Modifying HL2 Weapon Models/Characters

[stukabomber44]

Hey everyone,

I have been modeling for quite some time, that is basic props and what not. However, I have been wanting to move into weapon/character creation for quite some time.

I looked for any relevant tutorials that have been recently created, but found nothing that actually worked since they used 3ds Max 2008, or were released 3 or 4 yeas ago which is no longer relevant due to many changes in the way the modeling programs work. (At least for now because I haven't had any luck)

Ultimately I would like to be shown how to take a decompiled weapon (I know how to decompile the weapons but just be sure I'm doing it the right way) and put it into Maya or 3ds Max, modify it, recompile it, put it in HL2 and see it come to life.

Can anyone recommend tutorials they know work, or would anyone be willing to take me under their wing and show me how to do this??

Thanks for reading!

Sb44

[cra0kalo]

A simple YouTube search will bring up some good tutorials start there

Also yes the NOESIS tutorials are a bit outdated but following the same concept will still get you the results. Finally I employ you to check out the tutorial posts found here
viewforum.php?f=11

[stukabomber44]

Can you recommend a reliable youtube video you or would use to show how it is done??

I'll check out the Noesis tutorials and see if I can grab something. Thanks for showing the tutorial forum - I'll def use that.

[Stormy]

I did this to help a dude who was trying to modify the crowbar a few nights ago. It's blender (and a little bit muddled), but the concepts are the same. It's painfully easy to modify the crowbar to any other inanimate object, so it's a good place to start.