Make a copy of the hands mesh. Rotate and move the finger bones to the position you want, then collapse the skin modifier on the modified "copy" mesh. Now you want to skin the entire modified "copy" mesh to the wriste bone or whatever it was called (one bone, 1.0 abs effect for all finger vertices)

How would you make a copy or skin the mesh to the bone?

Sorry but I don't know how do a lot of things in Max.
Edited by Dumb AI on May 28, 2013 at 10:15 PM

Actually, there's an EXTREMELY easy way to do this, and one that'll Keep the rig intact.

Here, let me show you with these 15 pictures

(figured it out)
Edited by Dumb AI on May 29, 2013 at 01:14 AM

..Did what i post help at all or what?

Welp...that sucks ._.
At least i helped anybody who wanted to know how to do that

Y'hello. Your helpful photos didn't go to waste.

Don't make assumptions like that. What made you think that it didn't help?

I was going to ask for help with the rerigging on the second to last pic but I figured it out so I edited my previous post.

Edited by Dumb AI on May 29, 2013 at 10:07 AM

I hope this isn't a bump :P

Anywho, are you releasing anything soon?

There must be a tool somewhere to use the palette from DXT1 and fix that or make it less visible. didnt find it yet

I hate to be a bother, but that reach scorpion is frankly amazing

Is there anyone who has completed into a working tag yet? I'd do it myself, but I'm not that great with animations, and still just a noob at 3DS

Haha! Good News guys. My Schedule changed (Again), but this time for the better! I now have more access to my computer with all my work, so i'll be able to throw out releases a lot more often.

Yay.

is there any chance you could rip the anniversary chief model?

Not possibe unless he has sources I don't. It's not possible to rip from HCEA yet.

Damn, that would have been a nice get.. Especially since the tagging would be laughably easy..

Only the HCEA multiplayer maps are currently rippable. I have the pack, it includes new Beavercreek, Timberland, Prisoner (ice theme), damnation, and others I can't remember off the top of my head. But the multiplayer is reach-style gameplay, so the only models it contains are preexisting reach models. It was rather depressing to look through, although there are some SP elite, jackal, and grunt models in the _ff map that contains the meat and gravy of the CEA pack

All the CEA multiplayer maps are reach only content btw which is why they are rip able
Edited by klasher1000 on Jun 18, 2013 at 11:49 AM

So, it's been a while, I think I should say a word or two

Firstly, concerning why I haven't done anything: CE3 took up a lot of my time, and if any of you saw Project contingency, im working on that too, so I had to do some work for them as well. However, I should be able to get more stuff done soon.

Secondly, if any of you checked some of the mediafire links, you'll notice that they're down. Mediafire apparently says that the content is breaking copyrights and stuff, so now I guess I might as well just upload all my stuff to Halomaps directly

Along with this, I've been doing some experimenting and I found a way to effortlessly convert Normal Mapping into Detail mapping, so now I can make Non-OS variants of stuff that don't look like utter trash. (Go me!). I also figured a way to make my shaders look a trillion times better with better multipurpose maps and stuff.

I'm also working with Stevedoggen on that firefight bsp he released a while ago, but now we've expanded it big time. Expect to see a new firefight map soon :D

I'll also release my H4 MC soon, and then onto other stuff

Holy crap man, hopefully I can learn a lot from you. I just got word from the admin there that they accepted my application based on the C++/LUA experience I have. It'll be an honor for sure, I'm a big fan of your work, and I just got even more excited knowing they have someone like you on the team

*wipes drool off chin

@R93_Sniper
Almost done, finishing touches atm.
Yours by the end of the week, easily. =)
Might wanna work out the smoothing groups on the map though, I still only vaguely understand how to make them work right.

Updates? Anything new?

Eh, let's drop everything I have in here.

- First off, as I mentioned before, Steve and I are working on a firefight map. We'll put down a thread for that once Hr3shy (or you guys might know him as antiblood here) retopologizes a portion of it for me. At that point I [Should] be set to make that thread, and then keep you all updated on that. But past that, my lips are sealed :x

- Secondly, im not sure if any of you remember the map "Vertigo City" at all, but for a friend of mine, i'm redoing a portion of it and fixing the portaling issues. Here's a quick look at it right now.

