Alhexx: i have taken closer look to ff8 models, they're probably stored like all bodyparts and textures and anims in one file, i was able to get portions of the file, and to decode textures, but 3d models are mystery to me. They are in no way similar to ff7 models imho.
Cilantro: well it is fixable, but it takes lots of tuning; i remember when i was consulting lwo-lightwave output with Sephiroth3D, to tune it, it took about month or more. But i will do it, i'd like to fix the 3ds output.
Currently i have no free time, i have to finish my demo because im switching jobs now, so i need to concentrate on that ... income is important
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btw, can you import into 3dsmax from some different formats ? like ASE, or LWO ?