Quake 2 to Heretic II Model Conversion Tutorial

2/16/00


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Lesson 1 - The Skin
Lesson 2 - The Skeleton
Lesson 3 - Do The Twist
Lesson 4 - Strike a Pose
Lesson 5 - I Bind Thee!
Lesson 6 - Weaponry
Lesson 7 - Skin Patchwork
Lesson 8 - The Final Model


Table of Contents

Quake 2 to Heretic II Model Conversion Tutorial

About The Tutorial

Introduction

Tools You Will Need

Lesson 1 - The Skin

The Skin

Importing the Skin

Fixing the Palette

Resizing the Skin I

Resizing the Skin II

Lesson 2 - The Skeleton

The Skeleton

Moving Skeleton Parts

The Skeleton Menu

Bones, Poses, and Animation

Skin - Mesh - Bones I

Skin - Mesh - Bones II

Lesson 3 - Do The Twist

Bone Twist Overview

Wrong Bone Twists

What Happened?

Wrong Bone Bindings

What Happened?

Getting the Twist Right

Default Angles

Piercing the Flesh I

Piercing the Flesh II

Lesson 4 - Strike a Pose

Strike a Pose

Selecting a Base Pose

Base Pose Selection Rules

Previewing Poses

Trial and Error

Importing the Base Pose

Mesh Nodes

Importing the Mesh I

Importing the Mesh II

Aligning the Hips I

Aligning the Hips II

Aligning the Hips III

Posing the Skeleton I

Example: The Right Leg

What About The Twist?

Saving My Work

Posing Torso & Spine Joints

Torso Joint Placement Rules

Posing the Extremities

NOW, Lets Talk About Twist...

Checking Q2Gals Twists

Example: Left Upper Arm

Example: Left Hand

Example: Right Lower Leg

Wrapping Up Lesson 4

Lesson 5 - I Bind Thee!

I Bind Thee!

How Bindings Work

Automatic Bindings

Manual Bindings

Automatic Bindings - How?

Automatic Binding Errors 1

Automatic Binding Errors II

The Group Menu

Groups vs. Bindings

Group Names

Correcting Binding Errors 1

Correcting Binding Errors II

The Dividing Plane

Using the Dividing Plane

Q2Gal Bindings I

Reviewing the Bindings

Changing Left Foot Bindings

Changing Left Calf Bindings

More Left Calf Bindings

Left Thigh Bindings

Left Pelvis Bindings

Right Leg & Pelvis Bindings

Chest & Torso Bindings

Upper Torso Bindings I

Upper Torso Bindings II

Lower Torso & Center Pelvis

Right & Left Arm Bindings

Head and Neck Bindings

Making the Model Poseable I

Making the Model Poseable II

Making the Model Poseable III

Making the Model Posable IV

Finally - A Poseable Model!

Happy! Happy! Joy! Joy!

Lesson 6 - Weaponry

Weaponry

Cloning the Hands I

Cloning the Hands II

A Whole New Model...

How Props Work

More About The Skin

The BladeStaff I

The BladeStaff II

The Blade Staff III

The Blade Staff IV

The HellStaff

The Bow in Use

The Stored Bow

The Stored Staff

Armor

Saving My Work

Its Alive!

Lesson 7 - Skin Patchwork

Skin Patchwork

Weapon Skins

The Dialog Box Said...

The Dialog Box Meant...

Merging Two Skins

More Merging

An Interesting Merge

The Damaged Skin I

The Damaged Skin II

Lesson 8 - The Final Model

The Final Model

Getting Skins to .m8 Format

Model Export: With Weapons

Model Export: No Weapons

The Model Folder

Some Final Words

The End

Author: Gwynhala

Email: gwynhala@hereticii.com

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