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GrizzlyOne95 edited this page Jun 4, 2026 · 1 revision

Validation Checks

The validation tools are meant to catch common legacy export mistakes before writing .geo, .vdf, or .sdf files. Validation is conservative: errors block likely broken exports, warnings flag risky or guide-derived issues, and info items document best practices or assumptions.

Where to Run It

  • Scene Properties > Battlezone > Validation
  • 3D View > Battlezone > Selected GEO > Validation
  • Export dialogs also run validation and summarize blocking issues.

Use What Gets Checked in Blender for a compact in-app report of current validation coverage.

Severity

  • ERROR: likely invalid export or crash risk.
  • WARNING: risky layout, missing helper, legacy convention mismatch, or likely gameplay issue.
  • INFO: best practice, derived behavior, or non-blocking guidance.

Current Coverage

Validation checks include:

  • active GEO export object exists, is a mesh, and has vertices,
  • legacy name length and LOD marker,
  • GEO first-character best practice,
  • normalized export name collisions,
  • parent resolution inside the same exportable LOD set,
  • multiple exportable model roots in one scene,
  • LOD2 cockpit counterpart, parent, pivot, and orientation,
  • LOD3 missing counterpart, high-detail mesh, and material usage,
  • mesh face topology, including large n-gons,
  • material texture name safety,
  • GEO type and common hardpoint suffix combinations,
  • armatures, skinning, shape keys, constraints, and unsupported legacy animation channels,
  • VDF vehicle essentials such as Type 40 POV and vehicle COL helpers,
  • collision helper names and mesh presence,
  • animation preset slots,
  • looping animation first/last pose mismatches,
  • high animated-GEO counts,
  • legacy frame-range guidance,
  • turret/cockpit hierarchy conventions.

Vehicle Collision Exceptions

Vehicle collision helpers are important for normal vehicles, but producer, guntower, and building-like cases can be different. Validation avoids treating all VDF-style scenes as identical vehicles when structure/producer-style evidence is present.

If you are validating a true vehicle, use the Vehicle preset to keep vehicle-focused checks strict.

Common Fixes

  • Rename objects to valid 5-8 character legacy GEO names.
  • Keep one exportable model root in the scene.
  • Add or fix Type 40 pov for vehicle exports.
  • Parent hardpoints under the part that should move them.
  • Match LOD2 cockpit pivots and parentage to LOD1 counterparts.
  • Simplify or remove LOD3 for Redux-focused assets.
  • Add animation elements before exporting animated legacy assets.

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