It's hard to believe setting the freaking alpha property is this

complicated.

.gitignore

@@ -7,3 +7,5 @@
 /build/
 node_modules/
 *.blend[0-9]*
+.venv/*
+!.venv/DONT_DELETE

.python-version

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+3.7.9

.vscode/launch.json

@@ -4,6 +4,15 @@
     // Weitere Informationen finden Sie unter https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=830387
     "version": "0.2.0",
     "configurations": [
+        {
+            "name": "Python: Aktuelle Datei",
+            "type": "python",
+            "request": "launch",
+            "python": "${command:python.interpreterPath}",
+            "program": "${file}",
+            "args": ["--", "${workspaceFolder}/plugin/Data/Meshes/_EQ_ItemRoulette/roulette_container_final.nif"],
+            "console": "integratedTerminal"
+        },
         {
             "type": "papyrus",
             "name": "Skyrim",

.vscode/settings.json

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+    "python.pythonPath": "${workspaceFolder}/.venv/Scripts/python.exe",
+    "jupyter.jupyterServerType": "local"
+}

Makefile

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-PATH=/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/c/ProgramData/chocolatey/bin:$(SystemRoot)/System32/WindowsPowerShell/v1.0
+PATH=/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/c/ProgramData/chocolatey/bin:$(SystemRoot)/System32:$(SystemRoot)/System32/WindowsPowerShell/v1.0:$(word 1,$(HOME) $(USERPROFILE))/.pyenv/pyenv-win/bin
 
 mkfile_path := $(abspath $(lastword $(MAKEFILE_LIST)))
 current_dir := $(patsubst %/,%,$(dir $(mkfile_path)))
@@ -40,17 +40,36 @@ plugin/Data/Scripts/%.pex: Source/Scripts/%.psc
 
 textures: $(textureFiles)
 
+pipenv: .venv/pyvenv.cfg
+
 plugin/Data/Textures/_EQ_ItemRoulette/%.dds: Source/Textures/_EQ_ItemRoulette/%.xcf export_gimp_textures.py
 		GIMP=$$(powershell -Command '(Get-Item "$(ProgramW6432)/GIMP*/bin/gimp-console*.exe").FullName')
 		"$$GIMP" -n -i --batch-interpreter python-fu-eval -b 'import export_gimp_textures ; export_gimp_textures.main("$<", "$@")'
 
+.venv/lib/site-packages/pyffi/formats/kfm/kfmxml/kfm.xml:
+		mkdir -p "$(dir $@)"
+		powershell -Command 'Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/niftools/kfmxml/develop/kfm.xml" -OutFile "$@"'
+
+.venv/lib/site-packages/pyffi/formats/nif/nifxml/nif.xml:
+		mkdir -p "$(dir $@)"
+		powershell -Command 'Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/niftools/nifxml/959cb9c3dd59a319e60e819fc8a1402f821f3684/nif.xml" -OutFile "$@"'
+
+.PRECIOUS: .venv/pyvenv.cfg
+.venv/pyvenv.cfg: Pipfile .venv/lib/site-packages/pyffi/formats/nif/nifxml/nif.xml .venv/lib/site-packages/pyffi/formats/kfm/kfmxml/kfm.xml
+		pyenv install $$(cat ".python-version")
+		pyenv exec pip install --user pipenv
+		pyenv exec python -m pipenv install
+
 models: $(modelFiles) textures
 
+.PRECIOUS: build/ChunkMerge/ChunkMerge.exe
 build/ChunkMerge/ChunkMerge.exe: build/chunkmerge.7z
 		7z x -y "-obuild" "$<"
+		touch -c "$@"
 
