mdl editing add animations and tag

[Troll-Brain]

Hello.

I know quite nothing about models.
Here i've just tried to edit the peasant model in order to add animations which will be played if a tag is enabled, you know like "gold" and "lumber", here i've named it "test".
But maybe you are not allowed to add a new tag.
Basically animations are screwed.
I attach the edited mdl file.

Plz don't link me some tool, unless this is very necessary, for example i've tried the same with wc3modeleditor with the same result.
And the animation transfer tool from Oink... tools doesn't work for me.
Also, unless i'm very wrong it should be just a matter of copy/paste/edit, so it would be far faster to edit a mdl with a text editor.

That's the begin of the file and that's only this part that i've edited (only the Sequences block) :

Version {

    FormatVersion 800,

}

Model "peasant" {

    NumGeosets 6,

    NumGeosetAnims 4,

    NumHelpers 1,

    NumBones 22,

    NumAttachments 9,

    NumEvents 8,

    BlendTime 150,

    MinimumExtent { -69.6533, -44.804, -41.9811 },

    MaximumExtent { 88.9427, 46.9668, 123.917 },

}

Sequences 27 {

    Anim "Stand" {

        Interval { 133, 1633 },

        MinimumExtent { -28.5623, -29.8084, -0.0504422 },

        MaximumExtent { 20.6361, 26.5544, 92.6605 },

        BoundsRadius 52.6531,

    }

    Anim "Stand -2" {

        Interval { 1800, 4467 },

        Rarity 3,

        MinimumExtent { -25.878, -29.8389, 0.152655 },

        MaximumExtent { 28.2653, 28.5517, 92.7458 },

        BoundsRadius 51.4812,

    }

    Anim "Stand - 3" {

        Interval { 4633, 9800 },

        Rarity 4,

        MinimumExtent { -29.9116, -31.7053, -5.43188 },

        MaximumExtent { 36.1178, 38.608, 92.7594 },

        BoundsRadius 51.9626,

    }

    Anim "Stand - 4" {

        Interval { 14133, 18133 },

        Rarity 4,

        MinimumExtent { -26.0243, -36.6485, -0.456286 },

        MaximumExtent { 26.0185, 31.4237, 97.5041 },

        BoundsRadius 54.1783,

    }

    Anim "Stand Gold" {

        Interval { 18300, 19867 },

        MinimumExtent { -30.7913, -29.2415, 0.201665 },

        MaximumExtent { 19.058, 21.2577, 98.3751 },

        BoundsRadius 55.6318,

    }

    Anim "Stand Lumber" {

        Interval { 20167, 21733 },

        MinimumExtent { -37.0978, -30.9237, 0.201666 },

        MaximumExtent { 32.0584, 34.4464, 96.998 },

        BoundsRadius 55.9295,

    }

    Anim "Stand Test" {

        Interval { 21735, 23301  },

        MinimumExtent { -37.0978, -30.9237, 0.201666 },

        MaximumExtent { 32.0584, 34.4464, 96.998 },

        BoundsRadius 0,

    }

    Anim "Attack" {

        Interval { 23400, 24400 },

        NonLooping,

        MinimumExtent { -62.5415, -38.3509, -0.294451 },

        MaximumExtent { 73.084, 35.311, 121.39 },

        BoundsRadius 73.7341,

    }

    Anim "Attack Gold" {

        Interval { 24533, 25533 },

        NonLooping,

        MinimumExtent { -62.5858, -38.3372, -0.297971 },

        MaximumExtent { 73.2082, 38.8403, 121.391 },

        BoundsRadius 74.4935,

    }

    Anim "Attack Lumber" {

        Interval { 25667, 26667 },

        NonLooping,

        MinimumExtent { -62.4881, -43.8993, -0.294681 },

        MaximumExtent { 73.0275, 44.9459, 121.447 },

        BoundsRadius 74.5759,

    }

    Anim "Attack Test" {

        Interval { 26670, 27670 },

        NonLooping,

        MinimumExtent { -62.4881, -43.8993, -0.294681 },

        MaximumExtent { 73.0275, 44.9459, 121.447 },

        BoundsRadius 0,

    }

    Anim "Attack -2 " {

        Interval { 27767, 29033 },

        Rarity 3,

        NonLooping,

        MinimumExtent { -69.6533, -25.3983, -1.19888 },

