Hey there trying to uploaded an item with blank masks and normals files but with a finished diffuse but I keep getting an error.
Starting import of emberr...
Compiling TGA: materialsrc\models\items\ember_spirit\0x05dc0b86\emberr\emberr_color.tga
- Compilation successful.
Compiling VTF: materials\models\items\ember_spirit\0x05dc0b86\emberr\emberr_color.vtf
- Compilation successful.
Compiling TGA: materialsrc\models\items\ember_spirit\0x05dc0b86\emberr\emberr_normal.tga
- Compilation successful.
Compiling VTF: materials\models\items\ember_spirit\0x05dc0b86\emberr\emberr_normal.vtf
- Compilation successful.
Compiling TGA: materialsrc\models\items\ember_spirit\0x05dc0b86\emberr\emberr_mask1.tga
- Compilation successful.
Compiling VTF: materials\models\items\ember_spirit\0x05dc0b86\emberr\emberr_mask1.vtf
- Compilation successful.
Compiling TGA: materialsrc\models\items\ember_spirit\0x05dc0b86\emberr\emberr_mask2.tga
- Compilation successful.
Compiling VTF: materials\models\items\ember_spirit\0x05dc0b86\emberr\emberr_mask2.vtf
- Compilation successful.
Compiling VMT: materials\models\items\ember_spirit\0x05dc0b86\emberr\emberr.vmt
CTargetVMT::Compile OK! - materials\models\items\ember_spirit\0x05dc0b86\emberr\emberr.vmt
Compiling DMX: models\items\ember_spirit\0x05dc0b86\emberr\emberr.dmx
- Compilation successful.
Compiling QC: models\items\ember_spirit\0x05dc0b86\emberr\emberr.qc
- Compilation successful.
Compiling MDL: models\items\ember_spirit\0x05dc0b86\emberr\emberr.mdl
CTargetMDL::Compile Failed - c:\program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\common\dota 2 beta\dota\models\items\ember_spirit\0x05dc0b86\emberr\emberr.md
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Compiling TGA: materialsrc\models\items\ember_spirit\0x05dc0b86\emberr\emberr_color.tga
- Compilation successful.
Compiling VTF: materials\models\items\ember_spirit\0x05dc0b86\emberr\emberr_color.vtf
Launching: "c: \program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\common\dota 2 beta\bin\vtex.exe" -nop4 -nopause -dontusegamedir "c: \program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\common\dota 2 beta\content\dota\materialsrc\models\items\ember_spirit\0x05dc0b86\emberr\emberr_color.tga"
Directory: c: \program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\common\dota 2 beta\bin
input file: c: /program files (x86)/steam/steamapps/common/dota 2 beta/content/dota/materialsrc/models/items/ember_spirit/0x05dc0b86/emberr/emberr_color
config file c: /program files (x86)/steam/steamapps/common/dota 2 beta/content/dota/materialsrc/models/items/ember_spirit/0x05dc0b86/emberr/emberr_color.txt
SUCCESS: Vtf file created - Compilation successful.
Compiling TGA: materialsrc\models\items\ember_spirit\0x05dc0b86\emberr\emberr_normal.tga
- Compilation successful.
Compiling VTF: materials\models\items\ember_spirit\0x05dc0b86\emberr\emberr_normal.vtf
Launching: "c: \program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\common\dota 2 beta\bin\vtex.exe" -nop4 -nopause -dontusegamedir "c:\program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\common\dota 2 beta\content\dota\materialsrc\models\items\ember_spirit\0x05dc0b86\emberr\emberr_normal.tga"
Directory: c: \program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\common\dota 2 beta\bin
input file: c: /program files (x86)/steam/steamapps/common/dota 2 beta/content/dota/materialsrc/models/items/ember_spirit/0x05dc0b86/emberr/emberr_normal
config file c: /program files (x86)/steam/steamapps/common/dota 2 beta/content/dota/materialsrc/models/items/ember_spirit/0x05dc0b86/emberr/emberr_normal.txt
SUCCESS: Vtf file createdImplicitly setting:
"normal" "1"
since filename ends in "_normal"
- Compilation successful.
Compiling TGA: materialsrc\models\items\ember_spirit\0x05dc0b86\emberr\emberr_mask1.tga
- Compilation successful.
