Official RF Toolkit - Revision history

Goober: /* V3DExporter */

2024-12-09T14:08:45Z

V3DExporter

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	#Select the model, then from the File dropdown menu, choose "Export...". Under "Save as type", choose '''RF Mesh - V4.32 (*.V3D)''' and save the mesh to the desired directory.		#Select the model, then from the File dropdown menu, choose "Export...". Under "Save as type", choose '''RF Mesh - V4.32 (*.V3D)''' and save the mesh to the desired directory.
	*'''NOTE:''' [[.v3d]] and [[.v3m]] files do not include textures. You must include any textures used by your mesh separately in your packfile/project.		*'''NOTE:''' [[.v3d]] and [[.v3m]] files do not include textures. You must include any textures used by your mesh separately in your packfile/project.
			*'''NOTE:''' To specify materials as self-illuminated (fullbright), before exporting, set the "Self-Illumination" value to 100 in the material editor "Basic Parameters" section for that material.

	===VFXExporter===		===VFXExporter===

Goober at 17:18, 28 January 2024

2024-01-28T17:18:07Z

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	The '''Official RF Toolkit''' is a collection of standalone utilities and 3ds max plugins used to create content for [[Red Faction]]. These are some of the same tools used by Volition in the creation of the game.		The '''Official RF Toolkit''' is a collection of standalone utilities and 3ds max plugins used to create content for [[Red Faction]]. These are some of the same tools used by Volition in the creation of the game.

Goober at 18:40, 6 November 2020

2020-11-06T18:40:49Z

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			{{Template:RF1Editing}}

	The '''Official RF Toolkit''' is a collection of standalone utilities and 3ds max plugins used to create content for [[Red Faction]]. These are some of the same tools used by Volition in the creation of the game.		The '''Official RF Toolkit''' is a collection of standalone utilities and 3ds max plugins used to create content for [[Red Faction]]. These are some of the same tools used by Volition in the creation of the game.

Goober: /* Adding Bones to an Already Setup and RF-Boned Character */

2020-11-04T20:53:38Z

Adding Bones to an Already Setup and RF-Boned Character

Goober: /* Setting up entity.tbl */

2020-11-04T20:46:02Z

Setting up entity.tbl

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	'''Extract from [[entity.tbl]]'''		'''Extract from entity.tbl'''
	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"
	!Entry Name		!Entry Name

Goober: /* Setting up entity.tbl */

2020-11-04T20:45:27Z

Setting up entity.tbl

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	\| +State:		\| +State:
	\|"stand"		\|"stand"
	\|A state is an animation that loops when no action is played, ie, standing, walking, running. If you are sharing animations with another character, you’d add that character’s ~~MVFs~~ here.		\|A state is an animation that loops when no action is played, ie, standing, walking, running. If you are sharing animations with another character, you’d add that character’s [[.mvf]]s here.
	\|-		\|-
	\| +Action:		\| +Action:
	\|"reload"		\|"reload"
	\|A action is an animation like firing, reload, flinch. It plays over the state, blending with it. If you are sharing animations with another character, you’d add that character’s ~~MVFs~~ here.		\|A action is an animation like firing, reload, flinch. It plays over the state, blending with it. If you are sharing animations with another character, you’d add that character’s [[.mvf]]s here.
	\|-		\|-
	\|$Collision Sphere:		\|$Collision Sphere:

Goober: /* Setting up entity.tbl */

2020-11-04T20:45:02Z

Setting up entity.tbl

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	\|This is the weapon the character starts out with as a default		\|This is the weapon the character starts out with as a default
	\|-		\|-
	\|+State:		\| +State:
	\|"stand"		\|"stand"
	\|A state is an animation that loops when no action is played, ie, standing, walking, running. If you are sharing animations with another character, you’d add that character’s MVFs here.		\|A state is an animation that loops when no action is played, ie, standing, walking, running. If you are sharing animations with another character, you’d add that character’s MVFs here.
	\|-		\|-
	\|+Action:		\| +Action:
	\|"reload"		\|"reload"
	\|A action is an animation like firing, reload, flinch. It plays over the state, blending with it. If you are sharing animations with another character, you’d add that character’s MVFs here.		\|A action is an animation like firing, reload, flinch. It plays over the state, blending with it. If you are sharing animations with another character, you’d add that character’s MVFs here.

