Do it in Blender - quick tips

Neverwinter Nights 1 Custom Content
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You can download import-export tool here: Neverblender

I’d like to share some tips to help you with creating custom content in Blender.
This is not a tutorial. If you want some tutorials, go here:
tiles and placeable tutorials
rigging a character for animation
modyfing body parts

My first tip - creating mirrored tile.
Let’s say you need a tile, which is mirrored image of the tile you already have:

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Import the tile into Blender. Make sure, that 3D cursor is in the center. Aurora rootdummy should be in center by default. Change rotation center to 3D cursor:

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Select mesh and mirror it in Edit mode:

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After the mirroring Normals might be facing the wrong direction, flip them:
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Repeat this for every mesh. After that rename the Aurora Rootdummy and lights (obligatory) and other meshes (recommended).
That’s all - now you can export the tile and add it to your hak.

You’re welcome to share your own tips :smiley:

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How to achieve different results with this same texture

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This was supposed to be next tip, but then it grew too long to put it here, so I’ve uploaded it as the tutorial: texturing tips

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Interesting. When mirroring meshes in Gmax the normals are also facing in the wrong direction and I have to select all faces and flip them. I always thought this was a bug. If Blender does the same, I wonder what’s the reason for this.

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  • probably the Dark Side of the Mirror :wink: but seriously - no idea, sorry , this issue is present in Blender 2.80 too, and, as a friend of mine reports - in Maya.
    Thanks for the comment :slightly_smiling_face:
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Expected behaviour as far as I know. Mirroring does not flip normals.