[WIP] Animations For SH4

Anvart · 01-01-18, 01:35 PM

The Russians have the saying «Repetition is mother of learning»...
therefore, baby, let read and learn!

propbeanie · 01-02-18, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Anvart

The Russians have the saying «Repetition is mother of learning»...
therefore, baby, let read and learn!

We have a similar one here (probably from a Russian immigrant), though for me, it might be easier to drill a hole in my skull, and pour the information in. Hopefully, not too much would leak out through my ears...

In the meantime Anvart, I am thoroughly enjoying reading through all of this, and the links in here, which I have also followed, finding a goldmine's worth of treasure with each click of my mouse - most of which I cannot hope to digest and comprehend until much repetition and practice, and more reading, has been accomplished!...

- not saying that I'm a dummy, just that I'm not too bright...

Your insight is highly valued here, and your skill-level is truly amazing. A person asked you a question, and you replied a short time after, with not just one answer, but four, with examples, for a person to experiment with. I only wish that some of the links to images were still active. I'm definitely an audio-visual junkie. I like picture books...

Thank you Anvart, sir. - @ Jeff-Groves, thanks also!

Niume · 01-02-18, 02:16 PM

From all the post I read I think you are trying to create huge black hole which will suck entire earth.

Anvart · 01-03-18, 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by propbeanie

We have a similar one ...

1) Your comment about Jeff sounds as minimum rudely... judging by your chatter, you are a vulgar exhibitionist.
2) It's not my thread.
3) I'm not a teacher... I have another profession.
...
Yeah... A-S humor has always been distinguished by primitivism as the language itself...

propbeanie · 01-03-18, 11:43 AM

Please excuse my vulgarity then. My comments are not intended as such. I only mean to express my gratitude for such a good "thread" on this site... I mean nothing other than respect for all who share their thoughts and knowledge of the workings of the Silent Hunter series of games.

Jeff-Groves · 01-05-18, 10:37 AM

Alex,

propbeanie meant nothing bad.

Things must have been lost in translation again.

I PM him quite often and he is a Good Guy and a friend.

Jeff-Groves · 01-05-18, 11:37 AM

I did a quick scan of SH4 files and found no MeshAnimationData2 files.
That's probably because the movement of the body parts are Skeletal in SH4.

So the facial stuff can be changed just as I did it in SH3.

Will be doing an example today with needed images for a select few people.

S3D should be all we need to do this.

Rockin Robbins · 01-05-18, 11:44 AM

Isn't translation just (not so) great sometimes! Good to see you Anvart. You are one of a handful who understand the Silent Hunter series in true depth.

Anvart · 01-17-18, 05:14 PM

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Originally Posted by propbeanie

Please excuse my vulgarity then. My comments are not intended as such. I only mean to express my gratitude for such a good "thread" on this site... I mean nothing other than respect for all who share their thoughts and knowledge of the workings of the Silent Hunter series of games.

Sorry, dear, for my stupid "runglish".

propbeanie · 01-17-18, 11:51 PM

Anvart, do not worry again about that. I would say it is more the fault of my stupid "Englian" mangles...

Jeff-Groves · 04-19-21, 05:20 PM

Several years down the road I know.
Kind of hoped someone would pick up off of all I have posted and run with it.
Seems that is not the case here.
So I'll update a bit.

In the last few years I've learned more and have better Scripts for 010 to rip the stock animations from SH4.
That script produces a Script for 3DMax to allow import to 3DMax as a biped.

Once imported I can change the animations as I wish.
The last part is to export the needed info to a standard I can change to SH4 needed info.

Now I know the dae format has the info I want so I don't need the original animations.
I just need to finish ripping that info from a dae format then write a script to convert to the SH4 standards.

Will there ever be a stand alone program to do that? Time will tell.

01-01-18, 01:35 PM	#1
Anvart Admiral Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Russia ® Posts: 2,492 Downloads: 122 Uploads: 1	The Russians have the saying «Repetition is mother of learning»... therefore, baby, let read and learn! __________________ Alex ® Moses said: "Don't create yourself an idol"...

01-02-18, 02:16 PM	#3
Niume Sea Lord Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Lithuania Posts: 1,637 Downloads: 503 Uploads: 2	From all the post I read I think you are trying to create huge black hole which will suck entire earth. __________________ GLORY TO UKRAINE! [ENG] SH 4 KSD II Ace Edition

01-03-18, 11:43 AM	#5
propbeanie CTD - it's not just a job Join Date: May 2016 Location: One hour from Music City USA! Posts: 10,129 Downloads: 452 Uploads: 4	Please excuse my vulgarity then. My comments are not intended as such. I only mean to express my gratitude for such a good "thread" on this site... I mean nothing other than respect for all who share their thoughts and knowledge of the workings of the Silent Hunter series of games. __________________ "...and bollocks to the naysayers" - Jimbuna

01-05-18, 11:44 AM	#8
Rockin Robbins Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: DeLand, FL Posts: 8,900 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 52	Isn't translation just (not so) great sometimes! Good to see you Anvart. You are one of a handful who understand the Silent Hunter series in true depth. __________________ Sub Skipper's Bag of Tricks, Slightly Subnuclear Mk 14 & Cutie, Slightly Subnuclear Deck Gun, EZPlot 2.0, TMOPlot, TMOKeys, SH4CMS

01-17-18, 11:51 PM	#10
propbeanie CTD - it's not just a job Join Date: May 2016 Location: One hour from Music City USA! Posts: 10,129 Downloads: 452 Uploads: 4	Anvart, do not worry again about that. I would say it is more the fault of my stupid "Englian" mangles... __________________ "...and bollocks to the naysayers" - Jimbuna

01-05-18, 10:37 AM	#6
Jeff-Groves GLOBAL MODDING TERRORIST Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 5,663 Downloads: 137 Uploads: 0	Alex, propbeanie meant nothing bad. Things must have been lost in translation again. I PM him quite often and he is a Good Guy and a friend.

01-05-18, 11:37 AM	#7
Jeff-Groves GLOBAL MODDING TERRORIST Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 5,663 Downloads: 137 Uploads: 0	I did a quick scan of SH4 files and found no MeshAnimationData2 files. That's probably because the movement of the body parts are Skeletal in SH4. So the facial stuff can be changed just as I did it in SH3. Will be doing an example today with needed images for a select few people. S3D should be all we need to do this.

04-19-21, 05:20 PM	#11
Jeff-Groves GLOBAL MODDING TERRORIST Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 5,663 Downloads: 137 Uploads: 0	Several years down the road I know. Kind of hoped someone would pick up off of all I have posted and run with it. Seems that is not the case here. So I'll update a bit. In the last few years I've learned more and have better Scripts for 010 to rip the stock animations from SH4. That script produces a Script for 3DMax to allow import to 3DMax as a biped. Once imported I can change the animations as I wish. The last part is to export the needed info to a standard I can change to SH4 needed info. Now I know the dae format has the info I want so I don't need the original animations. I just need to finish ripping that info from a dae format then write a script to convert to the SH4 standards. Will there ever be a stand alone program to do that? Time will tell. Last edited by Jeff-Groves; 04-19-21 at 05:30 PM.