Leaderhead Requests

[MadmanOfALeader]

I think it's the other way around.

 

[cool3a2]

I'd like to request the following: I already have a finished LH, but I don't like it's animation. Could anyone change that for me?

Details: The LH I am speaking about, is a slightly changed version of Zervers Széchenyi. Load it from here. It is based on Napoleon and I think it is also using his animation. I think the LH is looking arrogant currently. As Széchenyi was a somewhat sensitive person (he even had mental problems and became a selfmurderer) and a great thinker I'd like to have him using Lincols animation. I already tried to do so, but the LH gets somewhat distorted (well, I've already seen worse distortions, but nethertheless it is not usable at the moment). Is anyone willing to do that for me? In the package you'll also find an xml containing the artdefines for that LH (just look for Széchenyi there).

 

[Methyl Orange]

If I were you, I'd check this table for compatibility of LHs with animations.

 

[Kristaps513]

I'd like to request Karlis Ulmanis. He was most famous president of Latvia. Here are 2 pictures one in wax museum (very good to make LH) and other is black and white photography:

Not sure which LH to use as base though. :/

 

[MadmanOfALeader]

What if we shaved Brennus?

 

[Kristaps513]

What if we shaved Brennus?

Yeah, that would look like Ulmanis, only the animation would look like him.

 

[cool3a2]

If I get that right, then it isn't possible to use Lincolns animation for a Napoleon based LH. I've checked all the LHs in the list that should work and decided for Alexander. I also started to correct those distortions, but got tyred by this. Nifskope doesn't show the same as the civilopedia, things suddenly get rotated somehow, things don't show any reaction if I change certain bones transformation etc. So I am requesting for help with this now... All necessary files are in my last post.

 

[Methyl Orange]

Yes, I also hate that rotation. I made a decent Kamehameha, but somehow, in game, his face (only face!) is rotated 0/90/90 (dunno the minuses). This is bull excretion.

 

[Ekmek]

lately i've been copying stuff on to other skeletons then i import the copied over nif and have to fix the rotations then re-export then put it back on the skeleton. sometimes you have to re-rig some parts. but as my jingu proves - it can work (boudica doesn't go on pericles). sometimes you have to re-rig before copying over (i.e. get rid of the nostril stuff and just make it head like i had to to put cixi/victoria on asoka)

 

[cool3a2]

Hmmm... That sounds too complicated to me. I tried the half day to get that working with alex' animation, sometimes the nif changes if I change certain bones, sometimes not (although same bones). I also tried to make the LH looking somewhat more friendly with napoleons animation, but I can't see any of my changes in civilopedia. However, maybe somebody has some time one day to make the LH working with Lincolns or Alex' animation for me. For now it has to be enough the way it is, no matter if he looks angry even with greetings animation...

 

[IgorS]

Yes, I also hate that rotation. I made a decent Kamehameha, but somehow, in game, his face (only face!) is rotated 0/90/90 (dunno the minuses). This is bull excretion.

Not good... I hope you can solve this problem you have. Good luck! We need a good Kamehameha!

 

[MadmanOfALeader]

This is François Duvalier of Haiti.

 

[Duneflower]

Can anyone point me at a quick tutorial for converting an image to DDS for use as a 2D leaderhead?

 

[NikNaks]

Try this tutorial by Jecrell. There's a good bit at the start about just that.

 

[Methyl Orange]

I'm using Paint.NET for converting to dds (and also editing textures). It's freeware and very useful.

 

[IgorS]

Can anyone point me at a quick tutorial for converting an image to DDS for use as a 2D leaderhead?

And there's also the .dds Converter program. It is the simplest one, I think. But it works great.

 

[cool3a2]

But it works great

Great? For me it crashes all the time... I'd suggest GIMP with an additional plugin. Haven't tried it out for dds thus I can't provide any link, but GIMP itself is somewhat powerful and I heard it works quite good for dds as well (if you have that plugin).

 

[Refar]

http://www.gimp.org/ and the plugin http://registry.gimp.org/node/70
Gimp is the best free software for any texture work. Paint.Net mentioned above isn't bad either - a bit less powerful, but - to my taste - better/simpler interface.

 

[IgorS]

Great? For me it crashes all the time... I'd suggest GIMP with an additional plugin. Haven't tried it out for dds thus I can't provide any link, but GIMP itself is somewhat powerful and I heard it works quite good for dds as well (if you have that plugin).

That's weird. Works perfect for me. Maybe you say that because it turns itself off automatically every time it is done converting? If this is what you're talking about it is not a crash and I think there's a way to stop it in options.

 

[NikNaks]

No, there are definitely problems with it. Sometimes it chokes converting images. Paint.NET or the GIMP is much more reliable.