[NEED HELP] 3DS Max DAE to HOD Error

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#1

I followed this [TUTORIAL] 3DSMax - Getting a simple ship in game Tutorial but when i export it to .dae this happens.

While reading or writing a file the following notifications have been raised.
-Warning: Null not supported by COLLADA. Node ROOT_COL will lose its geometric information. The node transforms will be saved.
-Warning: Null not supported by COLLADA. Node ROOT_INFO will lose its geometric information. The node transforms will be saved.
-Warning: Null not supported by COLLADA. Node UVSets[1] will lose its geometric information. The node transforms will be saved.
-Warning: Null not supported by COLLADA. Node Class[MultiMesh]_Version[512] will lose its geometric information. The node transforms will be saved.
-Warning: Null not supported by COLLADA. Node ROOT_LOD[0] will lose its geometric information. The node transforms will be saved.
-Warning: Null not supported by COLLADA. Node JNT[CapturePoint0] will lose its geometric information. The node transforms will be saved.
-Warning: Null not supported by COLLADA. Node JNT[CapturePoint0Heading] will lose its geometric information. The node transforms will be saved.
-Warning: Null not supported by COLLADA. Node JNT[CapturePoint0Left] will lose its geometric information. The node transforms will be saved.
-Warning: Null not supported by COLLADA. Node JNT[CapturePoint0Up] will lose its geometric information. The node transforms will be saved.
-Warning: Null not supported by COLLADA. Node JNT[EngineNozzle1] will lose its geometric information. The node transforms will be saved.
-Warning: Null not supported by COLLADA. Node BURN[EngineBurn1] will lose its geometric information. The node transforms will be saved.
-Warning: Null not supported by COLLADA. Node Flame[0]_Div[0] will lose its geometric information. The node transforms will be saved.
-Warning: Null not supported by COLLADA. Node Flame[0]_Div[1] will lose its geometric information. The node transforms will be saved.
-Warning: Null not supported by COLLADA. Node Flame[0]_Div[2] will lose its geometric information. The node transforms will be saved.
-Warning: Null not supported by COLLADA. Node Flame[0]_Div[3] will lose its geometric information. The node transforms will be saved.
-Warning: Null not supported by COLLADA. Node Flame[0]_Div[4] will lose its geometric information. The node transforms will be saved.
-Warning: Null not supported by COLLADA. Node JNT[Hardpoint_FuelTank_Position] will lose its geometric information. The node transforms will be saved.
-Warning: Null not supported by COLLADA. Node JNT[Hardpoint_FuelTank_Direction] will lose its geometric information. The node transforms will be saved.
-Warning: Null not supported by COLLADA. Node JNT[Hardpoint_FuelTank_Rest] will lose its geometric information. The node transforms will be saved.
-Warning: Null not supported by COLLADA. Node NAVL[NavLight1]_Sz[1.3]_Ph[0]_Fr[0]_Col[0.5,0.6,0.9]_Dist[10]_Flags[Sprite] will lose its geometric information. The node transforms will be saved.
-Warning: Null not supported by COLLADA. Node JNT[P2Swarmer] will lose its geometric information. The node transforms will be saved.
-Warning: Null not supported by COLLADA. Node JNT[RepairPoint0] will lose its geometric information. The node transforms will be saved.
-Warning: Null not supported by COLLADA. Node JNT[RepairPoint0Heading] will lose its geometric information. The node transforms will be saved.
-Warning: Null not supported by COLLADA. Node JNT[RepairPoint0Left] will lose its geometric information. The node transforms will be saved.
-Warning: Null not supported by COLLADA. Node JNT[RepairPoint0Up] will lose its geometric information. The node transforms will be saved.
-Warning: Null not supported by COLLADA. Node JNT[SalvagePoint0] will lose its geometric information. The node transforms will be saved.
-Warning: Null not supported by COLLADA. Node JNT[SalvagePoint0Heading] will lose its geometric information. The node transforms will be saved.
-Warning: Null not supported by COLLADA. Node JNT[SalvagePoint0Left] will lose its geometric information. The node transforms will be saved.
-Warning: Null not supported by COLLADA. Node JNT[SalvagePoint0Up] will lose its geometric information. The node transforms will be saved.
-Warning: Null not supported by COLLADA. Node JNT[Weapon_Gun0_Position] will lose its geometric information. The node transforms will be saved.
-Warning: Null not supported by COLLADA. Node JNT[Weapon_Gun0_Direction] will lose its geometric information. The node transforms will be saved.
-Warning: Null not supported by COLLADA. Node JNT[Weapon_Gun0_Muzzle] will lose its geometric information. The node transforms will be saved.
-Warning: Null not supported by COLLADA. Node JNT[Weapon_Gun0_Rest] will lose its geometric information. The node transforms will be saved.
-Warning: Null not supported by COLLADA. Node JNT[Weapon_Gun1_Position] will lose its geometric information. The node transforms will be saved.
-Warning: Null not supported by COLLADA. Node JNT[Weapon_Gun1_Direction] will lose its geometric information. The node transforms will be saved.
-Warning: Null not supported by COLLADA. Node JNT[Weapon_Gun1_Muzzle] will lose its geometric information. The node transforms will be saved.
-Warning: Null not supported by COLLADA. Node JNT[Weapon_Gun1_Rest] will lose its geometric information. The node transforms will be saved.

