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If the gr2 files are exported through 3ds Max, it won't work. I tested how the game handles gr2 files from the SDK 2.6.1.0 for Max 6, 7, and 8. In principle, it reacts to them and can work with them, but the problem is that Max has its own scaling system. Simply put, theoretically, the same file exported through different programs, even if the SDK version is the same, will not be identical.

What about another utility? Collada can be opened in Maya...

In short, I've basically mastered this "magic" of yours. It's relatively easy, in principle. Except, of course, for the constant battle with outdated software.
While figuring things out, I encountered the "something isn't working as it should, and I don't know why" situation about five times.


So, I'm still fighting with one bug: during the final export from Maya, the smoothing groups on the models get messed up, resulting in the model being covered in these squares (it's clearly visible on the model without textures).
Previously, the export also messed up the UV mapping, but then, just as mysteriously, it stopped doing that.

Footman, do you have any ideas about what I might be doing wrong and why the smoothing is being lost?

Currently, I'm using this export chain:
using UViever in Max => from Max via FBX to Maya 2009 => then using your clever trick of renaming the file version to Maya 6.0 => from there, using the Blitzkrieg plugins in the map editor to import into the game.

But mine turned out to be a bit longer. For some reason, Maya 6.0 stubbornly refused to recognize models imported using this scheme.
So, I had to do this: UViever in Max => from Max to FBX => using Noesis, FBX to SMD => SMD to Max => then from there, FBX to Maya 2009 => then renaming the version to Maya 6.0 => from there, using the Blitzkrieg plugins in the map editor to import into the game.

The problem with the smoothing being lost is definitely not due to the SMD stage; I checked, and the smoothing is preserved at least until the import into Maya 6.0.
So, if you can suggest what the problem might be, I'd be grateful. Also, I'd like to know if the method I'm currently using to add a model to the game is still relevant. If there's a more convenient way, I'd be very happy if you could share it.

In short, I've basically mastered your magic. It's relatively easy in principle. Unless, of course, you take into account the constant struggle with outdated programs.
While I was figuring out the process, the situation "something isn't working as it should. Why? It's unclear" arose about 5 times.


In short, I'm still fighting with one bug: during the final export from Maya, the smoothing groups on the models are destroyed, which is why the model is covered with such squares (it's clearly visible on the model without a texture).
Previously, the export somehow also destroyed the UV mapping, but then, in the same magical way, it stopped doing that.

Footman, maybe you have any ideas about what I'm doing wrong and why the smoothing is disappearing from the model?

Currently, I'm using this export chain:
using UViever in Max => from Max via FBX to Maya 2009 => then your clever trick of renaming the file version to Maya 6.0 => from it, using Blitzkrieg's plugins in the map editor, into the game.

But mine turned out to be a little longer. For some reason, Maya 6.0 stubbornly refused to see models imported using this scheme.
so I had to do this: UViever in Max => from Max to FBX => using Noesis, FBX to SMD => SMD to Max => then from there FBX to Maya 2009 => then renaming the version to Maya 6.0 => from it, using Blitzkrieg's plugins in the map editor, into the game.

The problem with the disappearing smoothing definitely isn't due to the SMD stage; I checked, the smoothing is preserved at least until the import into Maya 6.0.
In short, if you can suggest what the problem might be, I'll be grateful. Also, I'd like to hear if the method I'm currently using to add a model to the game is still relevant. If there's a more convenient way, I'd be very happy if you shared it.

In fact, all the necessary manuals are already available. Check the source on the YouTube channel.

3) I can describe what I did for exporting to gr2 by changing the coordinate system so that the model doesn't need to be rotated 90 degrees through Granny Export. The difference is that you don't have to rack your brains about how to make movement at an angle (I probably won't forget how I struggled with the specability2 animation for griffins at an angle...), and the models exported by changing the coordinate system can be exported to smd using Archangel, while models exported using the old method cannot – the skeleton simply doesn't load.

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Regarding relevance, I found a way to export models by changing the coordinate system in Granny Export so that it doesn't need to be rotated 90 degrees.

I might have missed something, but I didn't see anything clear!

I just don't understand why no one wants to do even what's in my manuals... Comrade CrazyPill and I didn't hide what we found... but here, it's just some kind of mess... :smile06:

I figured it out using a video tutorial from the source; how understandable it is, well, everyone can judge for themselves. But I managed to figure it out. What makes you any worse?