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Mercenary

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Posted in: Clean Shaders
  Mercenary
01-17-2004, 8:17 PM
#2
Yours were messed up too? I extracted the shaders from the assets zip and went through them and deleted the unnecessary ones....  [Read More]
Posted in: Texture tutorial?????
  Mercenary
01-08-2004, 10:48 PM
#6
What the hell? That's weird. I don't know what the problem is. You can send me the picture and I can make it "game content friendly". Here's my email address mercenary@most-wanted.com...  [Read More]
Posted in: Texture tutorial?????
  Mercenary
01-08-2004, 10:24 PM
#4
What?? That's simple! File>>Save As and choose the file format you want from the list box, name the picture and hit the save button. For game content the size of the picture must be of the power of 2 example 256x256, 512x512, 1024x1024 etc.......  [Read More]
Posted in: Texture tutorial?????
  Mercenary
01-08-2004, 10:07 PM
#2
Here's some tutorials from the master himself, evillair http://www.planetquake.com/hfx/tutorials.html Texture tutorials specific to game content is difficult to find but there are some out there you just have to search. The web graphics tutorials ca...  [Read More]
Posted in: Nar Shaddaa has gone the way of .. uh.. other lost files.
  Mercenary
01-08-2004, 12:01 AM
#2
If I lost a project I was working on for a year somebody would have to die. You must be very disappointed....  [Read More]
Posted in: Cry For Help! (GMax Problem)
  Mercenary
01-07-2004, 11:41 PM
#2
Open up gmax, go to file>open, look in the autoback folder, choose file type: All Files (*.*) and you should see some files with the gx file extension, your last backup should be there....  [Read More]
Posted in: seam tolerance?
  Mercenary
01-07-2004, 5:33 PM
#1
I'm using texporter to export my UVW map and when I apply the texture to the model I can see a few seams in between faces. Generally it lines up well and the seams are not excessive either. Is this normal? Can there be some tolerance?...  [Read More]
Posted in: Skinning for dumbies
  Mercenary
01-06-2004, 8:47 PM
#4
Try this one http://www.studio-erebus.com/studio/tutorials/2003/uvw/dice/uvw-dice.html It will teach you some basics but it's not the best method unless you're making a crate md3. This one is for a saber http://www.btinternet.com/~howe_alison/bro...  [Read More]
Posted in: Skinning for dumbies
  Mercenary
01-06-2004, 7:04 PM
#2
If only skinning were for dummies (sigh)... The link is a page to Paul Jaquays modeling resources, you should be able to find something to help you out. http://www.jaquays.com/gameart/model_resources.html...  [Read More]
Posted in: Team Corellia
  Mercenary
12-31-2003, 9:10 PM
#30
Casper, give it a rest you've gone far enough. Don't be surprised if this time you become completely ostracized by the JO/JA modding community....  [Read More]
Posted in: Saber Modeling...
  Mercenary
12-28-2003, 3:40 PM
#18
I'm pretty sure they don't mind if you export your model as an .md3 because Tempest comes with an .md3 exporter. The quality of this exporter is whole other question. I could see them having a problem with a .max exporter (if one existed) because peo...  [Read More]
Posted in: Saber Modeling...
  Mercenary
12-24-2003, 4:01 AM
#16
The advantage Milkshape has over gmax is the import/export support. It is easier to learn and more simple. Gmax can look overwhelming to a beginner but once you get familiar with it you're all set. When it comes to modeling I like gmax over Milkshape...  [Read More]
Posted in: Saber Modeling...
  Mercenary
12-22-2003, 12:38 AM
#6
What md3 script are you using? Rotating something in Milkshape is very easy I don't understand what you could be having trouble with. If you're new to Milkshape, do some basic tutorials so you can understand how to get around....  [Read More]
Posted in: What's the best way to skin a ship?
  Mercenary
12-20-2003, 1:58 AM
#4
With 3ds max 5 and 6 you got it pretty easy compared to gmax. The UVW editor is far superior. I followed this tutorial http://waylon-art.com/uvw_tutorial/uvwtut_01.html and with a couple of clicks I had the first portion of the model mapped out. I g...  [Read More]
Posted in: What's the best way to skin a ship?
  Mercenary
12-19-2003, 3:09 PM
#2
Whichever method I try the faces appear compressed --> <-- in the UVW editor. I've tried the planar method where you flatten the model, the box method, the material ID method and I pretty much get the same result. What am I doing wrong?...  [Read More]
Posted in: What's the best way to skin a ship?
  Mercenary
12-18-2003, 8:29 PM
#1
I've done about 4 different tutorials and I'm having difficulty figuring out this UVW mapping stuff for my model. I've applied different ways of doing it but it never seems to accurately represent the shapes of the faces in the UVW editor. If I were...  [Read More]
Posted in: deleting faces
  Mercenary
12-16-2003, 2:10 PM
#5
Thanks, I've been wondering about that for a good week. I built the model in a very strict way because I figured it would make texture mapping, which I've never done before, easier....  [Read More]
Posted in: deleting faces
  Mercenary
12-16-2003, 1:43 PM
#3
I don't have a crazy amount of polys, I'm just wondering if it's sound modeling practice to delete unseen faces. I will eventually try to make it into a vehicle if it's possible....  [Read More]
Posted in: deleting faces
  Mercenary
12-16-2003, 10:51 AM
#1
I made a model of a ship in gmax which I intend to make into an md3. I need to know one thing before I move on to the texture part, should I delete any unseen faces on the model?...  [Read More]
Posted in: REALISTIC textures- where?
  Mercenary
12-28-2003, 8:00 PM
#12
If you want realistic textures I would advise you to get a digital camera and take pictures of buildings such as the windows and frames, bricks, decorations etc... You're going to need a paint program like Adobe Photoshop to fix up the textures. It w...  [Read More]
Posted in: .XSI Plugin that works in Max 6
  Mercenary
12-11-2003, 7:55 PM
#4
They definitely made some changes, I just installed a 30 trial of 3ds max 6 and it doesn't like the md3 exporter. You may have to wait a while until this version is fully supported....  [Read More]
Posted in: sound with win xp
  Mercenary
12-11-2003, 12:10 PM
#3
I didn't know you could get the game to work on XP. I'll have to go try it out now, I've been curious about this game for a long time....  [Read More]
Posted in: milkshape or gmax?
  Mercenary
11-25-2003, 11:49 AM
#1
I want to make an md3 and I would like to know from experienced modellers if it's easier to create in gmax or milkshape. Texture mapping in gmax looks like it might be a pain in the ass, it lacks some 3ds max features from what I read. Building the m...  [Read More]
Posted in: Team Corellia
  Mercenary
11-01-2003, 11:28 PM
#34
Hey Nym, I think you should drop it. If you like Kengo's work or not he deserves more respect than that, he's an important member of the mapping community who has helped out a lot of mappers including myself. The way you stated your criticism wasn't...  [Read More]
Posted in: Team Corellia
  Mercenary
10-29-2003, 5:17 AM
#6
Some of the EU is so ridiculous I refuse to acknowledge it. Only the movies are the official Star Wars stories, the way I see it the rest is fair game. Make up whatever you want, as long as it's good I don't think people will make a big fuss about it...  [Read More]
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