
Post by: IPAndrews on May 18, 2008, 02:53:46 pm

Maja won't work. Use VPView 2.0

Title: Re: TBP Model editing problems
Post by: terran_emperor on May 18, 2008, 03:43:17 pm

That crashes when i try to open the Core

Title: Re: TBP Model editing problems
Post by: Jeff Vader on May 18, 2008, 03:45:08 pm

Try QuickVP (http://scp.indiegames.us/download.php?view.124).

Title: Re: TBP Model editing problems
Post by: terran_emperor on May 18, 2008, 03:48:49 pm

Yay! It works  :D  :yes:

Now just to see if the textures work

Title: Re: TBP Model editing problems
Post by: terran_emperor on May 18, 2008, 03:57:25 pm

The dds convert as well