Using models from different mods

[Ciaran]

One thing ahead, I do not intend to publish a mod made of a variety of "borrowed without permission" models, for a couple of reason, not the least of which is I like being alive and having a load of vengeful modellers on my back isn´t exactly helping to stay that way.

Now I´ve (hopefully) got it clear I don´t want to steal anyone´s work to get cheap credit for myself, I would like to know how to use models from different mods in one game. I see few problems with fairly standard units, that use animations from the stock game, but what about some with special animations? As far as I know by now, all animation skeletons are packed together in one file, I think skeleton.idx is it. How can I get the ones I need from there, if there is a way, that is.

[edyzmedieval]

Use the IDX Extractor made by Vercingetorix, and then use 3DS Max to view the skeletons.

Hope this helps
Eddy

[Myrddraal]

You MUST contact the mod team if you want to use any of their work, even simple units. Most teams will say yes, but you must contact them anyway

[Ciaran]

Use the IDX Extractor made by Vercingetorix, and then use 3DS Max to view the skeletons.

Hope this helps
Eddy

I don´t have 3d Max, that´s the key problem. I´ve got myself the IDX extractor, but the readme could be a bit more detailed.

@Myddraal: I don´t intent to publish anything at all , I consider this more of a sort of training for myself. Before I go through the troube of getting and learning stuff like 3d Max I figure I should learn how to use alternative models in the first place.

If I ever am about to use something someone else made in a mod I want to put for public use, of course I would ask and give credit, that goes without saying.