[TUTORIAL] Video Tutorials on Modding Civ4

[tantanmen]

Thanks for another illuminating tutorial, topsecret (aka Mr. Highly Productive)!

Pop over there and remind me what video tutorials you want.

Thanks again for helping me. I'd like to learn how to rig helmets (and eventually armor) to LHs.

I've been poring over and digesting Ekmek's tutorial (this stuff isn't for the faint of heart, and I'm far from savvy), so I would greatly appreciate a supplementary (bite-size) intro to rigging helmets.

Also, if I can whinge a bit more, tbh Blender 2.49b for me is like doing 2.79 underwater.

The correct way is use edit mode to map vertices to specific bones.

Please initiate me~ us into the Wizard / Elvish Arts commonly known in this community as "rigging LHs in Blender". Thanks again my friend!

 

[topsecret]

Thanks for another illuminating tutorial, topsecret (aka Mr. Highly Productive)!


Thanks again for helping me. I'd like to learn how to rig helmets (and eventually armor) to LHs.

I've been poring over and digesting Ekmek's tutorial (this stuff isn't for the faint of heart, and I'm far from savvy), so I would greatly appreciate a supplementary (bite-size) intro to rigging helmets.

Also, if I can whinge a bit more, tbh Blender 2.49b for me is like doing 2.79 underwater.


Please initiate me~ us into the Wizard / Elvish Arts commonly known in this community as "rigging LHs in Blender". Thanks again my friend!

I'm relatively sure you can use the new Blender. I would try it. They've updated NIF tools and it worked for me last time I did something.

 

[tantanmen]

I don't know how to make new kfm in the new blender

(whispering) *psst, Darkator, over here, Proszę*

 

[topsecret]

I don't know how to do this, I haven't touched KFMs with a 10 ft pole

 

[topsecret]

There's a text tutorial somewhere though

 

[topsecret]

See here for some detective modding work going on right now.

 

[Mr-Goriyaki]

Hello topsecret. I really don't posting much here nowadays on this forum but i like to say thank for making this tutorial for future Civ IV modders. It's really helpful for others who wanted to make a mod out of CIV IV. I hope it would be nice to see more of a tutorial on how to make a custom leatherheads since when i can remember.

 

[topsecret]

I've been thinking about doing Ekmek's tutorial as a video.

 

[topsecret]

Thread

 

[tantanmen]

Super exciting, extremely useful.

Thank you so much topsecret for putting in the legwork and doing all this super sleuthing.

Spoiler "more Blender tutorials in the near future" :

 

[Mr-Goriyaki]

Thread

Thank you so much for the tutorial, topsecret. It makes me want to go back to modding after 4 years of not making anything.

 

[topsecret]

Thank you so much for the tutorial, topsecret. It makes me want to go back to modding after 4 years of not making anything.

I understand!

 

[topsecret]

Hope all are doing well. I have been taking a break, but I think I will be back for a while, at least a little while, to upload more videos.

Someone messaged me with a modding question, and I realized something:

I know too much about modding to not be making videos. Other people need to learn the things that took me many hours and lots of trial and error to learn. This stuff mattered to me, and deep down, it matters to me a lot still. I can't just drop it without a second thought. So, hopefully a new video (yes, on Blender) coming your way this week.

 

[topsecret]

I had more work to do this week than I expected, so the video may not come until next week

 

[Mudokon Pop]

Just when I was tempted to return to my (never actually started beyond city lists) mod idea.... civ7 excitment has me feeling creative.

Welcome back and take your time.

 

[tantanmen]

I know too much about modding to not be making videos. Other people need to learn the things that took me many hours and lots of trial and error to learn. This stuff mattered to me, and deep down, it matters to me a lot still. I can't just drop it without a second thought.

You've already done so much for this community topsecret! You’ve created more successful protégés than you might realize, and we are all very grateful for your generosity.

Of course we’ll gobble up any new tutorial you take the time to make, but other totally viable options include: "spend more time with the family" and/or "take a weekend-long nap in the recliner".

 

[topsecret]

Check out the latest Blender videos here

 

[tantanmen]

Whaaaaa - a Tutorial drop on a Tuesday?? ¿And it's a Blender Tutorial on Leaderheads? but but but - This is amazing~!!

Thank you topsecret! Thank you Ekmek! Long live Leaderheads!!

@Mr-Goriyaki