Well, that's it. This is my first submission to the vault and my first mod for NwN. I always thought that the base model for the female characters was pretty poor and that the modern hardware was a little bit wasted for a 8 years old game (or something like that), so... why don't waste some polygons to create a better model? on the Vault I've found improved version of chests, hands and feet, but never a complete model.
The greatest limit in modelling a body for NWN is that the original structure must be respected, this means that can't be a perfect connection between the parts, that the proportions can't be changed and that the mesh is always not fully optimized. In order to overcome those limits I'm trying to find a way to replace the base nude model with a Robe model using an override file, any help for this thing would be truly nice.
When I'll be satisfied with the result with this mod I'll convert/create the model for all the races.
When this project will be completed I'll improve the male model and then some armors.
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The pack contains the mdl file for the human female naked body and some textures. All the texture are heavily modified versions of Jacen Arkana's chest texture and Ogre Mage's.
The models are 100% mine, the pack includes chest, pelvis, arms and legs; for better result use this pack in combination with KuraiRyu hands/feet pack, you can find it here Link _____________________________________
Update:
Version 0.3 is out
Changelog:
-Some minor changes to the pelvis model
-Chest model has rib cage and shoulders lowered (now the neck looks a little bit longer).
-Chest model has forked in two versions, one with the "old" breasts and one with smaller, more realistically shaped breasts; both the models exists in jiggly and rigid version
-Some minor changes to the base textures
-Big changes in model skinning, now the textures work a little bit better. New templates are in the pack
-Added 2 new underwear textures (they are identical, but one is white and the other one is black), those texture are 512x512 instead of the usual 256x256 in order to keep visible underwear details.
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UPDATE:
Version 0.2 is out. Changelog:
-New legs and arms in order to reduce poly count
-Modified chest and pelvis with broader waist and structure optimization
-Modified textures with some improvements, both nude and with underwear, now there is also an hairy version of the pelvis.
-Added a non-jiggly version of the chest, so now you can just chose the one you wish.
-Added the pelvis and chest texture template with the model wire.
By the way both on new and old model the texture for the standard model should work pretty fine
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Version 0.1. The pack contains:
-New models for legs, arms, chest and pelvis for the human female
-2 texture pack (both nude and with underwear)
The model is has a very high poly count and an extremely thin waist, use of model 0.2 is recommended
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Warning: the model (with KuraiRyu's feet) is pretty heavy: 1034 vert, 1128 poly, 1786 triangles. On slow machine it could give a bad performance loss, anyway on my laptop with a T7100@1,8ghz and a 8600gt just work fine (no performance loss at all).
Installation:
-Open the archive and extract the .mdl files you wish to use in the override directory, notice that there are different chest models, look at the screens to chose the one you prefear.
-Chose the texture you wish to use and extract the .plt file in the override directory, however the "normal" chest mesh doesn't look good with underwear textures, it's not a tecnical problem, simply the shape looks wrong. Keep in mind that nude and standard underwear textures works well with standard models, my modified underwear pelvis textures don't. Notice that you can mix textures as you wish (for example you can use the underwear pelvis texture and the nude chest).
-In order to make the texture work you have to open Texture_Tpa.erf in the texturepacks directory (you could do this with erfedit.exe), delete "pf0_chest001" "pf0_chest002" "pf0_pelvis001" in the .plt section and save the file (Warning: backup the file before editing it).
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Files moved to my own web space, I have some problems uploading the files to the Vault, I hope everything works fine
thanks for the feedback, it helps a lot in improve the models, I will lower a bit the rib cage (not much anyway). Right now I'm working on UWV mapping more than on the model, so that the textures applies just way better and it will be easier to work with. I'm also doing some minor changes to the pelvis model and working to reduce breast size and give them a more realistic shape... well... I'm not really sure this is a good thing, so, probably, on the next release there will be 2 chests models ^_^". This pack is becoming pretty chaotic, the next release will have 4 chest models (big and normal breast, jiggly or rigid) and 3 (and half) textures set. If anyone has any idea of how organize the pack in a easy-to-use way this would be great
Posted by Catoptromancer at 2008-06-1215:46:42
Newp, oh well..the floating ribs and sternum need to be lowered a smidge ;)
Posted by Catoptromancer at 2008-06-1215:37:09
The only real problem I can see is with the front ribcage: You have the bottom of her sternum way up here>..(o )_( o)..when it should be down..\..../...(o ) ( o) .................here>....\..^../.. (Hope my diagram posts correctly..If not i'll post again.)