        MaximumExtent { 72.4694, 29.9399, 123.917 },

        BoundsRadius 74.4558,

    }

    Anim "Walk" {

        Interval { 29100, 29900 },

        MoveSpeed 150,

        MinimumExtent { -43.8932, -35.4016, 0.0448157 },

        MaximumExtent { 47.764, 45.1813, 93.5366 },

        BoundsRadius 57.2193,

    }

    Anim "Walk Gold" {

        Interval { 30067, 30867 },

        MoveSpeed 150,

        MinimumExtent { -34.1984, -30.3442, 0.044815 },

        MaximumExtent { 36.8763, 24.099, 94.4577 },

        BoundsRadius 56.2489,

    }

    Anim "Walk Lumber" {

        Interval { 31033, 31833 },

        MoveSpeed 150,

        MinimumExtent { -37.0978, -32.6104, 0.044815 },

        MaximumExtent { 36.7597, 33.2111, 101.125 },

        BoundsRadius 58.0451,

    }

    Anim "Walk Test" {

        Interval { 32033, 32833 },

        MoveSpeed 150,

        MinimumExtent { -37.0978, -32.6104, 0.044815 },

        MaximumExtent { 36.7597, 33.2111, 101.125 },

        BoundsRadius 0,

    }

    Anim "Death" {

        Interval { 34333, 37667 },

        NonLooping,

        MinimumExtent { -35.984, -44.804, -3.70354 },

        MaximumExtent { 85.2466, 46.9668, 92.8574 },

        BoundsRadius 72.0123,

    }

    Anim "Decay Flesh" {

        Interval { 38133, 98133 },

        NonLooping,

        MinimumExtent { -13.1904, -29.5365, -40.7403 },

        MaximumExtent { 88.9427, 45.1974, 26.8391 },

        BoundsRadius 60.7709,

    }

    Anim "Decay Bone" {

        Interval { 99800, 159800 },

        NonLooping,

        MinimumExtent { -10.2479, -29.5365, -41.9811 },

        MaximumExtent { 88.9427, 38.3126, 11.685 },

        BoundsRadius 55.8183,

    }

    Anim "Stand Ready" {

        Interval { 183133, 184633 },

        MinimumExtent { -28.6408, -29.9645, -0.0823058 },

        MaximumExtent { 20.7765, 26.5544, 92.7449 },

        BoundsRadius 52.5659,

    }

    Anim "Stand Ready Gold" {

        Interval { 184833, 186333 },

        MinimumExtent { -28.66, -28.9963, -0.137306 },

        MaximumExtent { 20.7034, 26.7239, 92.6302 },

        BoundsRadius 52.7277,

    }

    Anim "Stand Ready Lumber" {

        Interval { 186600, 188100 },

        MinimumExtent { -37.0978, -30.9237, -0.0880196 },

        MaximumExtent { 32.0584, 34.5076, 96.998 },

        BoundsRadius 56.0629,

    }

    Anim "Stand Ready Test" {

        Interval { 188600, 190100 },

        MinimumExtent { -37.0978, -30.9237, -0.0880196 },

        MaximumExtent { 32.0584, 34.5076, 96.998 },

        BoundsRadius 0,

    }

    Anim "Stand Work" {

        Interval { 191333, 191933 },

        MinimumExtent { -57.8181, -37.0602, -0.0542747 },

        MaximumExtent { 70.507, 33.8441, 117.941 },

        BoundsRadius 71.0203,

    }

    Anim "Stand Work Gold" {

        Interval { 192233, 192833 },

        MinimumExtent { -57.8447, -36.2669, -0.0542747 },

        MaximumExtent { 70.507, 34.1633, 117.941 },

        BoundsRadius 71.2252,

    }

    Anim "Stand Work Lumber" {

        Interval { 193133, 193733 },

        MinimumExtent { -57.8733, -43.083, -0.546668 },

        MaximumExtent { 70.5075, 35.2598, 118.031 },

        BoundsRadius 70.1906,

    }

    Anim "Stand Work Test" {

        Interval { 194133, 194733 },

        MinimumExtent { -57.8733, -43.083, -0.546668 },

        MaximumExtent { 70.5075, 35.2598, 118.031 },

        BoundsRadius 0,

    }

}

PS : Yes the added animations make the model unselectable, it's intended

 

[Tirlititi]

I didn't know that but : yes, you are not supposed to create a new animation tag. "Stand Test" is handled just like "Stand - 2". TITS it's like another version of the "Stand" animation.

