CASTLEVANIA LORDS OF SHADOW "HOW TO EXTRACT MESHES"?

[TheMask85]

please don't get mad a me for bump such an old thread.

i was just curious if anybody out there still got the blender script to import
.sm3 files with bones intact.
if this bump is somehow against the rules because i only did it because of
a request, i apologize.

if anyone here still have the script, give me a shout via pm.
thank you!

[lumekano]

Here

http://www.mediafire.com/download/ay28sw80vu3ui8v

[TheMask85]

thank you so much!

[TaylorMouse]

Hi guys, I don't have blender, and I'm not planning on downloading it either, I do have 3DS Max and would like to ask if there is a file format described on the .sm3 format for the PC version ?

or maybe have the blender script in readable text instead of having it encrypted in the blender format.

Thnx

T.

[TaylorMouse]

Yes, I finally figured out the model structure, the static one meshed models where easy, but this one const me a few time my sleep.

Still need to add the automatic assignment of the materials, but it looks like it will be just a matter of time
Once that is done, I'll upload the max script

This is only for the PC version.



T.

[pixellegolas]

pro!

[shakotay2]

Still need to add the automatic assignment of the materials, but it looks like it will be just a matter of time

Sry, I read this thread too late. Here's the py script from Mariusz Szkaradek, my blender script hero : http://www.uploadmb.com/dw.php?id=1378487497

There's a function def read_materials():
but in my experience using blender (2.49b) helps to get a full understanding of a script's working methods. (Yes, it's a very old blender version but it's a python 2 script I guess.)

[TaylorMouse]

Thnx shakotay2 , but I believe it is not for the PC version, cause I looked at the script ( through Blender) and it has some serous changes compared to the PC version. :/

Anyway still need to work on it cause not all of the models work... yet

T.

[TaylorMouse]

Here is the script that imports (almost) all of the models

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fn ReadZeroString binaryStream =
(
	
	local loop = true
	local str = ""
	while (loop) do
	(
		var = readByte binaryStream
		if (var == 0) then
		(
			loop = false
		)
		else
		(
			str += Bit.IntAsChar(var)
		)
	)
	str
)

fn ReadBytes binaryStream bytesToRead =
(
	for b=1 to bytesToRead do readbyte binaryStream
)

struct MyMaterial
(
	MaterialName,
	Type,
	TypeName,
	DiffuseText,
	NormalText,
	SpecularText
)
fn CreateMesh stream pos =
(
	fseek stream pos #seek_set
	MD3D = ReadZeroString stream
	fseek stream 11 #seek_cur
	meshName = ReadZeroString stream
	
	/* Faces */
	faces =#()
	nbrFaces = readLong stream
	indicesChunckSize = readLong stream
	for f=1 to nbrFaces do 
	(
			f1 = readshort stream + 1
			f2 = readshort stream + 1
			f3 = readshort stream + 1
			append faces[f1, f3, f2] --> not zero based !!
	)
		
	LFVF = ReadZeroString stream
		
	/* Vertices */
	verts=#()
	uvs=#()
	groups=#()
		
	fseek stream 15 #seek_cur
	TEX1TGX = ReadZeroString stream
	s1 = readshort stream
	s2 = readshort stream
	chunkSize = readshort stream
	s4 = readshort stream
	nbrVertices = readshort stream
	s6 = readshort stream
	
	for v=1 to nbrVertices do
	(
		offset = chunkSize
		
		v1 = readfloat stream
		v2 = readfloat stream
		v3 = readfloat stream
		
		append verts [ v1, v3, v2 ] --> 12 bytes
		
		fseek stream 12 #seek_cur
		
		offset = offset - 24
		
		u = readfloat stream
		v = readfloat stream
		w = readfloat stream

		append uvs [u,1-v,0]
		offset = offset - 12
		
		fseek stream offset #seek_cur
	)
		
		--print (ftell stream)
		matId = readlong stream
		unk2 = readlong stream
		unk3 = readlong stream
		for k=1 to matId do readshort stream
		unk1 = readlong stream
		
