How to get UT2004 to use my own custom character??

[blu_comet]

Srry guys for the double posting, but i don't know which part of the forum to post my thread and i'm in hot water right now, desperate need for help!!

Hey guys, i have imported all of my custom characters into UT2004 and everything is working in the UT animation preview browser.
Note: I didn't use the default skeleton provided by UT for my chaarcter, i created my own custom skeletons for my characters.

I have looked up at Unrealwiki, Beyond Unreal and UDN and practically every UT sites, but i couldn't find any tutorials that teaches you how to get UT2004 to 'USE' your own custom characters in the game, i mean, like replacing the default player control character with my own one. Please help me out guys cause my assignment is due in 4 days :( :( :( Please link me to a good tutorial that can save me...

Also, how do i turn off the shadow or control the shadow's color in the game?? i'm using the Sun light as the main key light in my mod but the shadow is just too dark, so is there a way to make the shadow color lighter??

thanks in advance guys,

[[s§s]Bison_Boy]

sorry I have never made custom characters so PLEASE when you figure it out post something or make a tut on it for the rest of us!

Shadows I can help! Leave your sunlight as is to make nice shadows then fill them in by inserting a level info actor and setting ambient lighting to something like 16 as a dark purple. Post again if you have trouble with this part - I can go into more detail if needed.

[SuperApe]

Oh, for crying out loud. Search.

In your .../System/ directory there are .upl files with Unreal player profiles. You can make your own <whatever>.upl file and/or add your own profile block. Just take a look at the profiles there to see how to define the various bits like mesh, texture and sound group, etc.

blu, *if* you're going to insist on spamming the Unreal community boards with these questions, then have the decency to follow up on them by posting the results you get. yes, *each* thread you've opened. (I count at least four just on this question alone.)

Eventually, you're going to need to do your own research and work.

Good luck.