Shield won't attach properly. . . unit's fist juts through middle

[radeonmaster]

My problem: Whenever I attach a custom shield model to a unit (e.g., a grunt or an ogre), it attaches to the middle of the unit's hand. This makes the unit's fist intersect through the shield. It looks weird. I use the WE to attach it, specifying the attachment point as "hand, right."

Is there any way to fix this? Thanks.

 

[Bribe]

radeonmaster,

Unfortunately, attachment points do not have offsets. What I do when picking an attachment, I check to make sure it's not ugly out or looking out of place, and pick a different attachment until I find a better one.

I can tell you that some models appear to be offset. For example, "Sanctuary" does not look good attached to the overhead, whereas "mana shield" (which you would think would be the same) will work best attached to the overhead.

 

[Maker]

Download oinkerwinkle's vertex modifier program and a mdl to mdx converter.

Convert the .mdx. to .mdl and open the .mdl with the vertex editor. Select all and move the shield a bit. Save and convert to .mdx. Import it to your map to test changes.