		--format "unk1:% unk2:% unk3:% \n" unk1 unk2 unk3
		
		--Format "Material ID = %\n" matId
		
		Format "Building mesh '%' please wait...\n" meshName
		theMesh = MESH NAME:meshName VERTICES:verts FACES:faces TVERTS:uvs
		meshOp.setMapSupport theMesh 1 true
		for t = 1 to verts.count do
		meshop.setMapVert theMesh 1 t uvs[t]
		
		theMesh.material = meditMaterials[1]
		update theMesh
)

fn ImportMeshesOnly =
(
	clearlistener()
	testFile = getOpenFileName \ 
		caption:"Castlevania Lords of Shadow" \
		types:"Castlevania Model File(*.sm3)|*.sm3" \
		historyCategory:"CastlevaniaObjectPresets"

	if (testFile == undefined) then return undefined
	
	filePath = getFilenamePath testFile
	print filePath
	/* Open the file in binary mode */
	stream = fOpen testFile "rb"

	fseek stream 0 #seek_end 
	fileLength = ftell stream 

	fseek stream 0 #seek_set

	search = "MD3D"

	positions = #()

	char1 = bit.intAsChar( readbyte stream )
	char2 = bit.intAsChar( readbyte stream )
	char3 = bit.intAsChar( readbyte stream )
	char4 = bit.intAsChar( readbyte stream )

	str = char1 + char2 + char3 + char4
	print "Reading file "
	for i=1 to fileLength do
	(	
		
		pos = 0
		if( str == search) then
		(
			format "Mesh found (%)\n" pos
			pos = ftell stream
			append positions (pos - 4)
			
		)
		char1 = char2
		char2 = char3
		char3 = char4
		b = readbyte stream
		if(b == undefined) then exit
		char4 = bit.intAsChar( b )
		str = char1 + char2 + char3 + char4

	)
	
	/* read the materials */
	fseek stream 48 #seek_set
	iniAvailable = readlong stream
	
	if(iniAvailable == 1) then
	(
		fseek stream 64 #seek_set
		nbrInis = readlong stream
		--print nbrInis
		for ini=1 to nbrInis do
		(
			readlong stream --> namelength
			property = ReadZeroString stream
			--format "%\n" (property)
		)
	)
	fseek stream 84 #seek_cur
	/*
		Read material for this model chunk = 240
	*/
	Materials=#()
	nbrMaterials = readlong stream
	--format "Materials = %\n" nbrMaterials
	for m=1 to nbrMaterials do
	(
		MAT = ReadZeroString stream
		fseek stream 12 #seek_cur
		materialName = ReadZeroString stream
		fseek stream 56 #seek_cur
		readlong stream --> namelength
		materialType = ReadZeroString stream
		phantomName = ""
		if(materialType == "Standard") then
		(
			fseek stream 16 #seek_cur
		)
		else --> Phantom or Blend
		(
			readlong stream
			phantomName = ReadZeroString stream
			fseek stream 12 #seek_cur
		)
		
		readlong stream --> namelength
		textureName = ReadZeroString stream
		
		/* TODO :  check if the file exists without the .alpha, if it doesn't check if it exists with, this also means that there is an opacity layer */
		
		textureName = tolower textureName
		trimmed = "dds\\" + substring (getFilenameFile textureName) 1 ( (getFilenameFile textureName).count - 1 )
		
		/* DIFFUSE TEXTURE */
		textureDiffuse = filePath + "dds\\" + getFilenameFile textureName + ".alpha.dds"
		diffuseAlphaFound = true --> diffuse map contains an alpha layer that needs to be used
		
		if( DoesFileExist (textureDiffuse) == false) then
		(
			diffuseAlphaFound = false
			textureDiffuse = filePath + "dds\\" + getFilenameFile textureName + ".dds"
			if( DoesFileExist (textureDiffuse) == false) then 
				textureDiffuse = "" --> NOT FOUND !
		)

		/* NORMAL MAP */
		textureNormal = filePath + trimmed + "b.dds" 
		if( DoesFileExist (textureNormal) == false) then textureNormal = "" --> NOT FOUND !
		

