[REL] Sh3 to SH4. The Grey Wolves way.

[Jeff-Groves]

nik112,

There's a texture for the deck that gets exported from the dat.
Put that texture back in the dat just as the original SH3 Unit has it.
Use the tga version in the original dat.
This will apply to all units that have the separate deck texture or other images in them.

SH3 Units do not have Lightmaps so....
Your roster file should be as below.

[UnitClass]
ClassName=NPTB
UnitType=103
AppearanceDate=19380101
DisappearanceDate=19451201
DisplayName=Transport

[Texture 1]
TextureName=data/Sea/NPTB/NPTB_T01.dds
LightmapTextureName=NULL
NormalmapTextureName=NULL
AppearanceDate=19380101
DisappearanceDate=19451201

[Unit 1]
Name=Transport
DOC=19380101
DOD=19451201

There's a guide on how to create normalmapping around somewhere.

[propbeanie]

Maybe this one: [TEC] SH4 models and texture maps from Skwasjer?

There is also [TUT] Bump mapping for SH4 in GFX Suites from danlisa, which has several rabbit hole links to go off into...

Originally Posted by Jeff-Groves

nik112,

There's a texture for the deck that gets exported from the dat.
Put that texture back in the dat just as the original SH3 Unit has it.
Use the tga version in the original dat.

DOH... it was that.

I spent hours (literally) trying to properly make a original SH3 model appear in SH4 while testing this program. Always a black deck... because I was using the converted .dds file

Using the TGA worked perfectly.



Needs some tweaking with the wake file, but it can save a lot of work.

[nik112]

Hi there
tried using dds and tga. Result the same -take a look



any ideas?

[Jeff-Groves]

You need to fix the roster file as I showed above!

Data\roster\American\sea You should have the NPTB.cfg

It controls the textures.

Look at my files.
http://www.mediafire.com/file/it4rzf...verted_NPTB.7z

[Jeff-Groves]

Originally Posted by JapLance

Needs some tweaking with the wake file, but it can save a lot of work.

That is exactly what it was intended to do. Save A LOT of work!
Now it has it's limitations.
It DOES NOT create the roster file.
If the 3D models do not have normals or AO mappings? It does not add them.
No internal damage model is added. (The one you see through the hull when it's hit)
It's a time saver, not a complete, one click solution to converting Units.

How do we add normals?
All 3D models need to be exported, taken into a 3D program, then save again as an obj file with normals. Then re-import the 3D models being sure to import the normals!
(I only know of 2 programs that will MASS export the 3D models. Pack3D which is limited or the later versions of Jammu which will export all texture mappings)

How do we add AO mappings?
This is a longer process! While the 3D models are exported take them into a 3D program being sure to move some parts as needed to place them properly! Do the AO burn and export the texture and 3D models with the AO UV's! Do your re-import.
(The program you use will determine what you have to do to get a good burn and export)

How do we add the damages 3D model?
You can create a new one or try taking one from an existing SH4 Ship. Use S3D to add it to the dat by looking at a stock SH4 ship with the damage 3D model.

[nik112]

Hi there
I want to ask if exists a prog to convert ships from sh4 to sh3


cheers

[Jeff-Groves]

Originally Posted by nik112

Hi there
I want to ask if exists a prog to convert ships from sh4 to sh3

Not in one click.

[max-peck]

Very interesting
I tried manually porting a few SH3 ships to SH4 for my own install a few years back, with little success

Ill try this

Many thanks Jeff

[gap]

Brilliant tool! Thank you ref for coding it and Jeff for sharing