Cannot Import Starfield NIFs Getting Python Errors #652
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Issue Overview
Cannot Import any NIFs extracted from starfield. Getting Python Errors
Version Information
Blender Niftools Addon Version Info
[0.1.1]
Blender Version Info
[3.6.16]
Platform information
[Windows 11 23H2]
Context
[Provide more detailed information to the issue itself and why it is relevant]
Steps to Reproduce
[Extract Starfield BA2s, Open Blender 3.6, Click Import, Find any Starfield nif file extracted from the BA2s and try to load it]
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Expected Result
[Meshes to Load]
Actual Result
[Python Errors Occur and Nothing Loads]
Possible Fix
[Optional, suggest fixes, improvement or reasons for the bug might have occurred]
Screenshot
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Logs and Files
[Provide logs file generated during the error as well as the blend and nif files are related to the issue]
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Console Output
**[Writing userprefs: "C:\Users\StonedGorillaKing\AppData\Roaming\Blender Foundation\Blender\3.6\config\userpref.blend" ok
Info: Preferences saved
addon_utils.disable: io_scene_niftools not disabled
Modules Installed (io_scene_niftools) from 'E:\Downloads\blender_niftools_addon-v0.1.1-2023-11-03-0305c8d5.zip' into 'C:\Users\StonedGorillaKing\AppData\Roaming\Blender Foundation\Blender\3.6\scripts\addons'
{'INFO'}: Loading: Blender Niftools Addon: v0.1.1
{'INFO'}: Loading: NifFormat: 0.10.0.0
{'DEBUG'}: Starting registration
{'DEBUG'}: Configuring auto-updater
io_scene_niftools updater verbose is enabled
io_scene_niftools: Wrote out updater JSON settings to file, with the contents:
{'last_check': '', 'backup_date': '', 'update_ready': False, 'ignore': False, 'just_restored': False, 'just_updated': False, 'version_text': {}}
{'DEBUG'}: Registering submodules for: io_scene_niftools
{'DEBUG'}: Registering Classes for module: io_scene_niftools.update
{'DEBUG'}: Registered Classes: ['UpdaterPreferences']
{'DEBUG'}: Registering submodules for: io_scene_niftools.properties
{'DEBUG'}: Registering Classes for module: io_scene_niftools.properties.armature
{'DEBUG'}: Registered Classes: ['BoneProperty', 'ArmatureProperty']
{'DEBUG'}: Registering Classes for module: io_scene_niftools.properties.collision
{'DEBUG'}: Registered Classes: ['CollisionProperty']
{'DEBUG'}: Registering Classes for module: io_scene_niftools.properties.constraint
{'DEBUG'}: Registered Classes: ['ConstraintProperty']
{'DEBUG'}: Registering Classes for module: io_scene_niftools.properties.material
{'DEBUG'}: Registered Classes: ['Material', 'AlphaFlags']
{'DEBUG'}: Registering Classes for module: io_scene_niftools.properties.object
{'DEBUG'}: Registered Classes: ['BsInventoryMarker', 'ExtraData', 'ExtraDataStore', 'ObjectProperty']
{'DEBUG'}: Registering Classes for module: io_scene_niftools.properties.shader
{'DEBUG'}: Registered Classes: ['ShaderProps']
{'DEBUG'}: Registering Classes for module: io_scene_niftools.properties.scene
{'DEBUG'}: Registered Classes: ['Scene']
{'DEBUG'}: Registered the following submodules: ['io_scene_niftools.properties.armature', 'io_scene_niftools.properties.collision', 'io_scene_niftools.properties.constraint', 'io_scene_niftools.properties.material', 'io_scene_niftools.properties.object', 'io_scene_niftools.properties.shader', 'io_scene_niftools.properties.scene']
{'DEBUG'}: Registering submodules for: io_scene_niftools.operators