The animation tags are listed in the game.dll file (maybe some of them are not actually animation tags but bone tags or animation names ; they are all together in the .dll) :

tags

upgrade

wounded

work




victory

turn




two

throw



three



third




swim




spin




spiked


slam




severe
second


ready



puke




one

off

moderate




lumber


looping

light




hit

gold




fourth


four




five




first



fire




fifth



flesh



flail



fill




fast




critical




complete




chain



alternateex

alternate



cinematic

I guess that answers your problem.

 

[Troll-Brain]

Thx.

Ok, so you didn't find any error, or lack excepted this tag use ?
What tag have you already sucessfully used ? (if you have ever used a tag ofc)

 

[Tirlititi]

Some of those tags are specialy handled by the game, such as the "Swim" tag which is automatically enabled on amphibious ways. I don't remember using much tags for my own models except the "upgrade", "first", "second" and "third" ones but I saw a lot of those that I listed in W3 models.

If you are looking for tags with no special side-effect, you could use "alternate first", "alternate second", ..., "victory", "upgrade" (I don't think the building thing is hardcoded ; it seems to be specified in the object editor but I may be wrong) or "Defend" (which is not in my list for some reason...).

 

[Troll-Brain]

Ok, and to use a tag for an animation you only need to had its name Likethat, in the animation name, make sure you don't overlap the frames, edit the numbers of Sequences, and nothing more ?
In short what i've done ?

EDIT : It works with "swim" but i've made something else wrong since now it's the tag animations which are screwed.

 

[Tirlititi]

I don't think it's case-sensitive but the rest is just like you said.

 

[Troll-Brain]

I've just edited my previous post, animations without a tag seems to work well, but the ones with the tag are screwed.
So i've must done something wrong, and/or there is something more i must do.

EDIT : No, even the not tag animations are screwed, ony move seems to works, and probably stand.

 

[Tirlititi]

I can't help. How is that screwed now?

I know that the model can be unproperly displayed if extents are wrong (Magos' "Calculate extents" tool is great for fixing that) but I don't know if the bound radius also has to be set well.

Maybe you should test with "alternate" since it is the most commonly used.

 

[Troll-Brain]

They are "mixed". The better is to try it.
I will try with a model where there is no tag.

EDIT :

Meh i'm sure it's not that simple, for examples frames are everywhere in the mdl file, so i would need to edit them also.
In fact it makes sense that's not because you add an animation name that it means that magically it will create the wanted animation for you.

This seems way too tedious without any script/tool to make all the boring work for you.
For what i want i suppose it would be way easier and faster to create an other model and just set the BoundsRadius in sequences to 0, and when i want to be unselectable animations i just switch the unit model through a passive morph ability, it could be maybe even used in a local block (ofc with care), that's my goal in fact.
Sure it will increase the map of some kb (hopefully there is the mdx format), but well that's not like i use other imports anyway so that doesn't matter for me.

 

[Infrisios]

Bounds Radius makes something unselectable? That's new to me, last time I checked the collision shapes did that and the bounds radius decided how "big" the model is for the renderer (0 bounds radius means that if the center is not in the FoV of the camera, the model won't be rendered).

 

[Troll-Brain]

Yes it does, at least when you edit the Sequences block in some .mdl file, it's how easy or hard the model is selectable according to the BoundsRadius value.
It's how big is the virtual select circle size.
I'm just waiting if it can work in a local block : GetLocalPlayer() (adding a morph ability which uses the very same unit excepted the imported unselectable model).
But well by selectable i mean be able or not to click on it with the mouse.

However even if it works, it's true that it would be way cleaner to just add tag animations and use only one model, i think my best hope is with the tool "animation transfer", but i need to fix this error message on use first.

 

[Tirlititi]

You can also use MdlVis !
On my linux, it makes some funny bug : the screen becomes a glitch and I had to remove the computer's battery to shut it down.

I didn't think you wanted to have proper animations for your tests. Here is a peasant with Stand/Walk/Attack Swim that looks like something.

 

[Troll-Brain]

Hmm thx but i need to be able to do it myself, the peasant was just a sample.

So i suppose the best option is still the "animation transfer" from Oink... tools.