+.PRECIOUS: build/chunkmerge.7z
 build/chunkmerge.7z:
-		powershell -Command 'Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "https://github.com/downloads/skyfox69/NifUtils/ChunkMerge0155.7z" -OutFile build/chunkmerge.7z'
+		powershell -Command 'Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "https://github.com/downloads/skyfox69/NifUtils/ChunkMerge0155.7z" -OutFile "$@"'
 
 build/ChunkMerge/ChunkMerge.xml: build/ChunkMerge/ChunkMerge.exe
 		cat > "$@" <<'HERE'
@@ -100,12 +119,30 @@ plugin/Data/Meshes/_EQ_ItemRoulette/%_final.nif: Source/Meshes/_EQ_ItemRoulette/
 		build/ChunkMerge/ChunkMerge.exe &
 		powershell -Command '$$env:ChunkMerge_NifFile=Split-Path (Join-Path "$@" "."); $$env:ChunkMerge_CollisionFile=Split-Path (Join-Path "$(filter %_collision.nif,$^)" ".") ; $$env:ChunkMerge_TemplateFile="$(notdir $(filter %_template.nif,$^))" ; Start-Process -Wait -FilePath AutoHotKey -ArgumentList @("ChunkMerge.ahk") ; Stop-Process -Name ChunkMerge'
 
+.PRECIOUS: build/blender-windows64/blender.exe
+build/blender-windows64/blender.exe: build/blender.zip build/blender-windows64/2.93/scripts/addons/io_scene_niftools/__init__.py
+		7z x -y "-obuild" "$<"
+		touch -c "$@"
+
+.PRECIOUS: build/blender-windows64/2.93/scripts/addons/io_scene_niftools/__init__.py
+build/blender-windows64/2.93/scripts/addons/io_scene_niftools/__init__.py: build/blender-niftools.zip
+		7z x -y "-o$$(dirname "$$(dirname "$@")")" "$<"
+		touch -c "$@"
+
+.PRECIOUS: build/blender-niftools.zip
+build/blender-niftools.zip:
+		powershell -Command 'Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "https://github.com/niftools/blender_niftools_addon/releases/download/v0.0.6/blender_niftools_addon-v0.0.6-2021-04-24-fa4123d.zip" -OutFile "$@"'
+
+.PRECIOUS: build/blender.zip
+build/blender.zip:
+		powershell -Command 'Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "https://mirror.clarkson.edu/blender/release/Blender2.93/blender-2.93.0-windows-x64.zip" -OutFile "$@"'
+
 .PRECIOUS: plugin/Data/Meshes/_EQ_ItemRoulette/%_mesh.nif
-plugin/Data/Meshes/_EQ_ItemRoulette/%_mesh.nif: Source/Meshes/_EQ_ItemRoulette/%_mesh.blend
+plugin/Data/Meshes/_EQ_ItemRoulette/%_mesh.nif: Source/Meshes/_EQ_ItemRoulette/%_mesh.blend build/blender-windows64/blender.exe
-		BLENDER=$$(powershell -Command '(Get-Item "$(ProgramW6432)/Blender*/Blender*/blender.exe").FullName')
+		BLENDER="$(word 2, $^)"
-		"$$BLENDER" --background --python "./export_blender_models.py" -- "$^" "$@"
+		"$$BLENDER" --background --python "./export_blender_models.py" -- "$<" "$@"
 
 .PRECIOUS: plugin/Data/Meshes/_EQ_ItemRoulette/%_collision.nif
-plugin/Data/Meshes/_EQ_ItemRoulette/%_collision.nif: Source/Meshes/_EQ_ItemRoulette/%_collision.blend
+plugin/Data/Meshes/_EQ_ItemRoulette/%_collision.nif: Source/Meshes/_EQ_ItemRoulette/%_collision.blend build/blender-windows64/blender.exe
-		BLENDER=$$(powershell -Command '(Get-Item "$(ProgramW6432)/Blender*/Blender*/blender.exe").FullName')
+		BLENDER="$(word 2, $^)"
-		"$$BLENDER" --background --python "./export_blender_models.py" -- "$^" "$@"
+		"$$BLENDER" --background --python "./export_blender_models.py" -- "$<" "$@"

