High-res vs low-res models in costume files

[mvanbem]

I've been working on a Melee data visualizer for fun and I've managed to pull some reasonable looking meshes from PlCa.dat (Captain Falcon's main file).

The vertex format for this mesh has two texture coordinate matrix indices, but no texture coordinates, so shading with the normals is the best I can do.

Looking for some textures, I ran the same loader on PlCaRe.usd to get Captain Falcon's red costume. I'm not loading the texture data yet, but just looking at the shape of it I can see that both the regular high-res model and the magnifying glass low-res model are in here. There are also some other bits I'm not positioning properly, but I'll worry about those when I start parsing animations.

Here's another angle where you can see the low-res model sticking out all over the place.

Does anyone know how the game distinguishes between these two merged models? Do they connect up to different bones? Are there LOD flags on one of these objects? I've looked at everything I can think of, but still can't tell them apart in the data. Most of the low-res meshes are right there in the linked list after most of the high-res data. It's not a count cutoff because Falcon's high-res right hand appears after the low-res data.

 

[Yakult]

yeah basically the costume files dont specify which are high and low poly, but it's specified in the character move files, so for falcon it's specified in PlCa.dat

here's a dictionary which i havent verified for high and low poly parts

highlow_poly_dictionary = {'Boy': ([0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16], [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16]), 'Captain': ([0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 65, 66, 67, 68, 70, 71, 72, 73, 77, 78], [34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 69, 74, 75, 76]), 'Clink': ([0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 71, 72], [26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 69, 70]), 'Donkey': ([0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 34, 36], [20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 35]), 'Drmario': ([0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57], [34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47]), 'Falco': ([0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 43], [25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55]), 'Emblem': ([0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 85, 86, 87, 88], [48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61]), 'Fox': ([0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76], [36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67]), 'Gkoopa': ([0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 107, 108, 110, 111, 113, 114, 116, 117, 119, 120, 122, 123], [25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 109, 112, 115, 118, 121]), 'Girl': ([0, 4, 5, 6, 7], [0, 4, 5, 6, 7]), 'Ganon': ([0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81], [45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59]), 'Gamewatch': ([0, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41], [23, 26, 27, 28, 29, 31, 32, 33, 34]), 'Kirby': ([3, 4, 5], [11, 12, 13]), 'Koopa': ([0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 101, 102, 104, 105, 107, 108, 110, 111, 113, 114], [29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 100, 103, 106, 109, 112]), 'Luigi': ([0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52], [31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46]), 'Link': ([0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 84, 85], [38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 83]), 'Mario': ([0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58], [37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52]), 'Mars': ([0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 61, 62, 69, 70, 71, 72, 76, 77], [39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 63, 64, 65, 66, 75, 84]), 'Mewtwo': ([0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 38, 39, 40, 41], [19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37]), 'Nana': ([0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36], [14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30]), 'Ness': ([0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69], [25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50]), 'Pichu': ([0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 33, 34, 35, 36], [15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32]), 'Peach': ([0, 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 46, 47, 48, 49, 52, 53, 54, 81, 84], [26, 27, 28, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 82, 83]), 'Pikachu': ([0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12], [13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25]), 'Popo': ([0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36], [14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30]), 'Purin': ([0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13], [7, 8, 9, 10]), 'Sandbag': ([0, 1], [2, 3]), 'Seak': ([0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61], [39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54]), 'Samus': ([0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 40, 41, 43, 44, 45, 46, 50, 55, 56, 57, 58, 60, 61, 62, 64, 65, 68, 69, 70, 72, 73, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 81, 83, 85, 87, 89, 90, 94], [25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 42, 47, 48, 49, 51, 52, 53, 54, 59, 63, 66, 67, 71, 74, 80, 82, 84, 86, 88, 91, 92, 93]), 'Yoshi': ([0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 33, 36, 39], [19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 37, 38]), 'Zelda': ([0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 53, 54], [31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40])}

dictionary = {character name : ( [list of low poly objects ids] , [list of high poly object ids] ) }

by 'object id' i just mean the objects in the order they appear in the files/dtw


if you want me to explain where this info is in the character files please let me know