Well razar got to the tools menu and click on model statistics then you´ll see a smal lits with stats then look for triangles keep this number below 3400 or you will not be able to import it!! Mad Dog Don´t Think, Just KILL!!!
cap ship comp
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I´d keep it down closer to 1500 if you want your model to be dynamically playable tho. You can get it in at 3400 but that doesn´t mean you should. Think, huge Armada Cap-Ship Fights as you build your creation. Even if your ship is only a support vessel you want to keep it as playable as possible. Since most of the fighters we have been making are already way up on the polygon count we need to try and limit our cap ships. Remeber that a large flat surace on your ship may have 20 oe more polygons on it. When infact you can make that large area 4 polygons. You may say "sure but that makes the textures come out funny". This is true, they will be a mess, but just play around with your settings and you can make it fit like it id before. Also, SL doesnt need to have models welded together so dont bother. Just make sure you delete all the parts on your ship that nobody can see. Using just those two simple things can easily tunr your 3400 into a 1500 or less. Problems justdrop a post on the Forum, I will see it. Cheers.
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Hey, way don´t U make a Crarrier eith the basic form of the TCS Midway. But without those "wings" in the front and take away the entire command-bridge and replace it with one looking like the one of a SW Star detsroyer. I could maybe be a good design. It´s atleast a proposial.
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Ahh... That means I have to remodel the whole thing.. Oh well, just means It will take more time for me to get to the Warlock.
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<img src=´http://www.geocities.com/zcondren/Image7.jpg ´> I may disagree with your opininions you but I would die to protect your right to have thoose opininions
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there it is my entry for the contest. thanks to gag for the skin. good luck to all! I may disagree with your opininions you but I would die to protect your right to have thoose opininions
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hey you guys, i cant get any model i make from milkshape into sltool. i couldnt even get a box into sltool. i textured my model, exported it in 3ds, converted it in sledit, and unpacked it with unpack.exe. it says its compressed even if i uncompressed it. please help me.
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Dreamsiege - you don´t need ot unpack anything. The unpacker is only designed for files extracted from the hog file in which the .shp files are compressed. When you convert a ship from 3ds to shp format, it isn´t compressed at all and you should be able to open it in SL Tool immediately after conversion. You may want to import the ship first just so you can view the model in SL Tool with some textures. Edited by - Fuzzball on 12/3/00 7:45:37 AM
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Well, it took me some time but my next capship is almost ready, but it doesn´t feel right, there is something wrong with the textures, but don´t know what, if you have any ideas , please tell me. <img src=´http://www.geocities.com/stephanbakker/26.jpg ´> <img src=´http://www.geocities.com/stephanbakker/27.jpg ´> <img src=´http://www.geocities.com/stephanbakker/28.jpg ´> Mad Dog Don´t Think, Just KILL!!!
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MD: It´s sort of not "hanging together". If that thing accelerates, it would break in pieces. Just my humble oppinion! <img src=smilies/icon_smile.gif width=15 height=15 border=0 align=middle> Best Regards Christian "Bargib" Koerner Editor in Chief, <A href=´http://www.lancersreactor.org´ Target=_Blank>The Lancers Reactor</a>
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fuzzball, i get what you said about not unpacking it its just it always says its compressed even when i dont run unpack. i dont know what to do. PLEASE TRY TO HELP!!!
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O, something else i forgot to mention, i also cant open the ships that came with sledit like the cube and thunderbolt. What do u think is the matter?
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Can´t we make a competition for best newcommer? Because I just can´t beat you guys<img src=smilies/icon_smile.gif width=15 height=15 border=0 align=middle> I´m now working on my very first capship(and not fighter as I mentioned earlier on the forum). It´s going very good and I sent a screenshot to Mad Dog and he´s very positve about it. I´ve got one last question: is it possible to fly capships in SL? ---------------- The road to succes is always under construction
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I think, you have to extrackt a capship from the hog file and import it as a normal fighter. Mad Dog Don´t Think, Just KILL!!!
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The top 2 pictures are from the capship wizzard made, hist first model ever!!, and i must say he´s good!. <img src=´http://www.geocities.com/stephanbakker/362.jpg ´> <img src=´http://www.geocities.com/stephanbakker/372.jpg ´> looks good, hey??. then i tryd to re create it: <img src=´http://www.geocities.com/stephanbakker/34.jpg ´> <img src=´http://www.geocities.com/stephanbakker/35.jpg ´> not bad for 15 minutes!. i´m just helping wizzard with his modeling, and he´s getting good! Mad Dog Don´t Think, Just KILL!!!
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and of course my latest cap ship: The ANS Eisenhower: <img src=´http://www.geocities.com/stephanbakker/322.jpg ´> <img src=´http://www.geocities.com/stephanbakker/332.jpg ´> (skin from GAG) Mad Dog Don´t Think, Just KILL!!!
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My first model ever posted on the forum. *sniff* This is a moment to remember. I´ve made my ship with Rhino. I ´ve already got some 3D modelling experience because my uncle makes 3D pictures and he even wins prizes with it! He motivated me to make a capship. I designed it all by myself as Mad Dog said. I sent the picture to him yesterday and he took care of some details. Tnx to him! I don´t have got a name yet. Maybe a new competition<img src=smilies/icon_smile.gif width=15 height=15 border=0 align=middle>. What about "The ANS Discovery"? Lot´s of succes to al of the other competitors and may the best designer wins. It´s gonna be a close finish. ---------------- The road to succes is always under construction