Medieval 2 Modding Research I: Using Vercengetorix's IDX Extractor

**The Spartan (Returns)** · 10-20-2006, 21:52

so any ideas on extracting animations?
or maybe the new demo will allow us?

**Epistolary Richard** · 10-20-2006, 22:30

Moved to M2TW modification.

**DreadMaster** · 10-20-2006, 22:46

Will it be able to mod new factions

**The Spartan (Returns)** · 10-21-2006, 01:35

Originally Posted by DreadMaster

Will it be able to mod new factions

well this is about using the IDX extractor. once M2 is out, im sure there will be a turorial perhaps to mod new factions. (adding new factions right?)

**Myrddraal** · 10-23-2006, 01:20

I think this deserves a research wiki?

**GrumpyOldMan** · 11-09-2006, 23:58

Hi All

The animation files are in a bit of a different format from RTW ( as well as all biped figures having different skeletons - no cloak bones and additional bones for jaw, eyebrow and two clavicles between torso and upperarms).

The initial part of the animation files are the same, with no. of frames, no. of bones, frames x bones x quat values for rotations, but then there frames x bones x local translations (but this also includes the 'Y' or perpendicular to ground plane movement of the pelvis bone). After this there are frames x 'X' and 'Z' values for movement across the ground plane by the pelvis.

Without having to understand all the above, the short answers are, it's pretty unlikely you'll be able to use MTW2 animations in RTW and unless you can set up new skeletons in MTW2, you won't be able to use RTW animations in MTW2. All the meshes designed for RTW will have to be reskinned to fit MTW2 skeletons.

The CAS extracter won't work on the new animations without being modified.

Sorry for being the bearer of bad news

cheers

GrumpyOldMan

**alpaca** · 11-10-2006, 16:04

Well I guess we'll have even more problems with models. I hope CA will tell us something about modding tools so that we can see if we have to work that stuff out ourselves.