Shadow Meshes Export

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-!.gitignore 
-!*/
-!io_alamo_tools/*
+__pycache__
+*.lnk

README.md

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-# Blender-ALAMAO-Plugin
+# Blender-ALAMO-Plugin
 
 A plugin that allow reading and writing of ALAMO-Engine model(.alo) and animation(.ala) files.  
 Specifically designed to work with Empire at War: Forces of Corruption.
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 ## Sidebar
 
 The sidebar(default hotkey: 'N') offers an ALAMO properties option. 
-This lists the file format specific properties of the active object.  
-The avaible properties change depending on the mode and object type.
+This lists the file format specific properties of the active object.
 
-Scene propierties(always avaible): 
- - ActiveSkeleton: Files can only contain a single skeleton. Choose the skeleton that is used when exporting
- - AnimationEndFrame: per action, length of the animation
+Validate:
+ - Check for any problems that would cause an export to fail.
 
-Object properties(Mesh in object-mode): 
+Object tools (Mesh in object-mode): 
  - HasCollision: treated as collider ingame
  - Hidden: invisible ingame
+
+Armature Settings (always avaible): 
+ - ActiveSkeleton: Files can only contain a single skeleton. Choose the skeleton that is used when exporting
 
-Bone properties (Bone in edit-mode): 
+Bone Tools (Bone in edit-mode): 
+ - billboardMode: Sets the billboard mode. Can only be set on individually-selected bones.
  - Visible: Visibility of attached object
  - EnableProxy: bone is a proxy to spawn effects ingame, enables additional options: 
  - proxyIsHidden: flag that determines if the proxy is initially hidden
  - altDecreaseStayHidden: prevents proxies to become visible when the alt level decreases
- - ProxyName: name of the effect to be attached to the proxy
+ - ProxyName: name of the effect to be attached to the proxy. Can only be set on individually-selected bones.
 
  Bone properties (Bone in pose-mode):
-  - proxyIsHiddenAnimation: animated visibility of the proxy, when hovering over it with mouse: press 'I' to set keyframe 
+  - proxyIsHiddenAnimation: animated visibility of the proxy
+  - Action End Frames: per action, length of the animation
+
+ Debug:
+  - Unmodified original UI
+
+  ### Gotchas
+   - Any clicks on the sidebar, but not on an active control, will be treated as a click in the 3d view. This can cause you to lose your selection.
+   - On validation, errors only pop up briefly, and warnings don't pop up at all. Recommend opening an Info panel when validating.
 
  ## Alamo material properties