{'DEBUG'}: Registering Classes for module: io_scene_niftools.operators.object
{'DEBUG'}: Registered Classes: ['BSXExtraDataAdd', 'UPBExtraDataAdd', 'SampleExtraDataAdd', 'NiExtraDataRemove']
{'DEBUG'}: Registering Classes for module: io_scene_niftools.operators.geometry
{'DEBUG'}: Registered Classes: ['BsInvMarkerAdd', 'BsInvMarkerRemove']
{'DEBUG'}: Registering Classes for module: io_scene_niftools.operators.nif_import_op
{'DEBUG'}: Registered Classes: ['NifImportOperator']
{'DEBUG'}: Registering Classes for module: io_scene_niftools.operators.nif_export_op
{'DEBUG'}: Registered Classes: ['NifExportOperator']
{'DEBUG'}: Registering Classes for module: io_scene_niftools.operators.kf_import_op
{'DEBUG'}: Registered Classes: ['KfImportOperator']
{'DEBUG'}: Registering Classes for module: io_scene_niftools.operators.kf_export_op
{'DEBUG'}: Registered Classes: ['KfExportOperator']
{'DEBUG'}: Registering Classes for module: io_scene_niftools.operators.egm_import_op
{'DEBUG'}: Registered Classes: ['EgmImportOperator']
{'DEBUG'}: Registered the following submodules: ['io_scene_niftools.operators.object', 'io_scene_niftools.operators.geometry', 'io_scene_niftools.operators.nif_import_op', 'io_scene_niftools.operators.nif_export_op', 'io_scene_niftools.operators.kf_import_op', 'io_scene_niftools.operators.kf_export_op', 'io_scene_niftools.operators.egm_import_op']
{'DEBUG'}: Registering submodules for: io_scene_niftools.ui
{'DEBUG'}: Registering Classes for module: io_scene_niftools.ui.armature
{'DEBUG'}: Registered Classes: ['BonePanel', 'ArmaturePanel']
{'DEBUG'}: Registering Classes for module: io_scene_niftools.ui.collision
{'DEBUG'}: Registered Classes: ['CollisionBoundsPanel']
{'DEBUG'}: Registering Classes for module: io_scene_niftools.ui.material
{'DEBUG'}: Registered Classes: ['MaterialColorPanel', 'MaterialFlagPanel']
{'DEBUG'}: Registering Classes for module: io_scene_niftools.ui.object
{'DEBUG'}: Registered Classes: ['ObjectExtraDataList', 'ObjectExtraDataType', 'ObjectExtraData', 'ObjectPanel', 'ObjectBSInvMarkerPanel']
{'DEBUG'}: Registering Classes for module: io_scene_niftools.ui.operators
{'DEBUG'}: Registered Classes: ['OperatorCommonDevPanel']
{'DEBUG'}: Registering submodules for: io_scene_niftools.ui.operators
{'DEBUG'}: Registering Classes for module: io_scene_niftools.ui.operators.nif_import
{'DEBUG'}: Registered Classes: ['OperatorImportIncludePanel', 'OperatorImportTransformPanel', 'OperatorImportGeometryPanel', 'OperatorImportTexturePanel', 'OperatorImportArmaturePanel', 'OperatorImportOverrideArmatureOrientationPanel', 'OperatorImportAnimationPanel']
{'DEBUG'}: Registering Classes for module: io_scene_niftools.ui.operators.nif_export
{'DEBUG'}: Registered Classes: ['OperatorExportTransformPanel', 'OperatorExportArmaturePanel', 'OperatorExportAnimationPanel', 'OperatorExportOptimisePanel']
{'DEBUG'}: Registered the following submodules: ['io_scene_niftools.ui.operators.nif_import', 'io_scene_niftools.ui.operators.nif_export']
{'DEBUG'}: Registering Classes for module: io_scene_niftools.ui.shader
{'DEBUG'}: Registered Classes: ['ShaderPanel']
{'DEBUG'}: Registering Classes for module: io_scene_niftools.ui.scene
{'DEBUG'}: Registered Classes: ['ScenePanel', 'SceneVersionInfoPanel']
{'DEBUG'}: Registered the following submodules: ['io_scene_niftools.ui.armature', 'io_scene_niftools.ui.collision', 'io_scene_niftools.ui.material', 'io_scene_niftools.ui.object', 'io_scene_niftools.ui.operators', 'io_scene_niftools.ui.shader', 'io_scene_niftools.ui.scene']
