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Fellow modders, I would like to know how to attach a part of a model (for example, the Scythe of the Dead) to another creature (for example, Assassins).

I looked at a couple of threads about models, but they only touched on how to create a new model or something similar.

I would be grateful for your help!

It's complicated.

Tell me, how well do you understand modding? Can you find the "Umiertviyu" creature, its texture, and extract all of this into a separate folder, from which we can then attach it to the assassin? Or do I need to explain this too?

Well, I have an idea of how to do it. I know that I need to find the geometry, skeleton, and IDs of the desired creatures, and then use Maya or 3ds Max to modify everything as I want. But after that, I don't know what to do).

If I said something wrong, please correct me.

I have basic knowledge; I know how and where to get textures, animations, effects, etc., but modifying the model itself will be more difficult).

Well, that's too cool, I think. For starters, you could try just taking the entire Necropolis, and we'll see what happens next.

Then I'll write here what and how to do.

 

Which program should I start with, and what should I do after I get the geometry and skeleton?

Let's not delve into the structure of mods; we'll immediately move on to the mechanics of attaching a model.

Open the map editor; it will look something like this. I've indicated with an arrow the important window; don't close it; this is the "map properties tree."
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Let's set up a unit; let it be the leader. It doesn't have LOD models (all units up to the Horde Lords have separate models for the map with a smaller number of polygons; by the way, in the GEM mod, all these models were removed).
I've selected the leader; as you can see, the map properties window has changed; now it shows the object's properties.
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If you click on the text in the Shared line, a button with an ellipsis will appear; click on it.
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The object window opens; just as we went into Shared, you can go further, for example, into the model, from the model into the skeleton, and in the skeleton, copy the UID to extract it from data.pak, but we'll talk about that later.
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Okay, let's go.
You need to go into the animset; there are a lot of animations; go into the idle stance.
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Here we are in the animation; there is a line called Effect; it's empty; you need to create an effect; click on the line and, instead of the ellipsis, click New.
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A window appears. If we simply write Idle.(Effect), this file will appear in the folder with the leader's animations; this can create confusion, so it's better to write, for example, T5bEffect/Idle.(Effect); then, instead of a file, a folder with a file will appear, and all subsequent files will appear in the folder; click OK.
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We need to go into the effect; this is a list like the animset; in it, we create an item.
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In this item, as we created the effect, we also create a file to attach the model; let's call it Weapon.
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We go into it; we need to specify the bone to which we attach the model, but this field is not visible; we need to make it accessible; to do this, click the right mouse button in the free space and click Show Hidden.
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The field has appeared; this is the last line; you need to enter the bone there; for the leader, the weapon is R_Sword.
I entered the archer in the model line for the test; the result is that we attached the model to the axe.
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If you don't know how to view the bones in the skeleton, write, and I'll explain; I just don't want to do anything unnecessary. I've already been sitting here for almost an hour writing.

If you didn't understand how I selected the archer, write, too.

Thank you very much for this guide; I'll say right away that I want to know how to view the bones.
Otherwise, the guide is quite understandable; thank you for your help.

Everything is clear with the archer anyway.

I knew half of the information; I just didn't know what and how to do with the effects.

I would also like to know how to attach the specific part of the model.

And most importantly, how to open (load the model into the program) and correctly save the geometry in Archangel?

 

Regarding changing the model, where do I change the actual model in the first release?

Also, I don't fully understand what the Archangel is for.

Sorry for the late reply.

You need Archangel to convert the hero model into an OBJ format – you can then open this file in Blender, Maya, or 3ds Max, where you can remove anything unnecessary.
I'm just slow to respond; I'm going to sleep.

I'm having trouble with the program. I downloaded everything as instructed, reinstalled it three times, and followed the guide, but the program simply doesn't launch.

There are no errors or crashes, nothing.