Baelkin Protect Gear Alpha Resource Kit

Description

The files contained in this resource is the result of the work documented in the following thread on the Fallout 3 Nexus (from here on defined as "The Nexus"): http://thenexusforums.com/index.php?showtopic=98560.

The purpose of the original project was/is to bring a complete suit of "Protect Gear" based on the artwork of Mamoru Oshii to the Wasteland of Fallout 3 (for background info see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerberos_saga).

The basic 3D models are based upon the armour model depicted on the Takara GenX Core model of the suit (reference images can be found on the authors Photobucket album: http://s425.photobucket.com/albums/pp337/Baelkin/Item%20Renders/Jin%20Roh%20Tarkara%20References/). The M42 helmet and the balaclava also contained herein are built from scratch and are as such "original" models made by the author without any relation to Mamoru Oshii's work or those of the artists of the Kerberos Saga (Arguably the M42 helmet design probably belongs to the German military, but afaik. the design has been given free for replication and is not subject to copyright laws).

Within this archive is also found a previously completed mod, namely the Cerberus Protect Gear - Headgear mod by the same author in its entirety as to provide users of the mod an entire suit's worth of models for a complete set of gear.

At present time the mod does not feature custom PipBoy icons

Development of this project has, at the time of the writing of this document, currently come to a halt due to other obligations and a such the materials contained herin are still a work in progress. The purpose of this release is, per popular request, to make the materials available such that other modders might be able to complete it rather than risk it never getting finished or used. The base files for the model are suppled in the resource as well, such that it interested modelers can use and modify these for making changes and/or improvements to the design. The supplied armour model is not rigged, as several versions existed and the author could not remember which one he had used for the working .nif file. =]

Please respect the work of the author and give credit where credit is due while using this resource for your own purposes.

Known issues

- Visible model seam where the "PipBoyOn" piece of the armour is attached/lines up to the left arm of the armour model. Easy to spot with a dark material/texture on the model in a well lit area.

- Flipped normals on the right arm, light appears as to hit the model opposite the intended way (lighting on this piece of the model makes it go dark, and vice versa). Easy to spot also with a dark material/texture on the model in a lit area.

Recommended improvements

- Fix the problems ou