How to create a new game object?

Post by **Mystical Panda** » Mon Jun 13, 2016 3:22 am

How do I create a new 3D game object? What tools do I need? What are the steps involved? At the least I believe I need:

-a mesh

-a texture

Right? What program is used to create the mesh, and what format does the data need to be in to be recognized by the GECK?

Post by **chucksteel** » Mon Jun 13, 2016 4:55 am

you need 3Dmax or blender for FO3/NV

they need to be in .nif format. You'll also need .dds textures for the nif.

Post by **Mystical Panda** » Mon Jun 13, 2016 6:04 am

Thanks Chuck, downloading it now. Is there a video example I can follow that will "walk" me through the basic process?

Post by **chucksteel** » Mon Jun 13, 2016 6:16 am

blender has a really good community and there are a lot of helpful tutorials to get you started.

You will also need the blender nif scrips for importing and exporting.

I would suggest to start by playing with some of the vanilla meshes you get from the .bsa's. take them apart break them and learn how the program works before you ever expect to create something from scratch.

Post by **Mystical Panda** » Mon Jun 13, 2016 6:28 am

Sounds great, thanks!

Post by **RoyBatty** » Mon Jun 13, 2016 7:46 am

niftools forums is also a great place for info.

Post by **Mystical Panda** » Mon Jun 13, 2016 8:12 am

Thanks Roy!

Post by **paragonskeep** » Mon Jun 13, 2016 11:32 pm

http://www.theengineeringguild.co.uk

Has quite a bit about Fallout modding including model building etc.

Post by **Mystical Panda** » Tue Jun 14, 2016 8:54 pm

Thanks pk, we just installed Blender and was checking it out. I'm hoping we'll get to tinker around with making something this week.