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Off-Topic Discussion => Arts & Talents => Topic started by: DragonClaw on May 15, 2004, 03:51:22 pm

Title: StarWars Short
Post by: DragonClaw on May 15, 2004, 03:51:22 pm: Found some models lying around on my desktop and just felt like making an animation, so here's the result. This is the first render/animation I've done in at least 2 months, I believe.

14 seconds, 1.5mb (right click - save as)
http://swooh.com/peon/DragonClaw/public/corvetteattack.avi

[edit]apologies for it being swooh, it's been the crappiest server in ages... but I'd feel bad using sectorgame's space :) Just be patient please.[/edit]
Title: StarWars Short
Post by: jdjtcagle on May 15, 2004, 03:59:50 pm: :yes:
:nod: Very nice, although it starts to go freakishly slow right before taking off
Godd animation though
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Post by: Lt.Cannonfodder on May 15, 2004, 11:17:12 pm: Nice! I really like that torpedo :yes:

How did you do those lasers? Not by key-framing them individually, I hope :p
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Post by: DragonClaw on May 15, 2004, 11:25:23 pm: So much for comments.... :p Thanks jgjtcagle, what do you mean by the slow thing?

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Originally posted by Lt.Cannonfodder
How did you do those lasers? Not by key-framing them individually, I hope :p

Er, is that a bad thing? :nervous:

I didn't notice how badly I aimed them until the animation was already done... I'm gonna be rendering it with imperial lasers this time, and extending the scene.
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Post by: Thorn on May 15, 2004, 11:29:51 pm: Uhh.. you can use the graph editor to repeat a series of keys you know :P
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Post by: DragonClaw on May 15, 2004, 11:35:36 pm: Yeah, that's what I did, and you can tell if u look near the end, I had the keys repeat before the lasers were off the screan... so they sorta just dissappear.

Fixed it too :p
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Post by: jdjtcagle on May 15, 2004, 11:36:19 pm: It looked wierd, it looked as it almost stop and watched the missle hit and then left...
Now, get bored and make all the Fs1 deleted scenes :D
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Post by: DragonClaw on May 15, 2004, 11:37:54 pm: Well, the S-Foils were closing, that takes a little bit you know :p And programming in the navigation :)
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Post by: jdjtcagle on May 15, 2004, 11:44:35 pm: http://swooh.com/peon/jdjtcagle/FreeSpaceRefBible.doc (http://swooh.com/peon/jdjtcagle/FreeSpaceRefBible.doc)

I wasn't kidding, get to work on those scenes, YAY!!!
I've seen you're work (if I'm not mistaking) with the that one Shican campaign :p
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Post by: DragonClaw on May 15, 2004, 11:50:57 pm: I'm seriously lacking in the modelling department :p

Now, get me some high-q human models and I'd be happy to try and figure out character animation :p
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Post by: jdjtcagle on May 15, 2004, 11:54:28 pm: Hmmm...
Bob, made a vasudan and you could rip a human model from anything and modify it.
Voice acting can be found and definately Fs1 music, because it kicks so much arse.
Now, for someone to animate it :)
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Post by: Black Wolf on May 16, 2004, 12:24:14 am: Bob made a Vasudan?
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Post by: jdjtcagle on May 16, 2004, 12:26:52 am: yup...
He make one for a FPS mod
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Post by: DragonClaw on May 16, 2004, 12:08:16 pm: Well, it would have to be in Lightwave format, set up with bones and all. Half of character animation is setting the blasted thing up for movement, which, as expected, I have no idea how to do. :p

And trust me, I've looked everywhere for a character model to try and animate with but I've come up with absolutely nothing. Now, if you could somehow locate KillMeNow(I have no idea where he's been) and get him to make some stuff for me that'd be great. But the last time we talked we weren't on good terms.
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Post by: jdjtcagle on May 16, 2004, 01:08:06 pm: Do you have Medal of Honor??
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Post by: DragonClaw on May 16, 2004, 01:25:19 pm: Nope
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Post by: jdjtcagle on May 16, 2004, 01:34:05 pm: I'll see if i can get you some models later.
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Post by: Stunaep on May 16, 2004, 02:10:41 pm: Post 'em here while you're at it. I've been looking for some of those for a while now.

Oh, and if anyone would have a spare mesh of an astronaut lying around somewhere, it'd be appreciated.
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Post by: Lt.Cannonfodder on May 16, 2004, 10:22:27 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Stunaep
Oh, and if anyone would have a spare mesh of an astronaut lying around somewhere, it'd be appreciated.

Linky (http://www.lwg3d.com/v3/meshes.php?cat=6)

Lightwave format and damn impressive :)
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Post by: jdjtcagle on May 17, 2004, 01:17:46 pm: I can't get him Dragon
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Post by: DragonClaw on May 17, 2004, 02:51:57 pm: Communication breakdown: what?
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Post by: jdjtcagle on May 17, 2004, 03:03:34 pm: I can't get the models
but, maybe look here http://www.planetquake.com/polycount/ (http://www.planetquake.com/polycount/)
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Post by: Black Wolf on May 18, 2004, 05:39:09 am: Quote
Originally posted by jdjtcagle
yup...
He make one for a FPS mod

Oh yeah, I remember him. I was thinking a high poly vasudan for renderings and cutscenes.
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Post by: Stunaep on May 19, 2004, 03:37:20 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Lt.Cannonfodder

Linky (http://www.lwg3d.com/v3/meshes.php?cat=6)

Lightwave format and damn impressive :)

Big thanks for that. Unfortunately, 3d explorations messes up about every single thing in hierarchy and texturing, when converting LW models to 3ds. Could someone convert this for me (using something reliable preferably).?
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Post by: Grug on May 20, 2004, 07:12:16 am: you could pinch a character rig from the 3dsMax Tutorials that come with the installation...

-Grug
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Post by: Setekh on May 20, 2004, 09:30:19 am: I will tell you what I think about this video, DC, when it finishes downloading from Swooh. :p