[Qthulhu]

Is there a way to convert elexmsh files to a more common mesh data type like fbx, obj or 3ds?

[tombom81]

For elex2msh there's a tool but not released since it requires manual setup of the first face index block.

(If you need some specific model E1/E2 as obj I could give it a try.)

[Qthulhu]

For elex2msh there's a tool but not released since it requires manual setup of the first face index block.

(If you need some specific model E1/E2 as obj I could give it a try.)

Are there any plans to release it in the future or is there any other way to get that tool? I wanted to try and overhaul Jax's face a bit so I may give him a proper beard.
Thank you for your help!

[tombom81]

Are there any plans to release it in the future

Yes, but not too soon. (It's the E2 mesh tool, as I wrote.)
edit: Elex 2: there's no extra skn-file type, only elex2msh now. A head's name for example: Skn_Chr_Male_Head_Main_Steve_Stevens_01_L1.elex2msh

I wanted to try and overhaul Jax's face a bit so I may give him a proper beard.
Thank you for your help!

For Elex (1) that's a matter of elexskn, not elexmsh.

Try use this one (not tested with heads, btw)

The checker was intended for other purposes (see that thread). (If that version doesn't support uvs, drop me a note, please.)

Just drag'n drop skn file onto the exe.

It may happen that an obj model looks distorted due to wrongly 
calculated start-of-vertex-block.

(You may report elexskn files which cause this.)

Or you may switch off autocorrection like so:

check_skn.exe Mesh_Male_FullBody_Alb_Mage_01_L1.elexskn 6
6 means: 6 zeroes skipped which is done by autocorrection usually.
         But may fail when the first float starts with zero(es).


(just as an example, autocorrections works for FullBody_Alb_Mage
 and Mesh_Male_FullBody_Alb_High_01_L1.elexskn)

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btw, command line handling requires the skn file and check_skn.exe 
to be kept in the same folder.

edit: the check_skn.exe is for modifying skns only.
This is for skn2obj conversion.

[Qthulhu]

Yes, but not too soon. (It's the E2 mesh tool, as I wrote.)

That's a matter of elexskn, not elexmsh.

Try use this one (not tested with heads, btw)

The checker was intended for other purposes (see that thread). (If that version doesn't support uvs, drop me a note, please.)

Just drag'n drop skn file onto the exe.

It may happen that an obj model looks distorted due to wrongly 
calculated start-of-vertex-block.

(You may report elexskn files which cause this.)

Or you may switch off autocorrection like so:

check_skn.exe Mesh_Male_FullBody_Alb_Mage_01_L1.elexskn 6
6 means: 6 zeroes skipped which is done by autocorrection usually.
         But may fail when the first float starts with zero(es).


(just as an example, autocorrections works for FullBody_Alb_Mage
 and Mesh_Male_FullBody_Alb_High_01_L1.elexskn)

------------------------------------------------------------------
btw, command line handling requires the skn file and check_skn.exe 
to be kept in the same folder.

That's awesome, you're doing God's work! Thanks for the link I'll try my way around it!

[andrew21022]

For elex2msh there's a tool but not released since it requires manual setup of the first face index block.

(If you need some specific model E1/E2 as obj I could give it a try.)

I need a few , it would be so great to have them

[tombom81]

Well, "a few" is too many. I'd suggest to start with one only.

[andrew21022]

i would like to have Troll [Bild: df19uy2-7af766b5-0843-4ad7-ac71-f152196d7b69.jpg?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOjdlMGQxODg5ODIyNjQzNzNhNWYwZDQxNWVhMGQyNmUwIiwiaXNzIjoidXJuOmFwcDo3ZTBkMTg4OTgyMjY0MzczYTVmMGQ0MTVlYTBkMjZlMCIsIm9iaiI6W1t7InBhdGgiOiJcL2ZcL2VhOTE0Mzg1LTcwZDctNDc2ZC1hYTNiLTM3ZDBjNDQ5YzQ2NFwvZGYxOXV5Mi03YWY3NjZiNS0wODQzLTRhZDctYWM3MS1mMTUyMTk2ZDdiNjkuanBnIn1dXSwiYXVkIjpbInVybjpzZXJ2aWNlOmZpbGUuZG93bmxvYWQiXX0.K2msWZMEpfSrrz_cvxaTk7F9GYSuOPmF3q6ONJ2YOz4]