As you can see, I've redone the grassy areas, fixed the edges on the outer sector of the map, and I've also fixed the portaling issues. So now its up to re-populating the map in sapien, maybe also adding in some extra bsp fixes if I really feel like it

- Thirdly, I'm releasing my Halo 4 Rigged Mastercheif. What's so different about my variant? The fact that it's not rigged to halo bones, and made more for cinematic purposes. If you want to use it to help you rig it to halo bones, have at it, that's your own prerogative. Either way, here it is

******RELEASE******

Halo 4 Master Chief Cinematic Model



Included in the Pack
- Rigged Cinematic Model
- IK Variant of the Rigged Cinematic Model
- Any bitmaps you need

Also do note that i'm no bourrin, but the rig should be good enough for you to use without any highly noticeable discrepancies. And going on with that, I'm keeping a dropbox link up until Dennis uploads the pack to Halomaps (As i'll be uploading this, along with a bunch of other things to Halomaps)

Download Link: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/87360816/Halo%204%20MasterCheif.rar

Created an account just to ask a question,

I'm an amateur video editor and graphic designer, and recently I've had a friend ask me if I could create and Animate him a Pelican and a Phantom for a Halo Machinima he's trying to make.

So I see these models are downloadable, so I want to know if these models only useable within the Game, or Would it be possible for me to download and further animate them in a program like Source Film Maker, Blender, or Cinema 4D?

I ask because these are very well done, and it looks like, if i read correctly these models were made in 3ds Max.

Sorry if this is a dumb or inappropriate question for this forum topic. Thanks!

The models are ripped from their respective games, and I take no credit for them. You implied otherwise, so let me get that out of the way first. Now, to answer your question: the models are uploaded in max 2010 format, so you'll need to use max to use the actual models.

However

Since you asked so nicely (and with decent grammar no less), I'm willing to pm you a version of the models that can be used in those programs, should you take me up on that offer. Just let me know what format you want it in

Killer banned for conduct, Can I get a finally on that one?

Anyways, I actually do have a few updates.

Firstly, I finished rigging one of these sooooo

******RELEASE******

Halo 4 Cinematic Promethean Knight



Included in the Pack
- Rigged Cinematic Model
- Any bitmaps you need

Unlike the H4 MC, this biped has a TON of bones, and a lot that I feel were actually really useless. Rigging the torso was really annoying and due to that, the rig isn't /as/ great as it could be. However, the rig should still be good enough to suit most of your needs. (Torso might act a bit wonky, but that would probably be the worst of it). I'm also going to see if I can make an ingame version of this as well. On that note, I also didn't include an IK Variant of the model because the bone setup would make it way too weird. Also Likewise to the H4 MC, the dropbox link will only be up until the file is uploaded to HMaps

Download Link: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/87360816/Promethean%20Knight.rar

Past that, I've been working with the reach models again, and Dumb AI requested a quick port tutorial, so i'll be giving that soon
Edited by R93_Sniper on Aug 7, 2013 at 05:53 PM

Hooray for the H4 content lovers.

I'm assuming you have something against H4 Content?

Also, i'll get to your tutorial soon



I'd do the didact, but i'd be lacking a head. I'd rather do it when I have /all/ of Didact (But that doesn't mean I wont make an attempt). That being said, I still have a lot of other stuff to do, so it might be a while anyways
Edited by R93_Sniper on Aug 9, 2013 at 02:00 PM

Don't really care for 343's character designs.

You could do the Didact with just his helmet and no face/head (unless that is what you're missing...)?

I hate to ask but any chance at getting Female Spartan from reach and the Reach Pelican and Scorpion? I personally don't need textures or rigging as I only wish to use them as reference material so I can make High Poly remakes.

I actually took a look at the biped animator's reel (Which you can find here), And I found out that most of the animations were actually done by keyframe animation, meaning done entirely by hand. The exception to this is cinematics, as they used a hybrid for those.

Textures for H4 stuff is weird, I like the way they use the stuff, but everything looks just so downright odd. Also Dumb AI, I agree, I wasn't much a fan of the H4 Assets either, but once I started prying into some of the models, I could see what kind of work (and what kind of tricks) 343 had to put into the game. I will, admittedly, respect that kind of work



I already ripped the female Spartan, and I have it fully rigged. Reach Scorpion likewise. I haven't gotten to the pelican but I do have the H3 Variant of the pelican if you want to take a look at that. The Scorpion I have to re-release onto halomaps first. The Female Spartan i'll release with the rest of the Reach Spartans, as i'll be releasing all permutations (rigged, ofc) at once.
Edited by R93_Sniper on Aug 9, 2013 at 09:23 PM

Thats awesome to hear. I recently got the Halo 3 Pelican so I no longer need the reach one, but as for the rest I will await their releases. Thanks.

It wasnt the art style that made me rage quit. It was that most people I met would use a sprint, jetpack, nade and ar combo. Honestly It just felt like COD to me.

//Cheddars runs away to bf4.

It sounds like you're playing regular slayer, try big team if you're looking for the pre-h4 feeling of gameplay. I've seen close to nill people using that combo in big team and it's easy to counter regardless.

If it makes any difference to you, I actually like the environments they made.