Hey everyone
i've searched a LOT in the forums and the web for some infomation about how to create some playermodels for cod
and: i didnt found anything

maybe some1 can post here some usefull information about it?
for example the assetmanager settings?

cheers

serthy writes...

It's a long process, so I will give you the start point, and let you ask further questions once you've gotten going:

1. It requires Maya 6.0 to work. No other version works. The learning edition wont work, because it doesn't support exporting.

2. Once you get your copy of Maya 6.0, you will be required to install the Perforce plugin for Maya 6.0 in order for the xmodel exporter to work properly.

3. Follow the mod tools documentation to setup the maya.env and usersetup.mel files on your computer.

4. You will then need to use the Josh_DefMesh to rig your character model. This is located in [COD2 INSTALL]/bin/maya/Josh_DefMesh.mb.

5. Once you have the Josh_DefMesh.mb file open in Maya, you can begin the process of adding definition to your character. Read the documentation for processes of adding skins/UV maps.

6. Export your character to the usual place. I will repost the documentation on exporting:



7. In Asset Manager, you will need to specify the hitBoxModel, which is included in the bin/maya directory.

8. Once you've done your character model, you will need a viewsleeves model to go with it (unless you want to use one of the stock ones). The viewsleeves rig was not included with the COD2 mod tools. I brought it back with me after my trip out to the IW studios in 2007. There is a very good tutorial on using it by SevenSniff here:

http://wiki.modsrepository.com/index.php/Call_of_Duty_2:_Viewsleeves_Tutorial

That is about as basic as I can make it without overcomplicating it. It has been over 5 years now since I did this, and my memory is weak, but for further questions, just ask and I'll do my best to answer you.

There ARE some tutorials. Check this site:

http://callofduty.filefront.com/developer/MCh2207Cz;30273

And look for:
- Modelling Tutorial (part 1, 2, 3)
- Bumped character Tutorial

There are also some very useful programs on this site:
http://www.tom-bmx.com/downloads.php


If you don't know where to get Maya 6, send me a PM

edited on Sep. 29, 2012 11:12 am by explo32

Hey thanks explo for this, ive been looking for this all around the web :) and thx to MCh2207Cz for creating this tuts!

ive rigged/binded my model and there are some errors im struggling with:
if i set the type in assetmanager to multiplayer_body it doesnt create a model (in radiant/ingame its an empty model) [same if i export the standart josh_mesh > there is no visible model ingame]
as 'animated" type it creates the playerbody, but as mentioned often before - its a SP-body without the torso_stabilizer

i found some usefull information about the assetmanager settings
also some about the torso_stabilizer, where is said that this bone is created out of the j_spine1 (cod2/source_data/multiplayerstabilizers.csv > J_Spine1,torso_stabilizer) would mean i do not have to add an extra bone

serthy writes...

Yes, you want the animated type - not the static multiplayer_body. And yes, you do have to add the torso_stabilizer in order for it to work in MP. Just look at the re-rigging of the Diana SP model that the eXtreme+ mod did - all they did was add the torso_stabilizer and it works in MP..

Thanks Tally for the information, i've got it to work (kind of...)
I know its not the best meshbind, it was just a test
tbh... this guy looks accidentially offensive

You need to keep working with the skin weights (specially legs)

Apart from the torsostabilizer, I remember that you needed to write more stuff on bonecontrollers. (I'm not sure) but without the bonecontrollers in my case it used to get bugged when leaning with Q or E.

Tally writes...
The original cod2 maya plugin works for v6.0 only, that's true. But the XMODEL_EXPORT format is the same as used in CoD4, CoD5 and CoD7 (XMODEL_EXPORT v6). So you may use more recent Maya versions together with the export plugins from another CoD title's mod tools (dunno which versions are compatible, but at least more recent ones than 6)


Haven't heard of Perforce before, but such a version control system (?) isn't required for e.g. CoD5 mod tools' maya plugin...


You can basically use Blender + my Blender-CoD addon instead of Maya, but the problem is, that you can't yet import the required rigs :(
I'll work on XMODEL_EXPORT import for Blender, but can't say a release date