Creating your own characters

[t5yvxc]

I know theres a couple of tutorials on how to make models, but I was wondering can I use these models as characters for my game. I know the models can be added into the game and I know this may be a stupid question, but can these models be actually used as playable characters.
For example I see an add sponsored on this site about daz3d, and there I can make 3d characters(at least I think I can), can characters I make off their be transported to sandbox to be a working character?
Also on one of the tutorials here I see 2 programs called makehuman and Blender, can anyone rate from 1-10 with 10 being the most difficult how difficult it is for a newbie to make a character(who will be my main character) and adding him/her into sandbox.

id really appreciate any info anyone gives.

[DrChef]

if you can export your daz models to md3, md2, or md5 format, yes they can be used in sandbox

it is fairly dificult for someone to make a full character,
though the modelling in makehuman makes a mesh and bones,
so you just have to create all the animations (dead/dying/jump/idle/left/right/forward..etc)
i'd say about a six, but it will take time to make a really good model
that isn't just a naked body from makehuman