Goober: /* RFBone */

2020-11-04T20:44:36Z

RFBone

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Goober: /* RFBone */

2020-11-04T20:23:03Z

RFBone

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Goober: /* Preparing and exporting a mesh */

2020-11-04T19:55:52Z

Preparing and exporting a mesh

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	#Restart 3ds Max		#Restart 3ds Max

	====~~Preparing and exporting a mesh~~====		====Exporting====
	#Scale your model correctly in 3ds Max. [[Red Faction]] uses meters for measurements, so you should keep this in mind when scaling your model.		#Scale your model correctly in 3ds Max. [[Red Faction]] uses meters for measurements, so you should keep this in mind when scaling your model.
	#Center the mesh at the world origin in 3ds Max. To do this, select it, and right click the "select and move" icon on the toolbar. A "Move Transform Type-In" dialog will come up. Enter '''0.0''' for all 3 axis under '''Absolute:World'''.		#Center the mesh at the world origin in 3ds Max. To do this, select it, and right click the "select and move" icon on the toolbar. A "Move Transform Type-In" dialog will come up. Enter '''0.0''' for all 3 axis under '''Absolute:World'''.

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	If you have a character already setup, and you want to add bones to it or are copying a setup to a mesh that requires extra bones, do the following:		If you have a character already setup, and you want to add bones to it or are copying a setup to a mesh that requires extra bones, do the following:
	#The bones MUST be at the end of a hierarchy. This means you can add things to the hierarchy, but cannot add them in between bones. See explanation below, where Spine1 is the start of the hierarchy, and “Shoulder” is the new bone.		#The bones MUST be at the end of a hierarchy. This means you can add things to the hierarchy, but cannot add them in between bones. See explanation below, where Spine1 is the start of the hierarchy, and “Shoulder” is the new bone.
	*'''Spine1 -> Spine2 -> Shoulder''' is CORRECT		##'''Spine1 -> Spine2 -> Shoulder''' is CORRECT
	*'''Spine1 -> Spine2 -> Shoulder -> Upperarm''' is INCORRECT, since Upperarm was originally linked to Spine2		##'''Spine1 -> Spine2 -> Shoulder -> Upperarm''' is INCORRECT, since Upperarm was originally linked to Spine2
	#If the setup is only FK, skip to part 3.		#If the setup is only FK, skip to part 3.
	'''a)''' If the setup is a BIPED setup, ie the FK bones are linked to the BIPED bones already, you must re-link the FK bones into their original FK hierarchy (the one used when RF Bone was applied).		##'''a)''' If the setup is a BIPED setup, ie the FK bones are linked to the BIPED bones already, you must re-link the FK bones into their original FK hierarchy (the one used when RF Bone was applied).
	#Reset X-Form on the NEW bones only, and collapse the stack.		#Reset X-Form on the NEW bones only, and collapse the stack.
	#Link the new bones to an appropriate FK bone.		#Link the new bones to an appropriate FK bone.
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	#Click “Hierarchy”. This will reinitialize the FK hierarchy.		#Click “Hierarchy”. This will reinitialize the FK hierarchy.
	#If the setup is only FK, skip to part 8.		#If the setup is only FK, skip to part 8.
	'''a)''' If the setup was BIPED, re-link the FK bones to their corresponding BIPED bones.		##'''a)''' If the setup was BIPED, re-link the FK bones to their corresponding BIPED bones.
	#Export a test MVF and V3D/VCM to see if it exports without a crash.		#Export a test MVF and V3D/VCM to see if it exports without a crash.
	#If it exports OK, assign the appropriate vertices to the new bones.		#If it exports OK, assign the appropriate vertices to the new bones.