TF2 Emporium 58: We put the PRO in procrastinate

[Problem]

[QUOTE=TheJukebox;43045643]So I'm going to try making the basic Blender tutorial for modeling. Gonna give it a first attempt after my classes today and see how it goes. This is what I've got slated for it, any other things you guys think I should go over? I'm pretty much just going over what I know and use, but I'm mostly self taught so I'm sure there's stuff I'm missing.

-Blender Preferences
-SMD tool
-Decompiling
-Viewports
-Layers
-Object and Edit mode
-Vertices, Edges, and Faces
-Tris, Quads, and N-gons
-C, B, and Ctrl selection
-Basic transformations
-Extrude
-Edge loops
-Merge
-Filling faces
-Smoothing Groups
-Joining and Separation
-Simple rigging
-Transfer Weights
-Unwrapping
-Exporting[/QUOTE]

Cover normals and flipping them

[Zero_]

[url]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/31418078/updated%20vriska.zip[/url]
If anyone wants to check and help me with the neck problem, here are the files.
What's more frustrating is that I don't even know what's wrong with it, so I can't even try to fix it.
Everything seems to be ok.
And yes, I know the 1st person animations are super broken, its on my try-to-do list.

[Erfly]

[QUOTE=Void Skull;43040207]
[t]http://cloud-2.steampowered.com/ugc/486683787845196343/A6B6E76A67F71434934509C0C711EFC165729840/[/t]
[t]http://cloud-3.steampowered.com/ugc/486683787845283913/EDA82518BE1152C020129691DAD534316DE43C82/[/t][/QUOTE]
Seems a bit high up for the medic and pyro.

[editline]ohgod[/editline]
Oh dear I'm two pages late.

[Snowshoe]

didnt test anything so tell me if its broke

[URL="http://www.mediafire.com/download/cq6eleocczzdp6t/nostreaks.zip"][IMG]http://i.imgur.com/7Oj4WoG.png[/IMG][/URL]

[URL="http://www.mediafire.com/download/86o3zjb1acqvv8a/nogold.zip"][IMG]http://i.imgur.com/bWgNMLL.png[/IMG][/URL]

My [url=http://tf2.gamebanana.com/skins/129761]nobodygroups[/url] mod updated to block killstreaks and gold weapons if you use that.

[Coverop]

[QUOTE=Snowshoe;43047337]didnt test anything so tell me if its broke

[url=http://www.mediafire.com/download/cq6eleocczzdp6t/nostreaks.zip][img]http://i.imgur.com/7Oj4WoG.png[/img][/url]

[url=http://www.mediafire.com/download/86o3zjb1acqvv8a/nogold.zip][img]http://i.imgur.com/bWgNMLL.png[/img][/url][/QUOTE]

A good mod for haters.

[Monokarhu]

[QUOTE=Snowshoe;43047337][url=http://www.mediafire.com/download/cq6eleocczzdp6t/nostreaks.zip][img]http://i.imgur.com/7Oj4WoG.png[/img][/url][/QUOTE]
Could you make one that only removes the eye effects?

[Snowshoe]

[QUOTE=Kapellmeister;43047413]Could you make one that only removes the eye effects?[/QUOTE]

only use the particle files and delete the rest of the mod, that keeps the weapon sheen but removes the eye effects

[Ona]

Hey guys I got an issue.

I'm opted into the TF2 Beta SDK tools, but for some reason there's no HLMV.exe in my Common/Team Fortress 2/Bin folder. Only a .bat that does nothing when I run it.

Everything else looks like it's there. But not HLMV.

Halp?

[.Omo]

[QUOTE=Ona;43047524]Hey guys I got an issue.

I'm opted into the TF2 Beta SDK tools, but for some reason there's no HLMV.exe in my Common/Team Fortress 2/Bin folder. Only a .bat that does nothing when I run it.

Everything else looks like it's there. But not HLMV.

Halp?[/QUOTE]

Have you tried verifying your TF2 content?