Pipfile

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+[[source]]
+url = "https://pypi.python.org/simple"
+
+[packages]
+pyqt4 = {file = "https://download.lfd.uci.edu/pythonlibs/q4trcu4l/PyQt4-4.11.4-cp37-cp37m-win_amd64.whl"}
+pyffi = {file = "https://github.com/amorilia/pyffi/archive/refs/tags/pyffi-2.2.2.zip"}
+
+[requires]
+python_version = "3.7.9"

Pipfile.lock

@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+{
+    "_meta": {
+        "hash": {
+            "sha256": "bb61dfe357ea16e199e93ef79d83cabdc7fef8a99c5376ba3a5a6aa2428f4eeb"
+        },
+        "pipfile-spec": 6,
+        "requires": {
+            "python_version": "3.7.9"
+        },
+        "sources": [
+            {
+                "url": "https://pypi.python.org/simple"
+            }
+        ]
+    },
+    "default": {
+        "pyffi": {
+            "file": "https://github.com/amorilia/pyffi/archive/refs/tags/pyffi-2.2.2.zip",
+            "hashes": [
+                "sha256:2ebdeb86e29e9b532b40fe61b6005e0d29973f2f7e966dbb9fc9c1f4680fa3ca"
+            ],
+            "version": "==2.2.2"
+        },
+        "pyqt4": {
+            "file": "https://download.lfd.uci.edu/pythonlibs/q4trcu4l/PyQt4-4.11.4-cp37-cp37m-win_amd64.whl",
+            "hashes": [
+                "sha256:3bd04c8576ffdc6db3b991642d1657fcee4df803c869a97d11a6eaab1445d59a"
+            ],
+            "version": "==4.11.4"
+        }
+    },
+    "develop": {}
+}

build.ps1

@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ if($InstallDependencies) {
     [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol -bor 3072
     Invoke-Expression ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://chocolatey.org/install.ps1'))
 
-    choco install blender gimp 7zip autohotkey make nodejs
+    choco install gimp 7zip autohotkey make nodejs pyenv-win
     return 0
 }
 

export_blender_models.py

@@ -9,9 +9,10 @@ try:
     index = argv.index("--") + 1
 except ValueError:
     index = len(argv)
-
 argv = argv[index:]
 
+bpy.ops.preferences.addon_enable(module='io_scene_niftools')
+
 curdir = Path(__file__).parent
 blend_path = Path(argv[0])
 nif_path = Path(argv[1])

nif.xml

@@ -111,9 +111,11 @@
         A standard 32-bit floating point number.
     </basic>
     
+    <!--
     <basic name="hfloat" count="0">
         A 16-bit floating point number.
     </basic>
+    -->
     
     <basic name="HeaderString" count="0">
         A variable length string that ends with a newline character (0x0A).  The string starts as follows depending on the version:

setalpha.py

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+from io import UnsupportedOperation
+import pyffi
+import pickle
+from pyffi.formats.nif import NifFormat
+import sys
+
+argv = sys.argv
+try:
+    index = argv.index("--") + 1
+except ValueError:
+    index = len(argv)
+argv = argv[index:]
+
+data = NifFormat.Data()
+with open(argv[0], 'rb') as nif_stream:
+    data.inspect_version_only(nif_stream)
+    if data.version >= 0:
+        data.read(nif_stream)
+    elif data.version == -1:
+        raise UnsupportedOperation("Unsupported NIF version")
+    else:
+        raise UnsupportedOperation("Not a NIF")
+
+for child in data.get_global_iterator():
+    if isinstance(child, NifFormat.NiTriShape):
+        alpha = NifFormat.NiAlphaProperty()
+        alpha.flags = 4845
+        child.bs_properties.append(alpha)
+        child.bs_properties.update_size()
+
+with open('Z:/farts.nif', 'wb') as nif_out:
+    data.write(nif_out)
+
+print('frick')