{'DEBUG'}: Registered the following submodules: ['io_scene_niftools.update', 'io_scene_niftools.properties', 'io_scene_niftools.operators', 'io_scene_niftools.ui']
Writing userprefs: "C:\Users\StonedGorillaKing\AppData\Roaming\Blender Foundation\Blender\3.6\config\userpref.blend" ok
Info: Preferences saved
Info: Deleted 1 object(s)
niftools:INFO:Dev: Sys variable not set
niftools:INFO:Executing - Niftools : Blender Niftools Addon v0.1.1(running on Blender 3.6.16, Nif xml version 0.10.0.0)
niftools:INFO:Importing M:\Starfield BA2 Extracted\meshes\landscape\resources\ore\resourceindicitechunk01.nif
niftools:INFO:NIF file version: 14020007
niftools:INFO:Reading .nif file
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Users\StonedGorillaKing\AppData\Roaming\Blender Foundation\Blender\3.6\scripts\addons\io_scene_niftools\dependencies\nifgen\formats\nif_init_.py", line 297, in read_blocks
block_class = niobject_map[block_type]
KeyError: 'BSGeometry'
During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Users\StonedGorillaKing\AppData\Roaming\Blender Foundation\Blender\3.6\scripts\addons\io_scene_niftools\operators\nif_import_op.py", line 134, in execute
return NifImport(self, context).execute()
File "C:\Users\StonedGorillaKing\AppData\Roaming\Blender Foundation\Blender\3.6\scripts\addons\io_scene_niftools\nif_import.py", line 74, in execute
self.load_files() # needs to be first to provide version info.
File "C:\Users\StonedGorillaKing\AppData\Roaming\Blender Foundation\Blender\3.6\scripts\addons\io_scene_niftools\nif_import.py", line 140, in load_files
NifData.init(NifFile.load_nif(NifOp.props.filepath))
File "C:\Users\StonedGorillaKing\AppData\Roaming\Blender Foundation\Blender\3.6\scripts\addons\io_scene_niftools\file_io\nif.py", line 65, in load_nif
data = NifFormat.NifFile.from_stream(nif_stream)
File "C:\Users\StonedGorillaKing\AppData\Roaming\Blender Foundation\Blender\3.6\scripts\addons\io_scene_niftools\dependencies\nifgen\formats\nif_init_.py", line 553, in from_stream
instance.read_blocks(stream)
File "C:\Users\StonedGorillaKing\AppData\Roaming\Blender Foundation\Blender\3.6\scripts\addons\io_scene_niftools\dependencies\nifgen\formats\nif_init_.py", line 302, in read_blocks
raise ValueError(error_msg)
ValueError: Unknown block type BSGeometry on stream position 11146 with index 5.
niftools:INFO:Dev: Sys variable not set
niftools:INFO:Executing - Niftools : Blender Niftools Addon v0.1.1(running on Blender 3.6.16, Nif xml version 0.10.0.0)
niftools:INFO:Importing M:\Starfield BA2 Extracted\meshes\landscape\resources\ore\resourcealdumitechunk01.nif
niftools:INFO:NIF file version: 14020007
niftools:INFO:Reading .nif file
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Users\StonedGorillaKing\AppData\Roaming\Blender Foundation\Blender\3.6\scripts\addons\io_scene_niftools\dependencies\nifgen\formats\nif_init_.py", line 297, in read_blocks
block_class = niobject_map[block_type]
KeyError: 'BSGeometry'
During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Users\StonedGorillaKing\AppData\Roaming\Blender Foundation\Blender\3.6\scripts\addons\io_scene_niftools\operators\nif_import_op.py", line 134, in execute
return NifImport(self, context).execute()
File "C:\Users\StonedGorillaKing\AppData\Roaming\Blender Foundation\Blender\3.6\scripts\addons\io_scene_niftools\nif_import.py", line 74, in execute
self.load_files() # needs to be first to provide version info.
