Trying to access game meshes with FModel.
I tried following the steps on this guide https://docs.ficsit.app/satisfactory-modding/latest/Development/ExtractGameFiles.html on how to extract game meshes from the game, but it didnt seem to work.
I had at first discovered the fact that I needed to use Unreal 5_3 on my own, which allowed me to view the files in general. However, many files are missing from the lists, which can be seen in the screenshot below where I am viewing the FICSIT foundation folder, where there should be far more pieces than are actually present.
I tried following the other steps, like inserting the custom versions information, and providing the directory to the Local Mapping Directory (.usmap) file but this did not help.
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I had at first discovered the fact that I needed to use Unreal 5_3 on my ownnot sure what you mean by this, the page already says that, do you mean you are using a different version than what the page says?
did you open the .pak file or the .utoc file with fmodel?
.utoc
because thats what the guide says
also because opening the .pak yeilds like no game content at all
indeed, I asked because the pak shows very little now, and the problem you're experiencing is seeing less content than you expected
can you give an example of an asset you're expecting to see that isn't there? are you certain the game files actually have it organized there and not somewhere else? try using the search utility as described further down the docs page
I can open the meshes present without issue (other than the to-be-expected messed up texture display)
if you're trying to find out what mesh a specific piece uses you may want to use contentinspector to see what the assigned asset is
>mod content inspector
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ContentInspector
Live in-game debugging tool for analyzing loaded content and actors
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I couldnt help but notice that the regular foundation isn't there.
I can try searching for it, but I was hoping that it would be simpler to find related assets in bulk..
I remember way back in the day during early access I was able to export all FICSIT foundation pieces together.
but that was with umodel
with the addition of the new build pieces and the customizer, there are more of them, and they are no longer organized the same way