#3D things

[dotmander]

How To Get Your Character Models Out Of A Game: Tips And Tricks For Bitches That Have Never Used Blender

(it's me, i'm bitches)

(also ignore how messy that lighting is it's 1am and i should have been asleep hours ago. he's there for proof of concept 💕)

a couple people (specifically @forsaken-constellation and @ratasum) asked for a tutorial on how to rip models out of the game. this is not that, but it is a compilation of resources i used to learn about ripping, blender, and 3d modeling in general. i desperately wanted a post like this to exist when i was trying to figure this out, so here we go! all the resources below are completely free, with the exception of a link to the patreon of the person that created ninjaripper.

disclaimers:

there are probably more efficient ways to do the things i am doing. i watched a tutorial to learn shortcuts and then skipped to character models. if you have tips to add, corrections to make, or other thoughts, please feel free to share! i'll link to your post here. ^^

i do not know if any of this will get your account banned. i've ripped several models, so i'm going to assume it's fine as long as you don't try to make money off of it. use your best judgment, be an adult, etc etc etc

last updated: april 2, 2023

PROGRAMS & WEBSITES

ninjaripper 1.7.1 - there's a newer version on the creator's patreon, presumably with support for newer versions of blender and fewer bugs, but i haven't tried that

blender 2.79 - the import addon that comes with ninjaripper 1.7.1 is outdated for the current version of blender (3.5 as of this post), so 2.79 is needed to combine the .RIP files into a .BLEND (blender) file

noesis - ninjaripper saves your textures as .DDS files, noesis lets you view them and export them as .PNGs

blender 3.5 (optional?) - i just like it better than 2.79. if you're completely new it might not matter to you. all of the tutorials linked later are for later versions, though.

mixamo (optional) - rigs your character for you and lets you put them in Situations (like my guy above.) there's a whole library of free animations and poses you can try!

TUTORIALS

how to use ninjaripper - most of what you need to know about actually ripping the files and using ninjaripper is covered here. do not skip this one.

how to use blender 3.5 - full disclosure i haven't finished this series because it's uhhhh many hours long. but if you are a complete newbie to blender, i do recommend at least the first few videos; you'll learn about shortcuts that will make your life easier, how to unfuck your model when it fucks itself for no reason, and different terms that will help you google things you don't know later on. possibly he even covers some of the things i'm about to link! anyway.

what's a uv map?

how to apply textures

how to apply bump maps (note: for our purposes, you wouldn't add a color ramp node, you would add an image node with your bump map, and attach it to the bump node as the person does in the video)

there should be stuff here about weight painting, cloth physics, emission maps (makes your sylvari glow), and other stuff, but um. i haven't figured those out <3  

TIPS

TURN UP YOUR GRAPHICS BEFORE YOU RIP - if you don't, you might end up missing certain textures/glows/etc. HOWEVER, you should turn animations down, because apparently high animation can make your meshes misplace themselves

rip from the character select screen, rather than an instance, because you will have 100 meshes to sort through instead of 1400. i am not exaggerating either of those numbers. if you are new to blender, please love yourself and start with character select.

your textures will be fucked up the first time you try to apply them. this is because the UV maps (the things that tell your textures where to go) of your models are flipped upside down in relation to the texture image. you can flip them back over manually, ooooor you can just flip the entire texture file in something like CSP or photoshop.

for some reason all eyes are red in the texture files. i have not figured out why. i recommend editing the .PNG to have the correct eye color before applying the texture.

mixamo only works for humanoid characters with tight clothing (or without clothing at all). if you try to use it to rig a charr or asura, or someone with a skirt or big sleeves, you will most likely be disappointed.

that's all i can think of for now - if you have other questions, feel free to shoot them my way, although i can't promise i'll have a straight answer ^^;;

information from bookahlogy about character proportions, fixing normals, and other fun tips

#i dunno how to tag this so i simply Won't 💕 #original #3d things

[lustertyun]

the only thing that doesn’t make me feel like shit after a metabolism day is the fact that I can poop

#there is no such thing as tmi on edblr #ed tag #ed related #restrictive diet #calorie count #3d vent #tw ed tag #3d things #3dtumblr #ed relapse #ed diet #tw ed but not sheeran #3d blog #3d food #3d tumblr #3df00dsp0 #tw 3d vent #4na vent #4n0r3x14 #4norexla #4norexi4 #ana trigger #ana fast #4n4rexia #4n4blr #anablr #metabolism day

[ice-cold-fingers]

GUYS I ALMOST HAVE A THIGH GAP WOOOO

#an0rex1a #an0r3xic #an0rexic #3d things #pr0 3d #tw 3d #4n4r3x14 #4na blog #4n0r3x14 #4n4mi4

[wildflow3rs]

cigarettes and chewing gum <3

#eating disoder things #tw self destruction #tw ana thoughts #not pr0 anything #tw ed rant #ed diet #3d things #not pr0 #4n4 #4na #sk1nny

[tiredofrecovery]

i made a discord server for people with eds!!

https://discord.gg/ZYSw2azB

#pro 4na #4na thoughts #4na fast #4na coach #4na buddy #4n0r3x1c #4na tw #3d things #3d #3atingdisord3r #th1nn #th1n$po #th11n$p0

[30ozcoldbrew]

How I feel walking around Europe with all these waif ass looking girls.

