Ok, I'm no stranger to modeling for cod4 but I seem to have a really big problem with cod:ww.

I make the model export it find
I make a DDS file with a alpha layer for transparency in the model.

I convert the texture for use with the model
I convert the model to xmodel
I then put the model in my map.

process the map but when it come to see the model in game it's entirely black. Now I know it's possible, or weapon sights and glass peices wouldn't be possible so what I am asking is, how is it done :/

Getting a model with normal textures into game is fine, even normal dds, it's just when it comes to transparency it completely goes tits up.

Any help would be apreciated.

Select the entire model in Maya, go to Color > Apply Color and click the box next to "color" to open the menu. Make sure you have white selected next to Color, then hit "apply color", save and export your model again.

For setting partial transparency on a non-blend texture, change alphaTest to "GE128" and polygonOffset to "static decal". Always make sure you set materialType to "model phong" for xmodel skins.

I tried this and when compiling the map all i get is a popup with :

Expression:
config.maxs[0] >= 0.0f

Module: C:\Program Files\******\call of duty world at war\bin\cod2rad.exe
File: C:\cod5\cod\codsrc\src\xanim\xmodel_load_obj.cpp
Line: 734

Nothing I can do, if I put model noshadow on in radiant for the model it's fine but doesn't even show up then.

It's a known bug in the converter, Treyarch knows about it. Hopefully it'll be fixed at some point.

are you talking about the 3 extra bytes the converter add? you can use a hexeditor and remove them.

I'm talking about certain xmodels that the converter doesn't convert properly which causes an assertion error in xmodel_load_obj.cpp during the lighting stage of level compiling. Whether it's an extra 3 bytes and/or it can be fixed via hex doesn't really matter because it's still a bug in the converter that needs to be fixed, not everyone is gonna want to hex edit every model they convert.

edited on Jan. 28, 2009 10:22 pm by cornrow_wallace

Sevenz writes...

which bytes need to be hexedited?

Source

cornrow_wallace wrote:

if you want to get your model to work, you have to hexedit it. Or grab OllyDbg, locate where the extra 3 bytes are added and fix AssMan.

So how exactly do you take 3 bytes off the model, I do have a hex ed so that's no problem just dunno which to do :P

ghiest writes...

Yea same problem for me