Lambert should be set to Phong on materials in xmodel_export files

[gmzorz]

once the xmodel_export files are created, phong shading is off by default..
i don't know if lambert does anything, but it's badly shaded without phong

[SE2Dev]

Which game are you checking on?

[gmzorz]

Actually, scrap what i said, i thought it would work but i didn't test it out myself
i am having an issue with the shading on xmodels, in cod4

what i meant with phong shading ^ you can clearly see the edges, while it's supposed to look shaded
had to use a quick example, but this happens on all models i export using blender-cod.

[SE2Dev]

What is the name of that model, and which version of Blender-CoD are you using?

[0x8080]

@SE2Dev It's a giant M40a1

[gmzorz]

it's just the m40 i had to compile into a mod, replaced me_concrete_barrier real quick, happens with all models i compile, i'm using the latest version from this page.
you can see it on this model as well, which is a custom one
just anything made with blender shows up with the edges clearly visible

[0x8080]

Why is there a PSO on an M40?

[CoDEmanX]

If I understand correctly, smooth shading using vertex normals is desired here? Is the mesh shading set to smooth (on faces) in Blender?

[SE2Dev]

Can you show me a screenshot of the Blender-CoD add-on page in Blender so I know exactly which version you're using?

I need to know if you're using a development version or an older version.

[gmzorz]

yes, all faces are set to smooth
here's the one im using

Here's what it looks like in blender:

and ingame:

[CoDEmanX]

Looks like it exports the face normals instead of the vertex normals.

Well, that's the super old version 0.3.5, which is from 2012. It is also the only release available on GitHub.

Please try the latest code from master branch. @SE2Dev or development branch?

[CoDEmanX]

0.3.5 seems to export vertex normals:
https://github.com/CoDEmanX/blender-cod/blob/blender_26/io_scene_cod/export_xmodel.py#L536

But since it looks like face normals in-game, there might actually be some problem with Blender. For instance, the vertex normals might require to be updated if to_mesh() is used to triangulate...

[gmzorz]

this is what i get from the master branch, when i try to tick the checkbox in add-ons

[CoDEmanX]

Did you use Download Zip?

That's not going to work. You need to download the repo, extract the content and zip the subfolder io_scene_cod. That newly created archive should install in Blender. Alternatively, you could delete the existing folder io_scene_cod in %appdata%\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.78\scripts\addons and place the new one there.

[SE2Dev]

This should work for the time being.
blender-cod_beta.zip

[gmzorz]

sorry for the late reply, been busy with alot of things, this is what happens when i export as xmodel_export. selected all objects in the scene

[SE2Dev]

I assume your model has a skeleton, materials, uv maps, etc.
You should just need to select the model and choose export from the menu. If that doesn't work, try using this version: io_scene_cod_beta2.zip

[gmzorz]

not sure if i'm doing it right..

here's the process:
https://streamable.com/eawkj

[SE2Dev]

Ah, I see what happened. When I rewrote the export logic, I made it so that it'd look only for models that had skeletons, and forgot to restore the ability to automatically generate the default skeleton for static models. I still need to re-implement this feature.

In the mean time, you should be able to resolve this issue by adding a skeleton with a single bone (called tag_origin) and linking it to the model.

[gmzorz]

that actually makes alot of sense, thanks alot, i'll try it out asap

[SE2Dev]

I'm going to close this issue as it appears to have gotten somewhat off topic, and the original issue appears to have been resolved.