New modder, got an idea but need help

[Mister_Smythe]

Alright I'm new and just getting into the modding thing. Mainly doing some c# degree which means coding/scripting and all that.

 

However I'm a little curious about ripping meshes/textures from games and importing them into say Skyrim or Fallout. Yes the game I have in mind to get these from is DoA (I don't know if that's going to restrict the tools I can use or not) but is there a general/rough idea for what I should do/where I should get started doing this?

 

I've seen similar rips in the past (Aoin/Terra outfits I think) so it's obviously possible. I'd just like to learn how.

[windpl]

Depends on game, decrypt/extract/ import to blender with plugin. You have to look in each case separately there is no universal solution.

And be careful, ripped content is most of cases illegal.

[swmas]

Maybe this tutorial can help: http://www2.loverslab.com/topic/52932-tutorial-on-adding-worlds-maps-stages-and-characters-to-skyrim/

Maybe you get lucky and manage to get the author to help you himself, he did some amazing things like adding an entire island from Windwaker into Skyrim.

[Kaz Aanh]

Usually you have 2 ways of doing it.

 

1st, get ninjaripper or other similar tool ( some work some dont , it mostly depends how hard game files decrypted are ) , download game, launch, get to the point where what you want to rip , and launch ninjaripper to save entire scene on the screen as a raw mesh. They you are importing it to the 3dsmax ( at least in my case ) and remove unneeded stuff like walls, grounds, props and leave only character pose. It will be *usually* in the T-pose or relaxed T-pose without skeleton. You will have to rigg it by yourself. Sometimes you will have to fix UV and find proper textures.

 

2nd, you need to learn about file types and get a proper file extractors/unpackers and converters. Sometimes you have to use 3 or 5 converters to get to the mesh you want. But usually it will retain original skeleton and bones.

 

Some games are easy to decrypt and rip files from , others takes hours.

 

 

ripped content is most of cases illegal.

 

 

I asked sometime ago via emails few publishers like Nexon or Capcom etc and their responses were always stated as no.

 

But who really cares, gmod has so many ripped contents from many games ,even from consoles and no one really cares.

As long as you don't make any money from it its okay for personal usage.

 

Anyways LL is full of ripped content, most of them are just renamed to avoid legal reasons. I bet most people don't even know they use a stolen daz assets.

[gregathit]

Ignorance is no excuse.  Any ripped content will be removed once it is brought to our attention or is noticed by the staff.  Intentionally posting ripped content is one sure way to get a warning.  Do whatever you want for your personal game, but keep it off of LL if you don't have permission.

 

Thanks,

Greg

[Mister_Smythe]

Ignorance is no excuse.  Any ripped content will be removed once it is brought to our attention or is noticed by the staff.  Intentionally posting ripped content is one sure what to have warnings or bans be handed out.  Do whatever you want for your personal game, but keep it off of LL if you don't have permission.

 

Thanks,

Greg

 

Oh yeah for the record I wouldn't be sharing this stuff. Screenshots maybe but not putting it up on LL or anywhere else/sharing it around the webs. I like lurking here too much to be hit with things.