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| − | Here is a basic guide to put a simple Blender object into Skyrim Special Edition.
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| − | We will export to an FBX file, convert it to a NIF file, and then adjust it.
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| − | The steps are based on [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3f_9evNUiGU this video] and [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOKGlCVo6tc this video]. If you want, you can just watch one or both of them instead, then check here when you run into issues and skip to verification below at the end.
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| − | If you get stuck, find me in the Arcane University's Discord server and ask for help. :)
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| − | = Requirements =
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| − | This is for Windows only.
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| − | Download any of these that you do not already have, and unzip the .zip and .7z files (use [https://7-zip.org/ 7-Zip] for .7z):
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| − | * [https://www.blender.org/download/ Blender 2.83+]
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| − | ** Also install it
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| − | * [https://wiki.beyondskyrim.org/wiki/File:CK-CMD-Stable.zip CK-CMD stable build]
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| − | * [https://github.com/niftools/nifskope/releases/download/v2.0.dev7/NifSkope_2_0_2018-02-22-x64.7z NifSkope 2.0 Dev 7]
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| − | * [https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/4089 SSE NIF Optimizer 3.0]
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| − | * If you have textures: [https://www.dotpdn.com/downloads/pdn.html Paint.Net 4.2+]
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| − | ** Install it, too
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| − | * If you want to add object collision:
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| − | ** [https://www.afkmods.com/index.php?/files/file/2398-nifutilssuite/ NifUtilsSuite 1.2.2] (requires signup to download)
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| − | *** No need to install it yet
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| − | ** [https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/312169456153526272/458674423843520512/nif.xml nif.xml]
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| − | ** For unmovable Skyrim objects: [https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/312169456153526272/458679816682602542/Skyrim_Static.nif Skyrim_Static.nif]
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| − | ** For movable Skyrim objects: [https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/312169456153526272/458680202659102730/Skyrim_Clutter.nif Skyrim_Clutter.nif]
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| − | *If you want to check if your conversion worked:
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| − | ** Skyrim Special Edition
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| − | ** [https://store.steampowered.com/app/1946180/Skyrim_Special_Edition_Creation_Kit/ Skyrim CreationKit]
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| − | = Stage 1: prep textures =
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| − | If you have a colour texture:
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| − | # Open it in Paint.Net
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| − | # Resize it so the height and width are powers of 2 (example: 4096x4096 is OK, but 6144x6144 is not)
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| − | # Export it to a DDS file with BC1 compression in a folder called "textures" next to the .blend file
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| − | If you have a normal map:
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| − | # Open it in Paint.Net
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| − | # Resize it so the height and width are powers of 2 (example: 4096x4096 is OK, but 6144x6144 is not)
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| − | # Export it to a DDS file with '''BC7/DX11+''' compression in a folder called "textures" next to the .blend file
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| − | = Stage 2: export from Blender =
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| − | # Open your mesh in Blender
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| − | # Ensure that the Blender unit scale is 1.0 and the object is the desired size in your preferred unit system<br/>[[Image:Blender_scene_units.png]]
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| − | # Duplicate the object in Blender with Shift+D and then right click to prevent moving it
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| − | # Scale the new object in Blender 100x
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| − | # Apply all transforms on the large object in Blender by pressing Ctrl+A with the object selected and clicking All Transforms
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| − | # With the large object selected in Blender, click File > Export > FBX (.fbx)
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| − | # In the pane that appears, on the right side and in the Include section, enable Selected Objects and in Object Types select only Mesh:<br/>[[Image:Blender_export_fbx_skyrim_settings.png|300px]]
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| − | # At the bottom of the pane, click the Export FBX button
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| − | = Stage 3: convert to NIF =
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| − | # Open the FBX file's containing folder in a file explorer window
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| − | # In another window, open the folder with CK-CMD
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| − | # Drag the FBX file onto the file fbx_to_nif.bat in the CK-CMD folder
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| − | #* This creates a NIF file in the same folder as the FBX file
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| − | = Stage 4: add textures =
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| − | If you have a colour texture and/or normal map:
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| − | # Open the NIF in NifSkope
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| − | # Click the model on the right
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| − | # In the top-left panel, open all hierarchy trees, and click the BSShaderTextureSet entry<br/>[[Image:Nifskope_textures.png|300px]]
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| − | # In the bottom panel, open the hierarchy tree
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| − | #* If you have a colour texture:
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| − | #*# Double click the value column in the first row of the tree, and ensure that it is textures\<colour texture name>.dds
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| − | #*# Save the file, and click Yes or OK if any dialog box appears
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| − | #* If you have a normal map:
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| − | #*# Double click the value column in the second row of the tree, and ensure that it is textures\<normal map name>.dds
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| − | #*# Save the file, and click Yes or OK if any dialog box appears
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| − | * Note: you should now be able to see your textures on the mesh
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| − | = Stage 5: add collision =
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| − | If you want object collision:
