Wirefrimes/Keyframes are in Jpg format.

[remcferron88]

Hi, long time fan of Freedom Force. Played the game in in 9th grade and now I'm a 28 year old college graduate lol. Well as the title says I am trying to use custom skins and meshes, been a long time since I have played the game and I'm having some issues. I was able to get the mesh and skins in the game, using vx_male_aura, but there are no animations for my attacks/walking/ect. I noticed the wireframe that came with it is a Jpg while all the built-in custom meshes have .kf for their keyframes. Any assistance would be great guys, thank you and I just want to say it's amazing how much everyone still loves this game.

[BentonGrey]

Sheesh, Remcferron, way to make me feel old! 

What you need is just a .kf file.  The wireframe is just a guide for skinners.  If you'll post or PM me your email address, I'll send you some VX keys.  What kind do you want?  Some that are blaster, basher, kung fu, you know?

[remcferron88]

Thanks so much! My email is remcferron88@gmail.com. As for the .kf I'm not sure, will any work with any mesh/skin? I don't really remember how all this works lol. I was planning on making a custom light projection character, so hand blasting stuff sounds good. Thanks again.

[BentonGrey]

You're quite welcome!  The email is away. 

No worries, there can be a lot to keep up with.  No, not all keys are created equal.  Basically, each base type of mesh has its own types of keys.  So, all male_basic based meshes can share keys, all VX meshes, etc.  There are usually a good variety for most of the main types of meshes. 

Alex has a great FAQ for the basics, if you want to relearn them.  Of course, you can always ask questions on the forum as well.  This is the best community you're likely to find online.

http://www.alexff.com/faq.php

[remcferron88]

Followed the FAQs and tutorials online, yet the animations still won't work. The mesh I am trying to use is vx_male_aura with the vx torch_keyframes.kf (renamed to keyframes.kf).

[BentonGrey]

Hmm, that's strange.  That should be working.  Ohh!  I know, have you converted the mesh?  Is this for FF1 or 2?

You said  in your first post, so I'm thinking this is me being dumb.  I sent you  keys, converted to work with the later game.  You'll need an unconverted set. 

[spydermann93]

Well, based on that pic, he's trying to use the mesh with , not

There might be a problem using vxHuman_Torch keyframes with vxMale_Aura (I'm not sure, though).

Vertex released several keyframes that were meant to be used with all of his meshes, and they can be found here: https://web.archive.org/web/20051215190805/http://newpowerinc.com/meshsecpages/keyframe_central.htm

Try using any of the male keyframes in the top "VerteX for VX Meshes" section. Those should work for you

[Cyber Burn]

There are also Yahoo Groups with unconverted Keyframes as well.

Vertex: https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Vertex_Meshes_06/info

Grenadier: https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Grenadiermeshes11/info

Beyonder: https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/BYD_fb_keyframes/info

               https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/BYD_mb_keyframes/info

               https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/BYD_other_keyframes/info


And I know there are more, I'm just drawing a blank at the moment.


EDIT:  You may also want to check out this thread as well, it's a literal treasure trove of Keyframes.

http://freedomreborn.net/forums/index.php?topic=58505.0

[BentonGrey]

How did I not know about that, CB?  That is gonna' be super helpful!

[Cyber Burn]

What can I say...Assassin, Information Broker, Egomaniac...My titles are many, and I do my best to earn them. 

[remcferron88]

Thanks everyone! Awesome community.