I'll update this post with screen grabs and detailed information later today, but a brief description is as follows:

I'm making custom armor, using custom models.

Individually, all of the pieces of armor work, this is what I have.

Helmet - Using Helmet, Helmet.dds
Chest - Using ExChest, ExChest.dds
Hands - Using ExForearm and ExHand, ExHand.dds x2
Pants - Using ExMidLeg, ExMidLeg.dds
Feet - Using ExFoot and ExCalf, ExFoot.dds x2

All variations of the armor can be equipped at the same time, EXCEPT the body and legs! For some reason, when this combination is equipped, the user model is torn and the only thing that remains is ExChest, not even a player model.

This is fixed if I unequip and re-equip, however it will tear again once the character is re-loaded, such as Save & Exit and Resume.

In blender, everything is named correctly, as well as the skeleton. The item files themselves are simple and bare bones, they are clones and simple contain the MESH: line, no texture line. the material file is filled out and has been looked over a million times to verify there are no spelling errors, texture errors or model/mesh errors.

Has anyone experienced this? Is there something I'm overlooking? I'll add screen grabs for an example and will upload files if requested.

Any help would be appreciated, thanks ^^

EDIT: Screen Grabs added with variations of pieces equipped and when the tear occurs

I'll add screen grabs for an example and will upload files if requested.

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updated again

You have a lot of textures, perhaps it causes conflict. May be one unit must have a certain amount?

The things I usually have to check for are:

• Are all my faces triangulated?
• do I have any verticies with no bone weights assigned?
• did I forget a piece of armor

I assume there is nothing in the ogre log file?

I don't see anything immediately wrong with this mesh, I'm not real familiar with tl2 yet. Loads fine in the viewer. I did some checking in blender and didn't see anything weird.  A lot of duplicate vertices.  That may be part of the import script though.

Maybe make a dummy armor mesh to test with where you just have a single triangle for each piece, weighted, even if it is just everything weighted 1 to bip01. See if that has the same issue.  Then one by one, swap out a piece for your desired mesh until something stops working.

Is there a vertex count limit in tl2?  Maybe make a dummy armor

I opened it with ogre tools no problem.  You are using version 1.7.2 right?

I can't seem to find a version number, but the "modified date" on the .exe is July 27, 2009.

you need November 5, 2010 

I re-made the entire mesh SANS body pieces, I.E., The only pieces in my wardrobe are EX pieces, and the Helmet. I've found that it's the Helmet that is causing the issue, as when I REMOVE the helmet from the mesh [and leave the remaining EX parts] they all equip correctly~ When I re-made the exact same mesh that INCLUDED the headband, it was torn apart.

Given this information, is there anything you guys see that could cause tearing, and is related to the helmet/head?

Note that I am using a CUSTOM WARDROBE SET that only uses 'ADD:Helmet', and by doing this it does not remove scalp/etc/etc

Could this be an area of issue? Please let me know if you guys can think of anything~

Thanks!