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This is a quick checklist to help prep your .nif and .dds files for Oblivion. The exporters don't create a .nif that's totally usable by Oblivion. Always leave an extra nifskope window open for checking your nif against a working one to spot any problems. Compare line-by-line if you're having troubles! These tips are for working towards a final, usable file. | This is a quick checklist to help prep your .nif and .dds files for Oblivion. The exporters don't create a .nif that's totally usable by Oblivion. Always leave an extra nifskope window open for checking your nif against a working one to spot any problems. Compare line-by-line if you're having troubles! These tips are for working towards a final, usable file. | ||
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'''CHECK YOUR TEXTURE PATHS! CHECK YOUR TEXTURE PATHS AGAIN!''' | '''CHECK YOUR TEXTURE PATHS! CHECK YOUR TEXTURE PATHS AGAIN!''' | ||
Nobody wants to deal with " | Nobody wants to deal with "disappearing meshes" or "Pink Textures" in their game. | ||
If SourceTexture's "File name" field reads something like: | If SourceTexture's "File name" field reads something like: | ||
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-Remove duplicate properties. One mesh can't have two texturingProperty nodes attached. Make sure you haven't accidentally linked an improper node into Extra Data or Properties for a shape (or any other node, for that matter) | -Remove duplicate properties. One mesh can't have two texturingProperty nodes attached. Make sure you haven't accidentally linked an improper node into Extra Data or Properties for a shape (or any other node, for that matter) | ||
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There are a few other good texturing guides, so I'll just touch the basics for what's needed. | There are a few other good texturing guides, so I'll just touch the basics for what's needed. | ||
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If you have multiple retextures of the same mesh that use the same normal map, you can use one Underscore in your texture name: | If you have multiple retextures of the same mesh that use the same normal map, you can use one Underscore in your texture name: | ||
sword_retexevil.dds | |||
sword_retexgood.dds | |||
sword_n.dds | sword_n.dds | ||
sword_g.dds | sword_g.dds | ||
Using both the good or evil textures, they will both use the same normal and glow maps. You cannot use multiple underscores. | Using both the good or evil textures, they will both use the same normal and glow maps. You cannot use multiple underscores also if the first letter after the underscore is g, or an n oblivion will presume it is a glow/normal map and it won't work well. | ||
Be sure to generate mipmaps. But not for icons. Again, seek out the other texture guides, as they already cover this, and troubleshooting steps for rendering problems. | Be sure to generate mipmaps. But not for icons. Again, seek out the other texture guides, as they already cover this, and troubleshooting steps for rendering problems. | ||