(01-15-2024, 12:01 PM)ednabisco Wrote: Did you have any luck with this?
Edit: Oh, I didn't realize you posted this yesterday.
I have found very few Dreamcast models on-line, and none from the games you mentioned. I have tried ripping models using an emulator, but I only get a 2D image of the screen. I was using Redream, so maybe I would have better luck with another emulator.
I have only found a few users that were able to get Dreamcast models, they are:
https://www.models-resource.com/submitter/lemurboy12/
and
https://www.models-resource.com/submitter/dad34853/

I am still looking at tutorials on how to get Capcom models. I have tried some things, but so far I haven't had much luck. If I find anything that work, I will post it here. There doesn't seem to be much of a community that is trying to rip Dreamcast models, so if you find anything or a resource, it would be appreciated if you could post any information you have.

(01-17-2024, 12:41 PM)ednabisco Wrote: Thanks for the reply and links. From what I have found, many of the Dreamcast games were built for the Naomi hardware, and many of games used their own modeling software and file formats, so I am not able to extract the models directly from the game files. I will post any successes I might have. I might have to find another avenue to just create custom models because I shouldn't use Capcom assets anyway.
Oh, I did use the software, I think it was GD-ROM Explorer, I will have to confirm later tonight that was the tool I used. Anyway, it was able to get a lot of the files out, but most of it was useless. I didn't get any models or textures. I got a lot of little files, like .bin files and others that I wasn't able to do anything with. Anyway, I won't me able to confirm that was the software I used until later tonight, but I will look.

(01-18-2024, 08:40 PM)ednabisco Wrote: This is a link to a folder with 3 pictures. One is the image that is captured in color, one is the polygons, and the third is the polygons, but the camera is lowered and you can see the image is flat. I have no idea if this is normal for Ninja Ripper or how to get the full 3D model, but at least it is something.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1dLnHyGlNCdQVbJ-6nGkyaXOAHP1yS-vk?usp=sharing

Edit: Quick update, on the Ninja Ripper Discord, there are several users having the same issue of flat models. One response says, "usually emulators render 3d scene like this. you can't do much and nR just rip them as they render. so the only thing you can do is try find a tool to extract models"

So there haven't been any solutions. The only suggestions seem to either get scans from each side of the character and stich them back together, which seems difficult, or try to extract the game models directly. So it looks like I will be looking into the files again and see if I can open them. Ninja Ripper seem incapable of getting the entire model from Tech Romancer.

Edit: I haven't found any files that could be small polygons yet, I was wrong about the .bin files, they are like 20k each, not 1k.
I think I'm just not using Ninja Ripper right. I just realized they have a YouTube channel that has a lot of suggestions that I haven't tried yet. I am going to work with it a but more when I have the time and let you know what happens. I mean Ninja Ripper does work with other emulators, so I will follow the processes for other consoles.

(02-09-2024, 11:37 PM)ednabisco Wrote: What a colossal pain in the neck. If I had known how hard this was going to be, I wouldn't have started. What is the famous programmers’ credo, "We do these things not because they are easy, but because we thought they were going to be easy."
I had intended to rip many models from Dreamcast games, but if each one is going to be this hard, I don't think I will continue. It's true that other games might be a lot easier, so maybe I will look into it. At this point, I think I have finished my first model. I am not sure if I will be able to post it because I am not sure it meets all the requirements in the Wiki (https://wiki.vg-resource.com/What_Makes_A_Good_Submission/The_Models_Resource#:~:text=10.3%20Material%20Colors-,Model%20Formats,DAE).

I have submitted the model for posting. I do not know how long that approval process takes, from what I have read, it can take a couple of months, especially because I am new. They said in a post that new submitters often take longer to approve.  If the model comes out, and anyone wants to try to improve on it, I'm sure you can do a better job than I did. This is my first ever model and first time using Blender.
I am so very tired of this project. I wish there was an easier way to rip these models.
If for some reason my submissions is rejected, and I can't post the G Kaiser here, I will see if I can post a link to it later in this thread. I don't know that it is allowed for me to post what I have and circumvent their approval process, and use their forum to provide the link. That kind of thing might not be allowed.
For now I just need to be patient with the approval process. I am under the delusion that G. Kaiser and other Tech Romancer models are desired. Maybe that is just because I have been looking for them for a long time, but other than the OP, I am not sure anyone cares. It's too bad Tech Romancer never got a re-release. I think a lot of people would love it if they were aware of it's existence. It is a game for the fans of giant robots such as Macross and Gundam, etc.