Bug fixes and Writing the README.md

README.md

@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@
 ## Overview
 
 ### Needed software
-[PAYDAY 2 Model Tool](https://github.com/kythyria/payday2-model-tool)
+[PAYDAY 2 Model Tool](https://github.com/kythyria/payday2-model-tool/releases)
 [PAYDAY-2-Hashlist](https://github.com/Luffyyy/PAYDAY-2-Hashlist)
 [DieselBundleViewer](https://github.com/Luffyyy/DieselBundleViewer)
 [BeardLib-Editor](https://github.com/Luffyyy/BeardLib-Editor)
-[Blender](https://github.com/kythyria/payday2-model-tool)
+[Blender](https://www.blender.org/)
 [Python]
 
 ### pdworld2json.py
@@ -24,4 +24,102 @@ Makes it easier to export models by just letting it run via a bat in the backgro
 ### ModelCopyForBlender.bat
 Makes it easier to set up a work folder for blender
 
-## Get started
+## Get started
+
+### Download the project files.
+
+![Download files by using Download ZIP](/assets/images/DWL1.png)
+
+Extract the contents, make sure you have enough space for the game assets later. The extracted game assets are quite large.
+
+### Export Level data
+Install [DieselBundleViewer](https://github.com/Luffyyy/DieselBundleViewer) and open payday2s bundle_db.blb
+
+![Open DieselBundleViewer](/assets/images/DBV1.png)
+![Open bundle_db.blb](/assets/images/DBV2.png)
+
+Navigate to /levels/narratives and chose a map to port in my case First World Bank
+
+![Navigate to /levels/narratives/classics/red2](/assets/images/DBV3.png)
+
+![Then go in the world folder](/assets/images/DBV4.png)
+
+![Press Convert and Save as](/assets/images/DBV5.png)
+
+![Then save it on the /WorldFiles/DieselWorldCONTINENT](/assets/images/DBV6.png)
+
+### Get started with pdworld2json.py
+
+Install python
+
+![Open a Powershell Terminal and write python](/assets/images/IP31.png)
+![It should open the windows store, hit install and let it finish installing python](/assets/images/IP32.png)
+![After the install make sure if it is installed](/assets/images/IP33.png)
+
+You can also just install it a different way this is just the easiest.
+
+Next install the requirements using requirements.txt
+
+Open a Powershell Terminal in the Folder you extracted the project files.
+
+Then use the command 
+
+```
+pip install -r requirements.txt
+```
+![](/assets/images/PDWJ1.png)
+
+Next run this command to convert the world.continent to a json
+
+```
+python .\pdworld2json.py
+```
+
+![](/assets/images/PDWJ2.png)
+![You should have a world.json like this](/assets/images/PDWJ3.png)
+
+**It should also have printed out what files you will need to export u will need to remember that**
+![](/assets/images/PDWJ4.png)
+
+### Export the needed assets from the game
+
+Go back to Diesel Bundle Viewer and navigate to /units
+
+![](/assets/images/EXPF1.png)
+
+Export the needed files Printed out by pdworld2json.py (In my case it is pd2_dlc_red, pd2_dlc_drive, pd2_dlc1, payday2, pd2_dlc_arena, pd2_dlc_eng, units, pd2_dlc2, vehicles, pd2_dlc_casino, lights, world, equipment, dev_tools, pd2_mcmansion)
+
+Mark them Right Click and Press save as and save them in your project folder in a folder called "units"
+
+![](/assets/images/EXPF2.png)
+
+### Convert .model files in the unit folder and make them ready for blender
+
+Make sure to download [PAYDAY 2 Model Tool](https://github.com/kythyria/payday2-model-tool/releases) [PAYDAY-2-Hashlist](https://github.com/Luffyyy/PAYDAY-2-Hashlist)
+
+![Extract PD2ModelParser.exe like this](/assets/images/TMF1.png)
+
+![Next extract the hashlist in the root of the PD2ModelParser.exe this is very important or else the rest will not work](/assets/images/TMF2.png)
+
+If all done right just open ExportModels.bat and it should export the models. It will take a bit for it to finish so sit back and relax.
+
+You can also use this, it is faster, but i found if it encounters an error it will crash, and not export the rest, using the .bat makes if it encounters an error it will just continue.
+```
+.\PD2ModelParser.exe --batch-export=VALUE
+```
+
+After it finished, we need to sort the data for the next step, so open ModelCopyForBlender.bat
+
+It should have created 2 more folders output and textures, and copied the data needed for blender.
+
+### Fixing the models using blender and a script
+
+Now we should have a bunch of models with the .gltf inside output with the proper folder structure but they are not really usable in unreal.
+
+So download [Blender](https://www.blender.org/) if you haven't already and open ConvertExportedToUnreal.blend.
+
+If for some reason you cant open the .blend file anymore, you can just make a new project and load the blender_script.py.
+![](/assets/images/B1.png)
+
+If up to this point you have done everything correct you should be able to hit the run script button, and wait for it to finish.
+![](/assets/images/B2.png)

blender_script.py

@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@ import os
 import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET
 
 # Display print() in the blender console window for debuging
-def print(data):
-    for window in bpy.context.window_manager.windows:
-        screen = window.screen
-        for area in screen.areas:
-            if area.type == 'CONSOLE':
-                override = {'window': window, 'screen': screen, 'area': area}
-                bpy.ops.console.scrollback_append(override, text=str(data), type="OUTPUT") 
+#def print(data):
+#    for window in bpy.context.window_manager.windows:
+#        screen = window.screen
+#        for area in screen.areas:
+#            if area.type == 'CONSOLE':
+#                override = {'window': window, 'screen': screen, 'area': area}
+#                bpy.ops.console.scrollback_append(override, text=str(data), type="OUTPUT") 
 
 for material in bpy.data.materials:
     bpy.data.materials.remove(material, do_unlink=True)