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Akerfeldt wrote: I haven't used Milkshape's DX exporters in a long time, but from what I remember they had some whack-ass math involved that made the models look like they were made of Jell-o (also some shit about the model can't be bigger than 256 units wide?)

Milkshape 3D to Unreal export tips

These tips are just as applicable to Unreal and Unreal Tournament as they are to Deus Ex. They really have nothing to do with my converter, but it's information you will want to know when exporting Unreal meshes from MilkShape, trust me!

1. IMPORTANT: Before exporting to the Unreal format from MilkShape 3D, be sure to select all of the faces of your mesh and then use the "Mirror Left <--> Right" command from the Vertex menu. That will cause the left and right part of your mesh to be reversed, and it will also make all of your textures backwards. It will look weird in MilkShape, but as of version 1.4.1, you will need to do that for your mesh to properly export. In Deus Ex, it will look fine. I would recommend not saving the reversed version as a MilkShape file; after all, you may want to export the same mesh to Quake or something later. Just get in the habit of mirroring your model before you export to Unreal. And don't forget to run "unr2de" after you export of course! UPDATE: If you're using version 1.2 or highter of unr2de, you can simply use the "-ms" option instead of doing the "Mirror Left <--> Right" command in MilkShape.

2. Be sure to keep the outer edges of your model within a boundary of -127 to 128 MilkShape units in each direction. Although the Deus Ex format supports a much higher mesh resolution, the Unreal format does not, so you'll have to stick with those same restrictions. My converter does display the maximum and minimum values of x, y, and z in your mesh, so if you see values approaching the high 120's, you'll want to scale your model down a bit in MilkShape 3D. If part of your model goes beyond 128, you'll start seeing scrambled polygons at the edge.