okay

Sorry, I got carried away a bit just now. I was so happy and my friend said 30% is kinda big for him but I'll just give you 10% if thats still fine for you :)

Omg thank you so much man!! It finally worked properly! Proper positioning and proper chains. Love it!! Thank you so much dude! You have no idea how many days I spent on this. Thank you so much!

Sent it.

I already sent the blend file. That is the version with the object still parented to the bone.
Just try to export to SMD and you get that "armature modifier ignored" warning.
If possible, help me check it in-game if you get a problem with the positioning when unparented

Is there any way I can go around this positioning problem now?

Okay. so I just tested it. Unparented the object. Seems like the position is messed up. The chains are moving terribly in the air but thats normal. The model needs to be at the proper position. Now I try to change the location of the model but it doesnt change in-game. The model appears to be stuck but the vertex groups are working.

Originally posted by Artfunkel:

In Source, inter-model parenting is done through bone names. Parenting in Blender has no effect whatosever on the model's parent in Source.

The solution to your problem is removing the bone parent. Why don't you just try it and report back?

okay. I'll try it later. I'll also send the blend file a few hours later when I have the time.

Well theres a problem. I can't remove the object parented to the bone. This is because its stated like that at the requirements page for the DotA2. For weapons, theres a specific bone that you must really parent the model to.

Actually theres nothing wrong about the character holding the weapon.
I only have a problem when exporting to SMD format.
This is because I'm exporting a weapon model that is parented to a bone of an armature.
At the same time the weapon model is using an armature modifier for the vertex groups.
I believe this causes a conflict when exporting. Btw, how do I send you the blend file?