[tombom81]

Which troll is it?
Here's the Mountain Troll from Elex 2, looks different.
(vertex and uv only, no skinning, no bones and such)

1Skn_Chr_Cre_Mon_Mountaintroll_01_L1_body.zip

[andrew21022]

Cool,i like mountain troll too,thank you so much ,may i ask for textures ? also frost troll ? actually would like to get all trolls

[tombom81]

,may i ask for textures ?

Should I do all the work? Really?
(I didn't switch to DX 12, so far, and probably I will not do it.)

I'd suggest that you try it yourself. Use elex2resman with .elex2img files.
There should be a description in the tool's creator's thread by Baltram.

also frost troll ? actually would like to get all trolls

I knew it...
Well, that may take some time...

[andrew21022]

tx mate,no longer needed i have what i wanted
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[tombom81]

tx mate,no longer needed i have what i wanted

And you won't tell how you got it, will you?

[andrew21022]

i am way not so skilled to do it ,i asked my friend ,told him about trolls ,send him files,he send those back with textures in 20 minutes i think, he uses something called <reverse engineering> to do such stuff
The actual reason is that i want to fight those trolls in Skyrim game,i do modding as a hobby (also 3d printing)[Bild: wa.jpg?ex=657ab9cf&is=656844cf&hm=06411f43831b417c14b4d6c0f01fba82ecec8a70a50c38b3269588bf8df5e2ca&]

[tombom81]

,i asked my friend ,told him about trolls ,send him files,he send those back with textures in 20 minutes i think, he does some kind of <reverse engineering>

There are not many people in the world who can get the bones of an unknown format within 20 minutes. I think I have an idea, who this could be. (He is russian, isn't he? And he has made some tutorials about reversing video games?)

edit: I searched the Russian forum, but seems it's dead like the german one...

[andrew21022]

Naah ,he is Ukrainian , extracting game files went hard after Xentax and ZenHax got shutted down,there were many cool tutorials

[tombom81]

Well, wasn't sure about his nationality.
Do you know whether he's interested in Elex (2)?

If he's the guy who made tools for HZD and God of War he would be able to even extract animations from the Elex games.
A dream would come true.

Anyways. Elex doesn't have that popularity as afore mentioned games. Sadly.

Stay tuned...

[branlday]

I saw that you pulled out the model for Caja from a blob file in another thread. And here it sounds like it may be in the mesh or skin files. Are you able to point me in the right direction to extract the model info so that I can import it in Blender? Thank you

[tombom81]

I saw that you pulled out the model for Caja from a blob file in another thread. And here it sounds like it may be in the mesh or skin files. Are you able to point me in the right direction to extract the model info so that I can import it in Blender? Thank you

From a blob? Surely not.
And which Elex are you talking of?

Here's a tool for E1 skn. edit: just for modifying of skn; not for creation of an obj file, sorry.

(In Elex 2 there's no extra skn-file type, only elex2msh. Tool not released so far. And since E2 is dead I'm not motivated to do so.)

[branlday]

Thanks for the quick reply. I guess I misspoke with the blob part, I wish I could find the post. I swear I saw a screenshot of Blender with the Caja obj (headless) imported. This is Elex 1 btw.

I tried using the check_skn tool and followed your example with Mesh_Male_FullBody_Alb_High_01_L1, but was not able to import the resulting UpperBody file into Blender. After reading your instructions I realize there are some gaps in my skill but I do know my way around HxD and think I did things right. Any other hints or bread crumbs for me to follow?