wellp, i'm at my wits end here...
after doing some testing i can only assume that exporting as 3ds doesn't maintain links created with the link tool...
furthermore i can't get ANY animation to appear with X in either 3dstudio 4 or 5
i was able to animate this guy in 3dstudio using link to keep his parts together:
then i save him as an .x and get this:
then i tell DB to animate him and i get this:
all the geometry is smooshed down into itself...
so then i try a 3ds and this is what happens [note the left leg]:
then when i animate it the right leg goes fine but the left leg is rotated up into his abdomen:
i just don't understand how i can not get the hang of this when it seems like everyone else does it just fine...
please please please... if i can't even import my characters i can't get to the actual harder stuff like coding and making a game any help will be so appreciated i'll explode
eric
edit: oh yea and i tried animating something in milkshape and saving it as a 3ds and x and when brought into DB... no animation