[Deodorant]

[QUOTE=Snowshoe;43047337]didnt test anything so tell me if its broke

[URL="http://www.mediafire.com/download/cq6eleocczzdp6t/nostreaks.zip"][IMG]http://i.imgur.com/7Oj4WoG.png[/IMG][/URL]

[URL="http://www.mediafire.com/download/86o3zjb1acqvv8a/nogold.zip"][IMG]http://i.imgur.com/bWgNMLL.png[/IMG][/URL]

My [url=http://tf2.gamebanana.com/skins/129761]nobodygroups[/url] mod updated to block killstreaks and gold weapons if you use that.[/QUOTE]

Yay, less obnoxious colorful crap in my TF2!

Would it be possible to make a mod that removes unusual effects, too?

[Ona]

[QUOTE=Omolong;43047558]Have you tried verifying your TF2 content?[/QUOTE]

Yep, twice now.

Still no exe.

[Monokarhu]

[QUOTE=Deodorant;43047569]Would it be possible to make a mod that removes unusual effects, too?[/QUOTE]
You're like 3 years late, dude.

[.Omo]

[QUOTE=Ona;43047598]Yep, twice now.

Still no exe.[/QUOTE]

That's weird then, no idea how to sort that out. The SDK beta tools aren't even available any more, it's all included in TF2 now.

[Snowshoe]

[QUOTE=Deodorant;43047569]Yay, less obnoxious colorful crap in my TF2!

Would it be possible to make a mod that removes unusual effects, too?[/QUOTE]

my nohats mod already has such a thing, it's called item_fx.pcf in no_hats.vpk or something like that

[Venezuelan]

[QUOTE=Constructor;43046717]Make it cover the whole eyepatch[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE='[Square];43046757']Also, smooth out those pointy bits.[/QUOTE]

[IMG]http://puu.sh/5A4gp.jpg[/IMG]

done and done

[DarkD3filer]

Is that overly-male pyro released yet? It looks done and everything.

Also is that decompiled playermodel pack updated with the new update's stuff?

[Psychopath]

[QUOTE=HelmoChipChop;43047879]Is that overly-male pyro released yet? It looks done and everything.[/QUOTE]

Constructor's been busy with real-life stuff, he's yet to wrap up the finishing touches on hunk pyro. Keep your pants on until then.

[xantraz]

[QUOTE=Psychopath12;43047886]Keep your pants on until then.[/QUOTE]
I'd say "Hold that thing in your pants until then" :v:

[Radaghast]

If I'm bad at drawing, would it be impossible to make models ?

[R.M.T.B.]

So I need help fixing this
[url]https://www.dropbox.com/s/5ys2b1ki7l21cjj/Error%20Help.png[/url]
It happened after I somehow got the default medigun to show with the medic model

[FiveEyes]

-snip-

[ClauAmericano]

[QUOTE=Radaghast;43048233]If I'm bad at drawing, would it be impossible to make models ?[/QUOTE]
Knowing how to draw and knowing how to 3D model is pretty different.

[gigazelle]

[QUOTE=ClauAmericano;43048521]Knowing how to draw and knowing how to 3D model is pretty different.[/QUOTE]

Indeed. I was really good at drawing but sucked at 3D modeling when I first started.

Now its exactly the opposite.

[DalekGhostler]

[QUOTE=DalekGhostler;43046866][IMG]http://s24.postimg.org/urztts7mc/image.jpg[/IMG]

Here is some concept art

Turns the nades into cookies and the canister into milk

Anyone wanna take this?[/QUOTE]

Anyone?

[StumpyPenguin]

WIP
2 items
Current textures are for testing purposes only
[t]http://puu.sh/5AcpF.jpg[/t][t]http://puu.sh/5Actw.jpg[/t][t]http://puu.sh/5AcC5.jpg[/t]

[DarkD3filer]

[QUOTE=Psychopath12;43047886]Constructor's been busy with real-life stuff, he's yet to wrap up the finishing touches on hunk pyro. Keep your pants on until then.[/QUOTE]

Awesome, can't wait. I hope everything is alright with him, haven't seen him here in a bit.

[questionablyi]

[QUOTE=TheJukebox;43045643]So I'm going to try making the basic Blender tutorial for modeling. Gonna give it a first attempt after my classes today and see how it goes. This is what I've got slated for it, any other things you guys think I should go over? I'm pretty much just going over what I know and use, but I'm mostly self taught so I'm sure there's stuff I'm missing.

