I Offer My Help As A Modeler - Buildings, Props......

[Mz3D]

Hello, i'm a big thief fan (thief was the first pc game i bought , i loved it and then i played the whole serie) and i use 3ds max... (i hope that there is a way to use models modeled in max in doom3! the possibility to import max files into d3 editor!)

I offer my work as a 3d modeler for anything... cathedrals, buildings, bars, inns, props, cities... anything..

I post here some renders.. tell me if you're interested! (or if you're not)

 

 

 

[Crispy]

Cool.

 

I'm not a modeller, but AFAIK 3ds max is fine.

[PinkDot]

I like your houses! First one looks a bit cartoonish, but I suppose that was intentional.

 

I make some models using 3dsmax and then I convert them to .lwo (Lightwave native) format. Doom 3 supports also .ASE files (3dsmax ASCII files) but for some reason I always had problems with them...

[ascottk]

I make some models using 3dsmax and then I convert them to .lwo (Lightwave native) format. Doom 3 supports also .ASE files (3dsmax ASCII files) but for some reason I always had problems with them...

The ASEs have a slightly different material naming convention. LWOs are easier: models/darkmod/blah, ASEs: //base/models/darkmod/blah.

[sparhawk]

That models definitely look good. I would say NH should set you up.

[Mz3D]

First one looks a bit cartoonish, but I suppose that was intentional.

 

yes, the cartoon style was intentional...

 

Today i modeled an house in 3ds max inspired to thief games, i post here my new render...

 

 

Can i join the dark mod team?

[Springheel]

You've already started the first step--posting an 'I want to help' thread with some screenshots. The next step is for NH to set up a contributor thread for you, where we'll give you a modelling task to create something for the mod. We do this to make sure people have the basic skills necessary (which you seem to have), and more importantly, to make sure people are willing to stick around.

 

I'm continually surprised by the number of people who want to join the mod, start a contributor task, get half way through and then disappear, never to be heard from again.

[Mz3D]

Ok, i'm ready for the task..!

[Springheel]

Ok, I'll give you something while NH gets your contributor thread set up. How about a simple, rough-cut wooden stool, either square or round:

 

*simple stool

http://www.galleryc.net/images/chinese32.jpg

http://timberridgefurniture.com/images/gr-milking-stool.jpg

 

Do you have D3? The stool should be about 20-25 doom units high.

 

Generally we start by modelling a high-poly version to use for the normal-map, but in this case that's probably not needed.

[Mz3D]

two easy questions,

 

1) How many polygons/triangles i have to use for the stools ?

 

2) I don't have doom3 (maybe i'll buy it one of these days), so, which unit i have to use in max in order to model things of the right size?

[Mz3D]

how many doom units is one meter?

[PinkDot]

2) I don't have doom3 (maybe i'll buy it one of these days), so, which unit i have to use in max in order to model things of the right size?

I'm away at this moment, so I can't check it but I think 1 doom unit is 1 cm in 3dsmax.

[Mz3D]

i modeled in 3ds max the two stools of the pictures, one rough-cut and one more regular, round. They are about 24cm in max, that should be 24 d3 units.

 

here they are!

[AluminumHaste]

Yeah you're probably going to want to get doom3 to work on a mod for doom3.

Nice models btw, you work fast.

[Crispy]

That was quick! Not challenging enough for you, eh?

 

I can see some visible texture seams on the legs of the 3-legged stool - you may want to move the seams to the inside of the legs and try and make it less visible.

 

Yeah you're probably going to want to get doom3 to work on a mod for doom3.

Yeah, for sure. It's pretty cheap these days and you really do need it.

[mikebart]

nice work mz3d, check out this tutorial for modeling structures in 3dsmax and doom3 http://www.doom3world.org/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=17688 , its not the only way to model for doom3, but its another option and you might get some ideas from it, you'll also want to have a look at this site, theres one about exporting .ase files from max and many more. http://www.trepaning.com/d3Vids/d3Vids.htm

hope these help

[Dram]

Very nice and quick, just one thing I have with them is, the wood seam - on the legs it would not be accross but it would be vertical - along the shaft not accross. This is basically for stability etc. Otherwise very nice

[Crispy]

Do you mean the seam or the grain?

 

Now that I think about it, the grain should go along the leg rather than around it. Aside from strength issues, it's easier to work with the grain than against it, so a woodworker will always go with the grain when possible.

[Dram]

Do you mean the seam or the grain?

 

Now that I think about it, the grain should go along the leg rather than around it. Aside from strength issues, it's easier to work with the grain than against it, so a woodworker will always go with the grain when possible.

 

That's the word - grain

 

I meant grain yeah.

[Mz3D]

I corrected the textures problems (orientation, seams)

 

here's to you the new stools...

[Crispy]

Much better. You've got my vote.

 

By the way, how many polygons (triangles) are in those stools?

[Mz3D]

too much maybe (but i don't know how many triangles doom3 can manage)

anyway..

the rough-cut one is 198 polygons (or 404 triangles in max)

the round one is 1562 polygons (or 3092 triangles)

 

mmhh... i lowered the quality of the round stools since that 1562 polygons seems to me to be too much..

the new model here has 324 polygons (or 648 triangles)

[OrbWeaver]

That's a much better sort of polycount. Anything that is likely to appear in quantity, such as furniture, should have the lowest polycount you can get away with without it looking crap.

[Mz3D]

i know, i tried to find a compromise between quality and polygons..

 

can someone give me an idea of how many triangles can doom3 manage? so i can model thinking about the possibilities of the graphic engine..

 

!...waiting for my application thread...!

[Dram]

This is your app thread

 

Perfect, just one thing I'd change (sorry!) - the grain on the long stool should be length-wise, not width-wise. Again for stability - someone sits on it like it is and it could snap in the middle. Just trying to help.

 

You have my vote too.