Unusual Attachment Problem

[JM24]

I downloaded a model a long time ago that seems to have an unusual problem with attachments. I always try to avoid editing other people's models, but in this case I may have to make an exception :S.

Whenever I try to attach a model to this unit it attaches it to "OverHead Ref". It doesn't matter what I type in, I've tried origin, chest, and head, but all of them yield the same result.

I opened the model using Magos' war 3 model editor and confirmed that all the attachments are there; the hands, feet, head, overhead, chest, origin are all present...

So why does the model only attach things overhead????? If anybody can help me fix this, it would be greatly appreciated.

 

[wingednosering]

I have the same problem with two different models. Can anybody help us?

 

[Rao Dao Zao]

It's the oldest error in the book, I believe.

Convert the offending models to MDL, and open in notepad.

Then delete every line that says "AttachmentId x," where x is a number. These will be in each Attachment node, so somewhere near the bottom after all the bones.

Save, convert back to MDX, and you should be good.

 

[JM24]

That fixed it..thanks

 

[wingednosering]

The model i'm working with has a similar problem, but mine makes 'overhead' and 'origin' go to 'weapon'. I think all the other attachments work fine, but those two are weird. I've searched the model several times now and i can't find attachmentID anywhere.