question about the RE4 2007 to UHD Model Converter Toolset

really it's getting worse and worse. The more I explain the more I understand that you have no idea about what you are doing.
To have a full model with everything attached to(head, gear...) simply create a bin/ tpl of it(following instructions) and then replace it with original body model that you get by extracting original udas file. Then try to make the head, eyes, hair, coat and other unnecessary parts of original model(that are useless) emty. To do so just make a simple very small polygon(small enough to be invisible in game) and assign it a bone(for example bone0) then export it as smd and make a bin of it and replace all other extra parts of original models with it to get rid of them.

Also wondering about the .TCS file that is generated with the BIN_Generate.bat tool

As stated above, I renamed all the new textures of my 2007 model sequentially and placed them in my original models package folder & repacked, but my .tcs file is still generating the old texture names:

file 29 = Kyoka0df0acc3.tga
file 30 = Kyoka0df0eye.tga
file 31 = Kyoka0df0face.tga

 etc.. (same for the rest of the files)

Is this an issue? After repacking the .udas file and replacing the original the game crashes. 

Thanks for your reply, but your answer does not address what i am asking.

I am asking why the TCS file is stil using the original names eg:

file 29 = Kyoka0df0acc3.tga

instead of :

file 29 = 0029.tga


The TCS file is generated from the BIN_Generate.bat using the .MTL file that was exported from Milkshape 3D. This .MTL file was generated by Milkshape 3D using the model's original .SMD file)

The BIN_Generate.bat command used was:

RE4_UHD_BIN_Generator.exe pl0a0a_changed.smd pl0a0a_changed.mtl 01000000 29

but does it matter that the TCS file still has the old names of textures ? I want to export the BIN/TPL file for the model, but the game crashes and I am wondering if it is because this TCS file contains the wrong information. 


EDIT* I think this problem is from the way the original model files were organized. Since teh original files was PMD I had to convert ti to SMD. This SMD file still references the old texture files, so when it exports an MTL file from Milkshape, and this MTL is imported into RE4_UHD_BIN_Generator.exe it is still passing along the old texure info. 

Perhaps editing the MTL file would help? or does this matter?

ok thank you . THIs doesnt really address my questions, but I will try this for the time being. 

How do I convert to dds?

My curious newbie friend.

Tcs file simply tells you what would the new name of each model texture be.

Here is the situation: you have a model with a few textures with any given names.
It does not matter if the texture have numbered names or alphabetical.

Then you export the model to both smd and obj/mtl formats using a 3d app to get the required smd/mtl files to generate bin/tpl/tcs files.

After getting smd/mtl files use them with toolset to get bin/tpl/tcs files. Then copy new bin/tpl files into the original model's extracted udas folder and replace the old ones. Use UDAS tool to generate your new custom udas file and copy it into Em folder of RE4UHD. Model part is done.

Now you have to make a custom texture package to have the model with tectures in game. Otherwise the game would simply crash.

To prepare texture package you have to rename the original model textures to numerical names. Here is where tcs file should be used. Open it and according to the file numbers rename the original textures one by one.
For example if tcs contained this line file 23 = hair.dds you have to rename original texture hair.dds to 0023.dds and so on.

After renaming all textures copy them into your original model's extracted texture pack folder and repack that folder using the tools. Copy this new texture pack file into imagepackHD folder of RE4UHD. Texture part is done.

Now you can enjoy your first model import.
Hopefully...

I made a tutorial doing mod for re4 uhd full video, and for those who want to convert mods of re4 2007,, I'm using a part of your tutorial, son of persia

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To convert mod of RE4 2007 to RE4 UHD by Son Of Persia

1- First extract the RE4 UHD model you want to replace (according to RE4_UHD_Model_Extract_Guide.txt file).

2- Drag and drop your RE4 2007 PMD model to PMD_Extractor.exe tool and wait for model SMD file to be
exported.

3- Put both extracted SMD files in the same folder as RE4_2007_UHD_Skeleton_Changer.exe tool.

4- Open Skeleton_Changer.bat file in a text editor and change it's content like this:

RE4_2007_UHD_Skeleton_Changer.exe RE4_UHD_Model.smd RE4_2007_Model.smd

For example if you want to change the skeleton of pl08 in RE4 2007 to pl08 in RE4 UHD put this command in Skeleton_Changer.bat :

RE4_2007_UHD_Skeleton_Changer.exe pl08_000.smd pl080a.smd

5- Double click on Skeleton_Changer.bat file and wait for a new SMD file to be generated.
This new SMD file contains the faces/vertices of RE4 2007 model and skeleton structure of RE4 UHD model.

It's name is in this format : RE4_2007_Model_changed.smd

6- Replacing the TGA textures to DDS:
Import your model RE4_2007_Model_changed.smd. in milkshape 3D, go in material and click on the textures and change without creating new material, do it with all the textures of your model.

7- now watch the Part 11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18 of the video to understand how to make their model of RE4 2007 to RE4 UHD

8- Congratulations. You successfully converted your beloved model to RE4 UHD format.