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ForkTailedDevil — Cosmo Render - We're Nearly There!
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Published: 2017-07-21 22:33:51 +0000 UTC; Views: 7197; Favourites: 94; Downloads: 67
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Getting Close! I know her hair looks a little... Different. A consequence of rendering in Blender instead of Substance. It's not going to look anything like this in SFM anyway...But anyway, I've got the bulk of the rig done. Just the fingers that need adjustment and then I can get to work on PORTING! Yeesssssss!!
So close so close so cloooossseeee!!
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Will she be ported to blender/sfm or be available for download?
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The raw blend file is available on mediafire here:
I hope to have her ported to SFM before too long... Only thing is I have to find someone who will port it...
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Whoops! Forgot link!
www.mediafire.com/file/em6cwk8…
There we go.
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This is actually the best Cosmo render that I have ever seen! Good job!!
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i really realy really REALLY wish you could make an animation out of it
your cosmo models are RAD!
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Nice render! Will we be seeing this model in the GMod Workshop as well or just the SFM Workshop?
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SFM first. Gmod requires a few more things to make it "game friendly," like hitboxes, etc. You'll be seeing it on the SFM workshop fairly soon, depending on how much I can work on it.
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Wait, is this going to be in Source Filmmaker? If so, then I am quite excited! Either way, this looks amazing. I've been waiting for a quality model of Cosmo for so long ^^
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Indeed! Putting on the finishing touches and then it's off to porting! Just a couple steps to go!
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Sweet! If you need any help testing the model when you bring it over to SFM, feel free to hit me up and I'll be more than happy to assist
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Absolutely! The model will be released as a beta pretty soon. I feel like I could simplify the rig significantly, but that's an issue for another day. I'll let you know when it's on the Steam Workshop!
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Looking great! Can't wait to see what you do with it!
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Thanks! I'm in the process of learning how to finally port it into SFM... But it's a strange process. Maybe if I find someone who can explain it better, I could actually do something...
Why everything couldn't just be DMX files, I don't know. But overcoming inconvenience is the best way to learn I suppose.
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Looking great! The qc file is all that's needed I hear? It's possible we can repurpose an existing one and change a few things to have it work on your Cosmo model
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That would be outstanding! The tutorials I've seen all seem to be over-simplified and it seems like no one really knows what they're doing... Really frustrating considering it's fairly simple code, and that's coming from someone who's never done any kind of programming.
If you have any experience doing this sort of thing, I'd love to have a bit of help doing this last bit. Even if it's just some tidbits of advice, I'll take whatever I can get at this point! lol
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Awwww yeah I have the same problem myself looking through tutorials for them 
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All good! Like I said earlier, the tutorials I watched were all over the place and mentioned all kinds of different things, which makes it hard to figure out what's important and what's just unnecessary. Super confusing.
Blehh. Some day, it will all make sense. Not too impressed with how the Source engine handles things so far. I guess once one gets used to it, it's not an issue. But it's definitely not as approachable as Unreal Engine or even Blender's animation toolset... At least for me.
Anyway, I appreciate it! I'll let you know if I run into any issues!
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Ohohohoho!!! Look at her! I'm very excited!!!! I can't wait!! Your hard work surely has lead to something beautiful... just beautiful.
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*sniffle* Thank you! ... *sniff*
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I'm already voicing lines for a skit to celebrate this! This is too great!
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I can't wait to see it! XD
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(I know I've commented twice already, and I'm not trying to spam or anything, but I found a tutorial about the .qc file that makes the most sense to me of all the tutorials I found and might help you with porting Cosmo to SFM. I'm gonna start at the second part because the first was about making the model itself.)
(Name of tutorial: Porting from Blender to Source Film Maker by Kicodora.)
First, you'll want to make a folder wherever you like and call it whatever, and inside that folder, make another named "export".
I'm assuming you've already saved the Blender to Source tool settings, so... you might see the "Source Engine Export'' and "Source Engine Exportables'' under the "Scene'' tab. Then you'll want to select "SMD'', then change the export directory to the "export'' folder you made, but leave "Engine Path'' blank. (I saw the "Sub-folder'' part might or might not need to be changed to "anims'', but the folder "anims'' will be necessary later.)
So then, you'll want to click "Export'' and then hit "Scene Export [number goes here] files.''
If it was done right, it should tell you that the files were exported, but if not, it will tell you why it failed.
If you look in "Export'', the SMD files should be there.
Then to compile it, (This part threw me off when I read it) Notepad++ is needed. The file should be recognized as .qc, but if not, then it wasn't renamed right. A file should then be made called "Model-name-here.qc'' by making a new .txt file and renaming it.
Type in $modelname “yourfolder\Model-name-here.qc’’, which should be the same name.
Then $body will define the parts of the model, such as head, torso, and so on. The names given do not need to follow any rules (I’m guessing they don’t need a specific order, or something, but- yeah.) However, make sure the names don’t have spaces. For example: $body chest “Chest.smd’’.
