I am trying to learn the process of editing an animal mesh and i am fairly new to Blender too, but already covered the basics, i have been trying to follow the weapon tuts in youtube and some videos contradict the rest saying they are outdated (in what or how?) and i am more interested in animal/actor meshes than weapons, and i have no clue if the process is the exact same process... perhaps someone can direct me step by step, this is what i been doing so far, also this Tut is directed to real NOOBs, when someone says just edit the properties... ok, explain also WHERE IS THAT LOCATED in the editors or how to i get to the properties, this are the kind of things i want to fill.

This are the complete process i been doing;

1 - Installed Nifscripts (not sure if it need a version in specific), Blender 2.49b , NifSkope 1.1.0 RC6, FMM (Fallout Mod Manager).

2 - Double Click Meshes.bsa and select Fallout New Vegas, select Mesh and clic extract to any folder


* http://imgboot.com/thumbs-large/EtaYorius/1.jpg

* http://imgboot.com/thumbs-large/EtaYorius/2_1.jpg

3 - Opening Nifskope 1.1.0.rc6, Load animal mesh, select Niheader and edit "User Version" to 11 and "User Version2" 34, save

* http://imgboot.com/thumbs-large/EtaYorius/3.jpg

4 - Open same file, select (right click) all the bslightningshaderproperties in Block inRemove Branch (since i think Blender cannot read or import it) *[if anyone knows exactly what other properties need to be deleted let me know]*

* http://imgboot.com/thumbs-large/EtaYorius/4.jpg

5 - Opening the animal in Blender 2.49B with Import and Edit it (i can do that)

6 - Im clueless! whats next?



Im lost to what to do next... so please help i want to learn! but most importantly i want others to learn too. As i learn the process i will start fixing and adding more steps with pics, i want this to be as clear as possible.

There are a few Video Tutorials that explains the complete Process of creating new Weapons and Armors but they are in German, Japanese and Russian... but people say they are outdated and they dont specify how, what i have partially learned are thanks to just watching videos in German and what the author is doing in the video, but saddly i dont understand a single word he is saying.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IE9hY5Kl6fg


i been trying to get help and NO ONE (IM SERIOUS) NO ONE WANTS TO HELP... its like its some sort of Inner Circle and only the Elite help each other and teach new tricks, its like US National Security issue or like they are going to get a beating for teaching us Mere Mortals, i keept asking for help and they are all like:

"Sorry dude, i didnt make them, my pal did for me" or "just use Google and YouTube"

SERIOUSLY? every single people i asked that seems to have created a new creature race or edited a mesh has replied the same, is it too much to ask which steps to follow with a few pics?

Weapon tuts and character tuts are two entirely separate things so those won't help. Here's a very good http://wiki.tesnexus.com/index.php/Creating_an_armour_for_Skyrim._Part_1 I found when I started modifying armor. All the same principles would apply for creating new creatures as well, just with skin instead of armor.

Good luck. Be patient, modeling is a long road.