CreatureHumans

How to create creaturehuman meshes using gmax
By BlazesRus
Steps for creating creaturehuman meshes with gmax
Requires:

• gmax (plus nif plugin)
• stuff to fuse

Settings to import with:
(flags to check)

• Import: collision
• Animation: Import Animation
• Animation: Add Key Notes
• Animation: Add Time Tags
• Skeleton: Import Skeleton
• Geometry: Vertex Colors
• Geometry: Skin Modifier
• Miscellaneous: Vertex Colors
• Miscellaneous: Render Textures in View

Steps:

• 1. Import a human tail(make sure directory for skeleton is currect preferably latest)
  Example for player skeleton directory(recommended to use):
  C:\Program Files\Bethesda Softworks\Oblivion\Data\meshes\characters\_male\skeleton.nif
  or
  C:\Program Files\Bethesda Softworks\Oblivion\Data\meshes\characters\_male\skeletonbeast.nif
  (depends on tail)
• 2. Import creature mesh(also make sure is currect/lastest skeleton)
• 3. export settings

Settings to export with:
(flags to check-or at least the the ones I checked)

• Export: hidden nodes
• Export: collision
• Mesh: Generate Strips
• Mesh: Extra Nodes on Mesh
• Mesh: Vertex Colors
• Mesh: Update Tangent Space
• Mesh: Collapse Transforms
• Mesh: Zero Transforms
• Animation: Nif with Animation

(meshes created should work as new tails and/or armor)
--BlazesRus 23:45, 27 April 2009 (EDT)