I got the plasma sword... Here's how.

Lazer · Post by **Lazer** » Sun Dec 21, 2003 7:18 am

As you can see it isn't done... but it's there! All you gotta do really export the sword model, reajust the groups and then inject it into the plasma rifle. Now this is the tricky part. It took me a while to figure this one out but this is what you must do:

-Find how many "groups" are in the model. (plasma rifle has 5)
-For each group find the maximum amount of vertices.
-Rearange the ORDER that the groups came in to fit the limits of the plasma rifle fp model.
-->This is kinda hard to explain. For example, group 0 and group 2 of the plasma rifle have the most vertices so use those for the "plasma" parts of the sword. (since they have the most vertices) For the handle, add it to a group that it can fit in.
-Now, before you export it, make sure that the polies are facing inwards just like when you import the model.
-Export it back out to an .obj file and then inject it with HMT3.

If you followed these steps you should be able to accomplish that. Now you just need to edit the values so that it can't shoot (it looks kinda cool when it shoots though :]

What's left to do? Skin it. Anyone know how I'd do this?

oldfaq · Post by **oldfaq** » Sun Dec 21, 2003 8:04 am

first you have to unwrap it in max and then apply to texture to the map.
oldfaQ

Alx · Post by **Alx** » Sun Dec 21, 2003 8:15 am

how do we find out how many groups? then how do we find out how many verticies per group? Then how do you rearange the order that the groups came in to fit the limits of the plasma rifle fp model?

Lazer · Post by **Lazer** » Sun Dec 21, 2003 9:03 am

Well for example if you open it in milkshape, there is a "groups" tab. It shows how many groups there are. Vertices I'm not sure about but you can go by eye for the most part (especially with this). Rearranging the groups is tricky. What you have to do is find the first group that is out of place. Now you need to do a "duplicate" so it puts a copy of that group at the end of the list. Then delete the original and you're one step closer to having them in order. Just keep doing that until it comes in the right order.

When you're done object_0 should be in group 1's place, and object_1 and object_2 should be in group 0's and group 2's place. I believe that's how it should be...

Now I'm gonna go try and skin this...

Lazer · Post by **Lazer** » Sun Dec 21, 2003 9:54 am

Well I skinned it in Milkshape and when I inject the model back in the texture is still all screwed up. I aligned it on a 512x512 "plasma rifle_fp1" image so I don't see why it isn't reading the texture coordinates in game...

xxDarkSlayerxx2000jp · Sun Dec 21, 2003 11:39 am

Can ya give me the map with the PS and the PS 1stperson model?

Lazer · Post by **Lazer** » Sun Dec 21, 2003 12:01 pm

I would if someone would help me find out how to skin it. Once I skin it I'll release this. Then I'll proceed to make other weapon mods. (Working Gravity Rifle anyone?)

shadowbeast · Post by **shadowbeast** » Sun Dec 21, 2003 1:02 pm

k how do i do this object switching stuff? i saved the 3 parts of the sword and then put one half of the sword in object0 of the rifle then put the other half of the sword in the object2 of the rifle. then wat do i do to make the rest of it and where do i put in the handle?

Master Chief 1128 · Post by **Master Chief 1128** » Sun Dec 21, 2003 2:01 pm

Someone make a ppf, this sounds really cool.

Also, how do you get the "glow effect" that the sword has? As in, on another /texture/bitmap? How could I make something else glow blue?

Lazer · Post by **Lazer** » Sun Dec 21, 2003 2:15 pm

Right now I'm still having a lot of trouble figuring some of this out.

I had to delete the little "balls" holding the plasma and reshape the grip so that it would allow me to inject it. How to add a glow? I dunno yet. There is still a lot to be experimented with.

WaLKa · Post by **WaLKa** » Sun Dec 21, 2003 6:05 pm

try using the tutorial on modeling recently posted

Lazer · Post by **Lazer** » Sun Dec 21, 2003 6:55 pm

That tutorial is basic. It's just a more drawn out and explanitory version of what I said at the top of this thread. I got this explained to me though. The texture coordinates are saved as comments and can't be edited or interpreted by the modelling program so atm it's just about impossible.

Alx · Post by **Alx** » Sun Dec 21, 2003 7:12 pm

here's what i did in my two betrayals mod, i went into the light category, and swapped plasma rifle flare with energy sword dynamic, this causes it to cast a blue glow on nearby objects.

shadowbeast · Post by **shadowbeast** » Sun Dec 21, 2003 7:40 pm

can some1 give me a step-by-step on how to do this? (not modeling in general i just don't get wat Lazers saying)

Alx · Post by **Alx** » Sun Dec 21, 2003 9:09 pm

don't worry, neither do i.

Haloking · Post by **Haloking** » Sun Dec 21, 2003 10:13 pm

heh' i really like the dead hand behind the slab of concrete. wonder how he died

Darkgamer · Post by **Darkgamer** » Mon Dec 22, 2003 7:53 am

will someone please reply to the topic Here

Because i want to know if getting the enrgy sword like that works

noobscape · Post by **noobscape** » Mon Dec 22, 2003 1:35 pm

alright here ill give you something so dam simple!!!! jus change the farout damge melee of the plasma rifle to the plasma sword... see easy as but the hard part is the skin...jus make the plasma rifle look like the plasma sword

reddragon · Post by **reddragon** » Mon Dec 22, 2003 6:19 pm

ooooo aaaaa lets stare at the plasma rifle.hello! its not in the right position. if u click the melee button u punch with ur lrft arm not usin the sword.and if u fir it shoots the plasma bolts from inbetween the sword... i should know ive done this in multiplayer

Batman · Post by **Batman** » Mon Dec 22, 2003 6:28 pm

do u even play halo ???????? u hit the enemy with the plasma rifle .... ur thinking of the stupid plasma pistol...idiot.... and do u really think that hes gonna leave it so its fires if u read anything that he said u would have saw "As you can see it isn't done"

all he has to do is put the skin on it which can be easly done in hmt change it so it cant fire at all change the damage value of the melee and then change the hud

btw lazer if u give me a pff for that i can change all the stuff left for u.

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