Interesting error

[Choking Victim]

I've got a problem with a biped rig I have, the vert's are stretched to the center of the map as if they aren't weighted, but I know every vertex is weighted. According to this post (http://gbxforums.gearboxsoftware.com/showthread.php?p=1172348&highlight=bones#post1172348)at gearbox, bipeds with more than 40 bones fuck up and every vertex with a node index greater than 40 stretches to the center of the map. Does anyone know a way to overcome this? Also, here's my debug.txt:


02.18.08 08:53:34 a hobo pc 01.01.00.0609 ----------------------------------------------
02.18.08 08:53:34 reference function: _write_to_error_file
02.18.08 08:53:34 reference address: 401b13
02.18.08 08:53:34 Couldn't read map file './a_hobobeta.map'
02.18.08 08:53:35 *found 2 adapters...
02.18.08 08:53:35 CreateDevice succeeded with refresh rate = 0
02.18.08 08:53:35 Sound card doesn't meet minimum hardware requirements. Disabling hardware option.
02.18.08 08:53:35 Increasing sound decompression buffer size to 1048576 bytes
02.18.08 08:53:35 ### ERROR couldn't add instance to model marker
02.18.08 08:53:35 ### ERROR failed to load model
02.18.08 08:53:38 local player 0, weapon (0x0), deleted unexpectedly


I noticed that the h1 cortana rig has exactly 40 bones, seems like bungie was aware of the issue but never fixed it.

[CodeBrain]

Maybe put less bones? :V

In all seriousness, through, I wouldn't have the slightest clue. Sorry. :(

[Choking Victim]

Why would you post? Don't post unless you have an answer to the question at hand.

[CodeBrain]

I said try less bones....

What kind of biped are you making that has over 40 bones?

[Choking Victim]

that's not a solution im looking for, and its a secret...a very cool little secret.

[itszutak]

All I can think of is just getting rid of a few bones and "faking" it by having parts of the biped modeled in a commonly-used position for the biped. (EX. no ankle bone, just a foot that sticks out at a right ankle to the leg, or stiff hands, or no facial expressions,etc.)

By the way, I know that it would look like crap. However, remember you are working on a seven-year-old game. >_>

[malolo420]

I said try less bones....

What kind of biped are you making that has over 40 bones?


that's not a solution im looking for, and its a secret...a very cool little secret.

So your makin gravemind huh? or atleast thats what I would think.

[Choking Victim]

you'd be surprised at how many bones alot of the halo 2 bipeds have...
and no

[_TheArbiter_]

cortana has 40 bones?? sounds like too much for what she does