Compiling VTF: materials\models\items\ember_spirit\0x05dc0b86\emberr\emberr_mask1.vtf
Launching: "c: \program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\common\dota 2 beta\bin\vtex.exe" -nop4 -nopause -dontusegamedir "c:\program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\common\dota 2 beta\content\dota\materialsrc\models\items\ember_spirit\0x05dc0b86\emberr\emberr_mask1.tga"
Directory: c: \program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\common\dota 2 beta\bin
input file: c:/program files (x86)/steam/steamapps/common/dota 2 beta/content/dota/materialsrc/models/items/ember_spirit/0x05dc0b86/emberr/emberr_mask1
config file c:/program files (x86)/steam/steamapps/common/dota 2 beta/content/dota/materialsrc/models/items/ember_spirit/0x05dc0b86/emberr/emberr_mask1.txt
SUCCESS: Vtf file created - Compilation successful.
Compiling TGA: materialsrc\models\items\ember_spirit\0x05dc0b86\emberr\emberr_mask2.tga
- Compilation successful.
Compiling VTF: materials\models\items\ember_spirit\0x05dc0b86\emberr\emberr_mask2.vtf
Launching: "c:\program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\common\dota 2 beta\bin\vtex.exe" -nop4 -nopause -dontusegamedir "c:\program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\common\dota 2 beta\content\dota\materialsrc\models\items\ember_spirit\0x05dc0b86\emberr\emberr_mask2.tga"
Directory: c:\program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\common\dota 2 beta\bin
input file: c: /program files (x86)/steam/steamapps/common/dota 2 beta/content/dota/materialsrc/models/items/ember_spirit/0x05dc0b86/emberr/emberr_mask2
config file c: /program files (x86)/steam/steamapps/common/dota 2 beta/content/dota/materialsrc/models/items/ember_spirit/0x05dc0b86/emberr/emberr_mask2.txt
SUCCESS: Vtf file created - Compilation successful.
Compiling VMT: materials\models\items\ember_spirit\0x05dc0b86\emberr\emberr.vmt
CTargetVMT::Compile OK! - materials\models\items\ember_spirit\0x05dc0b86\emberr\emberr.vmt
Compiling DMX: models\items\ember_spirit\0x05dc0b86\emberr\emberr.dmx
- Compilation successful.
Compiling QC: models\items\ember_spirit\0x05dc0b86\emberr\emberr.qc
- Compilation successful.
Compiling MDL: models\items\ember_spirit\0x05dc0b86\emberr\emberr.mdl
Launching: "c: \program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\common\dota 2 beta\bin\studiomdl.exe" -nopause -nop4 -game "c:\program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\common\dota 2 beta\dota" "c \program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\common\dota 2 beta\content\dota\models\items\ember_spirit\0x05dc0b86\emberr\emberr.qc"
Directory: c:\program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\common\dota 2 beta\bin
Adding VPK file: c: \program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\common\dota 2 beta\dota\sound_vo_english
Adding VPK file: c: \program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\common\dota 2 beta\dota\pak01
Adding VPK file: c: \program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\common\dota 2 beta\platform\pak01
all paths:c:\program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\common\dota 2 beta\dota\;c:\program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\common\dota 2 beta\platform\
qdir: "c:\program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\common\dota 2 beta\content\dota\models\items\ember_spirit\0x05dc0b86\emberr\"
gamedir: "c:\program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\common\dota 2 beta\dota\"
g_path: "c:\program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\common\dota 2 beta\content\dota\models\items\ember_spirit\0x05dc0b86\emberr\emberr.qc"
Building binary model files...
Working on "emberr.qc"
DMX Model c:\program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\common\dota 2 beta\content\dota\models\items\ember_spirit\0x05dc0b86\emberr\emberr.dmx
Encountered error.
Wrote minidump to studiomdl_2013_1223_181557_0_error.mdmp
CTargetMDL::Compile Failed - c:\program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\common\dota 2 beta\dota\models\items\ember_spirit\0x05dc0b86\emberr\emberr.mdl
Error: Compile Failed
I tried using textures that I know work with another model so I don't think it's the textures as the same error appears.
As a weapon i've just bound it to the weapon joint; selected both the weapon and the joints and then exported as an FBX.