Deshtat quick stuff

[Deshtat]

Hey there.

So I came across a painting with a nice looking sundial in it, and since I'm learning Maya, I thought it would be a good start. Here are the refs and the result :

 

 

This is a very basic shape, but I thought it could be nice to have this in a workshop, or as a loot item.

I don't really know how to put it in DR though. I'll try to do that later.

Edited March 4, 2015 by Deshtat

[Obsttorte]

You need to either export it as ASE or lwo.

[Deshtat]

Yeah, by the way, is it me, or is ASE way larger than LWO ?

[VanishedOne]

ASE is a text format, LWO a binary one, so that's not surprising.

[Springheel]

You really should model the dial part so it's not so obvious that it's flat.

[Deshtat]

I'm doing this right now ^^ I still don't really understand how to set collision models and all that, though... Should I duplicate the base shape?

 

EDIT : Here is the new version.

 

Edited March 4, 2015 by Deshtat

[Springheel]

You don't need a collision model unless you want to make it a movable object.

[Noordung]

You don't need a collision model unless you want to make it a movable object.

Ship that slightly moves left and right would be movable object?

[Airship Ballet]

Ship that slightly moves left and right would be movable object?

No, just things that the player picks up and moves. A bobbing ship would just be a big func_static attached to a func_pendulum.

Edited March 4, 2015 by Airship Ballet

[Deshtat]

Well, since this a quite a small thing, maybe the player could move it around... if I recall, even loot items can be pushed around by other objects.

Let's say I would like it moveable, should I include a second mesh in my file, with another texture, that would serve for collisions only? I don't really want the small triangles to collide with everything...

[Springheel]

Yes, you would then create a separate mesh, textured with one of the tdm_collision textures. Collision meshes for movable objects have to be 16 planes or fewer, with no concave planes.

[Deshtat]

Alright then, I'll try this tomorrow. Thanks...!

[Deshtat]

Just finished this Fabergé egg as well. I'll probably need your help when I'll try to put them all in the game, since I don't really know how to setup textures files for different meshes in a single .ASE .

Edited March 5, 2015 by Deshtat

[Deshtat]

Also did these small display stands just now. Might be nice to put precious loot on it, or whatever x)

 

Edited March 6, 2015 by Deshtat

[RPGista]

Those are really cool man, love those eggs!

 

Actually, regarding different textures in an ASE files, thats not too difficult at all. Its been a while, so the details are hazy, but its basicly this: all your textures will be appearing in your ASE text file, linked to whatever the actual images used were located. You would only need to change those lines of texts and refer them to the material files in the darkmod folder that you will have to have created for each new texture you use (or stock ones).

 

Creating the material file for a texture is also fairly easy, there are tutorials for that. You basicly tell the game your texture is wood, or rock, and which images and bumps and speculars to use (there are advanced options but dont worry about that for now). Its easier to grab a file of one that works like the one your introducing and just change the images paths.

 

After that the texture is game ready and you can just refer models to them (by editting the ASE file like I said above). The UVs will be kept so everything will fall into place inside the game.

 

And yeah, you can have the main mesh, a second, simpler one (a lot less tris) textured with the shadow texture (to be used as shadow mesh), and basicly kind of a box outlining your model, textured with the collision texture (the collision mesh), all inside the same model, as "layers" (thats how it worked in modo). Just make sure the paths inside the ASE file refer to the right folders and materials once you have your model exported.

Edited March 7, 2015 by RPGista