Tried to import a custom model (a skull used as a torch at the end of a spine that can be attached to a wall) for Quake 3 into the SoF 2 map I´m just creating, but somehow radiant can´t find the shaders. I´ve put the .md3-file in the models/objects/common-folder together with the jpg-file (transferred the original tga-file into a jpg-file using Photoshop) and added the shader string to the list in the commom_models.shader-file after correcting the file path within the shader string. I don´t need to change the shaderlist-file, I guess, for the shader string is now within the common_models.shader-file. I can import the shape in my map, but it´s still covered with the red/black "shader image missing" texture. Am I doing something wrong or does SoF 2 simply use other shader parameters than Quake 3 (though it´s still the same engine)? By the way, here´s the shader string:

models/objects/common/spineskulltorch01
{
cull disable
{
map models/objects/common/spineskulltorch
alphaFunc GE128
}
}

DO NOT TOUCH the game shaders!!! make your own shader file, add its name to shaderlist.txt -- you need 2 shader entries in it, one is appended _bsp. look at the original model shaders for an example.

Thanks, narc, for the quick answer; maybe I`m blind, dumb and deaf all at the same time, but I can´t see any appended_bsp entries in the shaderlist. How would that entry look like when the file I`m referring to is e.g. "abc.shader", would there have to be an entry "abc" and another one "abc_bsp"?

nahh i meant a shader entry in your shader file has to have _bsp, the shaderlist is just the list of shader files. make your two like these below -- i posted last week how to do it more indepth. use find-search on my name and locate the diagram of making a PK3 that wont be affected by bleedthru and also the procedure for fixing black models by creating a new shader and patching gtk-radiant. if it doesnt right off fix your problem, there will be an additional step to remap the texturepath which is pretty easy to do.

models/objects/finca/furniture/chair_finca
{
q3map_material HollowWood
q3map_nolightmap
q3map_onlyvertexlighting
{
map models/objects/finca/furniture/chair_finca
rgbGen lightingDiffuse
}
}

models/objects/finca/furniture/chair_finca_bsp
{
qer_editorimage models/objects/finca/furniture/chair_finca
q3map_material HollowWood
q3map_novertexshadows
{
map $lightmap
}
{
map models/objects/finca/furniture/chair_finca
blendFunc GL_DST_COLOR GL_ZERO
}
}

Thanks, narc, fixed the black models problem (which is a real nuisance) three days ago thanks to you and others, will try and solve the custom models problem with your hints.

The quake3 models must be in the same directories as they where in quake3 folder.

So it'd be /base/models/mapobjects(this is typically the directory for q3)

Just open the .md3 in a text editor and see where the folders should go.


Also when adding your models in to the map make them a model_static.



The model/skin wont work unless in the right directory.

Thanks a lot, guys, the solution was a combination of your last two answers. Due to the fact that I want to use this custom Quake 3-model quite often in my map I decided to instert it via misc/mics_model, making it solid was easy by using the spawnflags 2-pair in the entity box, the invisible shootable-brush wasn´t even necessary.

don't forget to include the model into the pk3 ;)

Sure, mate ;-)