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| − | # Open NIFUtilsSuite
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| − | # If you have not used the .exe file before, it will ask you for settings. In the first screen, add the files below. For the later screens, just use the defaults
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| − | #* NIF.XML: nif.xml from Requirements above
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| − | #* Textures: your Skyrim Data\textures folder (example: mine is G:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Skyrim Special Edition\Data\textures)
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| − | #* Templates: the folder with either of the Skyrim_X.nif files from Requirements above
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| − | #* Default Input: wherever you generally want to put your NIFs
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| − | #* Default Output: same as Default Input
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| − | #* NifSkope: NifSkope.exe
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| − | # Click the Chunk Merge tab
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| − | # In the Files > Target-File and Collision-File fields, open your NIF
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| − | # In the Files > Template field, select Skyrim_Static.nif for an immovable object or Skyrim_Clutter.nif for a movable one
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| − | # In Collision Source, select Mesh data
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| − | # In Collision Material, select from the dropdown a type of visual and sound effects for your object colliding with things in game
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| − | # Click the Add Collision button at the bottom right part of the window
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| − | #* '''Note''': if it crashes, try making and using a simple bounding box for the Collision Source by adding a cube mesh in Blender, transforming it in Object Mode to barely contain your 100x-scale mesh, applying the transforms with Ctrl+A > All Transforms, and exporting it to FBX and converting it to NIF as above
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| − | = Stage 6: prep for Special Edition =
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| − | # Copy the NIF to the same folder as SSE NIF Optimizer.exe
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| − | # Open SSE NIF Optimizer, and click the Optimize button
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| − | # If you added collision:
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| − | ## In NifSkope, open the NIF in the Optimizer folder
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| − | ##* Note: the textures do not appear here. This is OK :)
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| − | ##* Note: if you click the red Show Collision icon button, you should see your collision wireframe in red
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| − | ## Right click the mesh, and click Mesh > Update Bounds. If a dialog box appears, click Yes
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| − | ## Save the file. If a dialog box appears, click Yes or OK
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| − | = Stage 7: verify =
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| − | If you want to see your object in game to know if it works:
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| − | == Move to Skyrim folder ==
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| − | # Copy the NIF from the Optimizer folder to your Skyrim Data\Meshes folder (example: mine is G:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Skyrim Special Edition\Data\Meshes)
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| − | # If your mesh has textures, copy those DDS files to your Skyrim Data\textures folder
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| − | == Add to game ==
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| − | # Open CreationKit
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| − | # Click File > Data
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| − | # Double-click Skyrim
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| − | # If you already have a mod you want to add to, double-right-click it
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| − | # Click the OK button
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| − | #* Ignore all warnings
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| − | # In the left-side list of the Object Window, select a category or subcategory that you think best describes your object
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| − | # In the right side list of the Object Window, find something roughly similar to your object. Right-click it and click Duplicate
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| − | # Double-click the duplicated object
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| − | # At the top of the new window, rename the object to a single word describing your new object
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| − | # Beside the Model field, click Edit
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| − | # Beside the Model File Name field, click Edit
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| − | # Select the NIF in your Skyrim Data\Meshes folder
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| − | #* You should see a properly sized and textured version of your mesh
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| − | # Click the OK button of both windows, and when a dialog box appears, click No then Yes in the next dialog box
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| − | # In the Cell View, double click UnownedCell
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| − | #* A 3D view of the cell should appear. You can zoom with the scroll wheel, rotate around the selected object with Shift, pan with Spacebar, and focus on an object by double-clicking its name in the Cell View or pressing Shift+F for the selected object
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| − | # Drag your new object from the Object Window to the 3D UnownedCell view
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| − | #* You should see your new object. You can move it horizontally by clicking and dragging it, and vertically by holding Z while clicking and dragging. You can also rotate an object by right-clicking it and dragging, optionally holding Z, X, or C for a particular axis
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| − | # Save your mod by clicking the Save icon button in the top left part of CreationKit
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| − | # If prompted, enter a name for your mod's file
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| − | == Check in game ==
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| − | # Open the Skyrim launcher, and click PLAY
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| − | # In the Skyrim main menu, click MODS, and wait for them to load
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| − | # Press T and ensure that your mod is selected, then press Esc twice, and click OK if it asks you to restart the game
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| − | #* You might also need to disable any mods that prevent you from spawning a new character where you want (example: Random Alternate Start)
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| − | # In the main menu, press the ~ key, which opens the console
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| − | # In the console, enter: coc unownedcell
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| − | #* This starts the game inside the cell you edited in CreationKit
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| − | #* You should now see your model from Blender :)
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