BlenderMafia4ds

Introduction:

Addon for Blender 2.8 with import and export support of Mafia PC 4ds model files.

Installation:

1. Click to green Code button and Download ZIP.
2. Copy mafia_4ds outside and make zip from it again (right click to directory: Send to -> Compressed (zipped) folder.
3. Open Blender and go to Edit -> Preferences....
4. In left panel open Add-ons and click to Install....
5. Choose your created zip file.
6. Addon should be filtered in addons list now. Expand selection and check it to enable addon.
7. Under Preferences choose proper directory of Game Data Path.

Features:

Supported:

• import and export 4ds operations
• full 4ds material support with integrated panel
• basic blender material setup after import
• full mesh management: transform, flags, params with integrated panel
• currently supported mesh types: simple mesh and dummy
• lod support

Unsupported:

• other mesh types like single meshes, morphs, sectors, etc.
• mesh instancing

Known issues:

• exporter doesn't support vertices with multiple UVs - you need to split vertices by yourself before export, or UV mapping will be corrupted