Frosty Outfit Mesh Editing Example used Advisor Cullen

[@Padme4000]

If too quick feel free to slow down, there is no talking so you can easily cater at what speed works best for you If multiple parts that only have the letter and number combinations at the end instead of lod.000 and such try renaming each one like this "armour:med01a:lod_0" I name the first bit after what the item is. Alternatively follow this naming convention if the item doesn't fully import. For example for editing the Shokra-Taar I named each part like this: armor:bdy_qf_arishock_model_mesh_lod_0 armour:bdy_qf_arishock_model_mesh_lod_0 bra:bra_lod_0 skin:bdy_qf_arishock_model_mesh_lod_0 the second armour having a slight variation because of both parts belonding to each other.

[@look_papriker]

Hiya, anytime i try to import the mesh to frosty editor i get an error: (ERROR) Import file must contain at least one mesh at lod level 0, do you know why this might be? LOD 0 definitely exists and is named so

[@kaiquerodrigues4006]

I spent the day trying to mod a horn that replaces a helmet it was exhausting but it was worth it thank you so much @Padme4000 for all your support. It's only for my use, but as I thought that maybe someone else would also like it, I decided to upload it to the Nexus!!

[@Padme4000]

Happy to help and glad it worked out

[@kaiquerodrigues4006]

@@Padme4000 thanks a lot for the tutorials!

[@JOEMDMD]

hi padme, i wanna do another nude mod, however when i tried to import a model to replace hm_basenude_model_mesh, it showed meassage: [MeshSet Editor] (ERROR) There was a mismatch in the amount of LODs defined in the imported file and existing mesh, how can i deal with that.

[@Padme4000]

@JOEMDMD that is due to not having enough LODs for import. For example veilguard meshes go up to .005 where dai meshes go up to .003 sometimes .004

[@project2501mk]

Hi! Thank you so much for the video! But I am having a problem, when I import the mesh, frosty outputs the following error "Index was outside the bounds of the array." and as a test I tried no to change anything from the mesh, I just export exactly as you say on the video, open on blender and without changing anything I save exactly as you also show in the video, same configuration... any ideas? Thanks again!

[@project2501mk]

btw, the mesh I wish to edit is flemeth armour: "bdy_hf_flemeth01_model_mesh" and the mesh's names in blender are "blinn1:bdy_hf_flemeth01_model_mesh_lod.000"

[@Padme4000]

@@project2501mk hi sorry for the late reply. Sadly some meshes don't follow the same rules and I have 0 idea why. But if a mesh isn't importing with the name it is given. try changing it to something like "blinn1:flemeth01:lod_0" and see if that works. if .000 doesn't work sometimes changing it to :lod_0 will

[@project2501mk]

​@@Padme4000 No problem! Thank you so much for replying at all! I tried it but got the same message. I'll paste the original naming and what I did: original: blinn1:bdy_hf_flemeth01_model_mesh_lod.000 blinn1:bdy_hf_flemeth01_model_mesh_lod.001 blinn1:bdy_hf_flemeth01_model_mesh_lod.002 blinn1:bdy_hf_flemeth01_model_mesh_lod.003 blinn1:bdy_hf_flemeth01_model_mesh_lod.004 blinn1:bdy_hf_flemeth01_model_mesh_lod.005 blinn1:bdy_hf_flemeth01_model_mesh_lod.006 blinn1:bdy_hf_flemeth01_model_mesh_lod.007 blinn2:bdy_hf_flemeth01_model_mesh_lod.002 blinn3:bdy_hf_flemeth01_model_mesh_lod.000 blinn3:bdy_hf_flemeth01_model_mesh_lod.001 blinn3:bdy_hf_flemeth01_model_mesh_lod.002 blinn3:bdy_hf_flemeth01_model_mesh_lod.003 blinn3:bdy_hf_flemeth01_model_mesh_lod.004 lambert2:bdy_hf_flemeth01_model_mesh_lod.000 lambert2:bdy_hf_flemeth01_model_mesh_lod.001 lambert2:bdy_hf_flemeth01_model_mesh_lod.002 lambert2:bdy_hf_flemeth01_model_mesh_lod.003 lambert2:bdy_hf_flemeth01_model_mesh_lod.004 what I did: blinn1:flemeth01:lod_0 blinn1:flemeth01:lod_1 blinn1:flemeth01:lod_2 blinn1:flemeth01:lod_3 blinn1:flemeth01:lod_4 blinn1:flemeth01:lod_5 blinn1:flemeth01:lod_6 blinn1:flemeth01:lod_7 blinn2:flemeth01:lod_2 blinn3:flemeth01:lod_0 blinn3:flemeth01:lod_1 blinn3:flemeth01:lod_2 blinn3:flemeth01:lod_3 blinn3:flemeth01:lod_4 lambert2:flemeth01:lod_0 lambert2:flemeth01:lod_1 lambert2:flemeth01:lod_2 lambert2:flemeth01:lod_3 lambert2:flemeth01:lod_4 And I also tried like this: "blinn1:bdy_hf_flemeth01_model_mesh:lod_0" and got this new error: "There was a mismatch in the amount of LODs defined in the imported file and existing mesh" PS: Remember that I'm not modifying anything, I just open the exported mess in blender and proceed to export it just as you do in the video.

