Can't edit Beta 3D Main Menu background

[loktar]

[Solved] Can't edit Beta 3D Main Menu background

I'd like to do some small edits to the beta 3D main menu background, but when I save it with MdlVis or Magos' Model Editor, the file gets corrupted and can't be opened anymore.

Is there a way to fix this?

 

[Talavaj]

The UI elements may contain unusual properties that the programs may not be able to save.
Not sure if there are any workarounds, other than converting the files into readable format, find what is causing the problem and remove it.
Or try somehow to locate the problem in within the programs and remove it.

 

[loktar]

Thanks for your reply. Apparently it's three of the light emitters. I removed them and now I can save and reopen, but then a bunch of bones and all particle and sound emitters disappear, and probably more because the animations are all messed up :/

I could manually fix that by copying stuff back over from the original model, but that would take a long time :/

Edit: all dummy bones were removed too, along with any child bones, that's why the animations are mess up.
Curiously, the only thing that wasn't removed except for regular bones is the one light emitter that did work.
Oh apparently child bones of helpers weren't removed after all, so maybe it wouldn't be too much work.

Edit again: removing all the light emitters solves that. I created ones with the same values/settings, and it's started crashing again

 

[Talavaj]

I removed all the lights in Magos, and it seems everything else stayed intact. Including emitters and sounds as well as helpers.
I would try to edit the lights to see what exactly is causing the problem.

 

[loktar]

Thanks. I'll try adding them back in one by one this time, one value/setting at a time.
Edit: super weird, adding animations on Omni04 color and intensity makes the other bones disappear

Edit again: alright, those two animated bits caused all of it. Weird. Thanks for the help!

 

[Talavaj]

Animating anything on lights is generally crash prone.
What happens if you just create the same lights without any transformations ?

 

[loktar]

Just removing the color and intensity animations on Omni04 does the trick. Apparently the other light emitters don't cause any problems on their own. So I guess those will have to be static.

Thanks for the help! Now I can start fixing this model up a bit =)