Playermodels - Tower Unite Workshop Tutorials #2

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0:00 - Prerequisites
0:30 - Getting Setup
1:03 - Decompiling and importing the .mdl
2:00 - Adjusting the T-Pose
9:39 - Applying the Armature modifier
11:45 - Renaming vertex groups, Weight Paint introduction
--13:45 - Combining Weightmaps with the Vertex Weight Mix modifier
15:40 - Parenting the new playermodel to the skeleton
18:16 - Testing the model in-game
18:45 - Fixing the Horrifying Disfigured Abomination Glitch
20:04 - Proportional Editing introduction, and fixing a mesh with it
24:06 - Weight Painting Tool and Rigging overview
--26:55 - Vertex Masking overview
--28:40 - Smooth Weight Tool overview
30:13 - Applying Textures to the model
--31:32 - Fixing hidden textures in Blender viewport
32:48 - Closing up, metadata overview

Important Notes and FAQ:
-Massive errors will occur if the original Tower Unite skeleton rig is moved at all, be careful!
-As of Workshop Editor 1.0, alpha maps/transparent textures are not supported in-game.

-My model is horrifyingly disfigured, how do I fix this?
You need to apply the location, scale, and rotation to the mesh. You can find the solution here:
18:45 - Fixing the Horrifying Disfigured Abomination Glitch. If this doesn't work, you may have some major issues with the weight maps on your bone, go through each vertex group and make sure everything is weighted to each bone correctly.

-I'm getting an error, invalid contents in element "n", how do I fix this?
This problem comes from having multiple meshes attached to the armature, like you see in this picture: https://i.imgur.com/ts97brl.png
In order to fix this, select all of the meshes and press ctrl+J to combine them. The model should import in-game without a hitch.

-I have all of these extra vertex groups (upperarm_twist, etc.) what do I do with them?
You only need to worry about the main set of bones that you can visibly see, the _twist bones aren't relevant to the rigging process at all, so don't worry about them. Just worry about the main hierarchy and you shouldn't run into more trouble. There is an off-chance you'll have weights automatically painted on these extra twist bones though, so be thorough and careful, and make good use of the Vertex Mix modifier.

Blender - https://www.blender.org/download/
Blender Source Tools - http://steamreview.org/BlenderSourceTools/
Crowbar - https://steamcommunity.com/groups/CrowbarTool
VTFEdit - http://www.nemesis.thewavelength.net/index.php?c=178
SDK - https://www.towerunite.com/sdk/creating-characters

If you need anymore help, the workshop channel in the Tower Unite Discord: http://chat.pixeltailgames.com/ will provide assistance.