[@auggiegiacalone4403]

Hello! nice video. I had a question.. when I try to edit morph mesh for Madden 24 in frosty editor, I export it to blender edit it then re import. However this does not work because it gets corrupted is there anything i can do to successfully re import edited morph mesh files? thanks!

[@mayaamis]

Hello Padme. I was wondering, do you think this technique would be good to edit headmorph for Abelas, basically give him ears from another elven head, Solas for example, and merge it so that it is his head morph with normal elven ears?

[@Padme4000]

Sadly head morphs don't work same way as editing meshes and importing a head mesh that has been edited in blender/max sadly results in the mesh exploding in game. It would likely need something editing in the hex code of his res file but I haven't yet been able to work out what is what in the face part of the hex code.

[@mayaamis]

@@Padme4000 oh snap :( I was afraid it was not going to be that simple hehe. thanx for letting me know tho I would wreck my head with this :)

[@Fawkes-y]

How important are the names for the objects/meshes in Blender in regards to importing into Frosty? Because I'm trying to edit the mesh for uni_em_sentinal_med01a_model_mesh, but the length of the mesh's name exceeds Blender's character limit for objects. So when importing the FBX file into Blender, none of the objects end in "lod.000". For instance, what *should* be "uni_hm_sentinal_med01a:uni_em_sentinal_med01a_model_mesh_lod.000" is instead "uni_hm_sentinal_med01a:uni_em_sentinal_med01a_model_mes_3e9a6de". I have followed your tutorial to the letter, but I just cannot re-import this mesh into Frosty after importing it into Blender, even if I haven't touched anything. Other meshes with shorter names work just fine, but ones with longer names don't. Any idea what I do? EDIT: Okay, I played around with a few different meshes, and yes, the names are important, lol. But that means I'm completely stuck because the name of the mesh and its material is too long for Blender, and I have no idea how to work around that. :(

[@Padme4000]

Yeah sadly there are a few edge cases where the name does that. Try "armour:med01a:lod_0" I had this issue just the other day and somehow using the old naming frosty used helped me If multiple parts that only have the letter and number combinations at the end try renaming each one similar to the above. I name the first part after what it is I am going to try to make another tutorial that shows working with those naming issues

[@Fawkes-y]

@@Padme4000 It worked! Thank you so, so much! And thank you for offering so much help and so many resources to the community. Your help has been invaluable, and I and so many others are extremely grateful. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

[@阴婷周-y6b]

Hi padme! I've kept watching your tutorials for many times but i still feel confused(I'm silly maybe). Can i ask you how to change arishock armour's mesh into viv's outfit? I saw your mod but i want to give it a hand upgrade. Sorry for the bother! By the way,what's this? It occurs when i import fbx into frosty editor."error: Index was outside the bounds of the array"

[@Padme4000]

