MD5 to MD2 skin issue

[SPZ1]

I made an MD5 into an MD2 using QuArK but the skin part of the model is glitched completely. I can't get the MODELDEF skin reference to work. I can't get the Quake 2 Model Editor's skin functions to work either. I tried MilkShape 3D but the animation disappears. Blender also causes the animation to disappear. What else could I do to get the model's skin working? I know that I'm supposed to mimic Doom 3's resource structure in QuArK and I think I did it right.

I'll link to the file in question, FYI.

https://1drv.ms/u/s!Ap4KZFMds2L1hG2gD8F ... p?e=6OAFnD

[Cherno]

I suggest using Noesis for converting models between formats.

[SPZ1]

I just decompressed all of Doom 3's resources and it seems to have fixed the problem with the skin

[WARCHILD_89]

why not convert into MD3 in the first place? I avoid having MD2 models. Many features in GZDoom won´t work with MD2

[Enjay]

Many features in GZDoom won´t work with MD2

For me, a far, far, far bigger problem is the inaccuracy of the MD2 format. Save a file as an MD2 and as an MD3 and then look at any part of the model where there are fine details (nicely shaped pointy bits, whatever). Chances are they will be fine in MD3 and a mess in MD2.
Consider these two close-ups the engine of Kyle Katarn's ship, the Ravensclaw, from Jedi Outcast.

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MD3


MD2


same source model saved using the same tools - one as MD3, the other as MD2.

Not only that, if your model is animated, exactly where vertices are can change from one frame to the next in MD2 format. This can mean the whole model "wobbling" even if only one small part of it is animated.

So, yeah, seconding the suggestion of using MD3 rather than MD2 for additional reasons.



However, to try and answer your question, I'm not sure if Noesis supports MD5 but, if it does, it can export files to other formats and keep the animations if you set the export parameters correctly.

Maverick Model 3D is also good for converting between model formats, and keeping animations, but it doesn't support MD5.

[WARCHILD_89]

However, to try and answer your question, I'm not sure if Noesis supports MD5 but, if it does, it can export files to other formats and keep the animations if you set the export parameters correctly.

Maverick Model 3D is also good for converting between model formats, and keeping animations, but it doesn't support MD5.

Noesis supports MD5 and its animations. If I want to, I could convert all Doom 3 models to MD3 and make them available, icluding the animations. But other people already did that.


Look at the attachment. MD3 format can bve very powerful if you know what you are doing That´s an old model though. If I try again, it will look even better.

[Nash]

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MD3


MD2


same source model saved using the same tools - one as MD3, the other as MD2.

Wow, I'd forgotten just how low-precision and destructive MD2 is. That looks awful.