Better Asset Import Process for Aurora Toolkit

HeadClot

Hey - Got a Suggestion for the asset import pipeline - Would it be possible to get a better asset import process for NWN:EE?

Currently we use export scripts that are bound to autodesk products unless you use the unofficial Never blender export scripts.

Would it be possible to get a generic asset import process that converts lets say a .fbx or .gltf to the file format that the Aurora toolkit accepts internally?

It would just be easier on newer content creators for the aurora toolkit and would be a great Quality of Life improvement for NWN:EE.

seronx

glTF page:
https://github.com/KhronosGroup/glTF

glTF should definitely be looked at.

From the Godot Engine Lead Developer, Juan Linietsky:
https://godotengine.org/article/we-should-all-use-gltf-20-export-3d-assets-game-engines
https://godotengine.org/article/small-defense-gltf

There is also room for it to grow:
https://github.com/KhronosGroup/glTF/issues

Mitigating the eventual reason to use Collada/FBX/OpenGEX with it.

glTF 2.0, which is the version to be supported:
https://github.com/KhronosGroup/glTF/blob/master/specification/2.0/README.md

HeadClot

Giving this a bump. The devs mentioned that the art pipeline has been smashed or to some effect on todays Livestream.

Would it be possible to look at getting gltf or FBX support in the aurora toolkit?

TarotRedhand

Currently NwN models have special nodes. Pray tell how you would get around this little problem?

TR

InflatableFriend

UV sets, Colour sets and naming conventions would be one way of handling that info.

As always, if you want more data formats then go vote for it on Trello.

In the meantime NeverBlender is going great guns and should support all the new stuff, hopefully the Unity method will pop up soon too.

Having a native toolset import/conversion for .fbx and other formats would still be the ultimate in long term ease of use, but for now at least the whatever-software-you-like > Blender/Unity > NWN pipeline revolves around freely available software not painfully expensive ones, even if it does take longer than is ideal.

Blender's not as awful to use as it used to be.

HeadClot

Hey @InflatableFriend - I just commented on that thread. Thank you for making me aware of it