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Off-Topic Discussion => Gaming Discussion => Topic started by: Tarrith on April 05, 2019, 11:38:09 pm
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Hey Peeps.
Total Noob when it comes to modding etc.
Soooo. Ok I've been playing turn-based pen and paper RPG's for ages. Lately, I've been going more digital and have a crapola amount of 2d art...then I came across Homeworld models in VRML.
I have a friend that's a programmer and we've discussed making a turn-based ship battle that's web-based
...then I came across the unbelievable amount of Freespace models. My jaw dropped. Oh my...
:O
My question is...is there a way to convert the Freespace POF files into WRL files? Hopefully not too painfully.
I realise there's was probably a collective forehead slapping that just occured, I am a noob at this but VRML 2.0 is the only way I know that can easily display a 3d model in a web environment. Unless I'm missing something.
I'd love to use the 3d models but if worse comes to worse will settle for the 2d.
You crazy peeps rock.
TD
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Hi,
Welcome aboard - watch your head for the Beam. we still beam new people right?
Total Noob when it comes to modding etc. [...] we've discussed making a turn-based ship battle that's web-based [...] I'd love to use the 3d models but if worse comes to worse will settle for the 2d.
Then before I say something about the technical side, an important piece of information/advice:
All Freespace-assets are still owned by Interplay. As such taking away the original models and textures is asking for legal trouble; as far as the "upgraded" versions used in the MediaVPs are concerned, legally they are derivative of the originals (owned by Interplay) but exist in a kind of laissez-faire space as long as that's acknowledged and not made/used for profit - taking them will prove to the legally problematic as well.
Most community created assets, like original ships, exist under whatever license the original creator/creators specified. You will have to look that up on an individual basis, if you want to use them in a commerical "anything".
In most chases that license is going to be the appropriate version of the Creative Commons License (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creative_Commons_license), as it is a gentlemen's agreement here on HLP. The terms of that license or whatever other license a creator specified apply when it comes to use, credit and compensation.
That may sound worse than it actually is, just something to be mindful about.
is there a way to convert the Freespace POF files into WRL files?
When it comes to questions of .pof-conversion, it is technically possible although it might not be a single-step solution. The .pof-format was (not my knowledge) only ever used by Volition and Parallax and as a result the number of conversion plug-in is pretty limited.
Check our Wiki on the list of possible programms: Wiki article on Modelling (https://wiki.hard-light.net/index.php/Modelling)