-Blender Preferences
-SMD tool
-Decompiling
-Viewports
-Layers
-Object and Edit mode
-Vertices, Edges, and Faces
-Tris, Quads, and N-gons
-C, B, and Ctrl selection
-Basic transformations
-Extrude
-Edge loops
-Merge
-Filling faces
-Smoothing Groups
-Joining and Separation
-Simple rigging
-Transfer Weights
-Unwrapping
-Exporting[/QUOTE]

Yeah I was wanting to make a tutorial down the road but hey since you are doing one I might as well chip in and drop some of the tips. Might save me the trouble in making one if you do a good enough job. ^_^

First I would have to say a very useful shortcut to cover would be to turn a selection of triangles into Quads which is [B]Alt+J[/B]. Makes things much easier to model when everything ins quads.

Another tip I have is on the topic of importing: Instead of using GCFscape and the MDL Decompiler to get your SMD files of the characters from TF2, An easier and better way is to get the SMD files of the tf2 characters from SourceSDK. Now navigating to the folder can be tricky. Typically it's located by default in:

[B](drive you have Steam installed):\program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\(Steam User ID) \sourcesdk_content\tf\modelsrc\player\(character you want the model from)\parts\smd[/B]

Why this is better in my opinion is mostly due to the fact that the [B]facial morphs of the model are intact[/B] with this method if you want to make facial hair / items that wrap around the face. This saves a ton of time and effort from other methods I have read on importing facial poses into Blender. Secondly with this method all you need to do is locate and copy the files you want to use in an easier to locate folder and you are done getting your model files. You don't have to use any exporter programs or have the files decompiled.

Well those are the two biggies. I can think of a ton of other stuff... But I think you got enough to cover. Best of luck.

[TheJukebox]

[QUOTE=questionablyi;43049119]Yeah I was wanting to make a tutorial down the road but hey since you are doing one I might as well chip in and drop some of the tips. Might save me the trouble in making one if you do a good enough job. ^_^

First I would have to say a very useful shortcut to cover would be to turn a selection of triangles into Quads which is [B]Alt+J[/B]. Makes things much easier to model when everything ins quads.

Another tip I have is on the topic of importing: Instead of using GCFscape and the MDL Decompiler to get your SMD files of the characters from TF2, An easier and better way is to get the SMD files of the tf2 characters from SourceSDK. Now navigating to the folder can be tricky. Typically it's located by default in:

[B](drive you have Steam installed):\program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\(Steam User ID) \sourcesdk_content\tf\modelsrc\player\(character you want the model from)\parts\smd[/B]

Why this is better in my opinion is mostly due to the fact that the [B]facial morphs of the model are intact[/B] with this method if you want to make facial hair / items that wrap around the face. This saves a ton of time and effort from other methods I have read on importing facial poses into Blender. Secondly with this method all you need to do is locate and copy the files you want to use in an easier to locate folder and you are done getting your model files. You don't have to use any exporter programs or have the files decompiled.

Well those are the two biggies. I can think of a ton of other stuff... But I think you got enough to cover. Best of luck.[/QUOTE]

Thanks, I was wondering if there was something that did turn tris to quads. I'll be sure to get that in there. Was going to record it earlier today but have had some problems with Fraps and my microphone. I'll see if I can't get it done tonight.

[Metaru]

[QUOTE=Psychopath12;43047886]Constructor's been busy with real-life stuff, he's yet to wrap up the finishing touches on hunk pyro. Keep your pants on until then.[/QUOTE]

hope he relases it for xmas. a big present that would be.

[LightFlock]

Okay, I'm back with more random objects with ribbons tied to them. I figured it'd be cool to have trumpets, for a misc to go with that soldier nutcracker hat thing I can't remember the name of.

[img]http://i.imgur.com/BETjAMf.png[/img]

I think the end needs to be longer, but right now my main problem is this:

[img]http://i.imgur.com/pJMzq4S.png[/img]

It's smooth shaded, but I still get these lines when you view from a distance, I'm not sure why either.