The filename in quotes is the file in “Export’’.
For large models, many body parts might be too much.
If certain parts are optional (like body-groups and such), then you are able to either name the bodygroup or simply write “blank’’.
Next, $sequence “animation’’ “anims\ArmatureAction.smd’’ is needed, and the second quotation parts are the directory to the animation file and the fps should be written as {fps [count goes here]}.
Lastly, you will need $cdmaterials “models\your-model-name’’.
But in SFM, it will be “usermod/materials’’, so I guess the directory may not be necessary, as it changes per game (judging from what I read).
If you want, you can rename your model to anything.
Once that is finished, save it and open VTFEdit if you have it.
Next, go to Tools, then Create VMT File.
In Base Texture 1, type “models\Your-model-name\texture’’
And in the Shader, select “VertexlitGeneric’’.
If it uses more than one sheet of textures, then a different VMT is needed for each one, but keep the same texture location, and the texture files must be typed and not browsed. The VMT should be saved in the “Export’’ folder.
If you open it, it should open as:
“VertexlitGeneric’’
{
“$basetexture’’ “models\Your-model-name/texture’’
}
Now, the export folder should have everything ready. Then hit “File’’, “Import’’ in VTFEdit and select Texture.png. (after converting it using “Export’’ then to the export folder [I personally recommend either .png or .bmp]. Finally, in the export folder, click “Save As’’, then save the texture in .vtf format.
There should be three. It is optional to remove the .png file. Now, for Crowbar, in the Compile part, the .qc file should be located.
“Output Folder’’ should be checked and “Subfolder’’ set to “compiled’’, and for the game that has the compiler, select Source Filmmaker. If everything was done right, there should be no errors. Next, click on “Use in View’’, which will open “View’’ with the recently compiled model. Finally, click “View’’ in the bottom left.
If the Model Viewer stopped working, then it is because the model needs to be moved into the SFM source files in usermod\models\yourdirectoryhere\model.mdl, .vtx, and .vvd.
Lastly, in the compiled folder, copy the textures to usermod\materials\etc…
Reopen Crowbar and change the file to the one brought into the SFM files. Finally, hit “View’’. It should show up and then open SFM.
It honestly confused me during certain parts since I've never done models before, but I hope it helped.
[Had to edit because of spelling mistakes]
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My friend, you have saved my life... Thank you so much!!
I can't even explain how thrilled I am that you went to all that detail in your comment! When I scrolled down to see all the paragraphs you wrote, well, I don't know how a smile can get any wider! Awesome! You could have just left a link to the video, but you shared a summary that I will certainly have to use! I'm blown away...
Soon as I have an opening in my schedule, I will get started on this... For the first time, I'm actually excited to do some scripting...
I can't say how much I appreciate what you've done here. If this isn't a case of 'going above and beyond' , I don't know what is. Many thanks!!
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It's looking excellent so far.
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Looking great so far! I can't wait to see how it will look in sfm.
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Thank you! I can't wait either, the next step is so exciting because it's the last one!!
Time to look up a bunch of tutorials on how to create a .qc file...
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Looks good.
But her pupils should be a bit bigger, don't you think?
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She's so happy. Her hair is so shiny. She's ready.
Although, her eye textures do look a little small. But you apparently say that they're scalable, so that shouldn't be an issue.
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That's three comments about the eyes! lol I don't have a problem with criticism, but is it really that out of proportion? I want to make sure I'm not going crazy!
But anyway, yes, we're almost there. We're almost there...
Finally.
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Well, in this specific picture it looks like she's going wide eyed. She's really surprised. Which, being fair, she might be. Who'd of thought she'd make it to SFM like this?
But other then that (And even counting that) she looks fantastic. Like she'd fit right in one of the games.
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Ok, that makes sense!
I'm glad you think she'd fit in the games, that was my goal, after all! When the Alpha/Beta (I don't even know) test model drops on the workshop, I can't wait to see what happens!
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Yeah. The scalable eyes will help greatly with expressions, though. Kinda wish other characters had them now.
Well, one thing that's gonna happen is I'm gonna plop her into several posters that I've had the set up for the past while and post them everywhere I can.
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I can't wait!!
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Nice!
Will there be different pupil textures like one for the modern look and one for the Sonic X look?
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Maybe. But for the 3D version, I had to make a few compromises, for the sake of having her feel like a legitimate addition to the 3D cast. The eyes are kind of an important feature on Sonic characters, and I just wanted her to match that aesthetic.
The eyes on this model are scalable, so you can make them round if you so choose!
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That's great news. But why different eye change unlike Sonic X's version?
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It's a decision I decided to go with to match the other members of the cast better. That way she doesn't seem so foreign when placed next to other characters.
I also decided to go with this kind of pupil because in some weird way, she's more expressive for it. I've tried a circular pupil, and it didn't look quite right to me, even when looking at a screenshot from the show. Maybe it's just me, but these things all contributed to this design change.
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Ummm okay. Whatever you say.
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