How to preview nif file on the ubuntu.
Recently, skyrim-mod is very excited. I explain how to view the texture and mesh on the Ubuntu/Linux. The textures are .dds file and mesh are .nif file. These files are in a data/ folder and .bsa file(compressed) e.g. Seranaholic mod 1. Install NifScape Download *.rpm file from http://niftools.sourceforge.net/wiki/NifSkope Convert *.rpm to *.deb and install it. see http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/ubuntu/install-an-rpm-package-on-ubuntu-linux/ 2 Extract vanila bsa and mod bsa. There are a lot of bsa tools. Use this tool with wine for example. 3 Run NifScape. 3 Set texture path from Render>Setting... menu. see http://niftools.sourceforge.net/wiki/NifSkope/Setting_the_Texture_Search_Path 4 Load .nif file and convert it to .dae. 5 Import .dae with Blender 3D . The texture-uv will be imported. But, you must set *.dds of texture...