Not sure but that error could be that not all the mesh pieces are assigned to the skeleton. You have to keep some of the parts separate armor1:bdy_hf_arishock_model_mesh_lod.000 (part 1 of outfit) armor:bdy_hf_arishock_model_mesh_lod.000 (part 2 of outfit) bra:bdy_hf_arishock_model_mesh_lod.000 (bra can be used for accessories and such) skin:bdy_hf_arishock_model_mesh_lod.000 (skin) but basically you have to rename the parts to this. I found adding the legs and arms as one mesh, then the chest and frills as one and then skin as one helped. armor1:bdy_hf_arishock_model_mesh_lod.000 (legs and arms) armor:bdy_hf_arishock_model_mesh_lod.000 (chest and frills like the long flowly bit) skin:bdy_hf_arishock_model_mesh_lod.000 (the skin that show) but if your mesh stretches at all in game, like if it was the arms swap the arms to the bra slot for example. hope this helps. I hope to make a tutorial for the arishok armour at some point but not sure when it will get finished

[@阴婷周-y6b]

@@Padme4000 omg thx! I'll have a try.

[@dedeberry]

Hello Padme! Firstly thank you so so so sooo much for these tutorials, they're life (and mental health) saving, im sorry if this is coming out of the left field but is it possible for you to do a tutorial on importing custom armor for the inquisitor into the game? I'm looking everywhere and im stumped. Thank you again for these amazing tutorials!!!!!!

[@Padme4000]

Hi, thank you I'm glad they help. I actually have a combo of tutorials that should go along with this one. The naming in this tutorial will always be what even new meshes need to be named for example. kzbin.info/www/bejne/f4G0Y4SMi66rgrc - this is a tutorial for transferring weights from one mesh to another so if a custom mesh or from another game you'd first do this with your mesh and then you'd follow this tutorial. Instead of Cullen's armour it would be your custom mesh you're then renaming to match the names of the outfit you're replacing. So the main outfits that get replaced are the Arishok armour and the prologue armour as they have the most parts to work with. And then you'd use the in game code to make the game use the appearance of those outfits on other outfits like I show how to do in this tutorial kzbin.info/www/bejne/bIaWoox8naqGorM if you made your custom outfits for another game and want a quicker way to convert them to same pose as DAI I have this tutorial kzbin.info/www/bejne/haDJnZabhq17Y9E which is the method I use to do this, including the method I use for converting from one race to another. But I can definitely try to look into making a combined video showing all the methods in one.

[@dedeberry]

@@Padme4000 I apologize for the late reply. That would be greatly appreciated, truly. I've been trying for months with no luck. However, please do so at your own pace I don't wish to disturb you or pressure you! If you chose not to do so that is also quiet fine, the choice is yours and yours alone! Thank you again for all you've provided!!!

[@Sergio-uo6xv]

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[@kaiquerodrigues4006]

hello my friends, first of all sorry for my english, I really wanted a mod to give horns to my inquisitor, or at least someone who can make a tutorial to teach me how to do it, if they could I would be grateful. I just wanted the horns because in my lore I am a human/demon who will save the planet :v @Padme4000 helpe me pleaseeee

[@Padme4000]

No worries at all. I think to use horns on other races you would maybe need to create them as Helmets and then use the Helmets on Mod to make them consistently on. www.nexusmods.com/dragonageinquisition/mods/3596 this is that mod. My tutorial here hopefully should help kzbin.info/www/bejne/a6GYYmyKgbiCnMU just bare in mind names in blender may be different. But that tutorial will help you set up so hair still shows when the Horns are equipped via the helmet slot.

[@kaiquerodrigues4006]

@@Padme4000 Thank you for your attention, I'll try to do it, I'll update you later if I managed

[@kaiquerodrigues4006]

@@Padme4000 Updating: I managed to import, but in the frosty editor nothing appears when I import, the horns do not appear and I tested it in the game and it does not appear either, do you know what it could be?

[@kaiquerodrigues4006]

@@Padme4000 thank you very much, I just got it, I just have to solve it now my mage's staff is colliding in the horn, is it possible to create a collision or prevent one from touching the other? and again thank you so much I couldn't do it without your help!!