[noob]object total black in game

hi, i come with my noob/stupid/nonsense problem.
hope i post in the good section etc, rapidly searched "black model" or "export maya to game studio" but i got no solution :x sry if its a 9999x asked problem --

so, the problem is "my model is total black ig"

1)i do my noobish sphere on maya and put a texture on it.
2)i export it as ".obj" and import it in MED model editor
3)i save it as MDF7 file (.mdl)
4)in WED, i add this model with "add/model/my model" (edit : it appears in color in the editor WED)

and then i try to launch the game and the model is total black
tried to save as MDF5 file (.mdl) but this way, the model is total white ig (if i remember well)
i guess i forgot something or i'm total noob, so im looking for a solution, ty in advance and sorry for my noob english.

hey ayks,

is the model in MED black, too? or is it textured there?

Open the Model in MED.

Do the follwing:

Edit -> Manage Skins -> Choose Skin -> Skin Properties -> Open the Texture Dialog -> Check 24bit instead of 32bit -> Klick Ok and Save the model

try again!

hi scorpion,
the model is MED is colored, that's partly why I don't understand it's black in the end :s
I took some screenshots for illustrate my problem

1) screenshot 1 http://www.noelshack.com/up/aab/1-5478020a36.jpg
the .mdl in MED, colored

2) screenshot 2 http://www.noelshack.com/up/aab/2-ee60303559.jpg
the basic terrain/earth + my noob model, all colored

3) screenshot 3 http://www.noelshack.com/up/aab/3-1775145999.jpg
in game, my model appears in full black :x

I guess there is a problem with my model but i don't know which one

ok, thanks, i will try

edit : still all black, screenshot. (what i changed)
I'm not sure i have a texture (cause i noob) :s

re-edit : i have nothing to open in "texture file" so i guess it's normal that nothing changed

Yeah your texture don´t show anything. You need to choose a texture in Texture File and set this one to 24bit if you don´t have a alpha channel set.

Did you set LIGHTS in your level?


Just in case...

ok, i'll try to do something with maya for have an independant texture and then add it as you said, i'll reanswer later.

and i think lights are 'on' cause basic models are in color, only my own models are in black :x

thanks for answer

does your sphere use any shader? maybe a material sets the first texture as color map.

or do you maybe use external textures? but i think an error appears if the engine cant find it.

try this..in the properties, change the ambient to 100%, if that doesnt work, go to project manager, add materials, and customize to change the ambient. that works for me. or add lighting to the level to see if it has a shadow.

mkae sure the texture for the model is in the same folder that the model is.

If you want you can upload the model and we will figure out what's wrong with it for sure.

ok, i tried something like everything and i got nothing aaaaa :OOO
thats not a fair first-step in game studio
after trying everything i got bored and tried to search more in google but im still searching, tried to save as FBX, as .OBJ, for then convert to the MED format, and i always got the same problem :x
damn, i always have problem with basic nonsense detail :s

for answer to the last answers :
i don't really understand texture for now :s
i just put a color on my sphere on maya and export it. (y, noobish don't help me resolving my problem --)

scorpion I will upload my model good idea, maybe if someone can find a solution, i won't have to bother myself with import, export, format like .obj, .mtl .fdx, etc :s (maya's format)

last thing, i tried to download a .obj+.mtl to .mdl, but it hadn't worked -.-
maybe nothing works with me :s

http://onche.host56.com/model.zip
here the .obj and .mtl from maya, i don't know how to convert them in a .mdl

edit : ok i came back to start point, now i have my mdl. colored in MED and in WED but not ig (full black) its a .obj converted to .mdl.

link http://onche.host56.com/model.mdl

Try to export it as ".fbx" or ".3ds" instead of ".obj"

lol, works fine for me^^ Try to make sure, you've got the newest version of the engine



PS: you didn't applied a texture to it. you just changed it's material attributes. In general a model should have (a) texture(s) ( = a 2D image as skin)

rasch => already tried
scorpion => is that in game ?
i got the last version a7 so i don't understand t_t


thx for precision on material/texture, i will have to practice more for "control"/"overcome" texture --
at least i ~ know what is material now :x

Here is it, in-game:


Works perfectly.

ok, thanks, i guess there is something wrong with my wed :-(
at least now i know that its not a problem from export with maya

i think im soon ok with this problem, im getting something


edit : it works too with color as basic project, but as soon as i do "file / project manager / walk-thru" (i want to do a walk thru project for start) then i remove "1st person camera", add "3rd person camera", right click on my model, "behavior", pibiped, and then i got my model in full black ig -_-' (other model as the basic earth have no problem t_)

+ i have a question if some people are not yet too much bored by me : when i want to rotate my model (the yellow smile), it becomes red (as all item when i select them) and it's "boring" for rotate it in the way i want (cause i don't see exactly where is the face). so im looking a tip for it too

just for say that i finally did it with texture, wasnt easy but it's ok for it now, thanks

(with 3d paint tool on maya)