DS1 & LoA Mod Development

[=darkblue]Ahh, Not much of a forum person am I, though now I have discovered this place I am sure my face will pop up now and then...
Anyway, down to Business...

I have been making Weapons in GMAX (SiegeMax to be picky) for quite a long time now, My main focus is on 1 handed melee weapons such as Swords, Maces, Hand Axes... Even made a few bows.

Anyhow, I started reading Siege University to discover it actually teaches people how to do some things in gmax instead one figuring it all ones self.
Everyone knows before a model of a weapon can be exported it needs a grip, a dummy root and the 2 trace attachments right?

Could anyone suggest what the basic software requirements are to begin modding?

I'd like to announce a new project that may be of interest to other modders. (This is being reposted)

Siege Tools for Eclipse is a set of plugins built to aid in the development of Skrit and Gas files for Gas Powered Games' Dungeon Siege. The plugins currently provide the following features:

* Launching
o Launch Siege Editor with custom paths
o Launch DSMod/DSLOAMod with custom paths
o Launch DS/DSLOA Retail with custom paths

* Editing
o Provide Navigation/Structured Outlines for Skrit and Gas files
o Provide Syntax Highlighting for Skrit and Gas files

Okay I know I said I would not change girl armor again so close to the release of DS2 and would make a mod for that instead. Well in testing Cat Mansion Adepts for Irwin I found some bugs and things I did not like in Girl Armor and so I have done an update.

Currently the only place it lives is Herena Forge http://herenaforge.org/tiki-view_articles.php

I will put it here or on Siege-Mods.com as soon as the registration there goes through. So that I can upload files.

There has been interest in a DS2 version of n00b Armor.... Think that will be the first mod that I do for DS2

Irwin has told me that he will be releasing the Newest Version of Cat Mansion Adepts in the next few days for public beta. We have spent a lot of time testing it.

lili

I'm talking Dungeon Siege 1 here, we've seen it done in LOH and I'm sure more than one person is wondering how this can be done. So, someone with your infinite wisdom, please enlighten us.

Thankies,
-Gene