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BenJamin' 30 Aug, 2015 @ 6:07pm
[FIXED][BUG] Left 4 Dead 2 Recompiled Francis and Louis Models Have Animation Errors
Steps Taken:
  1. Extract survivor_biker.* and survivor_manager.* files from "...\SteamApps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\left4dead2_dlc2\pak01_dir.vpk" for decompiling.
  2. Decompile survivor_biker.* and survivor_manager.* files
  3. Re-compile the (unedited) models. However, louis requires removing some unused $jigglebone lines from his .qc file inorder to successfully compile his model.
  4. Repack into a .vpk with appropriate files and folders, and copy it into the addons folder
  5. Launch L4D2 on a local server and test the recompiled survivors' animations.

Expected:
No changes from the original models.

Issues:
  • Francis's and louis's animations malfunction (see screenshot).
  • The same process doesn't cause Bill and Zoey's animations to malfunction, however.
  • Unlike Bill and Zoey, Francis and Louis both contain extra $animation and $sequence lines in their .qc files, they also have matching .smd files in their animation folders.
  • Removing these $animation and $sequence files from their .qc files, and their matching .smd files contained in the animation folders resolves the malfunctioning animation issues in singleplayer, but will still malfunction in multiplayer.
  • Louis also needs some unused $jigglebone lines removed from his .qc file inorder to successfully compile his model.
Operating System:
Windows 7 - 64bit

Samples:
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=509583236
Last edited by ZeqMacaw; 2 Feb, 2018 @ 6:35pm
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ZeqMacaw 30 Aug, 2015 @ 7:29pm 
Animation recompiling is a known issue across all models. Some animations work and some don't. Research is ongoing.

The jigglebone issue is new. I'll look into that.

The workaround for the animations for the two models is here:
https://sites.google.com/site/zeqmacaw/tutorials/modding-a-left-4-dead-2-survivor/setting-up-the-survivor-files-from-l4d2/tweaking-the-decompiled-qc-files
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BenJamin' 30 Aug, 2015 @ 8:51pm 
This somehow works. Thank you!
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ZeqMacaw 4 Oct, 2015 @ 10:01am 
I tested with Crowbar 0.29 decompiling and recompiling "survivor_manager.mdl" as described above and I saw no errors. Jigglebones had no problems in the compile.

I am leaving this bug report open due to the anims-recompile issue.
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ZeqMacaw 31 Jan, 2018 @ 3:19pm 
This is fixed for next release, except that some sequences mess up the jigglebone movement. Still working out how to avoid that.
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