V_Model Replacement Help needed for 3ds. Created 18 years ago2005-07-21 13:20:37 UTC by helious

I need a little help replacing the current V_model weapons in half life..
I would like to use 3dsmax, since i have used it all my life..
But my problem is.. HOW do i get the models in 3dsmax`? i read a number of tuts, about converters, decompilers, plugins etc etc, and my mind kjust cant take any more confusing..
Does anyone have a SIMPLE guide, on how to first decompile the model, second, how to get it in 3dsmax with all the bones, third, what to replace and remodel, and fourth, how du compile it back.. This is making my day a hell !

btw.. Im using 3dsmax 5. so all plugins for later, or past versions cant be used..

i got the crowbar decompiled.. And im ready to import then in to 3dsmax.. Npow i have ANOTHER problem. There is like 10 smd files.. do i have to edit each one of them.. Cause in the tuts iwe read, he only replaces one weapon and it works.. :S

annnnother problem.. cant find a importer for 3dsmax 5.x that works..

I don't know nothing about 3dsmax, but there is one smd file that contains the actual meshes of the model. The rest are only animations. The smd you are looking for usaly has ref or reference in its filename. Then again, i can't help you futher. Unless you want to use Milkshape 3D.

i could also use milkshape.. im willing to learn.. but just tried milkshape some days ago..

And that is the worst %#%"# i have ever seen... It is so amazingly bad that its almost funny , compared to 3dsmax, maya, or any other professionel 3d application..

It's also far more suitable for modelling for HL.

Yep, but sometimes Milkshape can be a pain in butt.