Skin support

Draco_2k

<div class="IPBDescription">Not racist</div>Assuming it's not already in. To be more precise, assuming because currently differently-coloured chairs have entire different models on them (can't be too good for performance, can it?).

Basically, people *will* want to re-texture default props. Per se, I already do. It would be neat to allow for such process via the available tools, i.e. the Builder. Can we have it, pretty please?..

My wild guess would be that the most user-friendly way to implement it - keeping integration with current model management system in mind - is to make the engine, when it's checking for model's material file, to also check out any material file with certain appendage on it. For example: we've got model "Chair_1.model", and the attached material "Chair_1.material"; when loading the material file, do a check if there's also anything named "Chair_1_skin_(name).material" - if there is, load it as separate model in the editor... And so on.<!--coloro:#696969--><span style="color:#696969"><!--/coloro-->

Or you could make it so the engine treats two models with identical checksums as one.<!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc-->

slayer20

If you want to retexture a prop, can't you just copy the prop, rename it, take the material file and rename it and change it's settings, then open the .dds file in photoshop and color it?

I did that with one of the textures and it works just fine.

Draco_2k

Glad to know that works, thanks. EDIT: Just checked it out, doesn't work.

The main two concerns here are performance (loading same model numerous times) and Builder support (much easier that way). Albeit, assuming the latter would simply copy any .model files, that's not an issue (won't do it for me).

Pipi

There's a pathway inside the .model file that is taken from the converted DAE for the material used and you need to change that for your copied model to use another material.

I believe it could be possible with something like UltraEdit to change the path inside the model file without altering the file. I haven't tried.

Draco_2k

<!--quoteo(post=1754487:date=Feb 22 2010, 12:06 AM:name=Pipi)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Pipi @ Feb 22 2010, 12:06 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1754487"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->There's a pathway inside the .model file that is taken from the converted DAE for the material used and you need to change that for your copied model to use another material.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Well, damn, figured this much. Then we really do need skin support.