Citizen modding?

[Sparks44 92]

How do we import models to be used as citizens. I see the template but none of my models work.

I imagine this could have a lot of potential, maybe we could have cities full of aliens, or very fast zombies. Or maybe lots of bloody penguins, roaming the streets. Although you have to have a mod that lets you select what citizens you want. Otherwise the penguins would be amongst normal citizens. I've already made a zombie prop. I like to know how to put him in my city?

Also does anyone know if we have access to the vanilla main citizen models and not just the lods, so I can dump them?

[Cool_Z 1,547]

Good question.

Not that I want a city of aliens but better and more varied textures would be a plus.

[Ronyx69 2,413]

http://www.skylineswiki.com/Asset_Editor#Citizens

[Judazzz 1,936]

Dude, "Custom animals are still in experimental phase, but can be used via scripting."!!!
Now who's willing to create a giant animated T-Rex to stomp around on our cities. Actually, could such a custom critter be combined with the disaster (tornado) damage logic, so it destroys everything in its path?

[Sparks44 92]

4 hours ago, Ronyx69 said:

http://www.skylineswiki.com/Asset_Editor#Citizens

Thank you Ronyx, I didn't think to look there.

39 minutes ago, Judazzz said:

Dude, "Custom animals are still in experimental phase, but can be used via scripting."!!!
Now who's willing to create a giant animated T-Rex to stomp around on our cities. Actually, could such a custom critter be combined with the disaster (tornado) damage logic, so it destroys everything in its path?

I like the ambitious ideas here. I thought for a minute you meant a tornado with several T-rexes flying round in it. But I see what you meant now with the destruction path. XD

The wiki says custom animations aren't supported. At least T-rexes stand upright, maybe it's possible?

[Judazzz 1,936]

Well, all it has to do it walk around town, leaving behind him a wake of doom and destruction (it's exactly what those nagging Cims of mine deserve, ungrateful bastards! )

The main thing that should work are the legs, so it moves around quasi-realistically: a T-Rex's arms were pretty much useless, flappy stubs anyway.
Or.... and bear with me... we put one on a skateboard 

[Cool_Z 1,547]

[Cool_Z 1,547]

haha... citizens have an aci map (like everything else)... means they have an illumination map... 

 

could be interesting...

 

[Cool_Z 1,547]

Ok I'm a bit lost with this (never ever touched anything like this before...)

Help needed.

First question : how do we get the citizens obj files in the standard position (corresponding to the skeletons) ?
Next : ok I'm so lost I don't even know what's the next step. I can texture the existing citizens... but what do I need to do to export them back into the game, I've not event the slightest idea... heeeeelp