		/* SPECULAR MAP*/
		textureSpecular = filePath + trimmed + "s.alpha.dds" 
		specularAlpaMapFound = true
		if( DoesFileExist (textureSpecular) == false) then
		(
			specularAlpaMapFound = false
			textureSpecular = filePath + "dds\\" + getFilenameFile textureName + "s.dds"
			if( DoesFileExist (textureSpecular) == false) then 
				textureSpecular = "" --> NOT FOUND !
		)
		
		/* Clean up the material editor first */
		for i=1 to 24 do 
		(
			meditMaterials[i] = Standard()
			mname = i as string + " - Default"
			meditMaterials[i].name = mname
		)
		/* PUT THE MAT TO THE MAT LIB*/
		if( m < 25) then 
		(
			meditMaterials[m] = Standard()
			meditMaterials[m].name = getFilenameFile textureName
			if(textureDiffuse != "") then 
			(
				meditMaterials[m].diffuseMapEnable = on
				meditMaterials[m].diffuseMap = Bitmaptexture fileName:textureDiffuse
			)
			if(diffuseAlphaFound) then 
			(
				meditMaterials[m].opacitymap = Bitmaptexture fileName:textureDiffuse
				meditMaterials[m].opacitymap.monooutput = 1
			)
			
			if(textureNormal != "" ) then
			(
				meditMaterials[m].bumpMapEnable = on
				meditMaterials[m].bumpMapAmount = 40
				normal = Normal_Bump ()			
				normal.normal_map = BitmapTexture fileName:textureNormal
				meditMaterials[m].bumpMap = normal
	 
			)
			
			if(textureSpecular != "") then 
			(
				meditMaterials[m].specularMap = Bitmaptexture fileName:textureSpecular
				meditMaterials[m].specularLevel = 50
			)
			
			showTextureMap meditMaterials[m] true
		)
		/* add the material to the array */
		mat = MyMaterial "" materialType phantomName textureDiffuse textureNormal textureSpecular
		append Materials mat
		
		fseek stream 63 #seek_cur
	)
	
	print Materials

	/* build and draw the meshes */
	format "\nCreating meshes\n"
	for i=1 to positions.count do
	(
		CreateMesh stream positions[i]
	)

	fclose stream
	
	format "Number of meshes found: % \n" positions.count
	
)
GC()
clearlistener()
max select all
max delete
ImportMeshesOnly()
max zoomext sel all
--clearlistener()
format "DONE\n"

T.

[matreco]

Anyc chance for na updated version of this script for Castlevania Lords of Shadow 2?

[TaylorMouse]

Don't have the game (yet) so...

did you try using this script?

T

[matreco]

Cheers for the reply,

Yup I did it stops here:

str += Bit.IntAsChar(var)

[unlimited32]

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I added the Mercury Steam .sm3 loader module to 3D Object Converter v4.427

[url]http://www.kz_3d.tvn.hu/mercury_steam.jpg[/url]

I uploaded the converted Wavefront .obj/mtl files:

[url]http://www.kz_3d.tvn.hu/mercury_steam.zip[/url]

Is this possible to do for LOS2? it works for los1, reverie and ressurection ps3 files! As you can see you did this once and this is a really nice feature. I requested this a long time ago! In LOS2 almost all dds textures are located in other folders than the model foldres so its hard to track down dds files, but in this way it is easy to see exactly what the name of the dds texture file is. if this is possible to make again, then, please make it so. Thank You!!!

[unlimited32]

has enyone found a way to import level models from los2 in the correct spots? for example where things should be placed and/or oriented? And one other thing, how to know exactly witch level models to import to complete a specific level?

[zardalu]

has enyone found a way to import level models from los2 in the correct spots? for example where things should be placed and/or oriented? And one other thing, how to know exactly witch level models to import to complete a specific level?

The origin of the level models as exported by Karpati's 3D Object Converter is maintained such that they are automatically positioned properly when you import them into another program (for example, Deep Exploration). So for example, if you look in the noblequart folder and load 000carm.obj, 001carm.obj, 002carm,obj, etc into Deep Exploration, the rooms will show up linked together as they do in the game. I just referred back to the game in order to assign the correct textures. This took me a little while, but now I have the levels completely textured. The required materials are stored in the sm3 file associated with each msh file, so you can figure it out pretty easily from there. Not the most efficient way to do things, but it works.

As far as the object placement of things like furniture, candles, interactive objects, etc, you would also need to refer to the game for that (ie screenshots or alt tab). At least for now.