Posted by K1no at 2008-06-1108:36:03
Sorry for double post: ok, the feet are from KuraiRyu hand pack, I'll remove them from the archive and put the link to his work in minutes
Posted by K1no at 2008-06-1103:19:27
@helvene: models are completely new, not only chest or pelvis but even legs and arms; try look at them closer (maybe download the model, don't just look at the screens). Textures are based on existing textures (as reported on the description), but have been heavily modified, you can open them with gimp and check it out. I can't check the feet at the moment, I will do it in some hours.
Posted by calsailx at 2008-06-1023:56:30
I'd like to get you a 10 Kino just for having the guts to attempt this, the resting stance of the female model with the canted hips makes it hard to work with. Everything seems to be a compromise when working with it. Please keep working on this if you would, I know a witch that makes a pretty good living doing plastic surgery,enhancements,reductions and version 03 might let her retire to a big mansion in no time! If what you're trying to do was easy it have been done already, in the end some of us will be tickled pink to have a new model to work with and some will just hate it. Myself I'm looking to seeing the final product of all your hard work and giving you that 10! _________________________ TNI01 Usable Beds || TNI02 Useable Beds || TWC03 Usable Beds
Posted by helvene at on06/10/08
>> The models are 100% mine, EXCEPT the feet, but I really can't find who's the author, sorry. Both hands and feet seem to be taken from Kurai's Hands pack. At least, I cannot find any difference. _________________________ NWN haks [Additional Bedrooms] [Arcanum Castle] [Big Forest Tree] [Caverns and Mines Expansion] [Desert Streams and Oasis merge] [Fancy Crates] [Forest Expansion] [More Trees] [Natural Caves] [Tracks] [Wooden Elven Interiors + Placeables] [Workshop Tileset] [Isengard Tower for Mountains] [Mineable Rocks] [Marble Elven Interiors + Placeables] [Arena Tileset] [Archer Towers] [Maze Tileset] [White Marble Castle] [Underdark Ruins] [Suspended City for Bioware Forest] _________________________ NWN Overrides [Bioware Rural Trees Override] [Bioware Winter Rural Trees Override] [Rural and Forest Overriding Fixes] _________________________ NWN2 [Alternative Tree Textures] _________________________ Legacy of Netheril third revision tileset haks Amen NWN PW Hakpak
Posted by helvene at on06/10/08
The texture is good, but it looks to me as I already have it included in a full nude model pack I had installed for almost too years. What about the model itself, I don't see any improvement: tightening the waist and enlarging the breast doesn't count as one, as it simply made it look too unrealistic. _________________________ NWN haks [Additional Bedrooms] [Arcanum Castle] [Big Forest Tree] [Caverns and Mines Expansion] [Desert Streams and Oasis merge] [Fancy Crates] [Forest Expansion] [More Trees] [Natural Caves] [Tracks] [Wooden Elven Interiors + Placeables] [Workshop Tileset] [Isengard Tower for Mountains] [Mineable Rocks] [Marble Elven Interiors + Placeables] [Arena Tileset] [Archer Towers] [Maze Tileset] [White Marble Castle] [Underdark Ruins] [Suspended City for Bioware Forest] _________________________ NWN Overrides [Bioware Rural Trees Override] [Bioware Winter Rural Trees Override] [Rural and Forest Overriding Fixes] _________________________ NWN2 [Alternative Tree Textures] _________________________ Legacy of Netheril third revision tileset haks Amen NWN PW Hakpak
Posted by K1no at 2008-06-1014:58:26
I just finished re-modelling everything... legs and arms are completely new, chest and pelvis have been heavily modified in order to reduce poly count and get better proportions, now I'm working on textures. This night or tomorrow evening I will submit the 0.2 version
Posted by Saduj at on06/09/08
Id also concider normal body hair, the shaved look works in some cases, but a normal looking girl would be a nice thing to have as well. _________________________ Carcerian/Saduj's Submissions: (169 Portrait/Soundset Unlocker) (12 NWN Fonts) (30 NWN Fonts) (Auto-Emotes) (Custom Dragon Disciples) (Dynamic Wildshape) (Keyring) (NPC Schedules) (Sacred Shields) (Spawning Undead) (Shayans Subrace Engine for 169)
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