Hi guys.

I have a simple function that generates a random face for every ped. It uses SET_PED_HEAD_BLEND_DATA with random mother, father and float for mixing and then calls FINALIZE_HEAD_BLEND. The problem is that if I apply a face mask to this ped (calling Rage.Ped.SetVariation), 80% of the time it compenetrates with his face, obtaining a very bad result. I have never seen something like that happen in GTAO so I think there is something wrong with my approach. 

Can someone help me? 

 

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Edited September 22, 20223 yr by AchilleX
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7 hours ago, AchilleX said:

Hi guys.

I have a simple function that generates a random face for every ped. It uses SET_PED_HEAD_BLEND_DATA with random mother, father and float for mixing and then calls FINALIZE_HEAD_BLEND. The problem is that if I apply a face mask to this ped (calling Rage.Ped.SetVariation), 80% of the time it compenetrates with his face, obtaining a very bad result. I have never seen something like that happen in GTAO so I think there is something wrong with my approach. 

Can someone help me? 

I would not have expected that. It then seams that the geometry-model for a ped-face (mesh) is not automatically adapted by a mask that is added to that face. Interesting!
Of cause if your random-faces are absurd and non-realistic -like several inches noses and other calamities, then i would understand it, and then the solution would be to restrict the variation to human-proportions
I dont know the code for that, sorry.

2 hours ago, GTAbear said:

I would not have expected that. It then seams that the geometry-model for a ped-face (mesh) is not automatically adapted by a mask that is added to that face. Interesting!
Of cause if your random-faces are absurd and non-realistic -like several inches noses and other calamities, then i would understand it, and then the solution would be to restrict the variation to human-proportions
I dont know the code for that, sorry.

Faces are ok 😆, the code for setting them up is something like this 

int mother = ...; // random female face 
int father = ...; // random male face 
float mixing;

if (ped.IsMale) 
  mixing = 0.9f - randomFloatBetween0and0.1;
else
  mixing = 0.1f + randomFloatBetween0and0.1;

 

So that women are really women and men are men. I think I have seen worse faces in GTAO 😂. 

 

Maybe when you put a mask on in GTAO it calls SET_PED_HEAD_BLEND_DATA to reset the face back to the default?

1 hour ago, AchilleX said:

Faces are ok 😆, the code for setting them up is something like this 

int mother = ...; // random female face 
int father = ...; // random male face 
float mixing;

if (ped.IsMale) 
  mixing = 0.9f - randomFloatBetween0and0.1;
else
  mixing = 0.1f + randomFloatBetween0and0.1;

 

So that women are really women and men are men. I think I have seen worse faces in GTAO 😂. 

 

Maybe when you put a mask on in GTAO it calls SET_PED_HEAD_BLEND_DATA to reset the face back to the default?

The thing you need is a way to 'capture' the values controlling the face-anatomy of the made 'mixing', and that should be the input-values for the 'anatomy' of the mask, as that is build.
But i do not have any idea of how to make that -Sorry
Have you gone through constructors for mask-objects?
Perhaps one has overload for the ...idk 'bones'(?) -well it is a mesh -but how that is set..(?)
Idk..
Is it one specific mask you want.. The 'rubber-animal-masks' i would believe would cover any type of face. Perhaps one of those could be a 'loophole'?

11 hours ago, GTAbear said:

The thing you need is a way to 'capture' the values controlling the face-anatomy of the made 'mixing', and that should be the input-values for the 'anatomy' of the mask, as that is build.
But i do not have any idea of how to make that -Sorry
Have you gone through constructors for mask-objects?
Perhaps one has overload for the ...idk 'bones'(?) -well it is a mesh -but how that is set..(?)
Idk..
Is it one specific mask you want.. The 'rubber-animal-masks' i would believe would cover any type of face. Perhaps one of those could be a 'loophole'?

 

Masks are not object nor props. They are a component variation that can be put on calling SET_PED_COMPONENT_VARIATION with componentId=1. I cannot find any native regarding adapting the mask to the face. Similar thing happens with hair (if it's long enough) and mask/hat. I have no idea what Rockstar do in GTAO...

My solution for now is something like this 

public static void SetOutfit(Ped ped, Outfit outfit) 
{
  for (int i = 0; i < 12; i++) 
  {
    Component? component = outfit.Components[i];
    if (component is Component value) 
    {	
      // Set the head back to default
      if (i == 1 && value.DrawableID != 0) 
        SetHeadBlendData(ped, 0, 0, 0f);
      ... // Set the component 
    }
  }
  ... // Set props
}

 

Does not work well for women though 😞

Edited September 23, 20223 yr by AchilleX