OpenMW Game Template

[DestinedToDie]

I simply typed in enableracemenu. However didn't get the expected result.

[onionland]

@sandstranger: thanks man! Do you see anything... feel free to make screenshots, it is beth IP free.

Oh yeah, that is true, which means we can finally give sandstranger the credit that he is due

On a sidenote you should work with sandstranger to keep the compression method of the template compatible with the android port, both for the sake of having something to show, as well as for the sake of any future developer which may want to use the openmw engine to develop on android.

[psi29a]

I got your head to display...

In OpenMW-CS you have to add a body parts record... Characters->Body Parts->Add

Give it an ID, then Bodypart Type, mesh type skin, model Head.nif, Race Human.

Then in player object, you assign your ID of that body-part to the player's head. Bingo

Hint: use tab for 3rd person view to see.

Morrowind put them in ./meshes/b/, so I suggest we use a decent naming convention. For bodies (parts) we should put them in ./meshes/bodies/

[sandstranger]

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[DestinedToDie]

Then in player object, you assign your ID of that body-part to the player's head. Bingo

When I save the plugin, exit OpenMW-CS and reload the plugin, the Head ID is gone. I'm guessing my version of OpenMW-CS does not yet save this. Also, to my knowledge, you shouldn't have to go into object player to place the head. It should be enough to be in bodyparts where you choose head/ankle/groin etc. Those do not work for me, although I can say that they do save on OpenMW-CS. So I'm unsure whether it's too early to add animations right now.

Maybe Zini can comment. Alternatively, we can put the animation on hold and do the skies.

[psi29a]

Like I said before, use the nightlies from ace please. There is so much changed since 0.36.1

[DestinedToDie]

I will try to figure out where to get and how to install them. :d

Edit: Found. Installing.

[psi29a]

Great, we'll be on the same version. This will help to avoid problems.
Welcome OSG land.

[DestinedToDie]

I got the head.

Same doesn't go for other bodyparts. Of course they can't be added in object player and adding them in bodyparts doesn't make them work. So maybe I'm missing something or we can't do this yet or my skeleton is incorrect.

Edit: I got an idea. I'll try to put BetterBodies into the game and see what happens.

Edit2: Results were not at all expected. Thought it would either work or not work whatsoever. I got a bunch of errors about missing fingerbones (using vanilla anim files) and two pink cones. That's still more than no errors and no model in sight like in our version.

[DestinedToDie]

Setup: Our base animation nifs, BetterBodies bodies (plz don't sue me).

http://i.imgur.com/MRF0nJF.png

But for some reason when I switch to our bodies they don't show. Thus I conclude I should look at betterbodies right now to figure out what I did differently (thought I used the same method). And for whatever reason, the head worked for me and psi through the player object. Head doesn't work just like the other bodyparts if you only add them in bodyparts.

Edit: So I discovered that skins are actually several models connected to the same skeleton. I had just 1 model in skins.