No Time: Converting and importing GTA III | VC | SA car models to No Time

TXD workshop – https://www.gtainside.com/en/sanandreas/tools/12124-txd-workshop-4-0/
DragonFF – https://github.com/Parik27/DragonFF?tab=readme-ov-file

At the very beginning, run the TXD workshop program, it will allow us to access GTA assets..img files are virtual image files, for example our required files may be located there.
However, .txd files are texture files, thanks to them we can export textures from the game.

Now click File and look for the location of GTA from which you want to export the model, in my case it will be GTA Vice City.
Click on folder named models
Now we open the file gta3.img, this is where the assets are located.
Now we are looking for the model we are interested in and its textures.

Now we create a folder with the name of the vehicle we are interested in in an easily accessible place.
To export the textures and vehicle model, click on the export section.

Now we make sure that all files have been exported correctly.

To import the model, we must use 3D modeling software such as Blender
It must be version 3.6
To change the Blender version, we need to go to the Beta section on Steam, in the Blender application properties.
Once we have the appropriate version of the program and the add-on has been successfully installed, an additional option will appear in the Import[/b] tab.

To install the add-on to Blender, we need to place our packed add-on file on the desktop.In Blender, go to the Preferences section.

In this section we install the plugin.

After importing our model, it will appear in this state.
It looks this way because it is in four phases.
– Main model LOD0
– Second model LOD1
– Collisions (Only important in GTA)
– Destruction
We need to clean it of unnecessary elements by removing them.
Unfortunately, this model does not have wheels, so there are two options
– We model them ourselves
– We leave the default one

Please remember that our model should not exceed 20 thousand of Faces, otherwise No Time will not read the model.
When the model has more than 20,000 and we want to optimize it, we must use the Decimate[/b] option, but a guide to this function can be found in my second guide related to GTA IV and V.
One important thing, Faces must have the same value as Tris.

To check whether the textures have loaded correctly, we can check it using this option.

Remember to place all animated elements properly in the center of your model (3D cursor), otherwise doors/bonnets/boots will not animate properly.

After all of this you are ready to export your model as .obj and next you are doing everything as for typical No Time’s Car Mod.