I tried to convert this to .hod but HODOR.exe crashed.

#2

HODOR crashing could be anything - this log is just Max telling you that DAE isnā€™t ā€˜Maxā€™ format - so some data is lost. In general, these warning (not errors!) arenā€™t important nor do they mean anything.

Is there a specific log statement before HODOR goes down? Does it say it is doing something? Iā€™m swamped with patch work, so hopefully one of the many Mod authors here can lend you a hand, though you will probably need to share this modelā€™s DAE/Textures.

#3

It stops at converting from dae to hod

#4

Usually that step has a number of sub-steps that it printsā€¦ ? Iā€™ll see if anyone else can chime in, if not, I may be able to look tomorrow.

#5

If youā€™re new to 3DS MAx rigging, later the conversion will stop. Itā€™s not an error in ā€œ99%ā€ of the cases.
Iā€™m having this problem myself trying to put a ship in place of the KAD_Swarmer and renaming the textures.
As always happens in HW modding, it requires thoroughness or tenacity.

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#6

In your command prompt, what line is last before it crashes? Screen shot will help.

#7

TUTORIAL

= -$HWRM_BASE=D:\Programme (x86)\Steam\steamapps
= -$SHIP_NAME=Kad_Swarmer
= -$SHADER_MAP=D:\Programme (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Homeworld\GBXTools\HODOR\SHADERS.MAP
= -$SHADE_OPT_LOADDAE=Force8888
= -$HOD_SAVE_OPTS=ForceScars FilterScars=thruster,bay
= -$CONVERT_IN=D:\Programme (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Homeworld\Kad_Swarmer.dae
= -$CONVERT_OUT=D:\Programme (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Homeworld\Kad_Swarmer.hod
= -do=convert
= -action=null

Here is my script and it crashes when it says:

DAE -> HOD: Creating Homeworld2 Multi Mesh File - Version 512

I replaced the Kad_Swarmer with a sphere without textures, renamed it and reseted the x-form. Exported to dae and converted it.

#8

Check the @Dom2 tutorial, I think itā€™s ForceMAP and not Force8888.

#9

Ok everybody, problem solved i didā€™nt enable x-factor for real

#10

Ah yes, you have the X-factor button and then you have the reset button.

I suggest to edit the threadā€™s title to add [SOLVED] somewhere.

#11

Also can someone come on teamspeak, It loads the model into the game but without textures.

ts.taskforcebravo.com:38020

#12

No, either is fine. 8888 is quick but yields a very large hod (good for testing). Map is slower but compresses the texture files (good for producing a hod for distribution).

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