Adding Vertex Color To Models
Information
On August 7th, 2019, user Penney16 figured out how to add vertex light and color to a model in BfBB. It successfully imported and displayed the modified vertex color and has only been tested to work on the GameCube version of BfBB. Other versions such as PlayStation 2 and Xbox have not been tested by the user. This guide will help you with adding vertex color to your models and custom models!
Adding Custom Vertex Colors To Models
To add custom vertex color or vertex light to a model, like shown here, follow these steps...
Guide
Open up Industrial Park, and open your HIP and HOP pair for wherever your model is. Once you've found your model, select the DFF itself, NOT the Simple Object (SIMP).
Once you've selected the DFF you want, click the "Edit Data" option, and click "Export." Save it as the "RenderWare Stream (raw BSP/DFF)" option and save it wherever you would like it to be. Next open up 3DS Max, assuming you have the RenderWare Input Output (RWIO) plugin installed, import your DFF we just exported into 3DS Max.
Next, select ONLY the model, no bones, (usually named Object001) and click the "Modifiers" tab, which is the blue rainbow looking thing. Once there, click the "Modifier List" drop-down menu, and scroll down until you find "VertexPaint". Click on it to add the modifier to the model, and a menu with vertex paint tools will pop up on the left of 3DS Max.
Once the vertex paint modifier is added, you can now add custom colors and light to your model! In the left window that popped up you have a few tools.
The yellow bar you see (in which by default is black instead of yellow) is where you can select a custom color. The pink eraser icon on top of it is the eraser, allowing you to erase painted color. The red brush icon above the eraser allows you to paint a custom color, or multiple colors, while the paint bucket icon on the left of the paint brush lets you paint the model all one color of which you've chosen. Once you use these tools, and paint or color your model how you want, export your model as DFF with the recommended settings and save it wherever you want.
The last step, once your model is saved where you want it, go back to industrial park, click edit data on the model again, but this time click "Import" and browse to your vertex modified model. Once your model is replaced and imported, save your HIP and HOP archives, and test your new vertex colored model in-game! (NOTE: Once exported, unless you select ONLY the bones, and not the object, it will not be rigged. see How To Export Rigged Models for a guide on how to export your modified Vertex Color model rigged.)
Extras
With enough time and effort using this guide, you can achieve things like this.
