Whilst browsing through the forums, I noticed that this seems to be a problem. Just how exactly
do you change the origins of a weapon model? Here's a quick and easy guide to show you how:
Tools needed:
Jed's Half Life Model Viewer (if you don't have it, I recommend you get it)
Milkshape 3d
Notepad (or other text editing program)
Your model
Step 1:
First of all, you will need your model that you want to change the origins of. Now, we're going to be breaking down the model into its various core pieces for this, so you might want to do this in a new folder to keep your hard-drive tidy. Now, double click on your model and open it up with Jeds Half Life Model Viewer. You will now be in the model view. We don't want that, so click on the tab "Weapon Origin". Ah, there we go. That's the way the gun is held and shown ingame. Now it's time to modify those origins!
Step 2:
Ok, we've made it this far, and now it's time to find some nice origins that you like. Notice the Origin X, Y and Z boxes with lots of zeros? Have a play about with those values until you find a position you like. (Don't forget to click "Test Origins" when you've modified the numbers so that you may preview the new position. Here are some screenshots to show you.
I apologise for the blurriness of the text. Anyway, we're now finished with Jeds Half Life Model Viewer, so copy your origin number values into notepad, then close down the Model Viewer. Now it's time to decompile.
Step 3:
Open up Milkshape 3d. We are now going to decompile the model to get to its QC file ( The QC file is a text file which stores information about the model, such as which animations it uses). In the top, click "Tools > Kratistos Half Life MDL Decompiler". Now you're presented with a little window with 4 boxes to tick. Leave
all 4 of them ticked, then browse to the folder where your model is stored. Double click on it, then click "Ok". You will then see another window with some information. We can ignore that though, it's not important. Now, leaving Milkshape open, go to the folder where your model is. Oh my! a whole load of files have magically appeared! They're the animations, reference files, textures and the
QC file. We can ignore the rest, all we want is the QC file (although do not delete the other files, they're needed later). Now it's time to use our text editing program
Step 4:
Open up the QC file in your prefered text editor. You will now be presented with a whole lot of text very similar to this:
/*
==============================================================================
QC script generated by Half-Life MDL Decompiler 1.2
2003, Kratisto. Based on code from Valve's HL SDK.
v_357.mdl
Original internal name:
"c:/sierra/half-life/valve/models/v_357.mdl"
==============================================================================
*/
$modelname "v_357.mdl"
$cd ".\"
$cdtexture ".\"
$scale 1.0
$cliptotextures
$bbox 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000
$cbox 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000
$eyeposition 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000
//reference mesh(es)
$body "gun" "v_python_reference"
$body "hands" "v_gordon_hands_reference"
$bodygroup "scope"
{
blank
studio "v_python_laser_reference"
}
// 1 attachment(s)
$attachment 0 "python" 0.000000 -14.000000 6.000000
// 10 hit box(es)
$hbox 0 "Bip01 R Hand" 0.000000 -0.990000 -1.710000 5.941133 1.084807 3.855314
$hbox 0 "python" -0.730000 -10.380000 -5.620000 1.070000 5.160000 3.010000
$hbox 0 "revolver" -1.920000 -1.990000 -57.742607 1.080000 22.403749 3.270000
$hbox 0 "speed_loader" -1.300000 -1.300000 0.000000 1.300000 1.300000 3.150000
$hbox 0 "Bip01 L Hand" 0.000000 -0.960000 -1.820000 3.910000 0.900000 1.710000
$hbox 0 "Bip01 L Finger0" 0.000000 -0.950000 -0.570000 2.450000 0.380000 0.970000
$hbox 0 "L_Arm_bone" -1.920000 -2.640000 -2.300000 2.760000 2.490000 7.980000
$hbox 0 "Bip01 R Finger0" 0.000000 -0.940000 -1.000000 2.450000 0.390000 0.540000
$hbox 0 "R_Arm_bone" -2.620000 -2.640000 -2.290000 2.060000 2.490000 7.990000
$hbox 0 "lasersight_mesh" -1.360000 -11.650000 -2.660000 0.790000 0.000000 1.840000
// 8 animation sequence(s)
$sequence "idle1" "idle1" fps 30 loop
$sequence "fidget1" "fidget1" fps 30
$sequence "fire1" "fire1" fps 30 { event 5001 0 "31" }
$sequence "reload" "reload" fps 37
$sequence "holster" "holster" fps 30
$sequence "draw" "draw" fps 30
$sequence "idle2" "idle2" fps 30 loop
$sequence "idle3" "idle3" fps 30 loop
// End of QC script.
We now need to put our origins in. To do this, we need to add the following text under this ($body "gun" "v_python_reference") line. Of course, your $body "gun" "v_python_reference" line might be different, but if in doubt, place it above the Hit Box lines. We now need to type this:
$origin
X VALUE Y VALUE Z VALUE(where the coloured words represent the values you copied earlier from Jeds Half Life Model Viewer)
Step 4:
Now we're ready to recompile the model. Go back to Milkshape 3d, and in the top tabs, go to
Tools>Half Life>Compile QC file...Now select your QC file, and double click it. Voila! After the text has finished appearing in the little window, it's finished! Enjoy your new origins!
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