#tw ed relapse #tw ana stuff #3d things #tw3dthings

[everydaylouie]

thank you charles

#mario #blender #3d #charles martinet #he’s just retiring #don’t worry #but it’s a bittersweet thing. what a lovely man

[rapidhighway]

extremely happy to have enough blender skill now to make this shit

#shadow the hedgehog #blender #3d model #sonic the hedgehog #3d #3d art #his extremely fucked up anatomy i love him #btw this isnt the thing i was doing retopology on this is so poorly made i wouldnt know where to fucking begin #i just got sick of that other thing and decided to make something for myself for once #i am very sick of tutorials

[originalartblog]

A quick-ish 3D render inspired by Dazai's bolo tie because I don't use my skills for fun enough ✨

#''quick-ish'' because i had to figure out how to render gems and that was a whole thing #also this renderer hates metals. that gold looks too muddy but oh well :/ #i also went a little crazy with the post-effects forgive me #bsd #bungo stray dogs #bungou stray dogs #bsd dazai #bsd dazai osamu #nawy's 3d #<- you all forgot i had this tag because i never use it and never finished the project it was created for #i live in shame

[3d-made-by-paws]

Hello fellows, do you remember me?

I have been in a little art block, but now I finally do something. I think some of you will like this. It's been a hard like.....three months??

In some point I looked at the model and just redo most of it. And now I have more problems with fixing the arms then it has been on the first design, I think I can probably solve this but it will and would take some time.

And now have the THING:

I know that I am get VERY late on the party

Cass is finished the CAS and probably the @somerandomdudelmao thing and start new ...........

But till my work is working i will do it or die trying

#Ignore these spikes. #It's just legs waiting for their rig. #I have so much important things to do #But #I am here do silly 3d model of a coolest dude on this side of internet #Totally not ignoring my important school project by effectively high procrastinating #cass #cass creature #somerandomdudelmao #3d #3d art #blender

[inkclover]

been feeling hella tired… so i drew prismo being tired 💃 😔 🛌

rough sketches below the cut:

first art of 2024 and its the fruity wall stickers fellas… HUZZAH

#the composition fought with me… but that’s okay cuz i bit back TWICE AS HARD— #prohibitedwish #prismo #prismo the wishmaster #scarab #scarab the god auditor #fionna and cake #adventure time #inky draws #inky doods #GAHHHHH i’ll get back to those classwork i swear— #hhhhh a moment of respite and the first thing i did was… doodling pwish art *flops over* #STILL NOT NORMAL ABOUT THEM #projecting my fatigue and thought of prismo feeling tired easily when he’s still getting used to being 3D #that’s okay tho… scarabs keeps him in check #reluctantly he would say (lie) #heheh

[decamarks]

the prettiest 2d girl in town... has become THREE DIMENSIONAL (P.S. you can download this model + some extras here!)

#ultrakill #mirage ultrakill #my art #I LOVE YOU WITH MY LIFE MIRAGE. ARAARRRHHHH #i don't tend to do low poly stuff a lot so figuring that out was fun. the textures were a BLAST to make heeheehoo #OH ALSO the extras in the .blend are the gabriel + ferryman rigs i made =D #i never ended up finishing the thing i was animating so you can just have 'em LOL #3D art

[lustertyun]

Anyone has an alternative to diet coke/coke zero (in europe)? Cause we boycotting in this house but we still need 0cal drinks

#ed relapse #ed tag #ed related #restrictive diet #3d vent #tw ed tag #3d things #calorie count #3dtumblr #ed diet #edbllog #4n0r3xia #4n4m14 #4norexi4 #ana stuff #ana trigger #ana fast #tw 3d #3d blog #3d food #3df00dsp0 #3d drinks

[ninasrestart]

Hey, you. You're too pretty.

Seriously though? why do you always end up mogging everyone near you? You look like a real life goddess! You make models look bad and I am not even exaggerating. Your whole body is the epitome of perfection, those pretty eyes, that cute nose, with that juicy, sexy, perfect lips make people look back TWICE or more at you. You just keep on getting prettier every. single. day. Like holy shit, are you even real? No, actually? your beauty enhances literally every second and it's just so, so pleasing to look at. I could look at you forever and still want to take another look. I just don't get how pretty one can be, my standards increase rapidly just by looking at you, and tell me, is that my fault? is that my fault that I feel this way when i look at you? because, I, I really cant control how i feel when I look at you, I love the way you smile, your voice, the way your lips move when you speak, I love the way your eyes shine under the bright moon. You look like a cigarettes after sex song and you put every plastic surgeon to shame because they can never, never make someone look as pretty as you. You just are a big earth shattering ball of beauty, aren't you?

#law of assumption #loa #i am god #loassumption #loa blog #neville goddard #3d #4d #4d reality #manifest #girlblogging #girly #im pretty #pretty #affirmations #girly things #beautiful model #fashion model #pink #pink aesthetic #pinkcore #pink blog

[wildflow3rs]

who tf was the first person to say that rice cakes are low cal?? 3 of the thin ones are literally 57cal??

#eating disoder things #tw ed rant #tw ana thoughts #ed diet #3d things #eating diary #tw eating issues #disordered eating thoughts #tw ed relapse #ed #eat1ng dis0rder #tw 4n4

[tiredofrecovery]

i‘d be sm prettier if i had a thinner face

#ed no sheeran #4na tw #4na thoughts #tw 3d #3d things