File "C:\Users\StonedGorillaKing\AppData\Roaming\Blender Foundation\Blender\3.6\scripts\addons\io_scene_niftools\nif_import.py", line 140, in load_files
NifData.init(NifFile.load_nif(NifOp.props.filepath))
File "C:\Users\StonedGorillaKing\AppData\Roaming\Blender Foundation\Blender\3.6\scripts\addons\io_scene_niftools\file_io\nif.py", line 65, in load_nif
data = NifFormat.NifFile.from_stream(nif_stream)
File "C:\Users\StonedGorillaKing\AppData\Roaming\Blender Foundation\Blender\3.6\scripts\addons\io_scene_niftools\dependencies\nifgen\formats\nif_init_.py", line 553, in from_stream
instance.read_blocks(stream)
File "C:\Users\StonedGorillaKing\AppData\Roaming\Blender Foundation\Blender\3.6\scripts\addons\io_scene_niftools\dependencies\nifgen\formats\nif_init_.py", line 302, in read_blocks
raise ValueError(error_msg)
ValueError: Unknown block type BSGeometry on stream position 12634 with index 5.
niftools:INFO:Dev: Sys variable not set
niftools:INFO:Executing - Niftools : Blender Niftools Addon v0.1.1(running on Blender 3.6.16, Nif xml version 0.10.0.0)
niftools:INFO:Importing M:\Starfield BA2 Extracted\meshes\landscape\resources\ore\resourcealdumitechunk01.nif
niftools:INFO:NIF file version: 14020007
niftools:INFO:Reading .nif file
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Users\StonedGorillaKing\AppData\Roaming\Blender Foundation\Blender\3.6\scripts\addons\io_scene_niftools\dependencies\nifgen\formats\nif_init_.py", line 297, in read_blocks
block_class = niobject_map[block_type]
KeyError: 'BSGeometry'
During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Users\StonedGorillaKing\AppData\Roaming\Blender Foundation\Blender\3.6\scripts\addons\io_scene_niftools\operators\nif_import_op.py", line 134, in execute
return NifImport(self, context).execute()
File "C:\Users\StonedGorillaKing\AppData\Roaming\Blender Foundation\Blender\3.6\scripts\addons\io_scene_niftools\nif_import.py", line 74, in execute
self.load_files() # needs to be first to provide version info.
File "C:\Users\StonedGorillaKing\AppData\Roaming\Blender Foundation\Blender\3.6\scripts\addons\io_scene_niftools\nif_import.py", line 140, in load_files
NifData.init(NifFile.load_nif(NifOp.props.filepath))
File "C:\Users\StonedGorillaKing\AppData\Roaming\Blender Foundation\Blender\3.6\scripts\addons\io_scene_niftools\file_io\nif.py", line 65, in load_nif
data = NifFormat.NifFile.from_stream(nif_stream)
File "C:\Users\StonedGorillaKing\AppData\Roaming\Blender Foundation\Blender\3.6\scripts\addons\io_scene_niftools\dependencies\nifgen\formats\nif_init_.py", line 553, in from_stream
instance.read_blocks(stream)
File "C:\Users\StonedGorillaKing\AppData\Roaming\Blender Foundation\Blender\3.6\scripts\addons\io_scene_niftools\dependencies\nifgen\formats\nif_init_.py", line 302, in read_blocks
raise ValueError(error_msg)
ValueError: Unknown block type BSGeometry on stream position 12634 with index 5.]**
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