I spent some time to see how the chains can be used to build another model.
I have some ideas and I'm glad switching between link types works (REVOL/PRISM/TRANSLATE)

However I have some questions:

1) are the chains pivot points are set through software? Can they be chainged in Maya?
If I move the rbChain2_joint1:
- the X axis: the chains get close/far from their pairs
- the Z axis: all the chains move up/down.
- the Y axis: they move in different directions (see the image. The pairs are marked in colors).


The issue is Y axis: I just want to move them farther from each other but still aligned, not like in my print screen. Is it a Maya thing I'm missing?

2) is there a way I can disable the middle pair of chains?

3) Rigged objects use soft2. Can I create a standalone soft2 object or is it only used in predefined objects (chains and clamps)? If it is possible, how should it be built in .ini and objects.dat (dyn_object or sex_object?)

@loki nice

@xpadmin
May I please ask you to include this in a new update?

Could you make the chains have each its own origin in Maya and not in coding?
The chains have a lot of potential in building custom devices. I was trying to change it into a stretching rack.

Or maybe create an additional version we can mod. This would require:
- 4 chains, not 6, all for both feet and hands. Connected to the same pivot, just a simplified version. Even 2 like the xsp2 version, but working like the new ones. We can duplicate them and revol the pivot.
- a changeable xyz position of the chain pairs in Maya.
- replace the remote with a static wheel/button for each pair of chains. It is annoying sometimes to continuously drop the remote to grab something else. And I want to go medieval, not sci-fi. A revol wheel gives realism.

The rack in the photo can be finished this simple way. I noticed the chains can perfectly bend over a cylinder (thats why I have 2 cylinders in my test).

I already think of an entire medieval dungeon.

Could you take this as priority because it will really improve 3.5 modding a lot. Currently we dont have much access to soft2 objects (edit: I think I misunderstood soft2 at the time I wrote this) . I don't ask for a build in object but just a new coded structure (chain3_object or something).

@loki nice

The current object architecture is insane complicated atm. This game desperatly needs building blocks and a plugin system for user written blocks!
e.g. the current chains could be implemented as a compilation of building blocks instead its an hardwired maya model.

+Base
+Chains_translateable
|+Suspender1L_rotateable
| +Chain_soft
| +Cuffs_Base_dynamic
| |-Pin_Constraint ( parameter: bone IDs to which it is able to be pinned and bone offset to position it correctly (in percent 0.0 at the beginning 1.0 at the end))
| |-Cuffs_rotateable
....

Identify them by GUIDs for the remote control or scripting...

@rezzabae agreed

@rezzabae

Yes for creating you own objects this is needed. The current modding is not setup like Garry's mod.

Modding the characters cloth, animations behavior is pretty elaborate. So best is to concentrate on that.

Modding objects is only possible by making changes in the textures and shape, not the rigging setup.

@xpadmin sure we are concentrate more on new level, new stories, new cloth, new behavior/animations

but the point with the machines is another capability for this game the game would be even more unique

so what we can expect/do you plan how bring more nice machines/make new machines by modding

is it for v4 more planned/we have more possibilities in this way? the time till v4 release we can give 3d models of this machines you will rig/animate these? how long (timeframe) does it take until it is in game/you upload functional machine?